Chinese New Year is the HOT TOPIC this season. As we draw closer to Spring festival and Celebrate the coming of the New Animal year, the year of the pig, we see more and more homes and businesses joining in the celebrations within the UK.

During this chaotic period, households are excitedly creating colourful decorative hangings for their homes.

It is deeply important within Eastern culture to perform a ‘Spring Clean’ before the festivities of spring festival begin. And, you are required to pay homage to the Kitchen God.

This is the perfect time for many to re-evaluate their home design choices and gather fresh inspiration for their Kitchen and dining rooms.

Once the annual clean is complete, people decorate homes with bright and bold colours; Red is the most obvious due to its symbolism of luck. We see golden lanterns, red gifting envelopes, flowers, dragons, music and fireworks.

Thinking of Injecting some Cultural Colour into your new Kitchen?

There are many ways in which to bring splashes of colour into your home without going overboard; Radiators for example are a necessity, so why not inject some fun into a room in this unconventional manner?

Household accessories and ornaments can add personality and splashes of colour to break up a room if used sparingly. Splash backs are another great example of how to do this.

Red is one of the richest, boldest colours out there. When choosing red it is important to be sporadic. Small dashes of this colour are better than a completely overwhelming, angry red room!

Gold is also a popular colour of choice at the moment, and mixing it with light shades of pale pink creates a soothing kind of sophistication.

If you would like to go one step further, you can even embrace your commitment to the Kitchen God by hanging a Gold Kitchen God plaque within your window area and reap the good luck and prosperity that comes with it, for the coming year!

If you have some ideas and would like to share your inspiration, please talk to one of our open minded, creative, design team who can work with you to put your vision together. Call us now on 01865 326 009 or email info@oxfordkitchens.co.uk

Wishing our customers, old and new, a very Happy Chinese New Year!