My mums very old, cold house has a massive kitchen with lots of uneven walls to emulsion and lots of wood to gloss. At the moment the walls are sky blue and the woodwork is sunflower yellow, so nice and bright. We want a complete change in colour scheme but we haven't a clue, it's been this colour for about 15 years so nervous to change it and make a mistake - any ideas, please! The wood has to be painted not stripped, some of it is chipboard covering pipes etc.
Had a look at Farrow and Ball found some ideas thanks

I was going to suggest traditional colours for the kitchen, which are yellow and blue.
So that's me stumped.

The reason that yellow and blue were used in kitchens was to keep flies away. I was told that flies do not like the colour combination.

good question but i am sorry i don't know the answer

I would go for terracotta and mustard (dark) yellow. Keep wood in elderly houses white or magnolia/off white, if you are not stripping it. Sounds grim I know, but it works. Blue is very cold and even colder matched with bright yellow. You need nice autumnal colours in mellow shades to relax and warm the feel of the room. Keep lighting in the kitchen bright. I have a blue daylight bulb in mine as it gives off a white light. (good for bathrooms too). Why not get some match pots and experiment with the colours before committing.