An all-white kitchen is one of the oldest styles. This timeless style is known for bringing brightness and light to your cooking space. Naomi Watt's kitchen gives a stylish, modern twist to traditional design.
The British actress' kitchen, seen in a recent Instagram video, is all white. Her open-concept space features white marble countertops, white walls, and a white stove backsplash. Contrasting features include light-stained natural wood floors and a black breakfast bar. While this all sounds relatively standard, there's one element that takes the space to the next level: the glossy finish of Watts' cabinets.
If you look closely, you'll notice that her kitchen's upper cabinets have a glass-like texture. Some of the cabinets are made with shiny, frosted glass, allowing the cookware inside to show through. This look has several benefits, including making Watts' space appear brighter, larger, and more modern.
First, Naomi Watt's unique white kitchen cabinet finishes make her space look bright. Jennifer Ebert, Digital Editor Homes and Gardens “Glossy finishes always bring brightness to a room, and their mirror-like nature reflects light around the room. This is evident in Watts' kitchen, where both the recessed ceiling lighting and the light from the kitchen window bounce off the cabinetry, nearly doubling the amount of light in her space.”
Jen is Editor (Digital) at Homes & Gardens and prior to this role she completed various interior design courses at KLC Design School and worked as an interiors writer for Ideal Home, LivingEtc, 25 Beautiful Homes and Country Homes & Interiors.
Secondly, the lightness brought by this finish makes Watts' space appear larger. “White cabinets are a surefire way to make a kitchen look bigger,” Ebert says. She continues, “In addition to the lightening effect, the strong use of white in this kitchen allows one element to flow into the next, creating the illusion of a larger space. The textural contrast, from the matte marble countertops to the glossy cabinetry, makes the style appear more finished and sophisticated.”
Finally, the choice of glossy cabinets for Watts' kitchen is a great choice in that it gives the space a clear design theme. “While there are hundreds of variations on white kitchens, the glossy cabinets really bring this space firmly into the modern kitchen decor theme. Picking a theme and sticking to it gives the space a finished, cohesive look,” concludes Ebert.
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Naomi Watts' space proves that a white kitchen isn't set in stone and that something as simple as cabinet finishes can completely change the look. It's a call to be brave and try different things until you land on a scheme that feels perfect for you.
