I've been looking at amazing kitchen for quite awhile and have been going back and forth between all white kitchens & kitchens with white upper cabinets / open shelving with a different bottom color cabinet. Here are a few of my favorite all white small kitchens { while I adore the big ones, the small ones really help keep our kitchen in prospective } You can see how our kitchen looks here.
Why I love these all white kitchens: Open Shelves for cookbooks & dishes. Clean look of all white cabinets makes the kitchen look classic. I also love the under cabinet CD player, which is a MUST for our tiny kitchen!
Why I love white upper kitchens and dark bottom cabinets: Love the combination the of classic white with black or grey bottoms, so fresh!! Love the open shelves below the cabinets in kitchen # 2
So that's what's been on my mind lately. I know when we first start painting the cabinets it will add so much light to our kitchen and make the room feel larger. We plan on painting the uppers first, and painting the lower ones after we replace our fugly counters. Then I think instead of painting our lower cabinets we could leave then the dark stained brown they currently are, but then it might be hard to color match the stain when we add new cabinets. Simple decisions such as painting, really mean so much to me and are time consuming! lol :)
What do you prefer in kitchens one color or two? Have you painted your kitchen cabinets, if so what color did you go with?
I perfer one color. I painted my kitchen cabinets this spring all white. I love them!
ReplyDeleteI like them all. I have to say, though, I tihnk I like the grey lowers instead of the black. But, I can't wait to see what you do! You always work magic in your home!
ReplyDeleteI like the two colors. Too much white makes my eyes hurt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input!! I do like the two colors alot its so hard to decide!!
ReplyDeleteLove the kitchen pictures, but I love even more that you used the word fugly. Haha! Mean Girls is hilarious. =)
ReplyDeleteHmmm, this is a tough one. They are all so beautiful. But I think I kind of like the contrast of the white uppers and the dark lowers. That picture of the grey cabinets is pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteWe've never done any work in our kitchen yet, but I would love to someday!
There's something so fresh about an all white kitchen. You can add color through accessories and update you room anytime you want a change. (Have you ever watched an episode of Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee? Love her white kitchen and the way she accessorizes it to relate to the episode.)
ReplyDeleteHey! I just finished painting my kitchen with cream uppers and grey lowers.
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Oh it was a lot of work, but worth it. To tell you the truth, I wish I had done a dark stain on the lowers because I'm loving the look of white and wood together. Oh well, it's still a huge improvement, and I'd highly recommend it!
Camille
Camille - Thank you so much for sharing your kitchen project! I love the colors your choose and the open shelving and the roman shade too!! All where great choices!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures, I've been dying for some inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMay we know what you did with your kitchen? For me, I think any would do. I also love the idea of all white because it really makes the kitchen look so refreshing and clean but the contracting white and black or grey is also stunning. I guess if you have dark colored floors or closets Bergen, it would be better to go for all white.
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