Seasonal Trends: A Guide to Adding Colour to Your Kitchen

We’ve all seen those minimal, sleek, all-white kitchens with huge islands and a single mug with a half-drunk cup of coffee. Don’t get us wrong; they look stunning. But where are all your appliances? Where are the half-eaten snacks? Why haven’t you finished the coffee!?

Did you know the average adult spends three years of their life cooking? That’s not including the time spent opening and closing the fridge eight times, hoping a delicious meal will magically appear, or avoiding pans that are ‘soaking.’ While many of us love the look of a clean, all-white kitchen, it’s time to make it a little more vibrant and fun. After all, there’s a reason they say the kitchen is for dancing!

Cool (but also useful) books!

A good cookbook is always a staple in any kitchen. Not only should they be useful for the dishes you enjoy cooking, but they can also add a touch of style. Here are a few eye-catching cookbooks:

•    Dishoom Cookery Book – This beautiful, bold blue book features over 100 Dishoom recipes for Bombay comfort food and drink. With ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, this hardback book also includes 400 pages of beautiful everyday scenes from the streets of Bombay.

•    Pasta Night – I don’t eat pasta often – said no one ever. Perfect for date nights, lazy nights, and party nights. We love the bright pink cover and fun illustration.

•    Bored of Lunch – A must-have for air fryer enthusiasts and those working from home. This cookbook series will catch your eye whenever you look up from your laptop!

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Fill the fridge

To fill them with memories! But don’t just stick photos on the fridge with blue tack. Here are some fun alternatives:

•    Mini Square Magnets – These add a collection of photos to your fridge without making it look cluttered, giving the photos a neat, polaroid effect.

•    Photobooth Magnets – Great for a collection of photos from the same event, these take up less space but look great together.

•    Weekly Meal Planner – This colour-block magnetic planner is perfect for planning your meals. In A4 size, it features bold colours from Monday to Sunday and can be used with a wipeable marker pen. Cute and colourful!

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Chalkboard Wall

Whether you have kids or not, a chalkboard wall adds colour and an ever-changing element to your kitchen. You can use chalkboard paint or a memo board to make it as large or small as you desire.

Cutlery that gets complimented

Mugs, plates, or even spoons can brighten up your kitchen. Seasonal mugs are perfect for changing the colours in your kitchen—pastels for spring, bold yellows and blues for summer, and rich oranges and browns for autumn. For inspiration, check out the Anthropologie mug collection. They also get our vote for general kitchen cutlery.

Plants, but more importantly the pots!

Plants are essential in any well-decorated kitchen, but the vases and plant pots are where you can go wild. Typo has a great range of plant pots with super cute faces, while Urban Outfitters offers wacky vases shaped like kitchen items—think orange juice, oat milk, or a strawberry.