In a few weeks we are moving into our new house and the renovation can finally begin. One of the rooms that we are going to start with is the kitchen, and since this is the heart of the home, I want it to be perfect!
We haven´t landed on anything yet, but we are thinking about having a black kitchen as we find them very stylish. Just look at these beautiful kitchens from JKE Design for example – I just love their dramatic and elegant look!
Luckily we have a lot of windows in the new kitchen so I don´t think it will be too dark in there either. The lighting will of course be very important too, so it don´t get too dark when the sun goes down…
What do you think about black kitchens? Please give me your opinion – I would really love to get some feedback!
Images: JKE Design
Lekkert! Så gøy det skal bli å følge renoveringen av nytt hus, Nina! Ingen tvil om at det blir nydelig – uansett hva du velger:)
Fortsatt fin kveld!
KLEM
Ja, ikke sant det er lekkert? Hyggelig å høre i fra deg, Anette. Håper du har det bra om dagen.
Ønsker deg fine dager!
klem Nina
Black kitchens look fabulous! I love especially the ones where black cabinets are combined with some white ones – like on the first picture in this post. I’m sure your kitchen will look amazing! Already so excited to see the progress of your renovations! xx
Yes, that is lovely too. Maybe that´s what we will end up with… I don´t know yet 🙂 So many decisions to make..
xx
Hei Nina! Vi har sort kjøkken. Alle benkeskapene, ovn og vask er sort. Ingen overskap for luftigere uttrykk og benkeplate i tre som er vokset hvit. Samlet en hel vegg fra gulv til tak med hvite overskap med nisjer innimellom til kjøkkenmaskiner etc. Veldig fornøyd!!
-Sandra
Høres veldig fint ut! Godt å høre at du er fornøyd med valget.
Sortbeiset eik er kjempelekkert! Gikk for det i kombinasjon med hvitt i vårt nye hus og er kjempefornøyd!
Ja, det er veldig lekkert! Fint å høre at du er fornøyd med valget i deres nye hus. 🙂
Hej!
Spontant tänker jag att svarta och mörka möbler blir lätt dammiga så jag försöker undvika det. Men riktigt snyggt är det ju!!
Lycka till med nya huset!
Hälsningar Anna
Det er klart, men det meste synes jo på hvitt som jeg har i dag også. Må vaske over nesten daglig for matsøl etc.
Kjøkkenet er jo noe man til vanlig holder ekstra rent, så jeg tror det skal gå fint her.
Nina
Nice! However I do think you will need both light an lots of space.
I just love your blog, I find it quite inspiring.
Thank you!
Thank you so much. That is nice to hear.
I agree that it needs both light and space.
Yes, go for it! We renovaties our house this year and we anso choose a black kitchen. We combined it with a concrete worktop & I must say we are very happy with the results!
It sounds very nice with a concrete worktop – I love that!
Thanks for your feedback!
HiNina, I have white kitchen and black tiles (because of really small space i decided to go white) but I must say that black colour really give some dramatic note to space. Go for it :)!
Good to hear! Thank you for your feedback, it´s always nice to hear your thoughts 😉
Hello Nina,
I think black kitchen in a open bright room is a very stylish, sleek design element. It serves as a background for deko objects and lets the other colors in the kitchen shine. Here on your pictures the cool elements such as Beton (table) and Steel-optik (Refrigirator) and warm elements such as wood look fantastic on the black background. I am sure it will look very cool at your new home. Lots of fun and joy to you with decorating your new home!
So true! It´s all in the details 🙂 I have some ideas in mind…
Thank you for your comment.
Have a nice day!
Nina
I am not expert in decoration but still have my views on the subject. 🙂
With large windows, with lots of light, Yes. Black kitchens (or black&white kitchens…!) they look superb! But I would have to carefully consider the type of floor in the kitchen. I love the white floor, of course, but in a kitchen … I don’t think it’s very practical and I don’t want to go crazy with the cleanup of all traces of people and pets… Things like the location of the kitchen (in the layout of house), if it is near the entrance, if it have doors to an outdoor balcony or garden, if it is a passing zone, if it is raining outside, etc, I would have to think in all these elements…
yes, that´s very important things to consider when deciding the color of the kitchen. The floor and roof is a very big part of the room and have to go well with the kitchen I think. So many choices and decisions to take 🙂
I love black kitchen! And white too. It would be hard to decide….but I would go with one colour and put another one around like in floors, walls, table etc.
Yes, they both look very good..
I have a black kitchen, white marble tops and an oak floor. I love it! We have had it three years and I think it’s just as classic as the day we first saw her. The only thing I have noticed is the paint of some of the drawers has chipped or scratched & it’s easy to see because it’s white under black. Easy to fix with a black pen though.
Har hatt mitt svarte kjøkken i 13 år nå og blir ALDRI lei. Med hvite/lyse vegger ellers i rommet er det safe å kjøre svart på innredningen 😉 Lykke til med oppussing!
Black matt (not gloss) fabulously contemporary and just a little bit more interesting and individual than a generic white kitchen (which I also love) will be a fabulous space by day and create a different mood by night. Can’t wait to see photos!
We moved into a house with a black kitchen, high gloss. Thought it looked cool and much more interesting than all white kitchens that almost everyone has. However we will repaint it to light grey very soon. Although big windows facing south, whenever it is not bright daylight it just gets too dark. So really think it through carefully and add twice the amount of light fixtures that you normally have.
We are also in the process of building our home and have been thinking about the very same question. I think we will stick with white though because black surfaces tend to show even the tiniest scratches. Good luck!!