Ideas for How to Decorate Your Kitchen in a Chocolate Theme

Creating a Delicious Place to Dine

Rosallee Scott
Decorate your kitchen in a chocolate theme if the creamy treats are your passion. Showcase your love for your favorites by picking one type of brand to focus on or create an oasis where everything brown and delicious is reflected in the decor. A whimsical approach would be to use famous characters associated with the product. A romantic feel can be achieved by pairing it with strawberries or cherries. For a contemporary vibe keep everything simple with just a few of the ideas below.

Colors
With a chocolate themed kitchen, the main colors of course should be browns. All hues of brown will work, so pick your favorite. Any accent color will work as well, including using the rainbow of colors that chocolate comes packaged in. White works well in modern interior design and also plays off the brown chocolate VS white chocolate debate.

Artwork
Frame vintage advertisements or funny new ones to hang on the wall as inspiration for the rest of your decor choices. Create a collage of old candy bar wrappers to frame or turn them into fun magnets by reading Candy Bar Embellishments for Your Fridge. Vintage candy molds can be used as storage containers for small items, as well as wall decor.

Accessories
Must-haves for decorating your kitchen in a chocolate theme is a hot chocolate maker with cups and a fun chocolate fondue fountain. Display any of your chocolate making tools on a shelf and hang the cups off of decorative hooks beneath it. Look for character cups displaying your favorite brand or just simple ones that complement the rest of the colors in the space. Place a bowl of your favorite treats on the counter for an easy and edible focal point to the room.

Centerpieces
When decorating your kitchen in a chocolate theme, make sure your table decorations reflect your passion as well. Check out How to Make a Fun Size Candy Bar Topiary or Easy Candy Bar Bouquet for Any Occasion for centerpiece ideas. Read Craft for Kids: Paper Mosaic Candles for an easy and fun way to complete the focal point of your delicious dining experience. Choose dishes in simple hues of white or brown for a contemporary finish to your settings or mixed colors if you are going for a whimsical look.

Reference:
5 Brown Decorating Themes for Kitchens
"With these five brown decorating themes for kitchens, your space will be anything but boring. Though considered one of the neutral colors in interior design, you can bring out the depth of the hue when you decorate a brown kitchen in way that expresses one of your passions."

Published by Rosallee Scott - Featured Contributor in Beauty

Rosallee Scott has been a freelance writer & researcher since 1998. She is a Featured Lifestyle Contributor here on Y!CN. Spending over a decade working side by side and learning from her sub-contractor husb...  View profile

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  • Cicely A. Richard1/12/2011

    Sound really pretty.

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