What do you want to do?
Personally, I like an all white kitchen, so that’s what I am planning to do. I think social media and the constant influx of new kitchen pics has us all
Second guessing our own likes and dislikes. If you want a white kitchen with a blue island and it makes you happy, then who cares what’s trendy or not? You’re the one that has to live in the space day in and day out, so make it space you want to speaks time in.

Spend time in...

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Personally I think the all white kitchen with navy island should really be dependent on the style of the home and the location (think beach-y coastal bluff overlooking the ocean :P)...And am so tired of seeing the all white kitchens.

It's your house, get what you love and who cares if it's 'too trendy' - trendy is kind of a subjective term.

Jenn, while I respect that you personally are tired of seeing all white kitchens, what real difference should that make to the OP?

Not all white and not a black or gray island leaves a lot of options besides navy. I'm not saying you shouldn't do navy and white, but I think Green Designs suggestion above is a good way to think about the decision (do I really like it vs. am I just being influenced by trends).

But besides navy, you could do wood, green, turquoise, lighter blues, burgundy, yellow, orange, or purple, depending on your preferences and decor.

I'm firmly in the camp of "your kitchen, do what you want," but...

I do think a navy island with white perimeter cabinets is sort of... half-assing it. Like, it's a safe choice. And, as a result, it's overdone. I think navy cabinets are gorgeous, and they make a statement. But they definitely don't work in every situation. Is your kitchen one that can handle it? I hope so!

Green Designs said what Ive been saying for a long time, only much better than me!

I’m doing BM White Dove perimeter cabinets and a SW Pewter Green island. There are lots of other colors out there than navy! I love navy but decided the green was more “me” and my kitchen couldn’t handle all green cabinets (too dark, north side of house and woods outside windows). I fell in love with the pewter green cabinets after seeing them in Emily Henderson’s Portland project.
https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/portland-project-the-kitchen-remodel-reveal

Can you bring home some sample doors and move them around your space? Which navy? Navy varies from almost black down to a much lighter shade. It CAN be dark and oppressive, but it doesn't have to be:

Your choices for flooring, counter tops, and backsplash will influence how dark it feels. So will lighting plans, and the amount of natural light your kitchen gets.

This is the ubiquitous two-toned look:

Another option, if it fits your layout, is to style one section of cabinets to look like a hutch, and do them in a wood:

Agree that Green Designs is spot on. For myself, blue has always been my favorite color. 25 years ago I was a navy person and had it throughout my home. Today, I am still a blue person, but the shade has turned to a more colonial blue, which is again throughout my home. When we built our new home 5 years ago, I went with white perimeter cabs with a blue island (BM Mineral Alloy). I don't foresee growing tired of the blue anytime soon as I loved it for 50+ years, but yes, it can always be painted.

I love navy and have for several years, I love gray too... and all white kitchens. DO NOT let contractors/designers talk you out of something you love. Mine tried to a few years back when we did our kitchen and then apologized after it was done realizing the gray we chose for our island fit perfectly into our house style. He tried to get us to go with cherry.

I agree with Green Designs as well. It doesn't matter what your designer says or if it is a trend, you do what YOU want. If you love blue, great- do blue. As others have said there are many different hues of blue. If you want another color consider it. Everyone here has their own ideas of what they want in their own kitchens. The question is what do YOU want? Do not be afraid of color.

I am putting a blue island in my kitchen but not navy. I love blue, have for years. I figure if I ever tire of it, I can have the island painted. There are many beautiful colors in kitchens these days. If you prefer white, then do white. If you have a lot of light you can get away with a darker color cabinets. Explore all the different colors out there and look at lots of pictures, it helps tremendously. I wish you luck and hope you will come back and tell us what you decided on!

I saw this kitchen recently here on Houzz. I like this shade of bright blue as well as the countertop choices they made. Doesn’t look overly trendy at all to me.

Thanks everyone. Blue is my favorite color and has been forever. It is also my husbands favorite color. There will be plenty of other navy and blue tones in the house.

i ended up doing a navy island and navy lower cabinets on the range wall with white upper cabinets and white on the fridge wall. I chose Benjamin Moore Blue Note for the blue and Simply White for the white. I hope I like the two tone look once I see it in my actual space. Part of me wanted to do all cabinets navy (including uppers) but I was scared it would be too dark.

Cabinets are being painted today and should be installed soon.

I think this will look spectacular! Be sure to post photos!

I love the blue you chose. Good for you. Do what appeals and fits you and your family. Unless you are selling the house soon then enjoy it. Too many people basing their lives based on imaginary future people and scenarios they forget to enjoy the very thing that it's supposed to be your sanctuary; your home. Good luck and show us pictures!

Congratulations on your choice! I'm sure you will love it.

bardzil Please post pics of the progress we are doing similar! I actually have both Blue Note and Hale Navy saved!! They are similar but it's hard to choose.

I love blues - all blues - and I love to mix them throughout my house. Not many rooms that have no blue, actually. Glad you're going for it because you love it! Can't wait to see pictures.

Sounds great! I’m sure you’ll love it.

NH Baskets, do you remember the name of the reflective white tile you used? I love it!

Mom—it’s from California Tile. Sorry I don’t remember any more details.

What about a navy island and natural wood cabinet like walnut, or vice versa? I don’t think it’s a dead trend, and also,
If you LOVE it, who cares. They are classic colors.
But navy perimeters and a walnut island could look amazing.

When my daughter had her cabinets/island repainted, her boys were then about 5 and 7. So, she painted the part of the island where the stools are black, but the rest is the same color as the rest of the cabinets (a light sand). She knew her boys would sit on those stools and kick that island and there would be black marks there all the time. They did. Since it's black, no one can see them 12 years later!

It is far more trendy to paint the cabinets all blue than to have a classic white kitchen with a blue island. Now understand, I love navy blue. It's a clean, classic color. It's a basic color in my decoration for the last forty years. It has survived a bunch of other trends.

Do what you want and the rest be damned. If you are concerned, you could always go with a stained island and white cabinets. That is a neutral classic.

IMO, White cabinets & Neutral colors are consider classic & a safer choice to appeal to the masses. Often used as a base for trends.

Primary, Secondary & their mixtures seem to be consider more trendy or fashionable. Funny similar to clothing.

Primary & Secondary Colors when used come in & out of trend & or therefore use during a specific time frame, "date" a kitchen. For example, 50s = light blue & pink with certain curving geometric shapes 60s hippy times, natural colors like advocado, browns, darker yelloes & flower power shapes. 70s, 80s, 90s, up to now. Trends seem to last 10 years before the internet. Trends seem to be changing more rapidy now due to buying online, searching online, able to buy internationally easier, home tv shows, etc.

So with that said to go trendy or with what you like depends on the situation.

If putting home on market I suggest appealing to as many buyers as possible, I would do neutrals with trends mixed in. Right now, white shaker is the safest choice to sell a home,imo. It is classic. White also makes the room appear bigger & brighter. That is why I do white on wall cabinets & possibly a different color island in neutrals. I consider natural wood stains & greys neutral.

A lot of debate if grey, beige & wood are trendy. Well the reason why, imo, is because those colors often have little amount of the Primary & Secondary colors. Grey, beige, white, wood are neutral. Neutral colors don't usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.” A neutral when starting to add tones of Primary & Secondary can go out of the "neutral zone" which starts to go into the trend zone.

So, with that said,

if not reselling right away,

I agree with everyone else above, do what you truly love & enjoy it for many years to come.

If selling within 5 years, go with a bright neutral classic on the walls & do whatever you want on an island. An island can easily be painted or redone to prepare it for selling home, if needed. Much easier & less $ than having to update a kitchen by redoing of cabinets on walls with countertop or just list it lower on market some.

If getting ready to sell, stay neutral & bright.

Hope that helps you make the best decision for you ;) It's your home & it's all about you.

Btw,

I love blues & blue islands. I especially like teals. I love white cabinets on walls with a blue island. I have always liked blues & have always incorporated them throughtout my home one way or another.

Some photo examples to compare options using blue.

All blue ,imo darkens the room more & make it looks smaller. If want all blue cabinets, I would only do this in a real big kitchen tall ceilings &a lot of sunlight.

Blue island with white cabinets & lighter blue walls.

Navy & white inspiration photos. I really like this combo.