{"id":1634,"date":"2016-07-14T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2024-01-09T21:48:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T21:48:16","slug":"create-illusion-space-choosing-proper-color-cabinets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/create-illusion-space-choosing-proper-color-cabinets\/","title":{"rendered":"Create an Illusion of Space by Choosing the Proper Color Cabinets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/\">Kitchen cabi<\/a>nets take up a lot of space.\u00a0 They are designed to, so that you have enough space to store all the things you need to use in the kitchen.\u00a0 The problem with this is that most people never seem to have enough space in their kitchen.\u00a0 By following some useful tips on your cabinetry color, you can increase the space, at least visually, that is available to you in your kitchen.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Same Color<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is common knowledge that having a lighter color in a room makes it look larger.\u00a0 This is especially true for a kitchen, to a point.\u00a0 The conventional school of thought is that pale and pastel colors (including the palest of all, white!) make a room look larger.\u00a0 If the room has the exact same color of cabinetry in it, the effect is even more noticeable.\u00a0 The visual boundaries between the walls and cabinets disappear, giving the illusion of more space.<\/p>\n<p>Dark themes, though, can work very well.\u00a0 If the kitchen is on the shady side of the house, for example, dark tones such as navy, black, chocolate, etc., can make the walls seem farther back than they really are, and the cabinets will blend with them, giving the optical illusion of more space.\u00a0 Make sure, though, that this theme is not broken by silver appliances or a different-colored countertop or countertop backdrop.\u00a0 It will ruin the illusion and may make the room seem even smaller.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>White Cabinets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>White cabinets with white walls are the norm when considering visual space, and there are also some tricks to this.\u00a0 First, more decoration is not needed, but a Shaker style gives the best illusion of space.\u00a0 The illusion can be compounded by further getting white cabinet doors with windows in them.\u00a0 If your dinnerware sets are also white themed, the depth seen inside those white cabinets will really help pump the illusion.\u00a0 Using lighting under the cabinets and inside them (subtly of course) will also brighten dark areas and help sell the illusion of space.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Break It Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Choosing complementary bits of colors to match your cabinet color helps a lot.\u00a0 For example, if you have chosen a white kitchen, a few small green plants near the window will help relieve the lines of the window frame and, again, reinforce the illusion of space.\u00a0 Give <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/\">RTA Cabinet Store<\/a> a call and we will be happy to give you some more tips to give your kitchen area that larger feel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you have a huge space available, or a tiny one, the color of your kitchen cabinets can really change your spatial perception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[2273],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1634"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6497,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions\/6497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}