New This Week: 3 Welcoming White-Cabinet Kitchens

1. Warm and Sunny

Designer: Michelle Mentzer
Location: Milton, Georgia
Size: 210 square feet (20 square meters); 14 by 15 feet

Homeowners’ request. A light, bright and family-friendly space.

Cabinets. Custom, painted in Wind’s Breath by Benjamin Moore. They extend to the 10-foot ceiling.

Other special features. Six-inch-wide white oak flooring. Custom warm gray backsplash tile that extends to the ceiling. Brass pendants. Quartz perimeter countertop.

Designer secret. “Taking the cabinets all the way up to the ceiling along with the tile around the vent hood makes the space feels more grand,” designer Michelle Mentzer says. “If a client can’t have new cabinets made to fit up to the ceiling, my designer trick would be to make sure the cabinet color and wall color are the same.”

“Uh-oh” moment. “We debated on keeping the island countertop or replacing it with our perimeter selection,” Mentzer says. “We ended up keeping it and picking a perimeter selection that complemented it with a lighter tone with less movement.”

Outdoor stools: Ballard Designs; pendants and cabinet hardware: Restoration Hardware; cabinets: Bell Cabinetry & Design; backsplash tile: Ceramic Technics; appliances: Howard Payne; builder: New River Building; photo: David Cannon Photography

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2. Bright and Beautiful

Designers: Leyla Jaworski and Ashlee Berry of Design Shop Interiors
Location: West Sacramento, California

Homeowners’ request. Update the existing kitchen without completely starting over.

Cabinets. Shaker style, painted in Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore, with matte black knobs and pulls. “We made sure to keep the color palette simple and cohesive to not look overdone,” designer Leyla Jaworski says.

Other special features. Tile floor that looks like wood. Quartz perimeter countertops. Custom maple island countertop and table. “It changed not only the complete look of the space but the function,” Jaworski says. “Now their whole family can sit and eat together at the same table.”

Designer secret. “The owners had replaced an existing island countertop with honed granite, but the shape of the island with a round four-person table wasn’t working,” Jaworski says. “By rebuilding the island, we improved the function of the space and they gained a six-person table plus bar seating.”

Pendant lights: Visual Comfort; bar stools: CB2; chairs: Four Hands; shelf brackets: Signature Hardware; cabinet hardware: Schoolhouse; wood island top and shelves: Arthur Millworks

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3. Crisp and Clean

Designer: Allie Mann of Case Design/Remodeling
Location: McLean, Virginia
Size: 302 square feet (28 square meters); 19½ by 15½ feet

Homeowners’ request. Make the kitchen more functional for cooking and entertaining by rearranging appliances and relocating the pantry.

Cabinets. Cotton white with overcast matte finish and Kensington inset doors, from Crystal Cabinet Works.