White Kitchen Cabinets Show Well
When considering the latest trends in kitchen cabinetry, one specific look stands out in today's well-designed homes, white. Sleek, white kitchen cabinets are gaining in popularity once again as kitchen designs are moving more towards warm yet open looks. Kitchens serve as a central gathering place in the home, so it’s important to create a welcoming, attractive space where family and friends want to congregate and spend time.
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In recent years, sleek white kitchen cabinetry has dominated modern kitchen design. In fact, noted architect Bob Borson put white cabinets in first place on his list of 10 Ten Modern Kitchen Design Trends.
Modern Features
The white kitchen cabinetry of today is a far cry from the fussy, ornate models popular in the past. In contrast, modern custom white cabinets are quite the opposite, with features such as:
• sleek slab style
• matte finish
• integrated, low-profile handles
• solid-color acrylic and laminate construction
Function is also important; white cabinets not only brighten a space, they look clean and fresh; sophisticated yet simple! Modern styles, constructed from sleek materials such as acrylic and laminate, are easy to clean and impart a contemporary look.
Other modern trends that work well with white kitchen cabinetry include light-colored countertops made from marble or quartz or flamed, honed -- rather than polished -- granite. Stainless steel countertops and back-splashes have also grown in popularity; this design trend works especially well with sleek, white cabinets to create a clean, modern feel.
Design
White cabinets blend effortlessly with other design elements in your kitchen. Most of today’s appliances come in shades of white, black or stainless steel; experts in color agree that white kitchen cabinetry uniquely complements all of these shades.
Another design advantage of white cabinetry is the ability to blend or pop with the addition of other colors. It’s easy to change the whole look of a kitchen by adding new color combinations and white cabinets complement them all. According to HGTV, some of the hottest color trends include:
• Savory -- a bright, eclectic palette of chocolate browns and lime greens
• Agrestic -- an updated country-style that blends warm browns and pale greens with golden yellow and accents of pink
• Ethnic -- a sophisticated palette that sets dark purple against pale grey and yellow, or dark orange against deep browns and bright blues.
Other modern design trends that work well with white include a shift toward a rustic, European look achieved by pairing light, bleached ash floors with white cabinets and stone countertops. To finish this ultra-modern -- yet inviting -- our designers recommend that one use a collection of unique chairs, rather than a matched set and sleek, stainless appliances and kitchen tools.
Custom White Cabinets
The best way to achieve these modern design styles is through custom cabinets. By customizing your cabinetry, you can get the exact look that you want to coordinate with the rest of your kitchen, from counters to floors to light fixtures. The Opus series white acrylic cabinets from the Beyond Expressionism Collection is a great way to create a unique, contemporary kitchen. With a sleek matte finish, solid acrylic construction, gray laminate backing, brushed aluminum edges and two integrated handle styles, these cabinets make it easy to create a contemporary kitchen based on custom white cabinets.
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