kitchen Contemporary Kitchen, Boston

3. Large kitchen drawersLooking down into a well-lit space is much better than looking deep into a dark cabinet. In this kitchen large drawers have completely replaced cabinets. Just make sure they all have soft-close mechanisms.

Black CabinetsWant a way for your kitchen to stand out from being an all-white one? Inky black cabinets are making their stylish mark in kitchen design and are becoming increasingly popular elsewhere in the home as well.What’s the appeal? If you don’t like your existing timber cabinets, painting them black is an easy DIY way to completely transform the look of your kitchen. When you paint only the bottom cabinets black, and leave everything above white or nearly-white, your kitchen will likely feel airier, almost as if it has more head room. As in the kitchen above, it works really well when there are no upper cabinets.Is it functional? Black is a functional colour choice in just about everything because it hides dirt, so if you would rather not be polishing cabinet doors all the time, then black cabinets are a winner. Parents of young children will appreciate this aspect in particular. How much light your kitchen gets is something else to consider though. If it’s particularly dark, then black upper and lower cabinets might shroud the kitchen in too much darkness. Remember, if you’re painting your existing cabinets, it’s always easier to paint them black than back to white or another light colour, so make sure you’re definite about your choice.

slab drawers all the way down... looks contemporary

Galley kitchen with lots of storage and room to move.

Color style, dark cabinets, gold accents