The Best Kitchen Colours
Which colours actually work in an Irish kitchen, and how to pick one with confidence.
The best kitchen colours for Irish homes are warm off whites, soft greys, sage and olive greens, and deep navy or charcoal for islands and lower units. Warm neutrals suit our soft northern light, stay current for years and hold their value at resale, while a darker shade on the lower units adds depth without shrinking the room.
Work with the light you have
Irish daylight is soft and often grey, which makes cool brilliant whites look flat and clinical. Warm off whites and greiges carry that light much better. In a north facing kitchen, go a shade lighter than you think and keep the wall units pale.
If your kitchen gets strong afternoon sun, you can afford deeper, more saturated colours without the room feeling closed in.
The colours customers pick most
Across the kitchens we spray in Dublin, a handful of shades come up again and again.
- Warm off white, the safest choice and the easiest to live with
- Soft grey and greige, still the most requested neutral
- Sage and olive green, the strongest growing choice in Irish homes
- Deep navy, usually on the island or lower units only
- Charcoal and near black, dramatic in a bright open plan room
- Muted clay and taupe, warm without being beige
Two tone is usually the right answer
Light wall units with a deeper colour on the base units or island gives depth and keeps the room feeling tall and open. It also ages better than a single strong colour everywhere. Because we spray to a paint code, you can match a specific Farrow and Ball, Colourtrend or Dulux shade exactly rather than settling for a close approximation.
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