Dark Kitchen Cabinets


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You may love the modern and stark look of a dark kitchen but feel uncertain if the design matches your home. It’s natural to question your design choices before deciding on kitchen cabinet colors. You want to ensure you're choosing the best color scheme and materials possible for your home.

Of course, the amount of natural light from windows or task, accent, or general lighting will play a significant factor in your decision to go with dark cabinets. You need to consider this feature in your thinking process, but you can provide a strong foundation for dark cabinets by utilizing creative and effective lighting and lighter backdrop colors. If you love the formality, richness, and depth that dark cabinets add to the room, there are plenty of options to let you have it all. When a kitchen design is done professionally because they require more design skill, dark kitchen cabinets can be stunning and add warmth to any home.

Create a Rich Atmosphere

One of the on-demand kitchen cabinet wood colors, dark cabinets are formal and elegant, imbuing your kitchen with a sophisticated sense of luxury. They combine well with more ornate cabinet door styles.

They Hide Wear and Tear

Dark cabinet shades are more forgiving than light. If you splash a little as you cook or the kids leave a dent or two, they’ll obligingly conceal the evidence. That is why kitchens with dark cabinets are often preferred by larger families.

Contrast Dark and Light Elements to Achieve Balance

When you really can’t decide between light or dark kitchen cabinets, consider including both shades in your renovation plan or create a harmonious sense of balance by installing dark kitchen cabinets with light countertops, for example.


FAQs

+What Colors go Well with Dark Kitchen Cabinets?

Creamy tones go very well with dark kitchen cabinets. White, beige, warm-toned grays, linen, ivory, and soft pink are all excellent color options for pairing your dark kitchen cabinets.

+What Color Flooring goes with Dark Kitchen Cabinets?

You can opt for medium colors complementing your dark kitchen cabinets such as gray for black and light blue for dark blue. If you want to bring out an awe-inspiring contrasting color scheme, then you should choose light colors along with dark tones such as white and black, light brown and dark amber, soft green and dark gray.

+How to Restain Kitchen Cabinets From Dark to Light?

To restain your dark kitchen cabinets you have to first sand them. Either use an electrical tool or go manual with sanding papers. Once sanding is complete, apply your preferred light color tone over your kitchen cabinets. Do this multiple times after each layer has dried to attain your color of choice.

+ Which Dark Shade Should You Choose?

Dark hues are one of the most popular options amongst kitchen cabinet tones. On one end of the scale, there are Black Gloss Hans Krug dark kitchen cabinets while on the other there are models such as Gun Smoke St. Martins units that still retain their dark color but offer a lighter approach that can be great in smaller spaces. So, before you dive into the world of dark kitchen cabinets consider what shade would best suit your design preferences. Some people with larger kitchens can go for a jet back scheme for instance as that will not take anything away from how big their kitchen looks while for some other customers a dark shade that is slightly lighter than this will still provide a richness and depth to the room without making the kitchen seem smaller than it is.

+How to Clean Dark Kitchen Cabinets?

Short answer: A DIY solution of white distilled vinegar, water, and a hint of dish detergent inside of a spray bottle paired with a clean microfiber cloth. The Solution After we are done with finding a fine microfiber towel, the solution is made up of water, vinegar, and a little bit of dish soap. You do not need to be 100% precise, but we do suggest the following: •Fill 70% of the spray bottle with water, •Fill the other 30% of the spray bottle with white distilled vinegar, •2 – 4 pumps of dish soap, •Shake well.

+How to Lighten Dark Kitchen Cabinets?

Prepare Cabinets to Stain.Clean all of the cabinets with warm, sudsy water the day before to allow for drying time. •Remove Cabinets and Drawers. •Sand Cabinets Beforehand if necessary. If the cabinets have a waxy or thick finish, get into the grooves and along the sides before sanding the entire cabinet surface. •Restrain the cabinets. Smooth the stain in soft strokes starting at the top and moving along with the grain of the wood. We recommend two or three coats of stain.

+How to Paint Dark Kitchen Cabinets White?

For the preparation, we recommend cleaning the cabinets first. The next step is applying the whitewash stain. Apply an even layer. It should take a couple of minutes to cover each door, and as long as you wipe off the excess within that timeframe, the application should be successful. Finish an entire coat this way, then let it dry.