Should You Choose Your Replacement Kitchen Doors Or Paint Colour First?

Although there aren’t any strict rules that you need to follow when designing a room in your home, there are ways of approaching the process that will help you to make the right choices without it becoming an overwhelming experience.

One of the first dilemmas you’re likely to encounter when designing a kitchen is whether it’s best to select your paint colour or your cabinets and main pieces of furniture first. While the answer isn’t necessarily straightforward and every space is different, design experts generally advise selecting the main pieces of furniture you want to include first. Let’s explore why…

Why Replacement Kitchen Doors Should Guide Your Kitchen Design

Choosing your paint colour first can be restrictive 

Although the colour of your walls will naturally play a huge role in creating a particular atmosphere and tone in your kitchen, settling on this colour too soon in the design process can be extremely restrictive and very quickly take all the passion and enjoyment out of creating your dream kitchen.

Rather than being the star of the show, the wall colour you choose should very much play a supporting role in your kitchen, helping to ensure that the more permanent elements of the room have the opportunity to shine. 

Pro Tip: While this approach may seem a touch counterintuitive, this process will ultimately help you to design a more successful kitchen with rich textures and tones that feel purposeful and aligned with your personal style.

Selecting your furniture first will promote cohesion and balance 

Form and function are both hugely important in a kitchen, as it’s often a busy space that really needs to work for you and your lifestyle. If you’re not planning to replace your entire kitchen, a great place to start is by selecting the replacement kitchen doors that will give your space a new look and feel because your kitchen cabinets are going to take up a significant percentage of visual real estate.

From here, you can start to bring in accessories and other decorative elements, which you can use when choosing which colour is right for your walls. By adopting this approach, you can feel confident that your kitchen will look cohesive, balanced and pleasing to the eye. 

Prioritise the furniture that will support the purpose of your space

One design tip that applies regardless of which room you’re designing is to prioritise the pieces of furniture that will ultimately enable you to utilise and interact with the space in ways that work for you. A great way to approach this is to create a list of non-negotiable items that you want your room to include.

Pro Tip: Your list of non-negotiable items can also include decorative and sentimental items, as well as practical pieces of furniture and functional accessories. Your home should reflect you, your life and your loved ones, so don’t forget that even small things can - and should - be celebrated and prioritised!

Allow your personal style preferences to guide your design 

When you understand which styles and pieces really speak to you, whether that’s a chic rug, a piece of art or replacement kitchen doors that evoke a particular feeling or memory, you’ll always be on the right track to designing a room that feels like home to you.

From here, you can start to pick out the colours and tones that are present within these special pieces to develop a layered yet considered colour palette that reflects your personal style. By allowing your design to evolve in a natural way, you’ll ensure that each room in your home has heart, character and personality.

Start your kitchen design project with Happy Doors replacement kitchen doors

As specialists in replacement kitchen doors, our range features everything from sleek contemporary styles such as our Jayline Handleless ‘full wrap’ doors, which come in 11 supermatt and supergloss finishes, to traditional country cottage styles such as our Bella Westbury range.

We even offer all the accessories you’ll need to complete your kitchen renovation in style, including end panels, plinths and corner posts. 

Please browse our range online today and get in touch with any questions by emailing hello@happy-doors.co.uk.