The Kitchen Island - Do I paint it a different color than my cabinets?
/That is the question. We get asked this often, and it’s a good one. “Should I paint my kitchen island a different color than the rest of my kitchen cabinets?”
There’s definitely no right or wrong answer for everyone. Personally, we love doing a contrast to the island. It can add a bit of color and warmth to your kitchen…and it doesn’t have to be anything drastic!
Here are some of our recent projects where we have loved how the kitchen island differs from the rest of the cabinets. In these kitchens, the light (or dark!) contrast gives the kitchen some depth and an extra touch of character.
In this lovely kitchen, the medium gray island blends so nicely with the clean, neutral kitchen. The gray compliments the stainless steel appliances as well as the veining in the countertops. This is a perfect pairing if you’re wanting to add a bit of contrast to the kitchen but you are wanting to keep things neutral.
Photo by tripp smith
Kitchen Cabinets: Custom Color, NC White
Island: Custom Color, Flint
Next, we love white cabinets set against a dark gray gothic tile backsplash. We chose a greige for the kitchen island…the almost stone color is a beautiful contrast on the island. It brings some earthy tones to an otherwise neutral kitchen, and we can’t get enough of that greige.
Photo by jess ballard
Kitchen Cabinets - BM Simply White
Island - SW Argos
This serene coastal kitchen is so dreamy in its completion.
The kitchen cabinets are actually an off-white color. For the island, we chose a natural white oak wood finish to go with the rest of the house. It is such a soft neutral for this kitchen…the natural wood is the star of this kitchen and adds the perfect warmth to the space.
We are so happy with how this kitchen turned out!
photography by jess ballard
Kitchen Cabinets - Custom color, Divinity White
Island - Custom white oak finish
Lastly, this darker transitional kitchen features pops of black in the windows, the hood, and hardware. The surrounding cabinets compliment those in a lovely earthy stone color. To contrast, the kitchen island shines in a black onyx finish.
It’s a bold choice and works perfectly in this kitchen.
photo by callie cranford