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I can't tell you how many articles I've read lately that proclaim, "The two-tone cabinet trend is dead!" If I may be the voice of dissent, mix-and-match kitchen cabinet finishes will be with us for a long time — and there's no reason to ditch them. After all, they've been around since the days when your average kitchen contained a worktable, some open shelves and a pie safe or two.
Done right, two-tone (or even three-tone) cabinetry can enhance a space in any number of different ways, from adding visual weight to introducing texture. Check out these approaches, each with a different purpose, but all with stunning results.
Done right, two-tone (or even three-tone) cabinetry can enhance a space in any number of different ways, from adding visual weight to introducing texture. Check out these approaches, each with a different purpose, but all with stunning results.
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1. Create a brilliant focal point. A mannerly cream-colored kitchen comes to life with a rich red island — the star of the room. Besides drawing attention, it pulls the tones of the backsplash and the glass-front cabinet interiors into the room. Bright cabinetry usually works best against a neutral backdrop to avoid an eye-boggling color competition.
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2. Ground an airy space. This light, ethereal kitchen might appear to float away if it weren't for the bank of rich espresso-brown cabinets that anchors it. Limiting the palette to two neutral colors helps to maintain the serene vibe.
3. Pull the ceiling down. Conversely, dark cabinets on top and lighter ones on the bottom can help to make a kitchen feel snug and cozy. A contrasting color is also a great method of highlighting handsome architecture, such as the four-pane design of the upper cabinetry in this space.
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| 4. Bring the shine. Glossy acrylic base cabinets add a sleek, reflective note to this streamlined kitchen. Their juxtaposition with the matte island and upper cabinets, as well as the honed flooring and island countertop, creates an appealing textural interplay. |
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| 5. Diversify a neutral palette. This kitchen could have been a study in brown, but the glazed peacock blue cabinetry gives it energy and a hit of sass. Introducing a dramatically different finish is easier and feels more natural when the cabinetry evokes the impression of freestanding units, like this hutch-style approach. |
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| 6. Pull the wall hue into the room. Lime green on the kitchen island echoes the paler shade of the walls for a graduated two-tone effect. The same technique also works well when you want to repeat a dominant or background color in tile or wallpaper. |
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7. Add a barely-there breath of color. Colors don't have to shout to boost visual panache. In this quiet, elegant kitchen, silvery gray on the island adds another nuance to the creamy whites and pale dove grays that cloak the rest of the space. It lends just enough presence without disturbing the peace.
8. Bridge floors and walls. Sometimes a contrasting cabinet finish can provide a visual transition between the wall treatment and the flooring. The warm cherry-tone lower cabinets in this classic kitchen extend the warmth of the brick underfoot and also create a buffer between the white units and the darker floor and backsplash materials.
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Ideabook published on June 3, 2012.
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