Help! What colour cabinets go with black granite benchtops? Not white!
Hi everyone
Our new (old!) house has vinyl wrap cabinets in the kitchen that are peeling severely - the cabinet carcasses are fine though, so we are looking to replace the door/drawer fronts and panels only. We love colour and don't like the idea of going with white, but are struggling to come to an agreement on what will go well with the existing black granite benchtops? We will most likely use a Laminex product and have been considering Spinifex and Bayleaf, but are worried it will be too overwhelming. Our floors are Jarrah, so this also makes us wary of wood finishes. Any suggestions? Most photos on Houzz and other places are of black granite with white cabinets, so not a lot of inspo there...
Thanks all!
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bigreader
3 years agocatjdee
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PRODr Retro House Calls
3 years agoDon't go with white. While it is easy to replace door fronts and drawer fronts you won't be able to replace the tall vertical panels adjacent to the fridge recess and the microwave recess without pulling out half of your cabinetwork. If you went with a white you wouldn't be able to match the same white as these vertical panels, and the new white would look off next to the old white or vice versa!
I'm afraid there is no easy solution that will make the new doors blend in with the old vertical panels, so I would go with a bold contrast colour block that looks good with the white vertical panels, as well as the black granite. Perhaps consider a Piet Mondrian inspired kitchen facelift, by introducing some black edging to the vertical cabinets and a careful composition of blocks of primary colours?
Best of luck,
Dr Retroof Dr Retro House Calls/Dr Retro Virtual Visits
catjdee
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catjdee
3 years agoLove the green! I think a dusky, dark green looks classy. It's a pretty big kitchen though, I wonder if it will be too much. I just saw this photo on Houzz - it looks like white cabinets at the back, dark at the front, which is a look I'm warming-up to. Cabinet maker booked to come out next week to mesaure up :)
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