Use your stained wood casing as a jumping off point. My personal preference is to never put stained wood cabinets adjacent to stained wood casing. The contrast that a painted wood cabinet offers just can't be beat. I'm not a fan of the cabinets-matching-the-trim sort of thing. For whatever reason, that's just one of my quirks. I love the layered vintage look of the sage greens, chocolate browns and natural wood casing in this kitchen. The wood floors tie back to the window and door casing and complete the circle for me.

What's black, white and red all over? This fab bistro-style space, which manages to look eclectic and cohesive at the same time. Red moldings spark the neutral colors, and the soft gray cabinetry ties it all together. And how much do I love the fact that the black on the fridge comes from chalkboard paint?

8. Chalkboards. What's a bistro without the menu of the day scrawled in chalk? Even if you use your chalkboard for grocery lists and household reminders rather than for announcing soupe à l'oignon and charcuterie, you'll get the same effect. Stick with tradition and hang a framed chalkboard on the wall, or cover a refrigerator panel with chalkboard paint as these owners did.

Dark wood work lighter walls

grey cabinets

Looks like a bistro

Chalkboard refrigerator door

cabinet colours

shelves

Kitchen

Contrast

Mixed wood

Kitchens require chalk boards.

(Ben) I love the variety of color and materials. The stained window trim is great.

green kitchen

Shelves

Size

chalkboard paint on the fridge

Black, white, soft grey cabinets... nice mix of colors

Lighting

Like the 'built in' shelves

pendant lights

chalkboard fridge

Lighting above the island

Grey

frig doors/blackboard

red molding on a white gray black kitchen

Backsplash and counters

Chalkboard on fridge!

lighting chalkboard

Hunt

Marble, cabinet color

pendant lights

8. Chalkboards. What's a bistro without the menu of the day scrawled in chalk? Even if you use your chalkboard for grocery lists and household reminders rather than for announcing soupe à l'oignon and charcuterie, you'll get the same effect. Stick with tradition and hang a framed chalkboard on the wall, or cover a refrigerator panel with chalkboard paint as these owners did.

GRANITE

cabinet color

Love the large hood and open shelving

shelve area

mixing stained and painted woodwork

vent hood

Shelves doorway

Fridge with chalkboard

Le tableau ardoise

look and chalkboard refrigerator front

chalkboard refrigerator door

Black chalkboard fridge. The bold red amongst the neutrals and lighting

cabinet color

Love hood

Chalkboard fridge

Counter-top

Mixed White and Wood Cabintets

Lights

open shelfing with lights above

warm gray

Custom hood

Warm kitchen

Shelves

Dark wood

stained and painted cabinets

Chalkboard!!

Kitchen

lots of different colors & wood types

Pendant lights, dark wood from floors running around door frame, marble countertop, chalkboard idea somewhere in kitchen (next to sitting space on long open wall?)

Black appl

black appliances

cabinets

please focus on color combos here. i like.

Great kitchen. Like the indoor window!

very nice combinations

Colors in this kitchen

color of wall with color of cabinet -- love the combo

main kitchen

Marble counter, lights dark wood

chalkboard in kitchen?

Consider chalkboard paint on pantry door.

dark appliances

dark wood casing

cabinet colors

Black appliances

Luces y cocina en general

Contrast of color and nook

color

Mensole cucina ..?!

cabinets

Espacio para pizarra

love the mix of textures and colors. love the chalk message center idea.

chalkboard front on fridge

Painted grey cabinents with black appliances. Like the fridge with the chalk board exterior

love

Like area with open shelves with beaded back...

Swart bord op yskasdeur?

Granite and Cabinet combo

I think we want granite on the floating table rather than butcher block.

Colors

Cabinet colors

Love the addition of the window in a spot where it could be wall.

yskas

Le tableau noir qui couvre le frigo.

Colors &stone

Kitchen

Open shelves

Fridge

Kitchen

love the color of the stained wood trim around the door

grey cabinets, black handles?

refri pizarra

painted panelling as backsplash?

Dark cabinets with white counters

Cabinets. Wall and shelving. Lights

Open shelves

Hues

I love this room!

Island

Shelves

Adding a wallpaper or texture wall in kitchen

chalkboard paint on garage door; different color around "island;" maybe different color for "desk"

Chalkboard fridge!!

Neat chalkboard on front of refridgerators

Wood and white cupboards. Chalk board refrigerator

layout, colors

Grey cabinets (not wood tone) inset shelving

Chalk board fridge

Chalkboard fridge

sage green - kitchen walls

Cabinets gray outside & white inside

Love it

Overall look

Light top

Cosy

Grey Painted Cabinets w/ Wood Floor

soft gray with black appliances and cabinets and splash of red?

black appliances with grey

grey white and red.

chalkboard frig

countertops

love the wet bar prep area, love the counter tops, the furniture island and hutch

Mix match

nice layout

black appliances

chalkboard in kitchen

Chalkboard fridge

Ki

Open shelving in alcove space

chalk board fridge door

taupe cabinets, black appliances

Dark light and grey

shelves

love this kitchen

Chalkboard

kitchen open shelves

open shelves in baking area

Chalkboard fridge

mix wood and painted kitchen

mix of stained and painted cabinets

Chalkboard fridge

Kitchen

Lights

Mixed wood/finishes

Coffee corner? Store dishes under stovetop instead of in coffee nook

Wood backing

Chalk Board Fridge

cabinet color and lights

No upper cabinets, mix of stained and painted cabinets

Mix of woods & paint

Behr Ashes perimeter cabinet paint color

Like the color combination.

Wood

Love the mix of colors

open shelving, hanging lamps

campana

Lighting

So neat

Kitchen with black appliances

basement kitchen

kitchen

second oven with prep sink and open shelving

Colors

cabinets color

Chalk fridge

Black bar

Small quaint mixed paint and stain mixed cabinetry marble/granite counters

Colors

baking centre

grey cabinets, white backers/accents, black/stainless appliances

Fridge

Venthood

Different finishes

stained doors

good contrasting materials

chalkboard

Lights....hood...island granite

Open wall, black chalk paint on frig

Open shelve s with cupboards on each side

Red painted doors to kitchen

power pack set, French

Everything!