Gray is a color that is often underestimated, because it could seem dark and anonymous.
In reality, whether used in a palette or combined with contrasting colours, it is anything but boring, but is refined, elegant, modern, sophisticated and suitable for all rooms of the house.
Today we will tell you about the infinite style possibilities that a gray kitchen can offer you .
5 reasons to choose a gray kitchen
Gray is a trend that never goes out of fashion, from high fashion catwalks to interior design and home decor . Why also use it to furnish a space like the kitchen?
The main reason for choosing a gray kitchen is that gray is a very versatile color. Here are the five reasons why we think you should choose it:
- It is a perfect base for any style , from shabby to industrial;
- It looks good both in palettes and in combination with brighter colors ;
- It’s perfect for small rooms that need bright colors to appear larger;
- You can use it for a kitchen in an open space environment , to create chromatic harmony with the living area;
- It goes well with many materials : not only wood, but also marble, granite, steel…
What colors to combine with gray in the kitchen?
If we consider gray as the new white, due to its infinite shades and possibility of playing with material and precious effects, it can be the backdrop to many styles and other colours, and you are truly spoiled for choice when it comes to combinations.
Gray palette
You can obtain a fresh and light room without necessarily combining this shade with another color, but by playing on the numerous nuances that characterize it.
If the floor is made in a dark shade, the furnishing accessories should be chosen in a light, pastel shade, delicate and romantic.
The chairs (or stools, if you have a gray kitchen with an island or peninsula), become the style detail capable of breaking up a monochromatic decor.
White or colored, covered in eco-leather or lacquered wood, the seats will help you break up the metallic effect of a gray kitchen.
White
Combined with white, gray enhances the room and enlivens the environment, leaving the task of avoiding a glacial effect to the accessories.
By using the color combination of white and gray the risk is that of obtaining a cold and unwelcoming environment, but the solution is to insert colored details such as knobs and centrepieces, or add accessories in wood and cork to warm up the environment.
In a gray and white kitchen you can give a rustic touch by using wood, to avoid an overly serious effect, without having to give up elegance.
Red
To play down the seriousness of a gray kitchen you can combine this very modern and current color with a warm and welcoming red.
The contrast between these two shades will create an explosion of energy. The gray kitchen becomes a neutral palette on which to insert red details, such as an appliance, red stools combined with a rustic table in rough pine wood… it won’t take much to make the kitchen elegant but not boring.
Yellow
Yellow is a color with which you can create a space with character and which pairs perfectly with many shades of grey. A gray kitchen with a contrasting yellow wall? It helps you revitalize a slightly dull environment and add brightness.
Even a yellow appliance, such as the refrigerator or oven, gives shine to the whole thing, if the furniture is in a darker shade of gray and the rest of the appliances are in steel.
What materials to use in a gray kitchen?
From marble, white or colored, to wood, in different essences, from the most classic to the most modern, passing through colorful ceramic and shiny steel, gray goes well with all materials, in all its shades, from the darkest ones to the clear and bright ones.
In a gray kitchen you can choose to give metallic glows with steel , combining it with marble for the surfaces and shelves dedicated to cooking.
If a monochromatic room seems too modern a solution for you, geometric plays and two-tone combinations of tiles are the fresh and lively alternative for a more informal gray kitchen.
Don’t make the mistake of confining a gray kitchen to an emblem of minimal style: shiny and shiny surfaces certainly go well with gray and clean, design elements, but a gray kitchen can also be made of pickled wood.
In this last option the room will appear more classic and soft, perfect to enrich with shabby chic details.
Not just industrial: three styles for a gray kitchen
How to insert a gray kitchen into different style contexts? We give you three suggestions, starting with industrial, its exceptional style.
#1: Industrial style
The industrial-style kitchen is certainly modern, but maintains a melancholy and vintage aura, typical of this New York loft atmosphere.
The lines of the industrial gray kitchen will be clean and essential, the gray chosen will be an anthracite gray or smoky grey, combined with navy blue and brick colour, and leather details (such as the coverings for chairs and stools) and concrete tops. Complete everything with a print with a writing, an old license plate and a wall clock.
#2: Classic style
Precious materials and light, bright colors: these are the two characteristics of the classic style. Choose a marble top, lacquered wood, parquet-effect porcelain stoneware, glass doors and brass handles.
Abandon white and choose a light shade of gray even for an elegant and old-fashioned kitchen. Or, if you have white furniture, you can alternate it with darker grey.
#3: Shabby style
You can make the shabby style in the kitchen more modern by replacing the classic white with a more intense and contemporary palette of greys.
The favorite material of the shabby style is wood, pickled and antiqued, and you can reinterpret it by combining it with materials such as brass and metal, to make it even more current and create a beautiful harmony with the gray kitchen.
