Will dark green kitchens slowly replace black for those who favor intense inky hues? Green is coming into its own in the kitchen and dark green kitchens — call them inky green or British racing green — look very current to me. Perhaps that’s because black and near-black led us to yearning for a bit more color. Let me quickly say that these greens are not pure jewel tones like … [Read more...]
Dark Kitchen Drama
Dark kitchen cabinets range from deep blue to black with touches of white only for accent. More and more often I’m seeing kitchens with such dark kitchen cabinets they seem designed for people with reverse lives -- like rock musicians whose days begin at 4 or 5 p.m. And the high contrast and dramatic effect of extra-dark kitchens is almost upstaging the white and black … [Read more...]
Kitchen Cabinets Go Dark
Great light and reflective surfaces make dark kitchen cabinets and moody and surface colors look modern. While I would not choose dark rooms for my house and would never consider dark kitchen cabinets for my own kitchen, I am fascinated by their impact. What I find is that dark color moves toward us visually, whether on vertical surfaces, objects such as a sofa or even on … [Read more...]