How to incorporate a spring colour scheme in your kitchen

Pastels aren’t to everyone’s taste – but forget the sugary-sweet pinks you might be thinking of. This is less little girl’s bedroom, and more of a chic nod to vintage-inspired interior design. From light pink appliances like stylish fridge-freezers or even range cookers, adding a little pink into your kitchen makes a bold statement even if it’s a paler colour. Use a muted pastel pink that’s a little cooler on the colour chart to add an accent wall to your kitchen, and pair with copper accessories to keep the look from getting too saccharine.

Duck egg blue is a classic, timeless shade that still fits nicely into a spring colour palette. Duck egg kitchens are popular, as this muted shade is calming and adds colour without being garish. Cabinet fronting in duck egg blue pairs well with a light solid wood countertop for a country farmhouse feel, or there are plenty of popular matte duck egg paints to bring the spring colour scheme to your walls. If you’d rather keep it minimal, use it as an accent colour in your small appliances, or with a backsplash in pretty blue tiles as a focal point for the kitchen.

Like duck egg blue, soft greens are a popular choice for anyone wanting to bring some colour into their kitchen without it looking gaudy. Green colours bring to mind delicious fresh fruit and vegetables, and can add a stylish spring colour scheme to your kitchen. Sage green cabinets look beautiful, and can be warmed up with a pop of gold or brass accent on your kitchen cabinet handles. You could go all out with an accent wall in a darker spring green, and you don’t have to sacrifice any of the stylish key features you might like best in your kitchen – it will look striking next to white subway tiles or a traditional Belfast sink.

Adding a yellow colour accent to your kitchen might be one for the bolder interior decorators among you, but it doesn’t have to look vintage or kitschy. Yellow is a warming, inviting shade, so it’s ideal for kitchens and dining rooms. Pick a creamy, bright yellow shade and paint a feature wall, complimented by some of your favourite monochrome wall art. Or if your dream kitchen is a modern, Scandinavian-inspired space, pops of bright buttercup-yellow accents alongside bold black accessories will look effortlessly cool while adding warm spring colours to your kitchen.

The obvious answer to bring a little spring colour into your kitchen is a fresh spring bouquet. There are so many beautiful flowers blooming at this time of year – with modern flower techniques, you can get hold of most flowers year round, but if you want to keep to an authentic spring colour scheme, here are some flowers that are at their best in springtime:

• Daffodils
• Tulips
• Crocuses
• Hyacinths
• Primroses
• Camellias

We think some flowers in a kitchen or dining room are always appropriate. But if your kitchen vibe is a little bit more muted, and a vase of pretty blooms might look a little bit out of place, you can still bring some natural spring colour to your kitchen with some fresh greenery. Think a carefully arranged vase of eucalyptus leaves or glossy ruscus, or maybe even an arrangement of pussywillow (which bloom their fluffy white catkins in spring).

Add a bold spring colour scheme to your kitchen – either with a splash of paint, fun new patterns or just some springtime accessorising. If you want to give your kitchen a fresh new look, book an appointment with our Wren kitchen experts and find out how we can make your dream kitchen a reality.