21 Black Kitchen Cabinet Ideas for Stylish Cooks
The heart of your home is about to get cooler.
While white kitchen cabinets are classic and colorful kitchen cabinets are, we're ready for something a little moodier: black kitchen cabinets. Whether you're color-averse or simply trying to make do with preexisting dark cabinets, we rounded up twenty examples you'll want to recreate. Trust us, you'll want to to take advice from Mick Jagger and paint it black after seeing these glam designer kitchens that embrace onyx, pitch, and licorice. Paired with bright metals and pops of color, the darkest color on the spectrum can truly shine. Keep reading to see how you can get in on this dark design trend.
Pair With Marble
From the backsplashes to the countertops and even the floors, the slabs of barely gray honed Carrara marble covering the kitchen of Maxwell Ryan's Hamptons home make for a clean, airy look.
Opt for Display Cabinets
Display cabinets are another clever way to lighten up a black kitchen. Not only will you be able to display your pretty tableware and decorative objects, but the glass also makes it feel more open and spacious, as seen in this kitchen designed by Nicole Hollis Studio.
Mix Styles
Here's proof that subway tiles can even blend in with an industrial, modern environment. This kitchen designed by ETC.etera features edgy concrete floors, a retro red stool, sleek black stained-wood cabinetry, an architectural island, and a simple subway tile backsplash for an eclectic yet cohesive whole.
Go Monochrome
For a modern, Scandinavian minimalist look, use the same black materials for all your surfaces in the kitchen. The result will be sleek, understated, and tasteful (not to mention, makes the actual design process easier).
Add Pops of Color
Here, Chango & Co. created two stripes of olive green to break up the white backsplash and brighten up the black cabinets and sink.
Alternate Finishes
We're really digging the alternating black and gray stained wood cabinets in this deVOL kitchen. The varied tones (plus texture) adds interest to a neutral space. The sandy beige walls keep things neutral but warms thing a little more than a crisp white or super light gray. The shearling chair cover warms up, too, and the interior window creates flow and spreads the light.
Foget Upper Cabinets
The narrow shape of the a galley kitchen tends to present some spacial challenges. In this one designed by Catherine Kwong, the designer opened things up by ditching upper cabinets in favor of a floating shelf. Opting for sconces instead of a flush mount or pendant helps make the ceilings feel a little higher, too.
Stay True to Your Style
Here's proof that black kitchen cabinets can work with any style, even farmhouse-chic. Scot Meacham Wood made storage stylish by painting cabinets Ralph Lauren Paint's Scuba Black. A colorful Christopher Hyland plaid on the windows introduces a little cheer to the California kitchen.
Use Darker Wood
Jim Dove used Ralph Lauren Paint's Bone Black to update a New Jersey kitchen's cabinets, but didn't shy away from color elsewhere. Benjamin Moore's Nelson Blue coats the walls, and the open doorway reveals Duke Red by Ralph Lauren Paint in the butler's pantry.
Break It Up With Tiles
Black Harlowe cabinetry by Kraftmaid showcases a stunning black-and-silver Ann Sacks backsplash at the 2014 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. Designer Steven Miller warmed up the room with wooden shelves and countertops from Grothouse.
Add a Glam Chandelier
Tobi Tobin wanted to evoke "Paris apartments and grand French style" in this modern farmhouse, so she painted the cupboards Farrow & Ball's Pitch Black and topped it with a high gloss. A crystal chandelier provides the final chic touch.
Make It Retro
Benjamin Moore's Onyx sets the stage for gleaming brass hardware (and countertops!) in this Texas home by Miles Redd. The marble backsplash is from Walker Zanger.
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