"People are definitely moving back into
colour, but in a really soft, warm way," says
Crystal Cyr, design and sales consultant at
urban Effects in Winnipeg.
"They don't want to just throw a bunch of
contrasting colours in there, but they do
want to see it in the room. So we're seeing
a lot of pinks and greens — colours you
haven't necessarily seen in a kitchen for a
long time."
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For the moment, those pinks and greens (and equally sub-
dued blues and yellows) work best as accent colours, and in
moderation — no surprise, given how long design schemes
have been dominated by all-white motifs or safe, simple
neutrals.
"Lighter colours are still very popular," says Cyr. "But I have
fewer people saying, 'I just want white.' Instead they want
a white-grey, or a soft white-blue — and I'm getting more
and more people who want to talk about painted colours,
as opposed to stained finishes."
Where cabinets are concerned, grey is still very much in
vogue, Cyr says — though even there, colour is creeping
in, with hues from brown-grey to blue-grey to green-grey
gaining momentum. Ditto the two-tone trend, which can
add depth and character to a kitchen — as when slate-grey
bottoms are paired with pale neutral uppers, and a light-
coloured countertop with soft veining throughout.
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