White and black kitchen

3 years ago

We are making decisions about the kitchen (attached floor plan). We would like to have a white and black kitchen, I am not sure if is old fashion a white kitchen or mixing it with back will look modern….
My questions are:

Does it look good to have two different colors of countertop? White cabinets with black countertop and black island with white countertop.
Or it will look better, cabinets and island white with black countertop?
We will have an island and a peninsula, like the one in the picture. So, I don’t know which color for the peninsula, black or white and the countertop…
What white and black colors for cabinets and island and peninsula do you recommend?

Thank you!!! Happy Easter!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
First you do either all one cabinet color and a star island counter or all the same counter and the island a different color but not both. We need to see your kitchen and how an island and peninsula works in your space .One thing I see right away is a corner pantry IMO the biggest waste of space ever . No sink directly acroos from a range either .BTW I love black and white but it has to be done with a lot of thought or it can look awful. Are those the cabinets style you are going with?
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
There are some great photos of black and white (and wood!) kitchens on this site. Here are a few for inspiration:

Modern Patchwork · More Info

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P.S. There's a difference between "modern" and "up to date". Modern is a style with clean lines, as shown in the 2nd photo. The top photo is a transitional style--splitting the difference between modern and traditional--and the bottom photo is also transitional. An up-to-date traditional kitchen might look something like this:

Needham Kitchen · More Info
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kandrewspa
3 years ago
Lomo has a good point. Here are some pictures of kitchens that are similar, but a little different than what you're describing to give you some other ideas. If you haven't yet, create your own Ideabook of inspiration pictures to help you to refine your style.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
3 years ago
ffpalms
3 years ago
Wow! That last photo from BeverlyFLADeziner is gorgeous. Those dark flat front cabinets with the long pulls in a warm color look incredible with the marble look counter and backsplash. It looks both modern and classic.
liliana gutierrez
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you all for your comments and pics. Here some additional info…

the measures of the island are 7x6 ft and the peninsula 2.6x6.
There is enough space on the aisles, from the cooktop to the island is 5.4 inches.

We will have display cabinets (probably white as the pic) in the dining room that is across the kitchen and the ceiling of the living room is vaulted with dark beams.
Attached a pic of the kitchen in the model house, so the distribution will be something similar.

So, your recommendations are to have only one color for all the countertops and the color of the island is the one that will be doing the contrast?