So apparently two toned kitchens are in.

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Anonymous wrote:We just did this. We had those awful honey red colored raised panel cabinets with blech brown granite. As a mini self reno during Covid lockdown, we painted top cabinets BM Simply White. We removed a few uppers and Added a few open shelves to look a little more current. We changed countertops to white quartz with movement and crisp small beveled marble white tiles from Home Depot as a backspash. Now I’m not hating those lower cabinets nearly as much. New pendants, new hardware, and new fridge. We did it all for around 5k, not counting the fridge. We don’t plan on being in our house more than 3-5 years. It felt risky to try it, but it has panned our for sure. I felt good when I looked at Christopher Peacock’s website and saw some honey colored wood lowers.

Oh no, you kept the bottom cabinets that awful orangey-brown? Why didn't you just paint them??? I mean if you insist on two tone, paint them gray or black!

That vintage wood wood looks very modern (and new) when combined with the right other elements like it sounds like OP described. Otherwise they could have painted them if they completed the reno and it looked off. We did something similar in our beachhouse and everything thinks it is all new.

PP here. Trust me, when we embarked on this COVID mini Reno I was really hating those honey cabinets. Somehow painting the top ones white has given the bottom ones a new lease on life. Also, it was less work. Adding shiny polished nickel pulls helped too.

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I'm surprised at all the hate for mixing colors. Like anything, it can be done well or done poorly. Anyone that doesn't like this one? Seriously?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGPIB7Zh1xt/?igshid=kn2ybgwdl14z

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised at all the hate for mixing colors. Like anything, it can be done well or done poorly. Anyone that doesn't like this one? Seriously?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGPIB7Zh1xt/?igshid=kn2ybgwdl14z

Your link doesn't work. You really need to learn how to embed pictures for this forum.

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I'm a big fan of black & white kitchens. I see it being pretty classic if done right.

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Im not a fan.

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[img] https://images.app.goo.gl/TaMGEsTR541CEiwd7

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I think it’s less successful than some of the other photos. My new house has cabinets very similar to the lowers in that photo, and I’m partial to the color. I also love white kitchens. Just not together. It’s too safe. The look works better with an edgy, modern vibe, which is why I’ll never do it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think two tone kitchens are a good way to play with bold colors that would be overwhelming to use alone. Blue, green, red, purple on the bottom, and then clean white on the top.


https://philkeankitchens.com/tag/two-toned-kitchens/


https://www.hgtv.com/design/design-blog/design/two-toned-kitchen-ideas


https://ideas.kohler.com/mood-board/american-plum-kitchen

The third one looks so elegant. We are going to do this. We have honey colored cabinets and are desperate to update. Painting seems like such a reasonable update!

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Anonymous wrote:[img] https://images.app.goo.gl/TaMGEsTR541CEiwd7

I think it’s less successful than some of the other photos. My new house has cabinets very similar to the lowers in that photo, and I’m partial to the color. I also love white kitchens. Just not together. It’s too safe. The look works better with an edgy, modern vibe, which is why I’ll never do it.

I actually like this. I think it looks a little less boring than an all white kitchen.

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^ the bright blue/white combo is terrible, and I say this as someone who loves color in the kitchen. That color is terrible.

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I wouldn’t do it with built in cabinets. I would do it by adding a stand alone piece like a hutch or baker’s rack. Colors go in and out.

To add warmth I just went with wood cabinets and white countertops. I don’t like sterile looking kitchens.

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Anonymous wrote:We just did this. We had those awful honey red colored raised panel cabinets with blech brown granite. As a mini self reno during Covid lockdown, we painted top cabinets BM Simply White. We removed a few uppers and Added a few open shelves to look a little more current. We changed countertops to white quartz with movement and crisp small beveled marble white tiles from Home Depot as a backspash. Now I’m not hating those lower cabinets nearly as much. New pendants, new hardware, and new fridge. We did it all for around 5k, not counting the fridge. We don’t plan on being in our house more than 3-5 years. It felt risky to try it, but it has panned our for sure. I felt good when I looked at Christopher Peacock’s website and saw some honey colored wood lowers.

Oh no, you kept the bottom cabinets that awful orangey-brown? Why didn't you just paint them??? I mean if you insist on two tone, paint them gray or black!

That vintage wood wood looks very modern (and new) when combined with the right other elements like it sounds like OP described. Otherwise they could have painted them if they completed the reno and it looked off. We did something similar in our beachhouse and everything thinks it is all new.

Agree, the mixed finish look in a kitchen incorporating warm wood is very “hot” right now.

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Love black and white kitchens. I'm on the fence about the brass fixtures, but those are very on trend. The b&w components alone are classic.

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Anonymous wrote:Love black and white kitchens. I'm on the fence about the brass fixtures, but those are very on trend. The b&w components alone are classic.

I think this is gorgeous but it's also maybe 4 times the size of my kitchen. It's hard to tell how it would translate - would adding black elements make everything look even smaller and more cramped?

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Anonymous wrote:Love black and white kitchens. I'm on the fence about the brass fixtures, but those are very on trend. The b&w components alone are classic.

Classic? The white walls/black window frame look that is highlighted in that picture is extremely trendy at the moment. That trend has around 5 years before it looks incredibly dated.

It is a very nice kitchen, but many of the design elements are not classic.