Choosing the main color for the kitchen is an important and responsible matter. It determines what one of the most important rooms in the house will look like. It is necessary to take into account many factors, and not just rely on your taste.
Experts advise decorating the kitchen in warm colors - this creates a cozy and warm atmosphere and harmonizes the space. Very often housewives choose green, which is understandable: it goes well with many colors, has a calming effect on the nervous system, and does not stain. Of all the shades, the most popular is olive - very warm, noble, discreet.
Thanks to this exquisite color, you can use many interesting, perfectly harmonious shades in the interior, which are rarely found in kitchen design. Thereby making it unique and inimitable.
In addition, the palette of olive itself is very extensive, which allows you to play with different shades - from bright green, almost yellow, to muted, almost gray.
It is believed that this is one of the most natural, natural colors. It evokes a feeling of peace, harmony and tranquility - ideal for a family meal.
It is very easy to choose accessories for such an interior. Color is actively used in the design of kitchen items; in addition, designs associated with olives - trees, leaves or fruits - are used in the design of many irreplaceable items in the kitchen. And your friends will always know what to bring you from Greece or Cyprus - olive patterns are used everywhere there.
The olive color blends organically with many others, so there are plenty of options for a second main shade.
The combination of white and olive in the kitchen interior
White and olive are the options that will allow the housewife to experiment almost limitlessly.
Remember, the brighter the shade of olive, the more white there should be in the interior.
They successfully complement each other and create the necessary balance. Despite the minimalism, this duo will look simply luxurious; just add lace curtains and fresh flowers in soothing tones. They will emphasize the tenderness and freshness of the overall style.
Making white walls – an olive set or vice versa – is only your decision. Both options are equally organic. Here it is necessary to take into account, first of all, the size of the room. In a small kitchen, white walls will be most optimal - they will visually expand the room. And in this case the set should be made in a rich olive color - it will create a good contrast. When decorating accessories, furniture and curtains, it is advisable to use both tones, but with a predominance of white.
Additional colors with this combination can be:
- light lemon,
- beige,
- mustard,
- grey.
Technique
When choosing appliances to match the olive color of the kitchen, you should rely on the importance of three factors: style, space and convenience. Only after carefully studying the answers to these aspects is it worth visiting stores to purchase the appropriate devices.
In addition, you need to understand that the designated tone should dominate the interior and occupy an accent rather than a diluting position in it, since it is a very self-sufficient color that is difficult to overshadow.
For this reason, a huge shining metal refrigerator will set a conflicting tone for the olive interior, which you will also feel non-verbally, becoming charged with irritability. Or a black monolith of plasma when turned off will also be able to negatively charge the atmosphere with its piercingly gloomy appearance, surrounded by a delicate olive tree.
Give preference to equipment that can harmonize with your headset. This may seem insignificant, but those interiors that you admire on the Internet or in magazines were meticulously assembled from similar multiple fractals, which ultimately made up an ideal picture, stunning in its skill.
Combination of beige and olive
A very warm, gentle and cozy duet. It is often used in classic designs. The combination is ideal for lovers of natural motifs. Furniture made of natural wood is perfect for it. In such a tandem, floral and plant patterns will look organic.
Complete the interior with light curtains in light, muted shades - they will add lightness and airiness to the room.
Decorative elements made from natural materials are perfect for such a kitchen - fresh flowers (bouquets and potted plants), interestingly decorated dead wood and tree branches. Even a beautiful fruit bowl with large green apples will become a conceptual interior detail. It may well be made of crystal.
By the way, the combination of beige and olive is exactly the option when crystal dishes would be quite appropriate. The main thing is to use it carefully. It will add lightness and moderate playfulness to the interior.
Additional colors with this combination can be:
- grey,
- peach,
- white,
- natural wood color;
- chocolate.
Combination of brown and olive
A very sophisticated combination that is not suitable for every kitchen. It makes the interior luxurious, expensive and requires appropriate design. A small kitchen will visually become even smaller when using this tandem. In a small room it is only possible with the addition of a third primary color - the obligatory light one.
The combination of chocolate and light olive shades looks especially stylish. Tabletops and walls of chocolate-colored cabinets very harmoniously coexist with olive facades and an apron; add to them a massive wooden table, light olive, almost white curtains - and you will get a conceptually designed room that just begs to be featured on the pages of glossy specialized magazines.
The main thing in this combination is to use the brown tone correctly . In large quantities, it can suppress everything around.
Additional colors with this combination can be:
- white;
- beige;
- peach;
- natural wood color.
A white apron will perfectly refresh such an interior and visually increase the space.
Wallpaper
In these circumstances, olive walls in the kitchen are a fairly predictable move, and moreover, repeatedly recommended. However, its versatility is quite deceptive.
Firstly, such wallpaper is selected in cases where the set, appliances and furniture cannot achieve stylistic uniformity and unacceptably oppress the dominant color.
Obviously, 4 walls will be able to generalize the space and draw attention to even small and previously unnoticed elements of the corresponding shade, so that the kitchen will come to life and sparkle with its harmonized transformation.
Secondly, olive walls are selected when all other subject content is decorated in one or two colors that are not competitive with the dominant one. This is truly a worthwhile and original move, creating a unique and exclusive design for your kitchen.
Finally, it is worth noting that sometimes one or two walls are accentuated in order to expand or narrow the space. This solution is considered justifiably effective and fully corresponds to its functional purpose of speculative isometric deformation.
Combination of gray and olive
Ideal for modern styles. If you decide to make a kitchen in a high-tech or loft style, feel free to take this option. Metallic color will go well with modern stainless steel appliances, and warm olive will set it off favorably. Gray textiles with abstract patterns will effectively complement the interior.
This tandem is also suitable for ethno-style. Authentic accessories and ethnic designs will stand out against the overall discreet but rich background.
If you choose a combination of gray walls - olive set, it is better to take the fittings from metal or a metallic shade. It will look very impressive.
Another plus of the olive-gray interior is that it is neutral enough to use bold solutions and bright colors. For example, brickwork or accessories in bright red or deep purple.
Additional colors with this combination can be:
- black;
- red;
- Violet;
- light lemon;
- blue;
- orange.
Decor
It’s not difficult to choose decor for an olive kitchen in the interior, and besides, it’s a very exciting activity. It can be designated as mandatory by the fact that this final touch will fill the kitchen with the necessary warmth and comfort of home.
Regarding decorative additions, there are a huge number of universal recommendations. Firstly, smooth lines and plastic forms, which can be expressed in vases, bowls, figurines, etc., will ideally fit into the kitchen interior. This is necessary in order to complement the psychological value of the olive shade with object equipment that will increase the important comfort and warmth.
Secondly, it is very easy to find decor of the desired color, since all known materials already have the useful property of color diversity.
Finally, regarding materials, it must be said that metal or stone decorative elements overshadow the visual appearance, so you should choose from wooden, plastic and glass decorative elements.
Current styles in olive color
Olive is one of the most versatile colors and has a rich palette. It can be refined-tender, expressive-explosive or luxuriously restrained. That is why the list of styles that suit him is quite wide.
Classic style and minimalism can be created with an olive-beige interior. Appropriate accessories will support the overall direction.
The same combination, as well as the use of white, are excellent options for minimalism.
Luxurious chocolate-olive interiors are suitable for lovers of Empire and Baroque styles. They can be effectively complemented with gilding and crystal.
High-tech and loft are, without a doubt, a combination of juicy olive and cold metallic. And soft warm shades are suitable for Provence and country styles.
Of course, not all styles are realized only thanks to a thoughtful color combination. In most cases, it is necessary to actively use accessories and other decorative elements. Therefore, the color scheme is only the first, albeit the main, step towards the conceptual and stylish design of the kitchen.
Flaws
- The perceived impracticality associated with the available pastel-colored design options.
- An excess of this color, which is easy to overlook if there is sufficient design enthusiasm, creates melancholy in the subconscious of users.
- In dim lighting it will be perceived as unpleasant and dirty.
Olive color in a small kitchen
For a small kitchen, olive color is very tricky. The fact is that in its classic shade it absorbs light and visually conceals space. Therefore, owners of small spaces should opt for light shades of olive green or conceptual, targeted use of dark shades.
Initially, you need to carefully consider the lighting. To offset the olive color, it needs to be bright. In addition to the main lamp, it is advisable to install additional lighting above the work area and dining table. If the kitchen does not face the sunny side, this is a must.
Of the combinations for a small kitchen, it is better to choose olive-white. Instead of white, it is also acceptable to use light beige. Light walls and an apron will visually enlarge a small room.
In such a kitchen, a minimalist style will look very impressive - for lovers of laconism, or Provence - for fans of complex interiors. In the latter case, it is worth adding a light lilac color to olive and white - an unusual but very effective combination will help to better convey the atmosphere of the French outback.
Furniture
An olive kitchen in the interior is elegant and impressive, so its design cannot be cheap. You will either have to make do with minimalist functionalism in order to save money, or abandon the idea altogether if decorative abundance is important to you, as in classic or country styles.
For example, a nondescript window sill should be replaced with a countertop, the radiators should be hidden in a separate cabinet, and also, of course, you should get rid of the lamp and sink from the developer.
As for the dining area, the most successful solution would be to choose it in a contrasting color relative to the set itself. Most often, in olive cuisine, the table is decorated in chocolate or milky tones. In this case, the material must be in harmony, which will allow the overall composition to be harmoniously completed and visually balanced.
The last thing to note is that sofas, armchairs and chairs must be purchased stylistically comprehensively. You will be amazed at the personal perception of the interior with heterogeneous seating items and a uniform concept, because the latter always unnoticed, but skillfully completes the procedure of decorating the room.
