I was challenged by Better Homes and Gardens (BHG at Walmart) to add some color to my home. I just painted my dining area (and soon will paint the rest of the kitchen) a nice bright white. I painted the ceiling in a black and white checkerboard pattern instead of the old tone on tone green checkerboard pattern from before. With all this white I knew I this space needed color ASAP! I went straight to mother nature because well, nature is amazing! And colorful :)
Make sure you don't miss the giveaway at the end of the post!
I took some pictures of fruit and vegetables because A) It is a kitchen and dining space so it makes sense B) Because you can find some amazing colors in nature and C) They are readily available. And I'll throw in another reason for you fellow gardeners. Loving gardening so much, it is fun to see your hard work turned into beautiful art.
I used some barn wood as a backdrop but I almost used white posterboard. You could use you kitchen table top, counters, the grass in your backyard, or anything flat that you think would make a pretty background. Since I am probably not going to hang the barn wood and mirror back up, I used barn wood so I still had the same feel.
Tips when photographing veggies and fruit:
*Natural light is your friend. Find a spot in your house where you can get good natural light and set up a table or something there where you can work. Make sure the light is not coming from one direction only leaving you with heavy shadows on one side while the other side it too bright. Angle it so the light it straight on. If you need to, use white poster board to redirect light or lessen the shadows. I set my camera on a timer so it gives me 10 seconds before it takes the picture. That way I have time to get in position with the poster board.
*Sometime they look better when they are wet. Rinse them under the sink first before arranging them. It brings out their color even more and makes them look more vibrant!
*Slice some of them in half! Citrus is almost a no brainer but lots of veggies look just as pretty on the inside and they do on the outside. Check out the artichoke for proof :)
*You don't need a super nice camera. I have framed images that I took with my cell phone (and not a nice cell phone either). If you are not happy with how they look straight out of the camera, find a free online photo editing tool and tweak them until you are happy with them.
I was tempted to use all the ripe blueberries but decided it would look more interesting if I had a variety of blue hues. I used some of the not so ripe ones and I love how it turned out!
I knew I wanted the pictures to be the star so I wanted simple frames. I adore these 11x14 frames from BHG and already had a few. I ordered 4 more for this project.
I wasn't sure if 4 would be enough to fill the wall. I like it with 4 but I will probably add a couple more pictures. I will probably wait until my garden starts producing so some of the pictures can be things I have grown.
Now for the giveaway! Enter to win a $100 gift card to Walmart so you can add some color to your home!
*Must be 18 years or older and a resident of the USA to enter. The giveaway will run from March 10, 2015 until March 18, 2015. The winner will be announced via the rafflecopter widget and notified via email. The winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. The winner is chosen at random by random.org through the rafflecopter widget. The gift card will be sent to the winner by BHG.
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I use vinyl pieces on floated picture frames, and make my own curtains and towels so I can choose exactly what I want.
I recently just used posterboard to decorate our cabinet doors so I could print off some quotes and add color like red, yellow and orange. I also hang pictures and brightly colored shelves around our home. We live in military housing, so I have to add color any way I can that is inexpensive and tasteful.
I have color in my kitchen from towels, accessories, and a lot of cookbooks!
Fresh flowers and new wall decor.
Flowers, dishes, my kitchenaid mixer, candles
I have a picture of fruit hanging and metal shaped fruit that say laugh, love and live. Thank you!!
What a great and colorful idea.
I like to add a nice tablecloth and kitchen slice rugs. I also use colorful towels to add a splash of color.
I have color art on the walls of my kitchen
super cute idea. i love the color that it adds to your space. I like to add pops of color with displaying colored bowls and cups on the shelves. I typically change them seasonal to keep it interesting throughout the year.
I've added color to my kitchen by the curtains, floor mats, and paint on the wall.
We've added a backsplash of a sunny yellow in the kitchen!
We recently added color with a bright new kitchen aid and tea kettle with matching tea towels.
I've added color by placing oranges in a glass cloche in the center of the island, towels for every season and the word in metal letters - EAT in bright RED.
I have added decorative towels and pot holders.
I add color to my kitchen using oven mitts, towels, canisters and burner covers :)
I have my bright blue kitchen aid mixer on display. I also have a bright green coffee maker and fresh fruits throughout.
I add different pictures every few months to change things up.
I have added color to my kitchen by using brightly colored towels and rugs.
we have an old kitchen so we painted the cabinets, and we will actually remove the wall paper which will remove some color,but there are soo many things competing for attention that we are okay with that in this kitchen
My kids art work adds lots of color!
I LOVE those pictures-they are so beautiful!! I have a bright geometric rug in my kitchen to add color, I tend to switch my rugs around throughout the year to change up the colors!
My kitchen is painted in a nice yellow shade with glass cabinet fronts and white appliances for contrast
I used an old rag rug to cover a bar stool seat and it really brightens up that little corner of my kitchen. Thanks for the giveaway!
Love the idea. I have no Waldorf for ary in the kitchen though. It's just a corner of the great room, which i love but it gets hard to decorate! I've added color with a nice runner and some accessories.
I've added color to my kitchen by adding bright red accessories -- the hand towels, utensil crock, etc.
I have a bright bold pattern roman shade that I made and a fun bright green rug in our kitchen
I added color to my kitchen by painting the Kitchen Cabinets a nice blue tone and added colorful kitchen tiles as the backsplash. And I use colorful dishes and towels to help spruce up my kitchen!
I have a framed crayon drawing that my daughter ( now 28 ) drew in elementary school. It used to drive her crazy but I think she has accepted it! :)
I love having bright yellow pottery that holds my wooden spoons, and handtowels that match in color. In addition I have the towels and containers in a more muted green/burgandy color tone...I switch these 2 objects out to change how it feels every now and then :)
I add color to my kitchen with a kitchen rug, wall art and textiles. Thanks for the giveaway!
I use old colorful Pyrex on a shelf for color! I love how you perfectly cut the artichoke!
These are adorable Stacy!! Maybe if I hung pictures of healthy food I wouldn't sneak handfuls of chocolate chips late at night ; ) ..... maybe! Love how the frames make the food pop! And I'm loving your new ceiling ; )
Great idea! I'll give it a try after I hit the farmers market!
I have a kitchen/living room area so I added some turquoise end tables next to the couch and have small accents of that color throughout!
Oh, and I LOVE your beautiful photos! The wood background is perfect for your colorful fruit and veggies, so pretty!
I just added some spring accessories to my kitchen....colorful towels, placemats, bunnies and a bowl of eggs.
I painted some colorful flowers on repurposed items,( a tea kettle, a pail and then added colorful flowers inside,
A pot lid, and added a towel hanging from that) and a bowl full of jelly beans.
Looking at all these glorious veggies... just makes me hungry! Thanks for the giveaway!
I added color to my kitchen by hanging trivets under my cupboards
I love going to art galleries where I pick up cards featuring a specific artists' work. The latest copies I picked up had to do with fruit and veggies with the main colors being purple and yellow. I popped them in 3 ikea frames and they were ready to go. They are a lovely pick-me-up for my kitchen.
I have 12 framed botanicals that I change out seasonally with freebie art gleaned from www or old books/magazines.
I have 2 large enamled dutch ovens, that are out fairly often. They're in bright blue colors, and help add color. I'm still working on doing more to brighten it up.
The first is my walls are red! I think that makes it pretty colorful!
I have a large print of a painting by Carl Larsson hanging in my kitchen. It's a kitchen scene that I love.
We added color with the backsplash tile in the kitchen as well as some of the dishes.bowls that are out on the counter.
I am actually trying to figure this out right now. We have lived in our house for a few years now but the kitchen is one room we haven't really done anything to. I have some fabric for curtains and sometimes throw a tablecloth on the table with a centerpiece to add some color. I also have plans to put some artwork on the walls but I am trying to find new ideas to brighten things up.
I use bright towels, rug, and serving bowls.
Love this idea! Beautiful photos!
Debbie
I bought a red Kitchen aid mixer and pots and pans. I also have some old gold colored bunt pans hung up.
I have bright colored cooking appliances
What a great and unique idea!!!
We have colorful tablecloth and rugs
i have several pretty signs and canvases
I love the idea of taking pictures of beautiful fruits and vegetables to add color and interest to the kitchen.
I use a pretty bowl to display all my produce
We added color to our kitchen just recently by painting our wooden bar stools in bright, fun colors. It is amazing what a little paint can do. Now, we just need to add fun accessories and art on the wall in those bright, fun colors and we will have a completely different style! Thanks Stacy for the great giveaway! I love WalMart's new decor stuff every spring!
I add color to my kitchen with kitchen towels and crockery.
My old blue Mason jars, along with other antique kitchen pieces from mother and grandmothers, have added some color to my kitchen.
I put some brightly colored artificial fruit in large glass jars above my cabinets. It has added a nice pop of color. :)
Paint is my main color source, then fresh flowers & houseplants.
I love your photographs! I was hoping you were planning to give away a set of them - though a gift card is a good consolation. ;)
Love those pictures! We have white cabinets so our wall color gives a pop of color!
Just with fun colored kitchen towels and cooking utensils! :)
I have added dishes and pictures on the wall.
I got colorful curtains.
I painted the walls, above the chair rail with a soft butter yellow. Below the rail we put on beadboard painted white to match my white beadboard cabinets.
Pictures and a red kitchenaid stand mixer.
I mostly add color to the wall of my kitchen at Christmastime when I hang up all of our greetings from friends and family. I NEED to have a color boost in there though!
We change decorations every so often
I have colorful dishes.
I have a space between the top of my cabinets and the ceiling. I use it to display my vases which are different colors. It brightens up the room without cluttering it up.
My kitchen is all neautral.... except for the pops of red coin glass I have sitting around. Mostly at my coffee station. I think it looks great!
Thank you for the giveaway!
We added color to our kitchen by putting vases and pictures and things on our plant shelves. Thanks for the giveaway!
I added a colorful blacksplash around my stove and added flowers in the kitchen.
I have added my favorite color red b into my kitchen by having my mixer, kitchen towels, and plates red!
Stunning photography Stacy! What a great way to add prints to a kitchen or dinning room!!
I don't have alot of wall space in my kitchen but love the fruit and veggie pics is a great idea. I added color to my kitchen with baskets on top of the fridge and colorful kitchen towels
Beautiful photos! Now I'm hungry! lol Thanks for the photography tips and for the chance to win the Walmart gift card.
We have shelves all the way around the kitchen above the upper cabinets. We put antique kettles, pans, vases, mixing bowls, and scales in varying colors along those shelves.
I use bright colored throw rugs.
Flowers and colorful little off the wall knick knacks;
What a great giveaway & I love the art!!! I try to keep the kitchen neutral with pops of color in things like my mixer & maybe fresh flowers here & there. Keeps it feeling clean.
I haven't,I need to!
I added color to my kitchen with a butchers rack with a collection of salt /pepper items with cookie jars mixed in
We live in a Red Barn so some of the red tin left over from outside I used in my cabinets as the panels and then on a different cabinet I used red burlap at the panel color and some of the other doors I painted with chalk paint and my kids make it colorful
I like to do it through small decor and accessories like my teapot!
I have painted it a light blue and added an assortment of colored flowers
I've added color to my kitchen with my kitchen towels and rugs! I like them to be bright and happy colors!
I LOVE color - my kitchen is painted a deep red color and I have multiple pieces of artwork that add additional colors
My kitchen needs some color. All it has right now is navy curtains.
Colorful small appliances and cookware.
I put up nice colorful curtains
Our favorite way to add color is to find fun art prints of food to put on the walls.
I added beautiful cobalt blue curtains and accents.
flowers, accent containers
I've used decorative vases, tablecloths, and place settings to add pops of color to the kitchen. Displays of fruit and other items like tea tins, can add some color as well.
my kitchen has blue walls and blue countertop appliances
Colorful dish towels, paper towels with decorations and napkins with colors. I have pillows on the seats that are colorful and plates that are multicolor. Pictures and tons of colorful magnets on the refrigerator.
I have a colorfully painted miniature chair that I hung on the wall near the sink, and I have a colorful dish towel hanging from the bottom rung. It's cute and handy.
I always use different color towels, rugs and pictures to add color!
I added color by putting artificial fruit in large glass bowls! I need this giveaway!!!!
i hung artwork on the side of my refrigerator to add color
I hung colorful photo canvas' on the wall.
I painted the walls in my kitchen blue!
I've added pops of color with bright kitchen towels and dish rags.
We have a metallic knife strip above our stove, so I use a colorful knife set on it to add more colors to our otherwise neutral kitchen.
I add color through the dishes I have on my counters - a fun colorful fruit bowl, a colorful utensil holder and spoon rest. Plus we have seasonal decorative towels that match the different holidays.
My kitchen is very neutral--grays, wood, stone tile. I love to keep some of my produce n the counter. One of my favorite times in the kitchen is just after shopping with freshly washed produce of every color drying in colanders.
I CHOSE A CHEERY YELLOW FOR MY KITCHENAID MIXER!
I have put some colorful dishes as decoration on the countertops.
I love the idea of decorating your home by having your own photo shoot. You could get the family involved and have each member choose their favourite fruit to photograph. You tips are great too as your photos came out beautifully.
I LOVE this idea! Nature has the most awesome colors and those frames are Perfect!! Thank you for blogging it ;)
I decorate with color in pans, dish towels and oven mitts!
I bought the cutest little teal owl cookie jar from World Market. I love it!
with kitchen towels, the colored cooking knives on my magnetic knife strip, and a gold framed picture I put right on the counter!
I have red gingham curtains and have added touches of red throughout my kitchen to match. I spray painted some frames, my knife block and used red vinyl to label my flour & sugar jars.
I try to keep a pretty clear kitchen, and I'm still in the post renovations need to decorate phase, but I love having fresh flowers and pops of unexpected color through out {painted knife block, kitchenaid mixer etc}
I try to always have a nice big bowl of seasonal fruit for us to snack on and it adds a nice splash of color to our table.
I like to bring in colorful small appliances to add color to my kitchen.
Fresh flowers and fruit in bowls add color as well as some of the appliances.
I did a brightly colored backsplash on my kitchen wall a year ago and I have brightly colored pots and pans.
I use beautiful pieces I fin at thrift stores and garage sales to add to my kitchen décor, like recently I used some wall art to add some color.
That is so fun and simple!
Can't wait to see the pictures you take from your own garden.
We added a back splash with color. We also have accent plates.
I have some cool mugs and decorative dishes that share the limelight in the kitchen.
I add color to my kitchen with pretty dish towels, a blue tea kettle and fresh flowers.
i bought color pans and towels and little magnets and a picure and a flower vase with flowers in the middle of the table i love flowers so thats it
Your photos are STUNNING! Absolutely gorgeous, Stacy!
We have color everywhere- artwork, towels, place settings.
I added hummingbird decals - they sure added color!
Also a few wall decor things.
thank you
Over my cabinets, I put framed photos of my family on our various vacations. Adds color and spurs conversations.
I wall papered the shelved in my pantry.
I changed the curtains in my kitchen, put new dish towels out and put a vase of cute flowers on the counter.
We got new blinds and curtains and new rugs. I also have put up tiles on the walls
I added color with my small appliances and dishes , they are all red.
This is genius! I have been wracking my brain for some colorful art for the kitchen. This is perfect! Right now the only color we have is with our rug and the kitchen towels. I definitely need to bring in more color! And I love the idea of using vegetables/fruits we grow. It is so much work, it would be nice to have it displayed!
My walls are bland so I add color by colorful dishes and paintings on the walls.
I've added color by having bright bowls, canisters, etc. in purple and green.
I painted my kitchen cabinets.
I added a pop of color to my kitchen with large mirror I revitalized to be a chalkboard. I painted the frame a bright coral! :)
When I bought my house, the kitchen was one of the first rooms I repainted. I love a bright cheery kitchen! I've also added color with some art, a colorful shade for the window and I have blue mason jars that sit across the top of my cabinets as decoration.
I have a huge glass bowl of fruit that we eat throughout the week. It has some fake limes in it just in case the real fruit disappears too quickly!
I added color with paint and appliances.
i like the same color curtains and towels in my bathroom
What a clever (and inexpensive) idea for creating art for your kitchen. I love your foodie photos -- they're very restaurant chic
I have one wall painted a bright orange, Plus I use my fiesta ware to add more color to the room.
hand towels and accessories.
Flowers! Table cloth
The kitchen has color with flowers and the curtains on the windows.
I added different accessories to the kitchen for some color pop -- kitchen rugs, flower pot, couple colorful bowl and some art on the wall. Thanks for the chance.
I have a fabulous apple green kitchenaid stand mixer that adorns my counter
I display my citrus in open wird baskets, I place flowers in a green canning jar, I'm planning to decoupage papier marche letters with scrapbook paper for the walls...I also want to build a plate rack over the sink.
Love this Stacy! Great job!
Mini sized urns that are bright red. All through the winter I've kept mini ferns in them. They are my fav.
Citrus in glass bowls, white dish collections, green mason jar with flowers, red clock.
I have added color to my kitchen thru my counter top appliances and all my dishware and bowls, all my appliances are red and stainless Steele and it really gives my kitchen a pop of color :)
I add color with colored enamel cookware and lots of colored linens. Rugs and curtains too!
I have added color with dishes, appliances and rugs.
I like to add color with my dinnerware.
I painted the walls a lovely blueberry color and added bright yellow dishes!
With decorative towels and a brightly colored bowl filled with fruit.
Why didn't I think of that?! What a fabulous idea. I moved into my home 2 years a go and I have yet to really decorate my kitchen. I have a soffit that I've been wanting to dress up but I wasn't sure how. I pinned this and will DEFINITELY be taking some pics of my homegrown veggies this summer!
I've added fun Washi tape to things that needed to be in the kitchen (like our list of emergency phone numbers) and hung up pics of my kids eating my grandmother's meatballs when they were babies.
By adding wallpaper to the borders.
By adding wallpaper to the wall borders.
I've Added Color To My Kitchen With Bowls Of Fruit, Small Appliances And Dish Towels.
I've added color to my kitchen with appliances, paint, and textiles.
I use some family dishes and my grandchildren's artwork to brighten up our kitchen!
I like to use a colorful table runner.
I replaced the cheap white fluorescent light with a rubbed oil bronze light fixture that looks awesome.
I have several unique items displayed in my kitchen. They add interest and a great color pop. Love your ceiling though!
Ooooohhhh!!! I LOVE your photos!!
I add color with fruits in a bowl!
I add color by putting flowers in my kitchen...so pretty
I love the black and white. Your pictures are very professional. Love them. Looking forward to the big reveal.
I love the balance of the natural colors to add and enhance a white background. This is a great way to change photos and "play" with décor. This is an excellent idea I will try in my own white based kitchen. Thanks!
I haven't started redoing my kitchen yet!
When we built our home I had glass put in the kitchen cupboards where we keep our dinnerware because i have pottery dishes in red, blue, green, and yellow. It adds loads of color to the space!
my kitchen has white cabinets and black-ish countertops. So, I've used art and flowers to bring in some color!
Umm....who knew food looked so good photographed and framed! I love it!
We have a colorful kettle on the stove.
with my kitchen towels and canisters i have added a nice pop of red to our kitchen.
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My kitchen is unfortunately blah. No color here!
I have colorful accessories and wall hangings.
Love this idea!! Love your photos!! I love the BHG frames!
I added color to my kitchen by painting my pantry door teal and it really gives it a pop of color.
I love to use rugs, door mats, hand towels and fresh flowers to add color in the home.
I love to add color to my kitchen with food; fresh fruits and vegetables in bowls or platters on the counter. This is easier in the summer growing season. In the winter, I keep bowls of oranges, lemons & limes.
I add colorful rugs, pillows, tablecloths/napkins to add color to rooms. Just by making those simple changes, the room can look totally different.
I like to accessorize my kitchen with pops of spring color using candles, towels and bowls.
I bought a colorful set of mixing bowls that sit right on the counter! They add so much brightness to my kitchen/
I like getting colorful flowers from the farmer's market, and have a colorful backsplash!
We hang art work that the kids make....often very colorful. And, we keep a bowl of fruit on the island.
I use pops of color in my curtains and other decor. I love the fruits and veggies that you used, gorgeous!
I made curtains with some cute blue fabric with cherries and added a fun red ruffle to the bottom!
Such beautiful pictures! You make it seem so easy! I love to add fresh flowers to my kitchen weekly and I also really love new counter decor and curtains. Small things can brighten your kitchen up so well!
I added color to my kitchen with a back splash and yesterday I bought a really pretty sugar bowl.
I have used the color of my canisters along with fresh flowers in my kitchen.
I like to brighten up my kitchen and add colors by switching up with colorful, bright spill-proof table cloths.
I have some colorful hand towels, but I need to work on doing more to brighten things up!
I use bowls of fruit to bring in some color and some flowers
I have a set of pictures that are different colors right when you enter the kitchen
I just finished making curtains with bright yellow sunflowers on them.
I find cute little pieces of decor in pastel
I have hung colorful artwork and piled bright fruits and vegetables in bowls on my counter.
I have lighted corner cabinets, so to add color, I display my most colorful dishes in them. I have Fiesta dishes and of course, they are bright and colorful.
Colorful décor and curtains
we hung a few pictures and have colorful dish towels and place mats
I found these awesome white curtains with multi-colored, embroidered tiny roosters and yellow gingham trim. My counters are cobalt so the yellow looks great with them.
I add color with appliances and decor.
I like to add color with towels and dishes.
We added two new rugs to bring the color out more!
we added a red area rug
I just redid my kitchen walls with bright yellow paint and then some blue bricks throughout.
I have green towels.
I got colorful towels and am going to be making my own curtains very soon!
I have put in new cabinets.
I painted my kitchen walls a nice cheery yellow to brighten the light deprived space!
We added new paint to add color in our kitchen
I don't really have no color added, but once we get our new place I will be adding color with vinyl and my silhouette!
My kitchen is dark, so I use bright curtains, a bright kitchen mat and colorful towels and pot holders.
We added splashes of color to our kitchen with a curtain in the window, rugs by the doorways, and our decorated "coffee nook" with a wall decorated of coffee plaques and a clock at the end of the kitchen.
We added a nice tile backsplash and new outlet covers to our kitchen.
I have colorful curtains and boarder along with a red toaster and mixer
I RECENTLY BOUGHT SOME COLORED POTS AND PAN
Since we can't paint I add color by using bright baskets and appliances.
We've added colors with bright wallpaper and borders.
Artwork and splashes of colored kitchen gadgets.
I hung some pictures on the wall, and painted fresh
I love a really colorful rug and something to sit on the stove. Right now it is a very pretty pottery item.
I like adding red appliances to my white and black kitchen.
I add dish towels, colorful oven mitts and hot pads and even nice colorful pictures.
By using pretty kitchen linens and towels, a few colored appliances and pretty accents like bowls and vases.
I have bright towels and a great rug.
Thanks for the contest.
I haven't added color to my kitchen lately, the photos and decor have been the same for a while. I do love taking photos though so I might do this at some point in the future.
I've added color to my kitchen by painting the walls three different colors. (Yellow, Green & Blue) I have also added color by accenting with toile plates and accessories.
bad art from goodwill
In my decor and accessories I have pops of color so the kitchen is fun to cook in.
I use colored pots and pans, and add color to the placemats
I've painted chili peppers at the top of one wall.
I use colorful decor to help add color to my Kitchen.
I have some of my kids' framed artwork in my kitchen.
One way is to use brightly colored kitchen towels.
I add decorative towels and pot holders.
I painted my kitchen a sunny yellow, added a section of wallpaper and hung bright curtains.
I would love to add some green curtains and dishes!
accents like rugs, placemats, small appliances
We have a very small kitchen in an apartment so we don't have a lot of options. We have added color with small appliances, towels, a rug.
I added a colorful backsplash.
I really haven't added color to my kitchen. I was thinking about getting a rug to add some color to it because it is bland right now.
I put decorative bottles and pretty hand towels in various colors.
Bright red curtains in the kitchen for a splash of color.:)
I love the color red and have added lots of red items to my kitchen. Thanks for having this contest.
We bought some new colorful potholders and dish towels!
We used an awesome backsplash in the kitchen.
I have a wreath of sunflowers along the windows and splashes of sun yellow throughout the room.
My purple kitchen aid mixer.
Thank You for the giveaway…we have large framed photos & fresh flowers in our kitchen to add a pop of color.
I've added color in my kitchen by displaying my children's art work.