Erika Ward: When embarking on a kitchen renovation project, what is one of the most important elements of the design that clients generally overlook? Erica Islas: Lighting is one of the most important elements of design and is typically overlooked by client simply because they are more focused on the larger prettier items like cabinetry and appliances. Above: In this handsome kitchen, deep navy walls and ebony-stained wood floors provide a beautiful contrast of light and dark when paired with creamy cabinetry.

Do you want to give navy blue a shot but you worried it won't be hot forever? Try it on for size with paint color. It creates dramatic contrast with lighter cabinets. And if it feels too dark for you, can lighten up with a new paint color next season.More: Brave, Colorful KitchensStraight From the Runway: The Blues to Use at HomeJewel-Toned Kitchen IslandsNext: See more kitchen inspiration

Indigo is a hot shade of blue this year, and it pairs as well with pale cabinetry as aqua and denim, albeit more dramatically. If you go this dark, you'll want as much natural light and brightness as this kitchen has.

3. Use a dark wall color to highlight the other design elements in the room. With any other color on these walls, the stunning cabinetry and marble counters would look washed out. By pairing these design elements with a deep navy, each element gets a chance to be noticed and appreciated.

Paint Picks From the ProsPhilip StoreyFor light walls: "C2's LoVo nonreflective flat is an excellent ultraflat finish that has tremendous hiding power and a very smooth finish. Pratt & Lambert's Accolade Velvet is a great eggshell finish that goes on ultrasmooth, is spatterless and covers extremely well. Both are low odor and low VOC."For dark walls: "Fine Paints of Europe's Eurolux Matte is an incredible product for painting dark walls. Their unique pigment system creates high-powered coverage in an exceptionally durable paint." Alex DavisonFor light walls: "I always buy Regal Select [Benjamin Moore], as this is a very good product, low VOC and at a fair price."For dark walls: "Restoration Hardware has a paint which are their own colors tinted into actual Benjamin Moore paint, so you have the quality and the designer touch. Look at Slate for an example." Jackie Jordan and Rick WatsonFor dark and light walls: Both recommend Sherwin-Williams' Emerald Interior Paint. "It flows like melted butter," says Watson. "The flow and leveling characteristics of this paint make a beginning painter look like a pro."

Love this kitchen

love the blue wall

I like the raised counter on the left hand side. It adds a place for plugs, etc while keeping with an open feel

kitchen

wall color - dark navy with dark wood floors

Kitchen- center island

wood countertop

Todo

Dark walls

paint the kitchen blue

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Counter tops and Cabinets.

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Love dark blue with white

hc-154 hale navy

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mini back splash on island with sink

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See ask for custom color from BM. Hale navy 154% and 50% newportbury blue

kitchen walls?

Living room

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nice colour with white.

I like how sink is in the island

Idea.

Wall color

wall color for accent?

blue

looks great with light counters as well

Carrera marble work top?

Does it match

counters

blue wall

Wall colour

Paint color

White door trim w dark frame

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Kitchen color

with yellow print curtains!

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blue wall

Wall color

Color of paint

has a range and similar layout to our kitchen

I like this color for my rec room

New house

This is perfect for my kitchen. I love everything!

Navy

dark blue but w cream laminate floor

wall color

The Blue colour for a living room.

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Wall Color

Navy walls

Color for hallway

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kitchen colors

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Kitchen floor plan for Chris's house

navy walls

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living room paint

two tone counter

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Colors of marble and hand nob

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wood floors ebony stain

Counters

Contrast

HC 154 & 155

Nice dark blue

Wall art

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navy

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navy!

in place of brown wall ?

Like the blue.

Hate the railroad look

Love.

Dark blue paint, wood floor

Naavy blue walls bedroom?

Blue walls

cabinetry

Navy Paint with White Kitchen Cabinets in the Kitchen

Paint

the colour of the walls

Blue

Blue wall

custom color using Benjamin Moore 50% Hale Navy HC 154 & 50% Newburyport Blue HC 155

the blue wall and the grass reeds in the corner

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Blue 7

Paint color with cabinets

I love the color!

Work triangle

Wall color

Nice sink

navy walls and dark wood floor

Open concept kitchen

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good idea

Idea or Shuler kitchen

blue!

raised bar addition

wall color

the wall color

Cabinet color

Walls

I like the counter tops in contrast to the navy blue walls.

Wall colour

Hale navy

Wall color

dark floors, counter tops

guest room?

Blue color

This is exactly your kitchen.

Color

dining room color

dining room wall color

Den

i like the contrast of the darker blue with the white, the countertop and the drawer handles

Navy

Island

Wall color with floors

Navy paint

Wall color

Paint

Slate gray

Paint

colour for the snug

Love counters

colors

Blue wall

How to paint walls

blue and white

Love the wall color

a custom color using Benjamin Moore 50% Hale Navy HC 154 & 50% Newburyport Blue HC 155

Wall color

Again, the dark floor contrasting w/the light cabinets & counters...also the contemporary cabinets, streamlined and the double undermount.

HC 154 and HC 155 50/50

Love navy colour

Dark wood and folored walls, but white walls

Wallcolor

half wall

Really like this kitchen

DON'T LIKE combo of window and door. Feels imbalanced

Navy blue kitchen walls

Raised counter?

Blue walls like my kitchen also considering painting gray.

Paint color

Blue wall w open granite kitchen

Kitchen division

Like the floors

Counter

wall color

Benjamin Moore - 50% Hale Navy HC 154 & 50% Newburyport Blue HC 155

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Color for dining room?

navy walls with dark floors

Office

Navy wall

top marmo

For Monique's kitchen in Austin

indigo

Blue

Walls

Wall colour

Art

Counters

Long island

Blue

i like the mixing of the wood and marble counters

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marble counters on creme cabinets, wood floors

Small kitchen

Kitchen?

Dark blue wall