Small Kitchen in Black: White and Gray

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Mixing black with white or gray

Black color makes small kitchen elegant and luxury. But it also has specific emotional impact and functional lighting issues. And it can make a room look dark and gloomy. For that reason black is often diluted with other colors. They can be the achromatic white and gray or the chromatic yellow, orange, red, green, blue, etc. Black continues to be dominant to keep the overall impression of black color small kitchen design. It is present on 50% and more of the visible kitchen elements' surfaces – walls, floor, furniture. The other colors can be seen mainly in fittings, counter-tops, aprons, decoration, etc.
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Achromatic combinations

Because of its universality, it is possible to combine black color with virtually every other color. Real class traditional interior design combinations are with the other achromatic colors white and gray. The various color schemes can be contrast or nuance but still complex and harmonic.

White and lighter shades of gray reflect bigger part of the fallen light and thus improve the lighting environment of the small kitchen.

Combinations of black with white or gray easily adopt other colors. Triple combination of black, white and gray is also a nice choice for small kitchen color design.

Applying black with white or gray in in small kitchen color design

Black, gray or white colors are equally easy to be applied on either of room surfaces - floor, walls, furniture doors, desktop, accessories. The only exception is the ceiling. For psychological reasons its coloring in black or dark gray is avoided.
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Small kitchen color design in black and white

Black and white is an adored by color designers combination. It is the most contrast color couple and bears deep traditional symbolism. It also looks great both in stylized animal or geometric chess-mate-like or linear patterns. If you want your small kitchen to look organized and visually zoned then larger surfaces like walls, floor or entire kitchen set must be colored in one color. If you want create some visual illusions then colors must be spread evenly all around the room in some kind of patterns. This will alter impression of room's size and proportions.

Small kitchen color design in black and gray

Black and gray is another classic combination with various design possibilities. Gray is ever-changing color plenty of shades in light, dark, cold and warm good for various combinations. It also has some soothing tension and calming effect on people.

For more contrast color schemes you can use lighter and warmer gray shades with black. This will give close to black and white design effect but with less contrast. You can substitute light gray with metal, chrome and silver textured materials. They will add a touch of chik to your small kitchen design.

For more nuanced color schemes you can try to combine black with darker and colder gray shades. Remember only that such color choice has emotional impact and functional issues very similar to the black interior. You must consider very well the lighting environment in the room.
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