Emma's Style: Colour Confident Kitchens with Sunset Splashback
Sunset – a colourful splashback design to bring warmth year-round. A contemporary choice from the Emma Britton Splashback collections, which despite its vibrant colour palette is incredibly versatile for a variety of home styles. Take a closer look at this unique flower splashback design through the projects featured in this journal post.
What firstly drew Emma to design this striking floral pattern for splashbacks was a trip to Kew Gardens. Fritillaria Imperialis ‘Sunset’ – the namesake of the design – take centerstage in a vivid orange and green colour palette. The celebration of these flowers’ recognisable, geometric forms makes Sunset a popular Splashback choice for gardeners and horticulturalists alike. Those who like the botanical look of Emma’s signature splashbacks will also love this look, for a floral splashback with tropical, verdant twist.
How to use this colourful splashback design in your home
What’s great about this particular floral splashback is that you can surprisingly use it to achieve very different looks, depending on how confident you feel about colour in your home. Use either as a statement splashback in vibrant, fun kitchens or as focal point for a more grounded style. Dial up the brightness of this colourful splashback with bold kitchen accessories in zesty orange or leafy greens. Wall prints, kettles and ceramics are all easy ways to add more colour to your kitchen and are fun to collect and curate. Besides kitchen accessories, Sunset is a great colourful range cooker splashback, the perfect match for Everhot ‘tangerine’.
On the other hand, Sunset looks equally beautiful with a tonal green wall, for a softer look with just a splash of colour. The result is fresh and clean, and adds welcome individuality to the white modern kitchen below. This is a great example of a how a small cooker splashback can change the whole look of your kitchen!
Emma sometimes gets asked by splashback customers what colours to use in a north facing kitchen. Rich and warm shades, like those in Sunset, are perfect for balancing cool light and adding a sun-drenched feel. The deep oranges and purples in Emma’s hand-painted fritillaria radiate warmth, with the subtle shadow suggestive of dappled sunlight.
Further add to the warm, naturalistic aesthetic evoked by this design with wooden kitchen features. Oak worktops offer a timeless look, paired with coloured cabinetry to contrast and complement your colourful splashback. Though they have all the visual appeal, porous work surfaces (like wood, marble or polished concrete) can be tricky to care for against hot pans and spills. Emma can make durable, toughened glass worktop protectors upon request, custom-sized and to match your Splashback.
Bespoke Splashback Options
Though Sunset is one of Emma’s ready-to-go splashback designs, there are sometimes options to customise a splashback design. Bespoke elements add individuality to this variation of Sunset, with custom African Starlings painted by Emma swooping over the flowers. This personalised splashback also features a custom blue colourway and combines the Sunset design with ‘Sunset in Shadow’, for a truly unique splashback. If you like the idea of a one-of-one splashback design, chat to Emma about working together on a bespoke commission. An enjoyable process that’ll give you a completely original glass work of art to enjoy in your home every day.
More from the Sunset Fritillaria Design
Spot the Sunset floral design in etch, in Emma’s decorative glass mirror collection. Available as a 60cm round etched mirror that’s a stunning look for bathrooms, cloakrooms and hallways. Beautifully decorative yet perfectly functional, mount so your face is framed above the flowers growing beneath. Available to order online, contact for bespoke sizes or shapes.
Like this Colourful Splashback for your Home?
Samples are available to order online, of all the designs in Emma’s glass splashback collections. Contact Emma directly for a no-obligation quotation and to place a splashback order. Emma is also more than happy to offer design and technical consultations to help you achieve the best look for your home.
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