Making a statement and creating a mood with cabinetry in the kitchen has become a popular trend. Our clients are moving away from all white cabinetry and beginning to incorporate colored cabinets into their kitchens. The bold cabinet colors are being beautifully paired with fixtures and hardware in brass and contrasting metals. If you were remodeling your kitchen would you choose white cabinets or go for something more bold?
Is Blue For You?
A versatile color, the blue family offers a wealth of options. Powder, baby, robin’s-egg, and grayish blue hues emit soothing rhythms that nicely suit cottage, country, and classic kitchen designs. Congenial companions for pale blues include white beaded board, blue-tinted or white subway tiles, watery glass mosaic tiles, and complementary veined white marble.
Navy, sapphire, and cobalt blues work in both traditional and modern kitchen designs, as well as in-the-middle transitional aesthetics. These intense blues might be used to accentuate an island or for a kitchen’s perimeters. Slightly formal in feel, deep blues beautifully partner with dark wood finishes, white and light-to-medium gray surfaces, and shiny silver metallic elements. Concrete countertops, beige-painted walls and stony backsplashes ease the formality. Combining cobalt blue laminate cabinets with bright white surfaces and steely gray walls results in fashion-forward kitchen designs.
It’s Easy Going Green
Depending on their shade and finish, green kitchen cabinets can act as dramatic focal points or quietly retreat to let something else shine. Aqua and seafoam green kitchen cabinets go nicely with vintage and cottage designs. Pair water-inspired greens with creamy walls and countertops, antique farm tables, and wood finishes boasting warm undertones. Finish the look with wrought-iron cabinet hardware, stone farmhouse sinks, and vivid orange and red accessories.
If you really want to be bold, try hunter green kitchen cabinetry. Hunter green cabinets, a bright white counter top, open wood shelves and a brass faucet give this kitchen its quintessential English charm.
Black Is Back
Whether you prefer obsidian, jet, or ebony, black can take your cooking space to a seriously sleek level. This kitchen feels light and bright thanks to the white walls. You still get that moody, dramatic feel with a few well-placed black accents, like the cabinets and vintage-inspired canopy hood.
Black kitchen cabinets create a sophisticated and contemporary look while adding richness and drama to the space in a way not possible with more traditional finishes. A design based on painted black cabinets is easy to integrate into a kitchen remodel, since the dark cabinetry complements almost any appliance color, especially stainless steel, and works well with most flooring and trim colors. To keep the effect of dark cabinets from overwhelming the space, balance it with light colors on the walls, countertops, floors, and backsplash, and consider using open shelves instead of wall cabinets in a section.
What color kitchen cabinets would you like? Our designers would love to show you all the bold new colors that are available. Call for a free in-home consultation so we can show you what is possible.