Kitchen hand towels are truly mistreated accessories. Let's face it; kitchen hand towels are glorified hand wipes, and to most people, the color and style of kitchen hand towels don't matter much. Function and practicality make people reach for any old kitchen hand towels sold on store shelves. Who cares, right?

Wrong. Kitchen hand towels are a home accessory and one of the final touches to interior décor. A set of kitchen hand towels that clashes badly with the room's color and style degrades the whole appeal of a kitchen, one of the most used rooms of your home.

In fact, choosing the wrong accessories to complement colors and style can change how individuals feel when they step in the room. If the overall feel of a room is offset by a clashing, aggressive color that unbalances, a person can never truly feel comfortable in his or her own home, and guests won't feel quite right either. The smallest details count for the best impression and maximum personal comfort.

Making the selection of a pair of kitchen hand towels that provides the quick hand-toweling you need but that also enhances the look and appearance of your kitchen is a smart choice. As with any color selection, paying attention to which colors and shades complement each other is important. Use a color wheel picked up at a paint store to see what the best matches would be, or look over paint sample cards in a home décor store to find complementary shades of the wall colors of your kitchen.

Avoid kitchen hand towels with too much busy pattern going on. While they may look attractive in stores, kitchen hand towels that have all sorts of colors, designs and pictures printed on just end up looking cluttered once placed in your kitchen. A hodge-podge of too much to see is distracting.

A better choice is kitchen hand towels with simple color choices. Often, those printed with just one color or a simple design are more attractive, blend in better, and complement existing colors in the kitchen. Another option is to find kitchen hand towels that have one main color but various lighter or darker shades of the same colors.

Many kitchen hand towels that serve this purpose well are those with helpful information printed on, such as a list of herbs and the meats or poultry they complement, or towels that offer conversions for units of measure. By necessity, most of these towels are simply white with one color printing. These types of hand towels are often good for students leaving for college or the young bachelor who isn't much of a cook and could use the help.

If a bit of a personal touch or softer edging is preferred, add a length of lace to the edge of kitchen hand towels you purchase. Always buy multiple sets of kitchen hand towels and rotate them regularly to keep them clean and bright. Nothing drags down a kitchen more than a dirty towel hanging from the handle of the stove!