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Blue Kitchen Cabinet Ideas
Slate, navy and pale blue cabinetry from kitchens our local teams designed and installed, most often on an island or a range hood against natural wood. Open any photo for the choices behind it.
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Designing with blue
Why blue works best in one place
Blue is the color homeowners most often want and most often worry about. The kitchens that work put it in one place: the island, the range hood, or the lowers under white uppers. The eye gets the color without the room closing in.
Designers usually choose the wood before the blue. Slate and navy sit naturally beside maple and white oak, and a warm wood is what keeps a blue kitchen from feeling cold.
Popular combinations
Four ways to pair blue
The combinations that come up most across these kitchens. Each one filters the gallery above.
Door styles
The door style sets the tone before the color does
Two kitchens in the same finish can feel nothing alike. The door profile decides whether the room reads classic, modern or somewhere between.
ShakerA flat center panel inside a simple frame. The most flexible profile: traditional with cup pulls, current with long bar handles.
Flat-panel (slab)No frame at all, often without visible handles. Clean and calm, and the easiest front to wipe down.
Raised panelA contoured center panel with more shadow and detail. Suits a formal or traditional home, and pairs well with crown molding.
Glass-front uppersA finishing move rather than a style. A few glass doors break up a long wall and show off what you keep inside.
Choosing your blue
Navy, slate or pale: the three families of blue
Blue changes with the light more than any other cabinet color. Check a sample at night under your actual fixtures before deciding.
Navy and ink
Deep and formal, close to black at night. Best on an island or lowers with brass hardware.
Slate and steel blue
A gray-blue that pairs easily with wood and white. Seen in the Island Oaks kitchen.
Pale and powder blue
Soft enough to use on all cabinets. Reads as a cool neutral. Seen in the Belmont and Hillsboro kitchen.
Before you commit
Common worries about blue cabinets, answered honestly
Most hesitation about a colored kitchen comes down to a handful of concerns. Here is what actually happens, and what to ask for.
“Will it make the room dark?”
Navy on every cabinet will. Blue on the island or lowers with white or wood above keeps the light where it matters.
“Will it hurt resale?”
A blue island is one of the most liked features in listing photos. Full navy kitchens are more personal, so keep deep blues to pieces that are easy to change.
“Which blue goes with stainless appliances?”
All of them. Stainless reads as a cool neutral beside blue. Panel-ready appliances behind matching doors avoid the question entirely.
“Will the sample match the installed color?”
Blue reads lighter over a whole run of doors than on a chip. Choose one step darker than the sample you like, and look at it at night.
“Will it clash with my floor?”
Blue works with almost any wood floor. The pairing to watch is a cool gray floor with a cool blue, which can feel flat; add a warm wood somewhere.
“Does a painted color cost more?”
Standard colors in a line cost the same as white. Custom color matching usually adds a surcharge, so ask whether the shade you want is standard.
Guides
Planning a blue kitchen
Advice from our local teams and the Cabinet IQ blog on the choices in these photos.
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FAQ
Blue kitchen cabinet questions
Are blue kitchen cabinets in style?
Yes. Blue islands and blue lowers have been a steady request in our showrooms for years, most often in slate and navy against white or natural wood.
What countertop goes with blue cabinets?
White quartz with soft gray veining is the most common. Warm white marble-look stone softens a navy. Butcher block on a blue island is a popular farmhouse pairing.
What hardware looks best on blue cabinets?
Brass and gold are the classic pairing with navy. Brushed nickel and black both suit slate and pale blue.
What wall color goes with blue cabinets?
Warm white keeps the room bright. Avoid cool grays with blue cabinets, which make the room feel cold.
Should the island or the perimeter be blue?
The island, in most rooms. It gives the color a focal point and keeps the perimeter light. Blue lowers with white uppers is the next most common choice.
What wood goes with blue cabinets?
Maple, white oak and walnut all work. Lighter woods keep slate blue fresh; walnut makes navy richer.
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