Good Color Combinations for Kitchens

Old-Fashioned Blue and White

• Blue and white color combinations offer you a plethora of style options when decorating your kitchen. A farmhouse look is achieved with blue cabinets and blue tile countertops. White curtains fashioned from hand-embroidered dish towels add a nostalgic feel. Install a porcelain apron sink that stands out against the blue. Finalize the farmhouse look with a vintage, white metal Hoosier cabinet with a flour storage bin to transport your kitchen back in time.

Modern Blue and White

• For a modern touch, use long, brushed nickel handles on blue metal cabinet doors and drawers. Sleek white Corian countertops are easy to maintain and provide a contemporary vibe to your kitchen. Continue the theme with new stainless steel appliances. Soften the space with blue and white toile curtains and matching upholstered counter stools.

Black and White

• If your kitchen is in a cramped space, consider installing white cupboards against white walls that contrast with black marble countertops and flooring. Again, toile curtains are a complementary choice, this time in black and white. In a large kitchen you can easily get by with both black kitchen cabinets and countertops without overpowering the room. Tie the look together with stainless steel appliances.

Black and Gray

• Industrial-style apartments or homes with a minimalist leaning beckon color combinations of black and gray. Concrete floors and concrete countertops are softened with real wood cabinets stained, rather than painted, in black hues that allow the wood grain to show through. Gray subway tiles work well as your backsplash, especially if you include a few, intermittently placed black tiles. Brushed nickel hardware and stainless steel appliances tie the room together. Adorn the windows with crisp, pleated window toppers or gray honeycomb shades that allow light to peak through. Brighten the kitchen with modern white light fixtures.

Red and Yellow

• Create a sunny room that exudes warmth with a red and yellow color palette. Paint your walls with both colors, using the lighter yellow as an accent wall in a large kitchen, the red in a smaller room. Creamy, weathered cabinets and light brown granite countertops complement the bold colors. Accent red tile countertops with rooster cookie jars, yellow porcelain canisters and vases of sunflowers.

Brown and Gray

• The right combinations of brown and gray can transform your kitchen into a room that no one wants to leave. Brown walnut cabinets pair nicely with gray granite countertops. Gray travertine tiles on the floor anchor the room. Hang brown pendant lights above the breakfast counter. If you prefer greater contrast, add a third color by installing white cabinets against dark brown walls.