A Baker’s Dozen Colors for Kitchen Cabinets
Not into white? Try one of these deliciously colorful kitchen cabinet possibilities
White kitchens cabinets continue to be popular, but if you’d prefer to use more color there are so many options beyond popular blue, wood or gray. Here we celebrate 13 pleasing cabinet colors you may not have considered. Which color would make you feel happiest in your kitchen?
2. Dusty Mauve and Turquoise
And unexpected combination of warm mauve and cool turquoise in this kitchen feels both fun and balanced. The backsplash marries the room’s tones thanks to the warmth of the copper and its cooler patina.
Lower perimeter cabinet paint: color-matched to Mid Azure Green by Little Greene; upper cabinet and island paint: color-matched to Heart Wood by Dulux
And unexpected combination of warm mauve and cool turquoise in this kitchen feels both fun and balanced. The backsplash marries the room’s tones thanks to the warmth of the copper and its cooler patina.
Lower perimeter cabinet paint: color-matched to Mid Azure Green by Little Greene; upper cabinet and island paint: color-matched to Heart Wood by Dulux
3. Periwinkle
This butler’s pantry off a kitchen in Boise, Idaho, embraces periwinkle paint for the cabinets from ceiling to floor. A pantry area can be a fun place to embrace a bold color, though here glass cabinet fronts help tone down the strong choice. The cabinet interiors in the pantry are oiled cherrywood and the main kitchen has the inverse cabinet color scheme, with oiled cherry for the exteriors and periwinkle paint on the interiors.
The homeowner seems confident about quirky decor choices; if you click on the photo to enlarge it, you can just see a cheeky George Washington head decorative piece to the left of the sink.
This butler’s pantry off a kitchen in Boise, Idaho, embraces periwinkle paint for the cabinets from ceiling to floor. A pantry area can be a fun place to embrace a bold color, though here glass cabinet fronts help tone down the strong choice. The cabinet interiors in the pantry are oiled cherrywood and the main kitchen has the inverse cabinet color scheme, with oiled cherry for the exteriors and periwinkle paint on the interiors.
The homeowner seems confident about quirky decor choices; if you click on the photo to enlarge it, you can just see a cheeky George Washington head decorative piece to the left of the sink.
4. Purple-Blue
The cabinets in this New York kitchen bring an elegantly playful feel to an otherwise neutral kitchen. Yellow accessories offer punchy contrast with the power of color theory behind them: Yellow and purple are complementary colors, meaning they are opposite each other on the color wheel.
Cabinet paint: Evening Dove, Benjamin Moore
The cabinets in this New York kitchen bring an elegantly playful feel to an otherwise neutral kitchen. Yellow accessories offer punchy contrast with the power of color theory behind them: Yellow and purple are complementary colors, meaning they are opposite each other on the color wheel.
Cabinet paint: Evening Dove, Benjamin Moore
5. Peach
Modern flat-panel cabinets get a warm touch from their peach color in this kitchen in Minsk, Belarus. The cabinet color picks up on the peach in the natural stone backsplash, which has an agate-like pattern.
Cabinet paint: Beige Red, RAL
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Modern flat-panel cabinets get a warm touch from their peach color in this kitchen in Minsk, Belarus. The cabinet color picks up on the peach in the natural stone backsplash, which has an agate-like pattern.
Cabinet paint: Beige Red, RAL
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6. Coral
The deep color of the cabinets on this kitchen island in Minneapolis draws the eye. This is one way to make a mostly white kitchen more colorful (black counters also help).
Cabinet paint: Montana Agate, White Dove, both Benjamin Moore
The deep color of the cabinets on this kitchen island in Minneapolis draws the eye. This is one way to make a mostly white kitchen more colorful (black counters also help).
Cabinet paint: Montana Agate, White Dove, both Benjamin Moore
7. Mint
A distressed green dresses the cabinets in this farmhouse in Burton, Texas. The color is a close match to that of the Smeg retro style toaster just visible beneath the glass-front cabinets.
A distressed green dresses the cabinets in this farmhouse in Burton, Texas. The color is a close match to that of the Smeg retro style toaster just visible beneath the glass-front cabinets.
8. Dollar Bill Green
Dramatic deep green brings richness to this kitchen in Austin, Texas. The cabinets feature custom insets constructed from two layers of meshed brass. The counters, too, are green: a soapstone so dark it looks nearly black.
Cabinet and island paint: Dollar Bill Green, Benjamin Moore
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Dramatic deep green brings richness to this kitchen in Austin, Texas. The cabinets feature custom insets constructed from two layers of meshed brass. The counters, too, are green: a soapstone so dark it looks nearly black.
Cabinet and island paint: Dollar Bill Green, Benjamin Moore
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9. Light Lemon
Pale yellow graces the kitchen of this New York townhouse. Retro-style appliances continue the color theme.
Cabinet and island paint: Light Yellow, Benjamin Moore
Pale yellow graces the kitchen of this New York townhouse. Retro-style appliances continue the color theme.
Cabinet and island paint: Light Yellow, Benjamin Moore
10. Gold
If you prefer deeper yellow, a bold gold could bring a sunny feel to your kitchen, as it does in this London space.
If you prefer deeper yellow, a bold gold could bring a sunny feel to your kitchen, as it does in this London space.
11. Red
The dramatic red island in this Washington, D.C., kitchen features a textured finish embossed to look like crocodile skin. Subdued modern wood cabinetry balances the eye-catching island color choice.
The dramatic red island in this Washington, D.C., kitchen features a textured finish embossed to look like crocodile skin. Subdued modern wood cabinetry balances the eye-catching island color choice.
13. A Favorite Trio
This kitchen in Singapore features not one or two, but three distinct cabinet colors: a gray-blue for the lowers, soft green for the uppers and pale pink for a full cabinet wall that contains the microwave. It’s a unique look that makes this a very personalized kitchen.
Your turn: Do you like the idea of colorful cabinets? If so, what favorite color — or colors — would you like to see on your kitchen cabinets? Share in the Comments.
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This kitchen in Singapore features not one or two, but three distinct cabinet colors: a gray-blue for the lowers, soft green for the uppers and pale pink for a full cabinet wall that contains the microwave. It’s a unique look that makes this a very personalized kitchen.
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There’s an endless variety of blues to consider, but blue-greens, with their water-like feeling, can be especially refreshing. This beachy shade brings a sense of calm to its Atlanta kitchen.
Wall, cabinets, island and appliance door paint: Tidewater, Sherwin-Williams
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