Comments on: 3 Design Details for a Timeless Black and White Kitchen

By: Amateur

Amateur — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 03:24:26 +0000

Consider black soapstone countertops. I love mine. They look great with white cabinets, they function really well, and the look is softer than black granite or black quartz.

By: KNJ

KNJ — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 01:21:20 +0000

In reply to Maryanne.

YES!

By: KNJ

KNJ — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 01:19:46 +0000

In reply to Brenda.

Hello, ….. on my screen it appears to be something akin to BM Ballet White….white with a green undertone…perhaps to tie in with the green accents. Often a creamy, off-white is placed in a space with considerable stark white …. which makes the white pop along with giving a bit of warmth to the space. I’m sure Maria will chime in as well….I have 50+ years of experience with colors/textures but still learn from Maria. Love this blog.

By: Lorri

Lorri — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:39:38 +0000

In reply to Lorri.

TYPO: “black and WHITE”

Not “black and black”

By: Lorri

Lorri — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:38:31 +0000

In reply to Bette.

If perfectly fine for you to not be a fan of the brass. Everyone is entitled to their likes and dislikes!

However, warm metals are considered a classic complement to black and black. You can go cool or warm with black and white, or you can mix metals.

Some people feel black and white get too cold without the warmth of brass; others want the completely cool look.

By: Cindi

Cindi — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 22:00:13 +0000

I did walnut cabinets, and while I did warm white counters in the kitchen, I did Silestone Corktown (brown-black) on the 14′ long wet bar in the dining room. Both look nice. I didn’t like the look of black at all, but the warm brown-black is lovely.

By: Maryanne

Maryanne — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:39:43 +0000

Can I have chrome or nickel hardware on white cabinets with a black countertop?

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:13:57 +0000

I’m only mentioning this in case you want to edit… the order of the points is written as “1,2,2” instead of 1, 2, 3”. Great post! Love that kitchen!

By: JoDi

JoDi — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:07:52 +0000

Can’t wait for the next Colour Rescue! They’ve become my favorite thing you post each week! I hope you keep doing them. 🙂

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:40:03 +0000

Twenty years ago when I built my house I put in a kitchen with white cabinets and black countertops,black pulls and knobs, chrome faucet and sink, white applicances and warm pewter light fixtures. I never tire of seeing it!

By: Bette

Bette — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:39:50 +0000

In reply to Bette.

Also, sorry to pile on, but I bought that Target lamp you feature in the last photo (the preview) and returned it because of the glare. If you’re sitting under it, as you would in almost any scenario, the bright light in your face is unbearable.

By: Bette

Bette — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:36:57 +0000

I love the addition of the blue and lime green, but I’m not a fan of the brass. To me, it spoils the cool-toned, fresh colors of the newly renovated kitchen. Brass is warm-toned and yellow — the other colors, including the stainless and nickel and black hardware, are cool-toned.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:52:03 +0000

I noticed in this B&W kitchen the wall color appears to be a pale cream color. Can you lend some insight into how and why this color was chosen? I have a white kitchen with black soapstone counters and its time to repaint the walls and not sure how to decide if I should go for a warm color or stick with something cool (my current color is BM gray wisp). Thanks Maria!

By: Julie S

Julie S — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:37:12 +0000

This is definitely a great example of a black and white kitchen! The limited black, tiny/thin knobs and pulls, and addition of color in the accessories makes a big difference. I combed through your blog articles while updating my last kitchen five years ago – we kept the sandy beige counters and did floor tile to match, painted the orange wood cabinets white, and did small black hardware & lighting that tied into the existing black window frame (“bronze” from the 80s, blink twice and it’s black) as well as the black on the stove.
Side note, it really bugs me how most of the typical stoves for sale at normal middle class prices say they are stainless, but really they are 40-70% black when you really pay attention! The white stoves are better but still tend to have black chunks.