What Is The Tri-Color Kitchen Method, And Should You Try It? - Tasting Table

"One way to make your small space look and feel bigger is the tri-color kitchen method. It relies on this palette: a dominant hue, a contrasting secondary tone, and refined accent colors. To understand how it all works we turn to Brandy Rinehart, interior designer at Rinehart Design Group Inc. Rinehart's furniture designs have been featured in Architectural Digest, LUXE Home, and Departures."

""For example, pairing soft, neutral cabinetry (like warm white or greige) with a richer island tone (charcoal, navy, walnut) and finishing with metallic or natural stone accents allows the eye to travel through the space rather than stop abruptly," Rinehart told Tasting Table. "This creates an illusion of volume and flow - particularly valuable in smaller or enclosed kitchens." Together, this trio forms a clean conversation between surfaces and visually keeps things organized, another key to maximizing a small kitchen space."

A tri-color kitchen uses a dominant hue, a contrasting secondary tone, and refined accent colors to expand perceived space and create visual flow. Pairing soft neutral cabinetry with a richer island tone and metallic or natural stone accents lets the eye travel through the room rather than stop abruptly, creating an illusion of volume. Lighter tones should dominate upper cabinetry and walls to draw the eye upward, while mid to darker hues on lower cabinets or islands ground the space. Proper placement of each tone organizes surfaces and maximizes small or enclosed kitchens. The method harmonizes neutral palettes and bridges traditional and modern aesthetics.

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