Despite their apparent simplicity, minimalist kitchens require more planning and skill to pull off well. By using a dark finish on the lower cabinets, this kitchen's anchored into place visually. By using a lighter finish on the wall and tall cabinets, the designer kept things light and airy. The combination is dynamic and reserved at the same time, and that's very difficult to achieve.

Here's a more modern implementation of the same idea shown in the previous photo. The wall cabinets and tall cabinets are all natural wood, whereas the base cabinets are stained. Most often you'll see the darker color on the base cabinets because it grounds the space. But as you saw in the previous photo, it works the other way too!

The unspoken rule seems to be the lower cabinets are dark while the uppers are assigned lighter materials. What if you not only mixed cabinet finishes, but also placed the lighter finishes on the bottom and the darker on top? Or is that too crazy?

kitchen two tone cabs. balance

great colour scheme kitchen.

combination of veneer spraypaint

Flat cab doors

I like the way the cabinets blend as they change from dark to light wood on the edge of the kitchen wall

mixing wood with painted cabinets

Two colors

grey wood and white counter tops. Unspoken rule is darker at bottom, lighter at top

kitchen--dark lower, light lower

Mix of cabinets

Mixed cabs

Contrast: lower cabinets different color than tall/wall cabinets

backsplash windows

dulapuri maro + ALB(in loc de maro deschis)

Cabinets

contemporary kitchen

kitchen

Dark grey of lower cabinets - for our tall cabinets (???)

Hi tech

handless cabinetry

like these cabinets

window backsplash, cabinet colors (dark & light), soffit as a frame

drawers, dark bottom cabinets

Kitchen

Contrast cabinets

clean look...pulls minimal

Color mix

kitchen

light upper/dark lower cabinets, sleekness

pass through donaldson

Cabinet color

厨房

materiales cocina

Just like it

Color dark bottom light on tall and upper

mixture of wood

light upper dark lower

These r my kitchen windows

Tono puertas

cabinet colors and contrast

the 2 different cabinet finishes

contrast & simple look of cabinet design - no handles!

Mix

two tone cabinets

Handle less cabinets

Nice colour scheme

Cabinets

-Overlapping Cabinetry

really like this look. very calming.

Idea,,,,!!

colour of cabinet

color

Like lighter cabinet color

Sleek kitchen

The wall cabinets and tall cabinets are all natural wood, whereas the base cabinets are stained. Most often you'll see the darker color on the base cabinets because it grounds the space. But as you saw in the previous photo, it works the other way too!

Mixed wood colors on cabinets.

cozinha

Cabinets, floor tiles, vase of flowers, rug

2 tone cabinets

upper and lower different

Kitchen - Cabinet Color

kitchen cabinet colour

Kitchen cabinet colors

Nice two color cabinets. Brown and Light Brown

kitchen

dark cabinets below, light above

和モダン

Two Tone kitchen. Darker colors are usually on the bottom

light cupboards on top and darker below

Armoires style "labo"

Cocina combinada

Modern, sleek mixed kitchen cabinetry

Different materials for base cabinets. Usually put the darker color below.

sleek wall of cabinets

Modern mix cabinets

cabinet

Dark & Light

le mix de couleur et de bois

above and below cabinets not the same. dark grounds the lower ones

Two cabinet colors for office

kitchen

possibly my fave color combo for stains/finishes.

Mezcla de colores en acabados

wood & paint kitchen cabinets

Two different finishes on kitchen cabinets.

Nice ombination. All glass between upper & lower cupboards

Vertical grain for natural wood. Horizontal lines for painted.

Harmony

cabinet finishes

Beach with dark

Contrasting cabinets

Love the sleek look at the cabinets

yellow dark brown combination

Cool kitchen

Simplicity and color

Clean lines

color scheme

Like this.

Cabs

kitchen

kitchen cabinetry

cabinets

PLANCHER!

2 finish color woods

2 couleurs,

caninets

Cabinets

windows under cabinets

Kitchen

Pass through for sink wall? And detail of two depth cabinets

color melamina y cajón abajo

gchbdf

2 tone gray cabinets

Cabinets

anchoring with the darker cabinets

like contrast

muted wood cabinets

Sleek designs, marry me. :')

we can do yellow walls orange upper cabinets and wood finish for lower trolleys

Upper cabinets are beautiful!

Cabinets and floors

Top cabinets

Clean. No handles.

Colours for cabinets

Do we like this?

airiness of the kitchen. so sleek and simple

warm.....

Minimalist 2 tone wood veneer kitchen cabinets

Cocina ideal colores

smooth surface cabinets. color is good.

Upper cabs look cool

Color

Cocina nega con claro

Alternative finishing

Kitchen 1

"Acacia" Melamine Resin Coated Cabinets and Black Cabinets- RECESSED Handles

Cabs

Seem compact

Drawer

Me gusta la combinacion

dark bottom and light upper cabinet materials

Light and dark wood cabinets

Good kitchen color

Great idea for the wall cabinets to continue the counter into them

Oak platinum

Kitchen - Great Color & Storage Ideas

Kuchnia

Illuminated drawera

kitchen

kitchen

Color scheme

Cabinets and large tile floor

LABAi

Backsplash and colors

Block color

Love kitchen colours

Mix it up

tones amd colours??

Cabinet colors

minimalist elegance

Despite their apparent simplicity, minimalist kitchens require more planning and skill to pull off well. By using a dark finish on the lower cabinets, this kitchen's anchored into place visually. By using a lighter finish on the wall and tall cabinets, the designer kept things light and airy. The combination is dynamic and reserved at the same time, and that's very difficult to achieve.

colores el gris con el madera claro

Cupboard design

kitchen cabs

Bump out

minimal

Colors

gray

Cabinet color

Flowers/vase

wd

melange de couleurs

modern, two tone

style général

Kasten

recessed handles

painted lower cabs natural upprs

built-in bridge soffit

beautiful materials & massing

color scheme

Eldhus

Leicht Cabinets

Cabinets

another look at the dark grey w light wood kitchen

Color combination flat surfaces

colors are nice

Here's a more modern implementation of the same idea shown in the previous photo. The wall cabinets and tall cabinets are all natural wood, whereas the base cabinets are stained. Most often you'll see the darker color on the base cabinets because it grounds the space. But as you saw in the previous photo, it works the other way too!

mixed finishes

Window backsplash

Mixed colors

Kitchen

mixed cabinets

subtle grain