It isn’t a secret that I love the color pink.
In the words of Audrey Hepburn, “I believe in pink!”. So there’s that.
As a child, in the early 80’s our house was painted in pastel pink, decorated with florals and black accents. To this day, I still love that look, so very vintage edgy glam.
Here’s the thing about pink in the home, the color pink represents unconditional love, compassion, fun, happiness.
It is the color of universal love of oneself and of others.
According to Feng Shui, Pink represents friendship, affection, harmony, inner peace, and approachability.
Paris is the city of love and filled with gorgeous pink buildings and doors. India’s streets are lined with pink as it brings a vibrant joy. Back in the 1700’s European Aristocrats wore shades of pink to symbolize luxury and class. It’s historically a color of bliss.
In Feng Shui, using the soft shades of pink in your home helps to cultivate happiness within your family and strengthen the romantic love in partnerships. It can even encourage harmonious communication between those who reside within the home.
I honestly think every area of the home needs a little pink but after seeing this gorgeous kitchen designed by Arielle, it occurred to me that more kitchens need to be pink.
Especially because the kitchen is a place where love is cultivated. Through making food, nourishing your body, spending time with family…a lot of love goes on in the kitchen. I’m making a case for the pink kitchen.
However, I don’t think you have to renovate your kitchen to adorn it with pink. You can intentionally add hints of pink, think loving energy that will fill your kitchen with those loving intentions.
Every time you see your pink accoutrements in your kitchen, it should remind you of loving thoughts that will pour over your home and family. I came up with some of my favorite accents that you could add to your kitchen that could give it a little bit of pink and enhance your culinary space with a little bit of loving, healing energy.
HOT TIP: tell the boys in your home that the color pink symbolizes your love for them so when they see the pink, they'll remember you love them too and not just see a girlie color.
Another fabulous benefit of having the color pink in your kitchen is that it encourages and promotes a sense of self love, self compassion and self worth.
The color will help you feel more confident as you make food choices and eat mindfully. As you experience joy cooking and eating meals, it will allow you to eat without guilt, fill your body with loving feelings. Anyone who has a complicated relationship with food will benefit from eating in the pink.
17 chic pink kitchens you will swoon over:
01 | Paint the center island a dusty shade of pink
02 | Pink painted cabinets
03 | Fill with pink decorative accessories
via : @thedecordiet
04 | Traditional kitchen with pink and brass
via : @elmhurst57
05 | Pink square tiles mixed with exposed wood
06 | Use pink kitchen accents as decor
07 | Use pink chairs or barstools
via: @moonstruck28
08 | Add a pink tile backsplash
09 | Soft pink walls make a calming kitchen look
10 | Paint your upper cabinets a muave shade of pink
via : @liefhuisjegroningen
11 | Add geometric patterned tile
via: Keiko Lynn
12 | Pink with black and white stripes
via: Houzz / Jessica Buckley Interiors
13 | Perfect Pink Accents
via: perfect pink kitchen
14 | Pink Cottage Kitchen
gorgeous kitchen makeover via: @bobbincottage
15 | Charming pink cabinets
via : @squirrellyminds
16 | Why not add a gorgeous pink rug
17 | Gorgeous pink stove backsplash and barstools
More pink kitchen accents:
Tips TO GIVE YOUR KITCHEN A DASH OF PINK:
Everybody’s favorite candle is a capri blue candle and they finally made one in pink. This is such a perfect candle for the kitchen because the smell is welcoming and bright. It’s a little fruity but really simple and not too overpowering for people. You need to burn this candle when you’re all in the kitchen hanging out.
Trays literally are fabulous for organizing things. Things tend to pile up on our kitchen island like keys, mail, catalogs, medicine, iphone chargers. It’s weird but it becomes like a magnet for random stuff we need everyday access to. This pretty pink tray is a perfect piece to have on your kitchen island to organize all your stuff. I just ordered one.
I love a good kitchen rug. I don’t know, I just think a chic rug is so much better than those weird mats right by the sink. It just looks better. Perk up your kitchen with this chic boho patterned rug. Or if you want something a little more practical and affordable, this one is a good find too.
I am obsessed with the entire SMEG line. They are just the coolest looking kitchen appliances out there right now. How adorable is this pink SMEG blender? There is also an adorable kettle I have my eye on.
Omg, this cookbook, Cherry Bombe is gorgeous!! Every page is absolutely beautiful. I found it at TJ Maxx once and wanted it so bad but the line was so ridiculously long, I didn’t end up getting it. Now, it is in my Amazon cart.
It’s important to have some dishes that are cute when you’re having snacks at home or just eating a quick bowl of cereal. If its boring, you won’t really tap into your bliss while eating. But if you have a beautiful plate or bowl to eat off of, you take in the entire experience differently. So, this dish set is fun and affordable and a really great way to get some pink into your kitchen.
If you need barstools, these barstools are definitely the ones you need. They’re a beautiful blush pink velvet with a gold finish. They’re so good and so chic.
You should know by now that Rose Quartz is a must have in the home. It’s the crystal of love. So, why not serve your cheese on this gorgeous Rose Quartz plate? There isn’t anything more spiritually glamorous than that?
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What are your thoughts about pink in the kitchen? If you have any thoughts of hesitations, let me know in the comments, I would love to discuss.
There are so many benefits to understanding how color works in the home. This is what I teach in my workshop, High Vibe Home.
love you, ashlina
