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Kitchen Renovation: Are Coloured Cabinets Trending?
These 18 cabinets beautifully illustrate how colour can go a long way in spicing up a kitchen design
During a kitchen renovation or new build, homeowners tend to invest a lot of time in deciding the cabinet finishing. While white, greys and browns are among the more popular options, graceful pastels, gorgeous reds and deep blues are being adopted more and more these days. Although colourful kitchen cabinetry has been around a long time, the vast choice of colours available now is like nothing before. If you are seeking some trending cabinetry colour inspiration, these 18 kitchens will surely give you the right push.
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2. Location: Ahmedabad, India
Designer: Ace Associates
This contemporary kitchen goes all-in with pastel blue. The accompaniment of plain white and cement grey adds to the calm and crisp vibe.
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Designer: Ace Associates
This contemporary kitchen goes all-in with pastel blue. The accompaniment of plain white and cement grey adds to the calm and crisp vibe.
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3. Location: Boston, USA
I love the introduction of bold red island cabinets amidst gunmetal-grey and wooden finishes in this open kitchen here. The red gives a sudden, bold thrust to the transitional design without overdoing it.
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I love the introduction of bold red island cabinets amidst gunmetal-grey and wooden finishes in this open kitchen here. The red gives a sudden, bold thrust to the transitional design without overdoing it.
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4. Location: Gurugram, India
Designer: HomeLane
Soft beige, which lines the bottom cabinets here, adds subtle warmth to this modular kitchen. The overhead cabinets are done in white to keep the visual weight light.
Here are 11 more captivating modular kitchen colour combinations
Designer: HomeLane
Soft beige, which lines the bottom cabinets here, adds subtle warmth to this modular kitchen. The overhead cabinets are done in white to keep the visual weight light.
Here are 11 more captivating modular kitchen colour combinations
5. Location: Blenheim, New Zealand
Designer: Alex Fulton Design
I cannot stop admiring how the unexpected shades of orange, peach and pink come together in this eclectic kitchen here. It is not easy on the eye, yet makes it hard to look away.
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Designer: Alex Fulton Design
I cannot stop admiring how the unexpected shades of orange, peach and pink come together in this eclectic kitchen here. It is not easy on the eye, yet makes it hard to look away.
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6. Location: Seal Beach, USA
Here is another fine example of colour blocking done right. Deep blue on the Shaker-style cabinets adds style and substance to the contrasting all-white kitchen.
30 Kitchen Cabinets With Contrasting Colour Combinations
Here is another fine example of colour blocking done right. Deep blue on the Shaker-style cabinets adds style and substance to the contrasting all-white kitchen.
30 Kitchen Cabinets With Contrasting Colour Combinations
7. Location: Pittsburgh, USA
Designer: Architect Mary Cerrone
This narrow contemporary kitchen sports a bright yellow on the cabinetry. The hue carries through delightfully to the patterned backsplash tiles to unify the whole design.
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Designer: Architect Mary Cerrone
This narrow contemporary kitchen sports a bright yellow on the cabinetry. The hue carries through delightfully to the patterned backsplash tiles to unify the whole design.
Check out these 10 spaces that light up with a slice of yellow
8. Location: London, UK
Designer: Godrich Interiors
This is another kitchen that features pastel-blue cabinets and island counter, this time paired with similarly coloured bar stools and dusky pink walls.
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Designer: Godrich Interiors
This is another kitchen that features pastel-blue cabinets and island counter, this time paired with similarly coloured bar stools and dusky pink walls.
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9. Location: Mumbai, India
Designer: Akari Studio
Tones of the earth and nature – brown and dark green – sets a mature, grounded mood in this contemporary galley kitchen. The mix of matte and glossy textures draws the eye throughout the room.
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Designer: Akari Studio
Tones of the earth and nature – brown and dark green – sets a mature, grounded mood in this contemporary galley kitchen. The mix of matte and glossy textures draws the eye throughout the room.
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10. Location: Bengaluru, India
Designer: Weespaces
This Mediterranean space has an interesting blend of white and blue, and patterns and solids. The dark-teal cabinets offer a strong, timeless personality to this open kitchen, as well as supplement the other touches of blue across the home.
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Designer: Weespaces
This Mediterranean space has an interesting blend of white and blue, and patterns and solids. The dark-teal cabinets offer a strong, timeless personality to this open kitchen, as well as supplement the other touches of blue across the home.
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11. Location: Bengaluru, India
Designer: The Zen Theory
Glossy lead-grey cabinets dominate the colour palette of this contemporary kitchen. The designers customised the floor tiles to match the colour of the cabinet, tying the whole space together.
Designer: The Zen Theory
Glossy lead-grey cabinets dominate the colour palette of this contemporary kitchen. The designers customised the floor tiles to match the colour of the cabinet, tying the whole space together.
12. Location: Chicago, USA
Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year – Classic Blue – works well in energising this galley kitchen, since the rest of the colour palette is light and plain. The light blue on the walls nods to the all-blue tone of the room.
Here are ways to use Classic Blue, Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year
Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year – Classic Blue – works well in energising this galley kitchen, since the rest of the colour palette is light and plain. The light blue on the walls nods to the all-blue tone of the room.
Here are ways to use Classic Blue, Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year
13. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Just the right amount of dark pine green on the cabinets and island shapes an elegant and cosy appeal in this Mediterranean kitchen here. The white on the walls and ceiling, and the brown of the wooden floor neutralise the palette and save the design from going dramatic.
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Just the right amount of dark pine green on the cabinets and island shapes an elegant and cosy appeal in this Mediterranean kitchen here. The white on the walls and ceiling, and the brown of the wooden floor neutralise the palette and save the design from going dramatic.
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14. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Kvänum Køkken
This one is a beautiful single-colour, pared-back setup. A soothing olive green on the cabinets anchors the overall decor of this transitional kitchen.
10 Timeless Kitchen Colour Schemes
Designer: Kvänum Køkken
This one is a beautiful single-colour, pared-back setup. A soothing olive green on the cabinets anchors the overall decor of this transitional kitchen.
10 Timeless Kitchen Colour Schemes
15. Location: Delhi, India
Designer: Mold Design Studio
In this contemporary kitchen, I like how blue is used in a modest, wholesome fashion on the cabinets.
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Designer: Mold Design Studio
In this contemporary kitchen, I like how blue is used in a modest, wholesome fashion on the cabinets.
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16. Location: Chicago, USA
Designer: Chi Renovation & Design
Renovating a kitchen for a retro feel comes with a risk of going over the top with the details. But the light-green cabinets here make for a fresh and timeless-looking kitchen. Glass on the overhead cabinets balances the design and offers bonus display space.
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Designer: Chi Renovation & Design
Renovating a kitchen for a retro feel comes with a risk of going over the top with the details. But the light-green cabinets here make for a fresh and timeless-looking kitchen. Glass on the overhead cabinets balances the design and offers bonus display space.
See more pictures of this retro kitchen here
17. Location: London, UK
The deep red on the cabinets draws the eye. The colour keeps the attention away from the narrowness and the glossy surface bounces light around the kitchen to create a feeling of spaciousness and depth.
Want to make your small kitchen feel bigger?
The deep red on the cabinets draws the eye. The colour keeps the attention away from the narrowness and the glossy surface bounces light around the kitchen to create a feeling of spaciousness and depth.
Want to make your small kitchen feel bigger?
18. Location: Reston, USA
In this transitional Shaker-style kitchen, I like how the yellow on cabinets under the sink is supplemented by yellow walls on the right and left. The yellow does so much for this plain white kitchen.
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Are you a fan of colourful cabinets? What colour is your kitchen? Tell us in Comments below.
In this transitional Shaker-style kitchen, I like how the yellow on cabinets under the sink is supplemented by yellow walls on the right and left. The yellow does so much for this plain white kitchen.
Read more:
What’s the Best Material for Kitchen Cabinets?
5 Ways to Upgrade & Update Kitchen Cabinets for Cheap
Tell us:
Are you a fan of colourful cabinets? What colour is your kitchen? Tell us in Comments below.
Designer: Design Box
Colour blocking allows the deep blue to pop on the cabinets here. This space rightly shows how effective colour can be in lifting an otherwise neutral space.
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