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Faiza Saqib

Should You Actually Paint a Small Kitchen in a Dark Color? Yes, but Only If You Follow This Advice

A kitchen in a dark color with a view of the sink and extractor fan as well as bar stools beside the countertop and kitchen area. There is also a few of a chopping board with apples on top of it.

When redecorating a small kitchen, some options will make it look bigger, while others will make it look smaller. And while we're programmed to always look for the former, sometimes the latter can be the better and more interesting way to go, especially when you're dealing with a space that, let's face it, is never going to look huge.

But while moody tones may be trendy, using these deep colors in the wrong way can do more harm than good to your space from a design point of view. So, should you actually paint a small kitchen a dark color? Or could these dark-hued kitchen colors be making your space feel a lot smaller than it actually is?

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