Overall a white or light kitchen will evoke a clean and sanitary look.
Black or white cabinets.
We are building a house right now and we plan to put white upper cabinets and stained black lower cabinets in the kitchen.
My large island is antiqued white cabinets with black granite.
I also have a section with open shelves and some with glass fronts and a copper sink.
Since cabinets take up a lot of visual space a lighter colour for the cabinets helps give a more expansive feel.
I much prefer the black.
The island will also be stained black.
This can be both timeless and fresh and as an overall approach will never go completely out of style.
Whereas the refrigerator with the black cabinets looks more built in.
The white just looks cheap to me.
My walls are also a bright turquoise.
Light granite counter top.
My permeter cabinets are antiqued black which softens things.
My kitchen looks huge and i receive so many complements.
A splash of color like red mixed in with the black makes for a dramatic fun look as well.
It doesn t look bad to me.
Also one photo gives you a more wider view of the kitchen and one photo is more of a close up shot.
This will give you a clean contemporary look without going totally dark or overwhelming the senses.
I think it s because the design above looks very modern y to me maybe it s the handles on the cabinets.
I m surprised to say that because i much prefer white usually especially in farmhouse design.
My current kitchen has white upper and lower cabinets with a black stove and dishwasher.