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Holly Walsh

The best colours for a period kitchen - from Victorian to Mid-Century, these are the authentic shades to use for each era

Black kitchen with chequerboard floor.

If you're lucky enough to live in a period property, you most likely have a home full of character, with your kitchen taking centre stage. Period homes in the UK can range from 15th century medieval abodes, to modern-day 21st century pads, and everything in between.

But knowing the best colours for a period kitchen that are sympathetic to the time the house was built, is a tricky one to get right. After all, kitchen colour schemes can send you into decision-making overdrive at the best of times, but if you also have to take into consideration where the kitchen is situated in terms of the light it gets, plus its dimensions and what colours were popular in the era it was built, it can seem pretty overwhelming.

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