Spice Up Your Kitchen Island With Color
Let Your Island Be an Excuse to Have Fun With Pattern and Hue
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Kitchen islands have come a long way from being just a place for preparing food. It is a prime gathering spot and a place for homeowners to add personal touches: beautiful rich tones, sparkly finishes, comfortable seating — and color, whether it's just a little or a lot. You can bring in color through a contrasting finish for the island base, the countertop, or let your seating and lighting draw your eye to its beauty.
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| Paint the base and bring in chairs that look like they belong in a dining room. This island becomes an elegant Old-World centerpiece with its red painted base and richly patterned upholstered chairs. It looks made for sit-down dinners. |
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| If you have a small island, take the opportunity to use stools in a bold color, particularly if your island base finish is the same as the rest of your cabinetry. |
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| Add impact to a long narrow modern island by adding clean-lined, colorful seating. These Series 7 Stools have long chrome legs which increase the visibility of the island without overpowering it. |
| A nice fresh lime hue on the seating also goes well with a modern island design. It is not too bold, but still stands out and looks great with chrome. For a special event, bring in splashes of that color to the top of the island with flowers or a bowl of limes and lemons. |
| If your island opens to another room, use upholstered seating that has a color and a finish that fits with the adjoining room. The seating creates a great transition to the other space. |
| Add a colorful countertop. Allow it to shine using clear glass pendants above. |
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by Olga Adler
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| Go eclectic with a painted island base. What a personality this purple table-style island has! |
Red is another fun color for the base. When distressed and used with bin or cup pulls, it can feel rustic or country. Carry the color to the inside of a glass-front or open cabinet for more delicious color.
| Blues and greens are choices for a contrasting color for your island. They are both cool, relaxing colors and work well with most styles. |
| Soften the look of a painted island with woven chairs. They have natural appeal and go with everything. |
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| A painted island also works very well in a kitchen with stained cabinets. |
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| Oh, the power of lighting. It can take good design to greatness. Over an island, it becomes a floating crown shining down. These large drum pendants in a steely blue-gray finish give a rich finishing touch to the paint palette used on the cabinets and island base. |
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| These big shiny pendants along with the rich blue fabric against the black painted X-back chairs turn this island into a chic focal point that should be shown off as often as possible. |
by Tara Seawright
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You can even think of your island storage as an opportunity for adding character and color with books, baking bowls, and favorite accents.
Have a colorful kitchen island? We'd love to see a photo!
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Have a colorful kitchen island? We'd love to see a photo!
More:
Get Inspired to Mix Wood and Painted Finishes in Your Kitchen
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12 Great Ideas for Organizing Your Kitchen
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rglefko great idea book!! love the splash of color. Inspiring!!
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Bright Bold and Beautiful A pop of red seems to be "just right"!! Below is another one of my faves! http://brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com/2010/04/pop-of-red.html 
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patscats2 I like a touch of red in every room of my house.
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Pedini Kitchens There's nothing like a splash of color, to upgrade the total look of a kitchen. 
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rglefko Love the pops of color!! You don't have to commit!
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lhanderson4 "...small island...use bold color...red". Where can I find these red barstools? Need counter height stools.
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