| The white kitchen was extremely popular for about | | | | monochromatic - and dated -- look of white cabinets |
| ten to fifteen years way back in the nineties and | | | | with white appliances. If you have a white kitchen in |
| eighties. However, in the years since the turn of the | | | | need of updating, adding new stainless appliance might |
| millennium, the white kitchen fell out of favor and took | | | | be all it takes to bring your kitchen out of the nineties |
| a decidedly back seat to stained wood. Yet the | | | | and eighties and into the 2000's. |
| versatility of a white kitchen with it's clean appeal and | | | | White with color |
| soothing look has never really gone away. Instead, it is | | | | Another way to update that all-white kitchen is to add |
| making a return with some new twists that make it | | | | a touch of color to your cabinets. If you have an |
| look fresher, up to date and more appealing than ever. | | | | all-white kitchen and a white island, consider replacing |
| White vs. white | | | | the island with a wood cabinet island or simply paint |
| The first place to change in the white kitchen is the | | | | the island a contrasting color. Another distinguishing |
| kind of white used on the cabinets. White is no longer | | | | feature of the white kitchens of today is the attention |
| just white. Now, white cabinets range in whiteness | | | | to detail. Cabinets today have more detail and much, |
| from bright white to antiqued white. Both look fresh | | | | much more moulding. The crown moulding at the top |
| and current, but with a different appeal. If the bright | | | | of the cabinets makes the kitchen more current and is |
| white kitchen appeals to you, then the whiteness, just | | | | a mark of quality cabinetry. Adding crown moulding to |
| like it was in the eighties and nineties, is the key. Sheer | | | | the top of older cabinets is an inexpensive option that |
| white cabinets look especially good in vintage style | | | | will help make this room more current and the cabinets |
| kitchens. White cabinets with Craftsman style frames | | | | more substantial, but the cabinets still need a finishing |
| look beautiful in bright white. Cabinets with old | | | | touch. This can be done with a toned down shade of |
| fashioned cup style drawer pulls make a beautiful | | | | white paint on the cabinets and a wash of stain in the |
| pairing. Add the nostalgia of white marble countertops | | | | crevices of the design. Adding the layer of stain brings |
| and you have a winning combination. | | | | out the details in the cabinets and makes it look more |
| To keep the kitchen extra vintage-looking, have | | | | today and not so bright. |
| appliances such as the dishwasher and refrigerator | | | | A standard |
| dressed with cabinet doors and this will make them | | | | White kitchens are gorgeous. If a new kitchen is in |
| blend into the kitchen and not detract from the look. | | | | your remodeling plans consider a white one for their |
| But if a fresher, more current style is what you're after, | | | | overall appeal and interest. And, if you're updating a |
| add shiny stainless appliances and your kitchen will be | | | | white kitchen, simply creating more attention to detail - |
| up-to-the-moment gorgeous with a slight | | | | such as adding new pulls, changing old solid surface |
| contemporary feel. It's this pairing of stainless with | | | | and laminate counters to natural stone, adding |
| white that creates a nice contrast of color with | | | | mouldings, and some color, can make about a twenty |
| sparkle. Having stainless appliances with white cabinets | | | | year difference in the look of your kitchen. |
| makes the white kitchen up to date versus the | | | | |