7 Stylish Ways to Pull Off Black Kitchen Cabinets
Take a look at these gorgeous schemes to see how you could use black cabinets to stunning effect in your cookspace
If you’re after a sophisticated and stylish look in your kitchen, dark units could be the way to go – and they don’t come darker than black. If you’re wondering how they might look in your own home, browse these rooms for inspiration.
2. Focus on an island
If you don’t want to use black all over your kitchen, try introducing it in smaller doses. Pick a piece of cabinetry and use the dark shade to turn it into a feature. An island is an obvious choice – this one is painted charcoal and adds a deeper tone to the grey walls and cupboards.
If you don’t have an island, you could make a feature of a tall unit, or try painting only the base or wall cabinets black.
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If you don’t want to use black all over your kitchen, try introducing it in smaller doses. Pick a piece of cabinetry and use the dark shade to turn it into a feature. An island is an obvious choice – this one is painted charcoal and adds a deeper tone to the grey walls and cupboards.
If you don’t have an island, you could make a feature of a tall unit, or try painting only the base or wall cabinets black.
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3. Brighten with a bold backsplash
Make the most of black’s ability to show off vivid hues by teaming dark cabinetry with a bold shade. Here, the jet black wall units sit above a bright yellow backsplash. The two colours form a striking contrast and the lighting helps to emphasise the yellow even further.
To ensure the kitchen feels bright, the designers have chosen white base cabinets and worktops, balancing the overall look with black bar stools.
Drink in these 62 bold backsplashes
Make the most of black’s ability to show off vivid hues by teaming dark cabinetry with a bold shade. Here, the jet black wall units sit above a bright yellow backsplash. The two colours form a striking contrast and the lighting helps to emphasise the yellow even further.
To ensure the kitchen feels bright, the designers have chosen white base cabinets and worktops, balancing the overall look with black bar stools.
Drink in these 62 bold backsplashes
Put a shine on it
These black cabinets are the perfect choice to team with the copper backsplash. Even the floor has been stained dark to ensure the rich metal takes centre stage.
The designers have gone for a matt finish on the units, which forms an even stronger contrast with the copper, and the warm tones in the wooden furniture add balance.
These black cabinets are the perfect choice to team with the copper backsplash. Even the floor has been stained dark to ensure the rich metal takes centre stage.
The designers have gone for a matt finish on the units, which forms an even stronger contrast with the copper, and the warm tones in the wooden furniture add balance.
Warm with wood
If you’re concerned an all-black kitchen could look too heavy, cosy things up with wood.
A mix of cabinetry is an interesting choice, and it looks stunning in this room. Flat black surfaces contrast with the honey tones of the timber veneer to create a kitchen that feels sophisticated and warm.
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If you’re concerned an all-black kitchen could look too heavy, cosy things up with wood.
A mix of cabinetry is an interesting choice, and it looks stunning in this room. Flat black surfaces contrast with the honey tones of the timber veneer to create a kitchen that feels sophisticated and warm.
Browse more contemporary kitchen ideas
Match with marble
Here, flat-fronted black cabinets create a modern kitchen that feels slick and streamlined. To add texture to the deep-toned surfaces, the designers have teamed the units with a beautiful patterned marble.
The glossy finish and stunning veining provide a luxurious contrast to the matt black surfaces on the cabinetry.
Here, flat-fronted black cabinets create a modern kitchen that feels slick and streamlined. To add texture to the deep-toned surfaces, the designers have teamed the units with a beautiful patterned marble.
The glossy finish and stunning veining provide a luxurious contrast to the matt black surfaces on the cabinetry.
Give it a glow
Another way to lift a matt black kitchen? Try some strategic illumination, as the designers have done here. The LED strip beneath the wall units highlights the soft texture of the cabinets, and prevents this all-black kitchen from looking gloomy.
The black worktop has a glossier finish, which is emphasised by the unusual globe lighting on its surface. If lights like these are too out-there for you, go for pendant lights above the island to cast a glow on the worktop.
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Another way to lift a matt black kitchen? Try some strategic illumination, as the designers have done here. The LED strip beneath the wall units highlights the soft texture of the cabinets, and prevents this all-black kitchen from looking gloomy.
The black worktop has a glossier finish, which is emphasised by the unusual globe lighting on its surface. If lights like these are too out-there for you, go for pendant lights above the island to cast a glow on the worktop.
11 ideas to help you pick your kitchen lighting
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Would you go for black cabinets in your kitchen? Share your thoughts and ideas in the Comments section.
This kitchen is located in a semi-enclosed part of a broken-plan space, so black could have been a little too dark. Instead, it looks both dramatic and fresh.
The key to achieving this was the choice of white worktop and pendant lights, which help to lift the dark black on the units.