Colors are the prime elements of decorating a room. As walls give a perfect boundary and dimension to a room, color schemes used for painting them have a major impact on its appearance. The kitchen is one such room where color schemes might be ignored, but a quality interior painting is of importance for this room as well. Usually a kitchen is characterized by cabinets, shelves, and tiles. Still the wall colors need to be selected with care to make it perfect for cooking and/or eating. Especially for women, who spend hours in the kitchen, decorating it well is of utmost importance. Here are some tips that will guide you through. Matching or Contrast Painting the walls in a single color is definitely out of fashion. So, may be you could opt for a color scheme with two colors. You need to decide whether a contrast or a matching scheme is what you want. A contrast color scheme will have a color contrasting to the kitchen basics, like the cabinets, shelves, counter-top, and backsplash tiles. A matching color scheme will be a color similar to that of these elements. If you still want to stick to a single color, opt for different shades of the same color. Like a beige color scheme will complement the wooden cabinets. Lower half of the wall color contrasting to the upper half and a decorative tile design strip running at the center is also a great idea. Rainbow Colors Consider elements like cabinets, place mats, tiles, utensils on the dining table, etc. If you are a person who loves colors, then you can try to have each set in a different pastel color. Like green cutlery, red place mats, orange cabinets, and the works. Make sure the colors match well with the items near each other. Now, decide the wall colors. You can have the focus wall colored red or in any other bright shade. The wall with maximum colorful items can be kept white or silver. The kitchen is sure to look lively. Soft or Striking You need to decide whether you want a soft look or a striking effect from the walls. Moreover, plan whether you want to have the walls on the backdrop of the kitchen units or you want the wall paint to look bolder. For a soft feel, use a paint that is two shades lighter than the kitchen units. In case you want a bold look, go for contrasting colors or darker shades than that of the cabinets. For the walls, not occupied by kitchen units, you can have a contrasting shade. Placing lamps at various angles on this wall can give it a classic shade effect. Remember, the empty wall is of equal importance, as it will be the most prominent one. For a softer look, opt for lighter shades of beige, lemon yellow, off white, blue, or green. For a striking look, bright red, maroon, silver, black, violet are your colors. Theme Colors If the color scheme and each kitchen item, right from the crockery to the cabinets, complement each other, it can result in a posh kitchen. How about planning a theme kitchen? For this, you just need to decide the theme color. A black and white color scheme is one of the most elegant ideas. Have the cabinets and crockery in the same colors. The dining table and place mats must also be considered. Adding silver to a black and white color scheme is also a good idea. Red and black, violet and white, brown and off white, yellow and orange, red and white are some of the themes you can opt for. Choosing colors for the kitchen completely depends on one's choice, you can choose from a huge variety in shades and coloring techniques. If mix-n-match is not your style and you want to have a single color scheme, go for faux painting techniques that will surely give a beautiful effect to the walls. And don't forget to have classic kitchen lighting to enhance the colors you have worked so hard upon.