high shine blue
ELLE DECOR readers are obsessed with this shiny galley kitchen in the home of California design industry insiders Joe Lucas and David Heikka. It's easy to see why when you look at its cheerful blue paint job. “Before, all the cabinets were white, and I follow the golden rule of no white in the kitchen, so I painted them right away,” Lucas explains.
electric blue upper and lower cabinets
This Toronto home features elegant, historic details like high ceilings and decorative moldings, but designer Sam Sachs' goal for young homeowners is to create a space that is “spacious, cool, and easy to live in.” ” was to create a home. The key to her strategy was to contrast all the fantasies of the time with shocking hits in blue, Saxophone's favorite color. In the kitchen, Yves Klein blue upper and lower cabinets stand out against the white exposed brick walls. Black countertops and some exposed plywood cabinet doors give the exterior a De Stijl flair.
french seaside blue kitchen
Jean-Louis Doniot brought Tintin's eccentricity to his villa off the coast of France. No space is more inviting than his kitchen. It features custom blue cabinetry accented with pretty cream trim that complements the windows and traditional checkered flooring.
primary blue
Landscape designer Jenny Graham cites orange as her favorite color, but here, in a minimalist Argentinian-inspired kitchen, she contrasts her beloved tangerine with bold custom cobalt on the kitchen cabinets.
Gray Blue
All about pale blue
Emily Todohunter designed this Manhattan home to be “closer to the sky,” so pale blue was of course chosen throughout the house, especially in the kitchen, where Benjamin Moore's Van Cortlandt Blue was used throughout the room. I dyed it.
blue island
Designer Jessica Davis and architect Gustave Carlson breathed new life into a classic California home originally designed by Joseph Eichler in the 1970s. Their interventions included fun shocks of color, such as a bright blue island and cabinets in the kitchen.
deep blue green
If you're not sure whether to paint your cabinets blue or green, why not try a combination of them? Up-and-coming design firm Perifio painted his cabinets in his kitchen a deep teal color with his C2 paint. This is a shade that helps bring in the greenery of the surrounding countryside.
blue with industrial accents
The beauty of blue cabinetry is that its hue complements an incredible range of materials, from wood to terrazzo. This material is the material of choice for this stylish holiday home designed by architect Blaise McQuoid and interior designer Joe Nahem.
classic duck eggs
Duck egg blue is a kitchen cabinet staple, and this is one of the most elegant examples of it. Here in her Washington, D.C. mansion, designer Zoe Feldman chose Farrow & Ball's Card His Room Green, which draws inspiration from Victorian homes.
deep blue splash
Not ready to embrace an all-blue kitchen? Try small batches like this happy Portuguese cooking space designed by Jacques Grange. Instead of an entirely blue cabinet, Mr. Grange placed it only on the outer edge.
sky sky blue
It's no surprise that the house above the clouds has an equally dizzying cabinet. This Richard Michern-designed apartment is housed in Herzog & de Meuron's Jenga-like 56 Leonard skyscraper in New York City, with floor-to-ceilings in hues that match the blue of the sky and the Hudson River far below. Furnished with blue cabinet.
whisper of blue
If you have stainless steel appliances, a pale blue with a hint of gray is the best choice. Here, designer Alison Palewski chose a barely-there blue hue (a hue that appears throughout this expansive California home) to contrast with the Viking stove and hanging pot rack.
true blue cabinet
OK, this isn't strictly a kitchen, it's actually a bar area in a Hamptons home. But there are plenty of lessons to be learned here, courtesy of designer Poonam Khanna. She incorporated floor-to-ceiling bright blue cabinetry (Philipsburg Blue by Benjamin Moore) and snuggled into Crayola brightness with a set of sunny yellow chairs.
bright and light cabinet
Your kitchen doesn't necessarily have to be all white to create a fresh, airy space. Case in point: In this kitchen in a Hamptons home, designer Daun Curry chose the palest sky blue for the cabinetry and a soft, pale gray marble for the island and backsplash. That's a great idea for us!
the deepest, brightest blue
On the other hand, if you are interested in black kitchen cabinets but are not, very If you're ready to turn to the dark side, navy is your chic go-between. High-gloss cabinetry and poppy-orange tiles add drama to this David Netto-designed kitchen.
blue paint, black tile
In the Canadian lake home, the kitchen is painted Van Dusen Blue by Benjamin Moore, the pendant lights are by Urban Electric, the backsplash is Saltillo tile, and the counters are made of London Gray Caesarstone.
blue vintage range kitchen
Designer Brian J. McCarthy's New York City apartment features several blue elements in an all-white kitchen. La Cornue stove and hood, and pale blue stripes across the floor.
blue kitchen chandelier
The homeowners kept the original tile backsplash and flooring in the kitchen of this Loire Valley home. English mahogany chairs and a stylish chandelier found at a flea market create a space that feels lived in.
blue and red kitchen
Fabric expert John Robshaw's Connecticut country house kitchen is a study in fearless color choices. The walls are rose quartz and both cabinets are painted Starry Night by Benjamin Moore, creating a bold and striking palette.
Anna Fixsen, associate digital editor at ELLE DECOR, focuses on how to share the best of the design world through in-depth reportage and online storytelling. Prior to joining the staff, she held positions at Architectural Digest, Metropolis, and Architectural Record magazines. Eldeco.com
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