White is definitely something to consider when you are trying to make a kitchen look bigger. Do you have a design dilemma? If so, please post it to The Buzz Board, as Wicki did here. For more backsplash inspiration, check out this ideabook and this ideabook.

People liked the contrast of white cabinets with a black island. Beige walls are unobtrusive, but keep the tone from verging towards austere.

Because the refrigerator and pantry are recessed into the walls, this U-shaped kitchen almost looks like a galley kitchen with an island.

You may even be able to remove the wall completely and separate the kitchen from a dining or living room via an island like this one.

u shape

Pendant

diffarent colours

trim on black island

Lighting

white cabinets and stainless bar stools

recessed appliances

Stainless steel pendant lighting instead of white lighting to complement the stainless steel appliances

Perfect kitchen!

Use of space

Lighting

Colors

duvar rengi ve lambalar

dark light combo

dark island

Fridge idea

too trendy?

Shiny backsplash

Like the white cabinet, black island, tan wall combi

built in sides to elimate the corner cupboard

a maybe for 108 separate island and completely open space with whole wall removed except for fridge area.

Layout

Island

I like the way the fridge is framed in.

lights

Built into the wall fridge and cabinet

Contrast cabinets

colours

Backsplash

love love love the pendant chaneliers

Color

pendant lights

pendant lights?

Pant color in kitchen.

Like this alot!

Taupe wall, b&w

pendant lamps

http://www.lampsplus.com/products/Jamie-Young-St-Charles-Mercury-Glass-Pendant-Chandelier__M9513.html 2 year

Pendants

nice wall color white pops

white cabinets with beige walls

Lights

LIGHTS. LAMPS PLUS

good idea for cabin wall

Black island

Color scheme

Kitchen

maggie's kit idea

Mercury glass pendant

Build in a pantry on left

The lights

lights over counter

Hanging lights

white kitchen with black island

like the different color of the island

Pendant lighting - great price

black island

Island and set up, move fridge to where pantry is

white cabinets black island

color scheme good

Li

built in fridge??

pendants

recessed refrigerator (in old pantry)

Colors...black island...white cabinets

Lights

ok, deep sea diving pendants ar not so bad

lights

I like the idea of high windows. This gives light without looking at the other house

kinda sorta maybe the pendants

Lights

?black island with dark brown floors

kitchen

Love these industrial-looking pendant lights

light

pantry recessed in wall

Like this simple look w/ island.

beige black and white

kitchen

Breakfast bar

I like the with counter

Bar stools

stools - crate & barrel

Smart layout

spalvine gama

Kitchen

stools

Pendant Lights

Tile

The u shape with island bench

Paint, island sink, black island

kitchen

color of walls and white cabinets

bcksplash

Similar to what our orientation might be w anisland

"walls" encasing refrigerator and pantry may require less cabinetry, and allow for color?

same size as my kitchen

Black and white

we both like this one - just curved and I like the counter top

Lights& stools

One wall

Black island?

U shaped kitchen

I like the space but hate the color scheme.

beige walls, white cabinets, black or dark brown island

light above sink

Large island

Black island white cabinets

Recessed fridge?

Pendants

A smaller scale of this could work

Like lighting and stools

Pendants

I like wall colour

austarity issue

Fridge

U-shaped and galley because of inset pantry and fridge - great idea.

Beige walls with white kitchen

It is similar to our layout and it would require less demo

Stools

Island in contrast colour to rest of kitchen. Good lighting too.

The Dark vs. Light and the island

Pantry and refrigerator are recessed - opening up walls allows for an "island".

wall color with white cabs

Dark white, wall color

Pantry

Taupe accens

Wall color

island?

black island

Pendants

wall color

Everything

Island accents

tan walls with white and dark cabinets

Pendant light

paint colors, dark cabinets, light countertops

pendants

Pendant lights

Just like the looks.

8X4 island

Pendants and stools

if I have a little bit of plain wall header at the top, then I could put crown molding around the whole room. that would be nice.

like bar color and bar stools from Crate and Barrel.

Everything.

lighting

Wall color

room to recess fridge and pantry?

Pendants

Small space, nice layout

light cabinets and darker paint

Dark island

cupboard design; handles; crown molding

Love the colour palette

color of island vs. cabinets

White on white

Lights

cuisine

lighting

love the black and white combo...I think I would prefer cream cabinets instead of true white.

wall color

wall color

dreambook idea

Back Spladg

Colours, pendant lights, stools

Color scheme; white cabinets, black island, beige walls

cabinet

Paint

Kitchen cabinets and island

backsplash

Dark island, pendant lights

Lights

Color

similar wall openings

White to make the kitchen look bigger

White cabinets black island

Stools

black island with white cabinetry

barstools

kitchen size

Island sink

pendant lights

bump 'in' for fridge and pantry?

YES YES YES< SO CLEAN BUT NOT STARK

Light

Light

Lights

pendant light, stools

Fridge recessed into wall, looks like galley with island

color scheme

K

the lights

nice

Colors

lights

Kitchen