Lavender Cottage - Kitchen Beach Style Kitchen, Devon

Let one shade dominate. As already mentioned, pink and mint is very much a yin-and-yang kind of partnership, but sometimes it’s good to give one color a bit of leverage when the right space calls for it. Try a 3:1 ratio of color, letting one shade be the clear theme, but throwing in a flash of the other to break up and balance the wave of the initial shade. This bright kitchen shines in predominantly spearmint accents while dainty touches of pink, in the form of plates and a cake stand, top the look off nicely. Again, when using either color, you needn’t go all out and drown the space in it. Simple furnishings and accents, such as a tea towel or striking piece of furniture, like the Tolix stool pictured, are more than enough to have you rocking this pastel pair.Tell us: How would you add pink and mint accents to your home? Share your ideas in the Comments.More: 12 Ways to Decorate With Pastels

Turn utensils into a design feature. If you lack cabinet space for your baking equipment and decorating supplies, think about items you’d be happy to have on display. Then you can devise some handy wall storage to keep them neatly off the counters. Here, the side of a cabinet has been covered with magnetic hooks for hanging small items, such as cookie cutters and whisks. A neat shelf on the left is perfect for little jars, and the S-hook bar beneath looks pretty with a collection of mint green utensils hanging off it.

White and wooden tops, would use different shade green