Kristi
Modern hood
Wood, paint mix, including hood cover
Wood, paint mix; different counter tops. Note the farmhouse sink.
Wood and paint mix on cabinets. Using multiple colors. Note range hood covers in this and other photos.
White with color on island. Can also mix color and wood. Not furniture quality of island in this and other photos.
Off white cabinets with wood, furniture-look island. Note the more modern hood in this traditional kitchen.
Mix of 3 colors-wood and white cabinets, colored island. Not easy to pull off well, but can look great.
Cream and color (grey). Cabinets to the ceiling—less dust and more storage.
Dark and light cabinets, hood detail
Blue and white cabinets; different countertops.
Off white cabinets, dark island, different countertops. Cabinets to the ceiling.
Cream and color cabinets and island
Paint matches cabinet!
Even modern cabinet colors can create a traditional look. Note the style of the cabinets and fixtures and the farmhouse sink.
High contrast island
Wood island. Counter connects to painted cabinets using grey. Cabinets to the ceiling.
Cabinets contrast with island. Counters reverse the contrast
Low contrast, different paint on cabinets and island. Note the traditional style, but stainless hood. Cabinets to the ceiling.
Wood and paint (contemporary)
Pick a color, any color, for your cabinets. Here’s an example of an uncommon shade. Something like this would likely be custom.
White with details that keep it from looking sterile (hood, countertops, color on the ceiling). Cabinets to the ceiling.
Island as furniture, with a different color and counter (and a place for cookbooks)
Furniture style, wood island. Color picked up by pendants.
A darker kitchen. More dramatic. Excellent lighting a must (true regardless though really). Cabinets to the ceiling.
Arrangement!
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