Add a Little Color

...to those white kitchens!

Christmas has passed and I hope each and every one of you had a truly blessed one.  It's always a wonderful time of year, even a midst all the 'hustle and bustle'.  So, since we are now approaching a brand new year I thought we'd share a few tips for adding a little color to white kitchens...a fresh new change for the upcoming year! These are some photos we just couldn't resist sharing with you...

You'll find that this kitchen has soft yellow walls but even if you don't repaint to add color there you can always just add a pop of color to your chairs...whether at the island...or at the table.  Then just be sure to add in a few accessories to repeat the color in that room.  Isn't this pretty?  

This is one of MY all-time favorites here...again, the painted chairs and the lighting here repeats the color...all of which I dearly love.  Doesn't it totally change the look and feel of this room?

Another great way would be to paint your island a color that you love and one that will work with your adjoining rooms.  This just helps to warm up this otherwise all-white kitchen.  Here, the repeat of the green is in the tiles over the stove...see?  I like the little 'pops' of red accents in here with this green too!

The only color change in this kitchen is the painted ceiling, but look how much change and ambiance it creates...wow!

Adding in a few upholstered pieces in your fave color is always an option too...and here the green from the fabric is transferred over to the back area of the kitchen with green accessories being displayed all throughout the glass front cabinetry. Really lovely!

This isn't really 'color' added in, however, by adding in a more graphic pattern on the floor in black-and-white it still creates a  cozy and inviting white kitchen...not to mention the fabrics used in this area too that make it all the more COZY.

And as I say...when in doubt...add window treatments and rugs...in color.  This is sure to brighten up and change any white kitchen!

If you feel some of the above changes are to permanent then you call always just add in plenty of lovely accessories and dishes...in color.  This can transform your white kitchen as well.  How easy is that?

Here is another one of my faves (what is it with me and RED lately?)

If you will look around you will see simple changes...the red and white striped dish towel at the sink, a red planter on the counter, a solid red rug, and the seat cushions recovered in a pattern.  That's it...so easy and very affordable for sure.  Changes this entire area!

Whoa!....and THIS my sweet readers...is for those of you that are a little lot more daring and want a big change going into the new year!  Are YOU daring enough for this?  To paint all of those white cabinets AND add in all the accents in that same color (i.e. rug, seat cushions, etc.).  

So now you have no excuses!  From simple changes to massive changes...you have hints and tips to transform your very own white kitchen for the new year!  Wouldn't it be nice to make a plan to transform each area, one at a time, over the course of 2014 and then see all of the major change that takes place from now...until the end of next year?  Wow!  I bet we could really tackle alot of those areas that we keep putting off year after year!  So here is the inspiration for the kitchen....now...for my famous advice I even give to myself...

JUST DO IT!

If you find yourself in need of help to create your design plan for each room then we can help...then YOU can carry out the plan in your own timing and within your budget.  How? Just let us know you want the help of our Alpha & Omega Interiors design team and we'll get you all the info you will need about this service...it's that easy! Won't YOU get started in this new year?

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Ta-Ta!

Image Credits:  Traditional Home

*I TRY TO CREDIT ALL IMAGES, IF THERE ARE ANY PHOTOS OR IMAGES HERE THAT ARE NOT CREDITED CORRECTLY OR YOU WISH THEM TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY OBLIGE. THEY ARE BEING USED HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING INTERIOR DESIGN. THANK YOU!

Friday Fun!

With the weather here being so cold and damp (no snow yet!!) that makes it a great day to browse through the new issue of Coastal Living...I plan to devour it, page by page, over the weekend! I thought I'd share a few photos with you that I am currently swooning over...

I love these bright cheerful colors here...even the floral fabric too.  I adore how there are cottage effects with the beams, shades, and sisal rug (reminiscent of the SAND!) and how well these bright inspiring colors work with all of that.  Check out the green tray on the table...and the green turtle...to tie in the green ottomans a bit more!  Ah, "simply irresistible" and very well done!

I believe I'll have to re-think my growing tired of a white kitchen...with pops of color in the striped rug, cushions...along with a few accessories and a lightly painted ceiling...I think I'll change my vote.  How about these great pendants over the island...ooh-la-la!  I am loving this cottage kitchen!

Is this dining room fabulous or what?  I love the chandelier, the rug, and these gorgeous chairs with the pattern on the back!  It's toned down in this room, but still packs a punch along with the rest of the house! 

I usually tend to notice the DETAILS at once...that's just me!  How many of you would dare to put this rug (with pink) in this room (with all the red)?  Also, notice the band of solid turquoise along the bottom of the drapery panels and at the bottom of the window shade.  The headboard sports a trim as well and has covered buttons...well thought out indeed!  It's "details" like this that make the difference and is usually a part of our custom interior design service too. 

 

I love this fresh green with all the white...now "this" pops!  Don't be afraid to change any style mirror you may have with fresh paint for a brand new look in your room.  Give it a try!

Now this room is just plain "sassy" in my eyes...I LOVE it!  Of course these walls remind me alot of what we now have in our own home...but popped with all this navy...yes, please!  Again, would you EVER think of putting "this" rug in here?  Be honest now.  But I like it.  Also, more details...a ruffled bedskirt and draperies with contrasting coral (or so it looks) band at top.  And one last thing...since I'm on a roll...I adore this headboard...I'll take one for my guest bedroom!

So there you have it, a peek into the new issue of Coastal Living.  If you don't have your copy yet you may just want to pick one up for the weekend!  A quiet corner, cozy chair with afghan, hot cup of tea...and this new issue...all the makings of some great weekend R&R.  What are YOUR plans?

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Weekend!

Image Credits:  Coastal Living

*I TRY TO CREDIT ALL IMAGES, IF THERE ARE ANY PHOTOS OR IMAGES HERE THAT ARE NOT CREDITED CORRECTLY OR YOU WISH THEM TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY OBLIGE. THEY ARE BEING USED HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING INTERIOR DESIGN. THANK YOU!

To Do...or...Not To Do?

Did you know that being inside more, as we tend to do in this Southern heat, can make us think of trying crazy things?  What do I mean, you may ask.  Let's start first with the topic of...WHITE kitchens!  I have a white kitchen.  Most people love white kitchens, right?

Get the picture...WHITE kitchens!  Well, I for one have been thinking a lot lately (hum, could be the heat is really getting to me!) ... I am really tired of WHITE in my kitchen!!!  When I say really, I mean really!  So, off goes my imagination as to what this kitchen of mine COULD really be...I would love to paint all the white cabinets (or at least I think I would!) I am on a real turquoise quest of some sort and have been wondering...dare I do that?  To that extent of a color?  Would I really?  But then, I see other white kitchens that make me think all I really need is to enhance all of this white by adding lots more color...just maybe!

Like this perhaps....I just LOVE this white kitchen and it's all because of the pops of red all around.  I do have red in my color scheme around the house too (well, it's "Valentine" actually) so do I want this color and just add it in this simple way...???

Then, there are partially painted cabinets...the islands.  I really like this idea too and it sure does break up that white flow and really does change the looks all together - don't you think? 

And, since I also have yellows flowing in the house..I have tossed around the idea of painting the kitchen walls a cheerful color similar to this...(my floors are more neutral - not like this one).  This would also make a drastic change to my white kitchen.

This floor looks a lot like my floors...really close.  OK, see that far wall on the left?  THAT is the turquoise color I think I really really want in my kitchen...do I paint the walls this color...or do I dive in and paint the cabinets this color???  

Or maybe...

I should first bring in lots of new accessories with my colors and see if that alone will "do the trick".  If not, then I will just have to give it plenty more thought...especially before painting all these white cabinets!  

What would YOU do?  Do you have a white kitchen?  Are you tired of white kitchens...or do you still love them?  Do tell, I'd love to know your thoughts and opinions.  It's so hard to design...for ME!!!    

Have a "Simply Irresistible Day"!

Image credits:  unknown (1st)-if you know, let me know so I can credit accordingly, The Enchanted Home, Thornton Designs, Traditional Homes


 *I TRY TO CREDIT ALL IMAGES, IF THERE ARE ANY PHOTOS OR IMAGES HERE THAT ARE NOT CREDITED CORRECTLY OR YOU WISH THEM TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY OBLIGE. THEY ARE BEING USED HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING INTERIOR DESIGN. THANK YOU!