Are white cabinets, Subway tile and gray marble counters out of style?

[Anonymous]

This combination is out. I did my kitchen in this style 11 years ago and have friends who did it 15+ years ago. It’s had a good run. I do think that white cabinets are fairly timeless. The “in” style of the cabinet changes though. I think shaker is still current but who knows what the next thing will be. More people are starting to do painted and wood stained cabinets. Marble is classic, as are white subway tiles. However, the combo of the three is looking kind of tired and overdone. If you love the white plus marble look, perhaps do a different backsplash. Or, if you have an island, do a different color for the island.

[Anonymous]

So if that look is out, what are people doing now? Personally I think white cabinets are timeless. The question is what to put on the counters and backsplash.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the style of your home. The kitchen should reflect that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the style of your home. The kitchen should reflect that.

+10,000,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it’s overdone. And I think the colored cabinets will be a short lived trend for the most part. Wood is coming back. I think what Amber Interiors has been doing will be the next “look”.

I agree that white cabinets and marble are classic in their own right but that specific combination has been everywhere and it’s fatigued.

I have no special insight but I also def think that the white cabinet/marble countertop look seems dated now. And yes of course elements of it are "timeless" whatever that means - but the combo that you've seen all over HGTV for five-plus years now seems out of date to me. Not that it can't still look nice! But if you don't want your house to look like a museum of 2018home reno shows, I would try to add your own twist to it - a different countertop or not-white cabinets of whatever.

I personally really like natural wood. I have no idea if that's the next trend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it’s overdone. And I think the colored cabinets will be a short lived trend for the most part. Wood is coming back. I think what Amber Interiors has been doing will be the next “look”.

I agree that white cabinets and marble are classic in their own right but that specific combination has been everywhere and it’s fatigued.

I like the light wood in the kitchen.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know about out so much as it has been completely overdone. I did this about 6-7 years ago but had gray bottoms and upper white cabinets. I have since moved on but would probably have been over it once mainstream picked it up.

[Anonymous]

Oh good god. Only two people got it right: do what fits your home. Not necessarily what you like. If it’s your typical colonial or craftsman, it’ll be okay.

[Anonymous]

I think it is timeless but not particularly warm. I had it in my first kitchen but am now happy to have color on cabs (pale yellow) and walls. But when i had it, i liked it and other people did too, a popular choice.

[Anonymous]

I agree each element is a classic- it’s the combo that’s dated. More interesting counter finishes are in now. But I like the overall look

[Anonymous]

For all of you saying it is dated, what do you propose?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the style of your home. The kitchen should reflect that.

+10,000,000

+1

[Anonymous]

white subway tiles are not trendy anymore

[Anonymous]

What's in or what's out will be determined by the style of the door more so than its color. White cabinets are in, but if you have an arched door of the early 2000s, you'd be out of style. High gloss, slab or shaker doors will mean a totally different look.

That said, in my personal opinion, a timeless look must necessarily be neutral, and plain white shaker doors, marble counters and calm backsplash are as neutral as it gets, and have way more chances to not annoy you down the road.

[Anonymous]

The white cabinet is in every cheap rental.