Replacing your kitchen cupboard doors and drawers is a cost-effective and convenient way of giving your kitchen a little TLC. Not only will it give your kitchen that ‘newly fitted’ look, but it saves the hassle of having to spend days eating microwave meals and take-aways while builders reduce your kitchen to rubble!
If you know your DIY, you can fit the doors and drawers yourself, which shouldn’t take any longer than a day. However, one of the problems you might face is deciding which colour to introduce into your cooking headquarters. It might interest you to know that cream is enjoying something of a renaissance.
A classical colour
While some favour the simple beauty of white, nothing can match cream for that slightly antique sophistication. Cream was favoured as a colour by the aristocracy during the 18th Century as it helped to unify architectural features. In addition, it harkened back to the colour of the stone favoured by the Ancient Greek sculptors and added a touch of understated class to surroundings. As paint became cheaper, cream became more widely-used by those who wanted to evoke an air of sophistication to their living environment. Interestingly, the colour has also been embraced by the shabby chic movement as it highlights designer wear and tear.
Styles and textures
If the thought of your kitchen cupboard doors and drawers rendered in cream strikes you as a little bland, think again. A cream kitchen cupboard door can be bought with designs grooved into the surface, such as the cathedral arch, the curved arch and even the simple square. Embellishments such as these really bring cream kitchen door and drawer fronts into their own; as cream doesn’t reflect light quite as starkly as white, the grooves of the design create soft shadows that add a depth and richness to your kitchen cabinets.
In addition, cream is much easier to co-ordinate with other materials and colours, meaning that you won’t have to replace much, if any, of your kitchen fixtures and fittings. As well as the number of designs available, cream kitchen cupboard doors and drawers are available in a variety of finishes, such as wipe-free gloss, soothing mattes and even textured surfaces, which offer a suggestion of wood grain. In many ways, restricting your palette to one tone can be as exciting as using an entire spectrum in your kitchen.
An enduring choice
It’s also well worth considering that at some point you may want to sell your home. While other colour schemes may well fall in and out of fashion, the colour cream is the rarest of things - a colour that simply refuses to go out of style. Replace your kitchen cupboard doors and drawers with bespoke, cream ones and your kitchen won’t let you down at the time you most need it to shine. When you bear in mind that a presentable kitchen can add around five percent in value to a home that’s being sold, it’s a significant return on a comparatively small investment. A colour that’s stood the test of time since the 1700s must have something going for it!
