If you are one of those people who love to brighten their days with liberal use of bright colour around the home, you will probably find you are able to carry this through to your large appliances, too, and particularly to your cooker. Range cookers are a great way to make a statement anyway, but going for one in a colour which suits your more colourful outlook on life is an opportunity not to be missed.

The Stoves Richmond 1100 stands out from the crowd in Floral Burst, currently £1695* from Rangecookers.co.uk

Any Colour You Like

The good news is that due to initiatives like Colour Boutique from Belling and Stoves, finding a colour with a bit of punch need not be too onerous a task, or overly expensive. If you do have the budget, the more premium brands like Lacanche also off a fantastic selection of standard colours or, like Britannia or Rangecookers, a

bespoke colour service

which allows you to specify your perfect shade of pink, lime green, yellow, electric blue or... well, you get the idea. If the colour red is your thing, then you are likely to find a red cooker just right for you at a standard price from most of the mainstream brands like Rangemaster, Falcon and Britannia and Bertazzoni.

Smaller Freestanding Cookers

If you just need a normal sized cooker rather than a larger range, then Stoves and New World have some lovely red cookers, or there are some stunning options from premium brands like Steel, ILVE, Bertazzoni, Lacanche and Westahl HERE.

Because these more off-the-beaten-track colours are often built to order there is usually a premium on top of the standard cost, but not always. Even so, it seems a small price to pay for getting your perfect cooker, and your life will definitely be cheerier for it!

to see more range cookers in exotic colours


*Prices correct as of February 2014