The vanilla shade is ideal for kitchen design; with its help it is easy to create a cozy atmosphere. This color is especially popular with romantic people; I want to spend more time in the kitchen area, decorated in vanilla tones. The main thing is to achieve harmony in the design so that the furniture and surface finishes match each other.
Thanks to this color, you can refresh and visually enlarge the space. It is perfect for small kitchens, helping to make them more spacious and at the same time cozy.
Psychologists claim that all vanilla shades have a positive effect on the nervous system and instill a sense of calm. They evoke associations with a variety of sweets and pastries, and aromatic coffee. They make the environment more comfortable on a subconscious level.
Vanilla can be used to decorate surfaces, countertops and hanging shelves. Usually this color is chosen as the dominant one. But you shouldn’t forget about bright accents. Their role is played by colorful curtains or colorful photo wallpapers on one of the walls. The lighting in a vanilla kitchen should be warm so that the design does not seem gloomy.
Important! When decorating the kitchen area in vanilla color, avoid snow-white household appliances, they will look unpresentable. Against such a background, white looks as if it is dirty, a touch of yellowness appears.
Advantages and disadvantages of a vanilla kitchen set
Vanilla color, like any other, has its strengths and weaknesses. The advantages, experts in the field of interior design include:
- Versatility . Vanilla color fits almost any style, be it sophisticated classic or modern and fashionable fusion. Any accessories, textiles, or lamps look impressive against a vanilla background.
- The ability to use color play to adjust and visually enlarge the space. Vanilla shade belongs to the light color range, which is why designers love to use it to visually enlarge small kitchens.
- Vanilla color does not put pressure on the eyes, unlike bright red or green . Therefore, the likelihood that he will soon get bored is very small. The shade sets the mood for eating and creates a cozy, friendly atmosphere.
One of the disadvantages of vanilla color is its soilability. Regardless of whether the surfaces are glossy or matte, they require frequent wet cleaning. Drops of grease, food particles, and fingerprints are very noticeable on facades and countertops.
Shades of vanilla in the living room
As mentioned above, vanilla color has the ability to expand space. A small room will definitely benefit from covering the walls with vanilla-colored wallpaper. If the room is large, then such a covering will require curtains made of thick fabric.
A sophisticated and delicate interior can be created using the principle of monochrome. Take vanilla. In this case, turn the white color into milky and complement it with accents of soft blue, pistachio, pink and powder. Your updated living room will make you feel like you're relaxing on a cloud.
Selection of material for the body and facade
Experts advise purchasing furniture from high-quality and durable materials. The most popular option is natural wood . It does not deform over time; it is not afraid of high humidity, steam and heat. Such furniture can be restored as many times as desired. Particularly high-quality species are oak, pine, cherry, ash, and walnut. The service life of the headset is almost unlimited. The main thing is to properly care for surfaces and use gentle cleaning products.
Another excellent material for making a vanilla kitchen is laminate. Its cost is much lower than the price of a wooden set, but in terms of external and physical qualities they are very similar. Laminate is wear-resistant and easy to install, which allows you to save on the services of professional furniture makers.
Glossy or matte kitchen set
For spacious rooms it is better to use a matte set. Matte surfaces are practical; thanks to their special structure, hand marks are not visible on them. The combination of matte texture and vanilla color creates an unusually soft and homely atmosphere. The matte light set fits perfectly into Provence, country, classic, and modern styles.
Glossy furniture is more common in small kitchens. The shiny surface reflects light and visually enlarges the room. Gloss is typical for Japanese style or high-tech cuisine. High-quality glossy furniture is coated with acrylic, which is environmentally friendly and does not lose color saturation over time.
What to look for when choosing tones
To choose the right color for your kitchen, you need to follow a few basic rules:
- Use no more than 3 (maximum 5) shades
Most of the space is occupied by walls, flooring and large kitchen furniture. Most often, they become decisive when choosing a range and neutral, natural, unobtrusive colors are selected for them. You can dilute a simple design with a few bright accents; this will give the kitchen brightness, unusualness and exclusivity.
With your own hands you can create an unsurpassed and unique project using vanilla tone.
- Combine colors with each other
The color combination can be monochromatic. That is, you choose a specific color and select its various shades and variations. This solution will give the room calm and tranquility. The main thing is not to make the room too boring and uninteresting; to do this, we recommend playing with contrast: using both dark and light shades of color.
Vanilla is considered a neutral shade because it balances between warm and cool.
Advice. If we talk about contrast, you can generally choose different colors, but which will definitely combine and complement each other. Such a non-standard choice will make the kitchen expressive and original.
- Design in the same style
The color palette of the kitchen often depends on the choice of style:
- classic;
- Provence;
- Art Deco;
- Scandinavian style;
- loft.
All of them imply a characteristic set of color schemes. So don't lose sight of this.
At different times of the year it can be felt differently, it also depends on the additional lighting in the room.
Features of choosing a headset shape
The shape of the headset primarily depends on the size of the room and its layout. For a square kitchen, the best option is an L-shaped or U-shaped corner set. It divides the kitchen into zones and creates a comfortable work surface for preparing dishes.
The lower tier is reserved for storing dishes and kitchen utensils, and the upper cabinets are for cereals and textiles. When installing a corner set, it is important to use the corner and make it another place for kitchen items.
Important ! An island is often installed in modern kitchens. This is a high tabletop, which is located in the center of the room. The island serves many functions: it serves as a work surface, a dining area, and additional storage space for kitchen utensils. Due to the height behind the island, it is easy to work while standing. Often the island is designed as a bar counter.
Linear single-level or two-level sets will fit into a rectangular kitchen. The vanilla linear set leaves room for a comfortable dining group and free passage. The furniture is placed along the wall, with the sink located between the refrigerator and the hob. This way the space complies with the rules of ergonomics and multifunctionality.
Positive color
Vanilla is a balance between warm and cool tones, meaning it feels different depending on the light and time of year.
According to psychologists, beige colors calm the psyche and give a feeling of security. Vanilla-beige interiors always mean comfort and coziness, the main conditions for mental relaxation.
Solution for a small room
Vanilla cuisine is initially associated with something delicious: cream, a cup of cappuccino, Baileys liqueur, cream cake. Perhaps thanks to these sensations, the tone of vanilla in various combinations is now at the peak of popularity.
Combination with wallpaper, curtains, decor
The color of vanilla in the kitchen interior harmoniously combines with white, olive, gray, and sand shades. For the kitchen, thick wallpaper is used, for example, vinyl or non-woven. Thanks to a special manufacturing technology, the canvases are vapor-permeable, do not accumulate dust and dirt, and do not fade under the sun.
Vanilla furniture looks great both against a plain background and against a lightly ornamented background. The “chocolate and vanilla” cuisine looks especially beautiful. To do this, choose a wallpaper shade several shades darker.
The choice of curtains depends on the interior of the kitchen. If this is minimalism, it is appropriate to choose rolled fabrics in coffee or ivory color. For vintage trends, light translucent curtains or tulle are suitable, and for classics - silk or satin curtains with tiebacks and garters. Bright accents are played with raspberry, pink or coral colors.
Important ! In addition to curtains, purchase textiles that blend harmoniously with a vanilla-colored kitchen. For example, serving napkins made of natural linen or cotton paper towels. Attributes highlight the interior and serve as original accents.
Delicate and pastel accessories are chosen as decor. The decor depends on the style of the interior and the layout of the room. If the kitchen is decorated in a retro or vintage style, pay special attention to antique clocks, candlesticks, boxes, and shabby wall paintings.
Many products are made by hand using the decoupage technique. If you have created a modern space, then the decor is kept to a minimum, since minimalism and hi-tech love surfaces free from extraneous things. When decorated in Scandinavian or eco-style, the decor includes living indoor plants, natural textiles, products made from natural wood and stone.
Interesting ! For lovers of “everything at once,” a fusion style was invented. Translated from English it means “mixing”. In a vanilla fusion kitchen, figurines, decorative dishes, and real cacti are appropriate. Designers are experimenting and even creating kitchens in blue and vanilla colors, simply by adding blue curtains and paintings with seascapes to the interior.
Kitchen decoration in vanilla tones: flooring and wallpaper
The dark tabletop and furniture body, the facades of which are made in a vanilla shade, look noble, as in the photo below.
In styles such as modern, classic, eco style, wooden surfaces can be dark, and in modern design options - MDF, plastic, etc. Then such details become accents, and the rest of the finishing is done in light colors, which is especially important if the kitchen corner
A dark countertop in a light kitchen will also be offset by a darker floor. In a classic interior, in modern, country, eco style, it will be parquet, laminate, wood-look ceramic tiles, wenge wood flooring with gold threads in the design. In high-tech there can be gloss - a self-leveling floor of any suitable color will look harmonious.
If you need to make the walls plain (as in the photo above), then choose wallpaper without a pattern for decoration. Accents in such a kitchen can be placed in soft shades - mocha, cappuccino, gold. In classic and modern, you can use identical wallpaper, but highlight the decor and details with patina and gold coating.
In a modern interior, you can zone a room in one color using different textures. For example, gloss will highlight a section of a wall made with relief plaster. The top of the wall can be covered with plain wallpaper, and the bottom with panels in the same color. Of course, you can also use light shades such as cappuccino or mocha.
What style suits it?
Vanilla color is light and laconic, therefore suitable for decorating functional and practical kitchens.
Let's look at a brief description of each style:
- Classics are wooden facades, spacious dining tables and chic textiles. A vanilla kitchen in a classic style is a romantic and practical space not only for cooking, but also for entertaining guests.
- Retro style is characterized by a mixture of bright and calm shades. Vanilla-colored furniture will be harmoniously complemented by bright pop art posters, original 60s decor, and simple floral curtains.
- Japanese style is straight facades in calm shades, lack of decor, geometric or plain surfaces. Vanilla color goes well with white and black.
- Eco-style uses only natural and environmentally friendly materials. The set is complemented by wooden accessories, natural fabrics and soft colors such as olive or sand.
- Scandinavian style symbolizes unity with nature. The effect is achieved using pastel colors and natural lighting.
Monochrome vanilla design
Pleasant vanilla color is often used to decorate kitchen units in a single color. To prevent the interior from merging into one color spot, elements of other shades are added. For example:
- facades are detailed using brown wooden inserts;
- use a chocolate or black countertop and apron;
- choose golden fittings and plumbing fixtures, and additionally decorate the facades with chrome patterns.
Monochrome vanilla set with carvings on the facades
To highlight the kitchen area when combined with the living room, choose an attractive background color for finishing the wall behind the unit. If you need to add luxury and severity, use burgundy or brown. Lovers of nature and light will love the option with green shades. A soft combination of a lilac or peach wall shade with a vanilla-colored kitchen set is considered typically girlish.
Option with burgundy wall
Lighting Features
Lighting in the kitchen should be soft and comfortable. It is best to use energy-saving lamps, as they are not harmful to the eyes and last much longer than incandescent lamps. A vanilla-colored kitchen goes well with delicate and discreet lampshades, which are used for both general and spot lighting. Modern kitchens are characterized by the installation of garlands, recessed lighting and rotary lamps.
Lighting should be multi-level. This means that each zone is illuminated by different devices. For the dining group these are cozy floor lamps or a table lamp, for the workplace - multifunctional lighting built into the kitchen facades. A ceiling chandelier in the center of the room is used as general lighting. Devices that respond to movement or are controlled using remote controls are becoming increasingly popular.
Colors that go with vanilla
Vanilla looks especially impressive in combination with the color of dark chocolate. This combination is acceptable both in clothing and in the interior. For people with dark skin, it is enough to dilute a vanilla dress or suit with chocolate accessories. Those with very fair skin should give preference to clothes in which the main color is chocolate. In the interior, vanilla can be left either as a solo or a secondary color. On chocolate-colored upholstered furniture, for example, vanilla pillows will look beautiful.
Vanilla also looks very advantageous with delicate pistachio color. This combination looks expensive, stylish and demonstrates good taste. Any other shades of green are simply not compatible with vanilla.
White can be combined with vanilla only in small quantities. And only if there is some third, contrasting color. It is best to combine white, chocolate and vanilla. But this combination is more suitable for the interior than for the wardrobe.
But black, despite its versatility, is not recommended to be combined with vanilla.
A light shade of vanilla can also be combined with pale olive or muted orange. This solution, for example, is suitable for a bedroom. It also goes well with gold, which is why you should choose exclusively gold or copper jewelry for a vanilla outfit. Vanilla clothes will also go well with golden-colored shoes and the same clutch.
