Roundhouse
Pepper with bright hues
This kitchen works dark and light with shots of bold colour for a very modern take on the idea that still manages to look fresh and breezy. The bold print, vibrant bar stools and fresh green foliage and accessories really lift the scheme.
The configuration of this room is also key: it’s open, with lots of natural light from strategically placed roof windows, plus the owners have opted for just one ultra-dark wall, and have set the scheme on a relatively pale floor. A stainless-steel worktop bounces all that light around the room to great effect.
This kitchen works dark and light with shots of bold colour for a very modern take on the idea that still manages to look fresh and breezy. The bold print, vibrant bar stools and fresh green foliage and accessories really lift the scheme.
The configuration of this room is also key: it’s open, with lots of natural light from strategically placed roof windows, plus the owners have opted for just one ultra-dark wall, and have set the scheme on a relatively pale floor. A stainless-steel worktop bounces all that light around the room to great effect.
Roundhouse
Try flipping the colourway
If inky cabinets are a step too far for you, or out of your budget right now, update your kitchen easily by simply painting one wall in a darker shade and adding a few accessories here and there, like these bar stools. Again, colour helps to break up the scheme, with the pale blue accessories looking gorgeous against this charcoal wall.
Try out different pastel shades against a dark backdrop like this – it can strip them of any sugary sweetness and make them look wonderfully striking.
Discover how to dress black walls so they don’t overpower your space
If inky cabinets are a step too far for you, or out of your budget right now, update your kitchen easily by simply painting one wall in a darker shade and adding a few accessories here and there, like these bar stools. Again, colour helps to break up the scheme, with the pale blue accessories looking gorgeous against this charcoal wall.
Try out different pastel shades against a dark backdrop like this – it can strip them of any sugary sweetness and make them look wonderfully striking.
Discover how to dress black walls so they don’t overpower your space
Blakes London
Plump for warmer darks
If you’re concerned about a dark kitchen feeling too cold, try purple instead of the more usual grey or navy. This dark aubergine colour (Brinjal by Farrow & Ball) – especially combined with the gleaming copper splashback and wooden sideboard – gives the kitchen a sense of warmth.
Any dark paint that veers more towards red than blue will help you achieve this look. Seek out almost-blacks with a hint of red, or browse a deepest ruby, a slightly browner burgundy, or some dark berry colours.
If you’re concerned about a dark kitchen feeling too cold, try purple instead of the more usual grey or navy. This dark aubergine colour (Brinjal by Farrow & Ball) – especially combined with the gleaming copper splashback and wooden sideboard – gives the kitchen a sense of warmth.
Any dark paint that veers more towards red than blue will help you achieve this look. Seek out almost-blacks with a hint of red, or browse a deepest ruby, a slightly browner burgundy, or some dark berry colours.
Blakes London
Dare to darken up high
The conventional way to add in some dark cabinets is to paint base units in a rich shade and stick to light colours on top, so the room feels grounded and balanced. However, these blue-black wall cabinets (in Railings by Farrow & Ball) work well because the colour is echoed in other areas of the room, such as in the low-slung midcentury armchair and pendant lamps.
The conventional way to add in some dark cabinets is to paint base units in a rich shade and stick to light colours on top, so the room feels grounded and balanced. However, these blue-black wall cabinets (in Railings by Farrow & Ball) work well because the colour is echoed in other areas of the room, such as in the low-slung midcentury armchair and pendant lamps.
Cue & Co of London
Balance for a smart look
Create balance in your moody kitchen with a single wall and the floor in a rich, dark colour – anything from a grey like this (Dark Lead Colour by Little Greene), to navy or deep green – and the ceiling and other walls in white. To keep the look on the lighter side, you could try painting a kitchen island in a colour somewhere in-between the light and dark shades to add a subtle ombre effect.
Create balance in your moody kitchen with a single wall and the floor in a rich, dark colour – anything from a grey like this (Dark Lead Colour by Little Greene), to navy or deep green – and the ceiling and other walls in white. To keep the look on the lighter side, you could try painting a kitchen island in a colour somewhere in-between the light and dark shades to add a subtle ombre effect.
Sigmar
Don’t discount it in a galley
You may think this look can only work in a large, open-plan room and that it would be foolish to try it in a narrow kitchen, but this slim example proves that, as long as there’s plenty of light, the effect can be anything but gloomy.
Creating a completely glass wall helps, of course, but you could equally just consider adding a skylight or a larger window in your kitchen renovation.
See how dark colours can work in any space
You may think this look can only work in a large, open-plan room and that it would be foolish to try it in a narrow kitchen, but this slim example proves that, as long as there’s plenty of light, the effect can be anything but gloomy.
Creating a completely glass wall helps, of course, but you could equally just consider adding a skylight or a larger window in your kitchen renovation.
See how dark colours can work in any space
Alex Maguire Photography
Make it sophisticated
Tip a charcoal kitchen over to the glamorous side by adding in lots of warm metals, like the worktop and splashback here, and choosing luxury finishes, such as marble and parquet flooring.
You can nod to this scheme on a smaller scale with a lick of paint and brass or copper accessories or small fittings, such as cupboard handles.
Tip a charcoal kitchen over to the glamorous side by adding in lots of warm metals, like the worktop and splashback here, and choosing luxury finishes, such as marble and parquet flooring.
You can nod to this scheme on a smaller scale with a lick of paint and brass or copper accessories or small fittings, such as cupboard handles.
Eggersmann Design
Give minimal a twist
If you’re really taken with a minimal look, it doesn’t necessarily have to be plain and white. In black, a pared-back aesthetic can have a tougher edge.
As with any minimal kitchen design, handleless will visually declutter the space, while having enough smart, closed storage to give everything its place will keep surfaces clear.
This mixture of vintage oak and dark concrete cabinets, with a hot-rolled steel worktop, makes for an even stronger style statement.
If you’re really taken with a minimal look, it doesn’t necessarily have to be plain and white. In black, a pared-back aesthetic can have a tougher edge.
As with any minimal kitchen design, handleless will visually declutter the space, while having enough smart, closed storage to give everything its place will keep surfaces clear.
This mixture of vintage oak and dark concrete cabinets, with a hot-rolled steel worktop, makes for an even stronger style statement.
Blakes London
Just opt for an island
If all that black is scaring you, try a dark blue like this (Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball) just on the island instead, and soften things further with a few traditional touches.
Tongue-and-groove panelling, nautical brass pendants and vintage-look industrial seating, all seen here, are just some ideas for adding a little homely, eclectic character. Also look at old enamel signage and vintage crockery.
If all that black is scaring you, try a dark blue like this (Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball) just on the island instead, and soften things further with a few traditional touches.
Tongue-and-groove panelling, nautical brass pendants and vintage-look industrial seating, all seen here, are just some ideas for adding a little homely, eclectic character. Also look at old enamel signage and vintage crockery.
Christopher Howard
Only update your cabinets
You could have a darker kitchen installed and leave the rest of the room as is. It’s also easy, if time-consuming, to paint your existing pale kitchen cabinets a darker shade if you’d like to save some pennies.
Enquire at your local DIY store for advice on the best paint type and prep method for your cupboard door material.
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You could have a darker kitchen installed and leave the rest of the room as is. It’s also easy, if time-consuming, to paint your existing pale kitchen cabinets a darker shade if you’d like to save some pennies.
Enquire at your local DIY store for advice on the best paint type and prep method for your cupboard door material.
TELL US…
Is this a trend you’d like to try, or have you gone for it already? How far did you go? Share your stories and photos in the Comments below.
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