Black Kitchens

Too trendy. It will be dated in a few years and time for a remodel again. Go with something classic which will last a while.

Who cares what's hip and what's dated. If you like it, go for it

R2 If he didn't care for opinions he wouldn't have asked for them.

I thought op was asking about Black Kittens.

If you have a galley kitchen like the photo that is not terribly visible from the living or dining room, do it. If you have an open plan, think if a black wall would look oppressive. Charcoal countertops will drag it down though, you need contrast, balance.

Beans don't burn on the grill!

The kitchen has always been my favorite room. I prefer it to be cheery and inviting.

If money is no object, sure. And by that I mean if you can afford to move out while you redo it in a couple of years when you get sick of your kitchen being a black hole that sucks all of the energy in the house out, then sure, go for it in full with gray counter tops and appliances. The reason is looks good in your picture, OP, is because it has stark white counter tops and is flooded with natural light, has a sky light, and still the photographer (realtor, probably) turned on the counter lights to add just that single additional lumen.

R4 - I thought OP was referring to kitchens in black people's homes.

#BlackKitchensMatter

I was sure this was about kitchens in white households run by black mammies.

Between painting everything not moving Gray & Black our world has become a funeral at a penitentiary.

[quote]Black Kitchens

I've had more than enough of this shit.

This design appeals to me too. The white accents are strategically placed to reflect light. I've had dark walnut cabinets--not much lighter than pure black--and I like the look.

My partner’s father went through a swinging bachelor phase in which he had, among other things, a bathroom done with all black fixtures. There’s a reason you rarely see that. It turns out that black surfaces are impossible to keep clean.

My former apartment had a VERY large kitchen with probably 30 or so cupboards. They were the standard cheap ass ugly wood. The counters were a creamy pale yellow.

I painted every one of those cupboards high gloss black and the walls Benjamin Moore apple pear. Stunningly gorgeous. Even the property managers didn't want to get rid of it when they redid the building.

OP, please consider deep dark blues or greens. I rent this shithole, but I dream of a real kitchen - I won’t fall for the current brass fixture craze, but I’d suck every dick in a casino if I could use some granite instead of laminate.

I will stick with my sage-gray cabinets and my marble counters, skanks.

Every streak, every fingerprint, and every spot and smear will show up on a black kitchen surface. And every speck of cleaning residue will show up as well.

Do not do this.

Any Blatino husbear worth his salt will NOT be happy.

I had a dark green kitchen, every surface. I ended up hating it. I moved. I didn't want to go through renovation again. The best advice you have received so far is r8's.

The entire home renovation business stays afloat because designers/influencers promote a trend one year, then 5 years later start trashing the very trend they started.

Of course, the sheeple, ever fearful of being ostracized by the cool kids, blindly follow suit.

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Depressing.

I think the black kitchen pictured at OP looks ok for a business apartment or a corporate office kitchen. It's kind of cheap looking despite being "designy". I might like an old kitchen with lots of plaster and wood with some black accents. Black linoleum floors give that 1930s 1940s Park Avenue apartment look.

This Italian kitchen with a Venetian ceiling could handle some more black. But not all black.

[quote]Every streak, every fingerprint, and every spot and smear will show up on a black kitchen surface. And every speck of cleaning residue will show up as well.

I'm eager to renovate my kitchen (and undo the previous owners' choices) for this reason. At least they went with white countertops, though.

We invented kitchens. ALL kitchens are black.

Impossible to keep clean. IMPOSSIBLE. My partner has an all black kitchen, and while it looks tres tres chic when spotless and unused, it gets grimy and smeary and spotty and dusty just looking at it the wrong way. If you plan to use your kitchen for anything other than photo shoots, I promise you, this choice will be one of your greatest regrets.

The current rage, all white kitchens, are exceedingly difficult to keep clean, as well.

Just the smallest spot or stain is magnified and amplified in an all white kitchen.

I think black will show dust and fingerprints more than white will.

Black is stylish but what nobody has mentioned is that black is difficult to keep clean.

I’ve a largely black kitchen. Dark Mahogany and glass cabinets, chrome knobs, lots of dimmable spots and a white sink, but everything else, the floors, the countertops, and the appliances are black. Looks like the inside of a limousine.

I love it. But consider what R8 says. My kitchen’s compact and is away from the public rooms, so it’s easier to clean and doesn’t visually suck light from the seating areas.

If your layout is similar, go for it.

Black cabinetry reminds me of my trip to London where I slept on a black futon with matching coffee table.

Both showed water marks or perhaps other fluid activity. The friend who invited me to London turned out to be a fat-assed, untrustworthy malicious asshole. How many times did I have to defend her nasty behavior to strangers?

OP, black cabinetry brings back nightmares. You may want to flip the script and go with cornflower blue. It’s been out so long it’s due for a revival. Perhaps I could sent you a cloth goose with a ribbon around its neck.

[quote]If your layout is similar, go for it.

It's in the back of the house on the first floor away from everything else. Thanks for the tip.

[quote]You may want to flip the script and go with cornflower blue.

I'm gay, but I'm not that gay.

I would consider navy.

Navy does not go with food.

You've probably heard it enough, but...

Unless you REEEALLLLYYYY enjoy cleaning, do not do this! I actually changed out the dark gray countertops in a rental (with the owner's permission) because every mote of dust showed.

Even if you think you like it right now, you will mostly likely not like it 10 years from now.

I went royal blue for my kitchen when I renovated five years ago. I regretted it almost immediately.

My thoughts are that it's really unappealing.

A black kitchen is like something Halston would have had in 1978.

Have you ever owned a black car?? They always look dirty no matter how often you wash them......

R37 was ahead of the trend. High gloss blue is showing up on Dwell, AD, as well as Archdaily. They pair royal blue with brass fixtures.

I loved Lilac, but it was too cold for a North facing eat-in kitchen. I changed it to a Ralph Loren blue jean denim and it complimented my poor-people’s “river rock” linoleum floor.

Ive been blessed with “great grandmas” 1963 formica and dark brown wood cabinets boxed in kitchen...20 yr old Kenmore appliances that will never die. I just turned 70 and will never sink a dime into it...is that so wrong?

Once you go Black, you don’t go back.

R42, as long as you have VHS porn tapes you will never go wrong! Especially if they’re hidden beneath a floor grazing tablecloth!

and it's bloody well staying this way till after the cataract surgery,

Careful not to get stuck in a specific design period .

Love that kitchen, r46. Wouldn't use the red as a complementary color.

Why they gotta be black?

I did this with my small kitchen in my condo years ago. It looked great - it wasn't fully black, but had some grey in it. Wasn't overpowering.

But no way would you pair that with charcoal countertops. That's madness.

It looks fantastic OP. But it will date badly and need to be redone at some point. I always stick to white kitchens.

Black kitchens are for people with food issues. They don’t want to be happy in there.

Seek help, R51

Psycho vibes

Do black kitchens hide the dirt?

Op you want a black a kitchen, eh. I’m a hook you up with a bougie black kitchen. First, get a couple cases of water from Costco and place them on the pantry floor, then have a surplus of plastic bags all wrapped in one big plastic bag for easy access, and whatever you do, DO NOT purchase no mafuckin white refrigerator. That shit does not belong in a bougie black kitchen. Let us know, if you need more tips.

It looks nice, but I would probably get tired of it after a while.

R53 They hide black ink spills well. Everything else, no.

Can someone translate R55?

A black kitchen brings down the value of the neighboring rooms.

I had a black matte granite countertop that was easy to clean because it wasn't shiny. I would think other natural surfaces that had a matte finish (soapstone, porcelain) would also be easy to maintain.

I always wanted black kittens....

So did I R9. I thought we'd get what Black mamas stock their kitchens with and cooking tips for Soul food.

I prefer white kitchens. Brighter and I like to see the dirt. In order rmto clean. This could hide too much.

What about black kittens? Impossible to keep clean?

Oh god, R62, that would be a much more fun thread.

R64, they clean themselves, so fastidious.

I find it depressing.

I wasn’t sure exactly which color was “cornflower blue.” Turns out my “mid blue” LL Bean Pima Cotton Percale bed linens are, in fact, cornflower blue.

I don’t think they’re particularly gay.

I have a mostly black and white kitchen; floor and backsplash are b/w, counters white marble with black/grey, white cabinets, SS appliances that came with the place. Appliances are getting old and we might replace them in either black or white, but we'll see. The walls, which are minimally exposed what with all the cabinetry etc., are the one place I wanted color. It's a bright, medium-light blue, maybe even cornflower. I have to make coffee in this room upon waking up so I don't want it to look or feel dreary. I get no natural sunlight in that room, either. Color at least brightens it up a bit.

All black would be too much for me. B/w is better, but I still want a little color. And all black appliances feels a little too Darth Vader for me, but white appliances read as "cheap rental" to my Gen X eyes, even though I know it's trendier now.

I wonder why the Duchess hasn’t gone black?

Pastel green and cream/butter yellow are my favorite colors for kitchen cabinets

Porcelain eventually chips (or crack)s) if someone accidentally drops on or bangs it with a heavy cast iron (or copper) pot.

Soapstone can be beautiful, but requires a hell of a lot of maintenance if you don’t want it to look motley.

I am the help R52. That’s why I know.

Yellow hides grease spatter best.