I think that it could be a very nice combination, but the flooring is also dark. I feel like it is too much dark if you have black cabinetry and a dark floor. What if you do the black cabinetry, light counters and and a light floor....?

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I agree on the flooring, not just because it's a lot of dark, but also because it will show every bit of dirt/fuzz/fur/feathers/dust around.

Love the countertop choices.

It's an open plan so I presume the floor is for all the space...?

If you don't mind going with lighter color floor, as in you haven't decided yet, the lighter flooring would create a better contrast with the cabinets. Unless we see the other floor darker than it is in real life.

If for the sake of the whole space you highly prefer dark floor-I feel you should consider lighter cabinets. Even if the space is very large,open, and gets a lot of light...the expanse of the cabinets is still too big, it will be too much black on dark brown.

(I went for a very little contrast cabinet and flooring myself, not that it can't be done at all-but it was in a bathroom, much smaller space, and the colors were more medium-toned. )

Otherwise, it's a very pretty scheme you're going for.

For your own sanity, don't go with the darker floors. They never look clean and show every footprint and speck of dust. Ask me how I know. Sigh.

Otherwise, i like your selections.

Love the cabinet and countertop choices...agree with all the others about the flooring. Even in an open floor plan with lots of natural light, the dark floors and black cabinets are going to make for a dark feel and impossible to keep looking clean. At different points in our lives I have lived with a dark, dark floor and a pure white ceramic tile floor...never again to the dark floor...every single speck of dust, dog/cat hair, random human hair, bread crumb, lint, etc stands out like a sore thumb on a dark floor.

I agree, lighter floors would be nicest, IMO. Black cabinets with light counters are beautiful, but a dark floor might make the kitchen too dark. Jilldag's photo above is a nice example of how a light floor, counter and back splash brightens the kitchen up.

Another vote for going lighter with the floor. I love the cabinet and countertop choices you made!

I just finished perusing the Houzz pictures of dark cabinets and dark floors. I really love the look! I couldn't do it at my house though because I know what it is like to have dark floors, and I won't go there again. :)

The lighter wood floor sample on the right. I agree with almost everyone about the dirt on the very dark floor. Designers will also tell you that you need a "wood" component to soften all of the stone and paint. You can get this element and warm up the space with the medium tone wood flooring.

I suggest white perimeter cabinets with the black island. I've been in all black kitchens. They were a bit overwhelming. I think you will get tired of the all black kitchen. The black will absorb light, the white will reflect it. Please consider the amount of natural light in the area, too. Most magazine pictures have significant artificial light added to the are when photographed.

Your feedback is sincerely apprreciated! Stepping back and absorbing your conensus-reached comments, we 100% agree that a dark floor and dark cabinets would be too dark and gloomy.

Back to the Design Center! I think we're going to change flooring.

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PS - a correction - the quartz we're leaning toward is "London Grey", not "London Fog."