These Are the Prettiest Kitchen Cabinet Designs We've Ever Seen
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When you're designing a kitchen, it's likely the cabinets will set the tone for the entire style of your space. In this gallery of our favorite classic kitchen designs, you'll find everything you need to cook up the kitchen of your dreams, starting with photographs that incorporate simple kitchen cabinet design, modern kitchen cabinet ideas, and every gorgeous cabinet style in between.
One thing to keep in mind when designing cabinets for a kitchen is how the space will echo the overall architectural design of your home. If you live in a traditional historic residence, a white timeless kitchen design might feel age appropriate and fresh all at once. Cabinets coated in an energizing paint color could feel at right in a number of home styles, from cottages to city apartments. Other important considerations when choosing kitchen cabinets: uppers versus lowers, deep drawers versus swinging doors, natural wood versus painted. Kitchen cabinet ideas for storage, like cabinets that reach the ceiling to utilize vertical space, might be a mix of solid doors versus glass-front ones to display prized collections and pretty dishware.
To inspire your kitchen materials selection for a renovation or a new build, we rounded up these 60 brilliant kitchen cabinet ideas, pulled from our extensive VERANDA house tour archives. Scroll through to discover smart kitchen island inspiration, countertops, and kitchen backsplash ideas to elevate your kitchen to luxury status.
White Oak Cabinets
White oak cabinetry, plaster-finished walls, and earthy ceramic lamps (Gregorius Pineo) radiate organic beauty in designer Jane Schwab's light-as-air Charlotte penthouse. Tall doors, some topped with transoms designed by the architects with delicate scrolled muntins, create height and light without heaviness. This same application is seen elsewhere throughout the residence. Chair fabric, Fabricut
French Gray Cabinets
Pretty cabinets, painted French Gray by Farrow & Ball (with walls coated in the same shade), wrap this eat-in kitchen in a calming hue. Custom slipcovers (The Lamp Shoppe) crafted from French linen tea towels dress up metal lighting pendants in the kitchen of this Dallas house. Petticoat-like slipcovers drape utilitarian metal light fixtures. Counter seating, Janus et Cie. Apple artwork, Enzo Mari for Danese Milano. Cow illustration, Hugo Guinness
Linen White Cabinets with Burgundy Interiors
In Hartford, Connecticut, interior designer Kristen McCory's clients presented her with a rosy proposition: Use a deep burgundy Lacanche range and hood as a starting point and then don't hold back.
"It was a chance to do something completely different," says McCory, who repeated the rich shade inside the glass cabinets flanking the sink (and on floor-to-ceiling cabinetry in an adjacent butler's pantry). But like all satisfying spice, the beauty is in the balance. Pegasus marble countertops, linen white cabinetry paint, and black accents temper the red.
Green Cabinets
The traditi0nal butler’s pantry in this 1920s Tudor in Houston designed by Charlotte Moss is painted Dartsmouth Green (Benjamin Moore) with classic satin nickel hardware. Glass-front upper cabinets display glassware and silver pieces. This smaller space in a home is an ideal place to experiment with color and pattern.
Antique-Inspired Cabinets
In this 1920s New Jersey estate designed by Steven Gambrel, the profiles of the cabinetry and moldings echo those of adjoining rooms, as do the kitchen's dark wood floors. “Not long ago you’d walk into a kitchen and it wouldn’t speak to the rest of the house,” says Gambrel. “I like to make kitchens equally complex and layered.”
He added dramatic details such as a gunmetal-and-brass hood, a veneered table, and textured shades to the space. The golden leather cantilever seating (York Street Studio) juxtaposes tonal gray millwork. The island countertop is crafted of indigo green marble. Range, BlueStar
Tree Bark-Embellished Cabinets
To help establish a defining sense of place in this Mississippi hunting lodge, designer Richard Keith Langham left room for whimsy, which shows up in details like the bark panels in cabinet doors. The kitchen’s wrought-iron chandelier (Currey & Company) lights a maple-topped island and suede swivel counter stools (Louis J. Solomon).
Open Shelving with White Paneled Cabinets
A treasured collection of Wedgwood plates crowns open kitchen shelving in Mia Reay's Jacobean castle that was designed by George Webster in the early 19th century. In this all white kitchen, save the graphic checkered floor tiles that are Victorian, lower cabinet fronts with a vertical paneling detail, simple white square backsplash tile, a painted wood table, and white wicker seating provide plenty of textural diversity.
Bright Blue Paneled Cabinets
Gil Schafer and the late Suzanne Rheinstein channeled the blue of the nearby sea in the paneled cabinets of the casual kitchen of this Newport Beach home.
White Cabinets with Gold Hardware
Statuario marble clads kitchen walls in earthen opulence, as a large white island and cabinets with gold hardware provide a clean palette for pops of blue and yellow. Upper cabinets reach the ceiling, providing maximum vertical storage. The adjoining breakfast room features hand-painted floor tiles inspired by the bar at Le Sirenuse in Positano, Italy, seen here in the foreground. The formal cook space matches the grandeur of this Atlanta estate.
Neutral Cabinets
Portuguese tiles form a kitchen backsplash mural akin to classical artwork in this 1920s Tudor in Houston designed by Charlotte Moss. Upper and lower cabinets in a calming neutral leave room for the show-stopping tilework.
No Upper Cabinets
The absence of upper cabinets provides the perfect spot for Kenneth Noland’s Mexican Camino to bathe the kitchen in serene color. This kitchen space is open to the great room, clad in simple bleached walnut planks, as the rest of the Michael S. Smith-designed Los Angeles home. Range, Wolf. Pendant fixtures, Philippe Anthonioz
Under-Island Cabinets
In this seven-story Beaux Arts townhouse in New York, the stone-clad kitchen (Christopher Peacock) features a mix of dolomite, arabescato, and sivec surfaces. Under-island cabinets, as well as upper and lower cabinets in the same style, make for plenty of storage. Pendants, Carrier and Company for Visual Comfort & Co.
Seafoam Island
The owners’ Australian shepherd, Bear, lounges on the kitchen’s wide plank flooring, smoothed over from centuries of use, in this historic Charleston residence. A lantern from Charleston’s Urban Electric Co. in sunny yellow hangs above the seafoam-hued island, anchoring the kitchen in unexpected color. Cushion fabric, Perennials. Painting, Margaret Kennedy.
Salvaged Cabinets
MORE Design + Build was the contractor for the 2023 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Dallas, and with co-founder Kurt Bielawski, was tasked with redesigning its kitchen.
“The house itself is an older home for Dallas, so the kitchen needed to feel like it could have gone to the same party, so to speak,” Bielawski says. “I love to cook, I love traveling Europe, and I like a casual yet elegant lifestyle and aesthetic, all of which led me to create this feel that it's an old space where we salvaged the floor and cabinetry and then had to create a new kitchen from there.” With the oversize island, the party is likely to gather around time and again.
Bleached Oak Cabinetry
Geometric stained oak floors and bleached oak cabinetry bring warmth to the kitchen’s marble countertops and plaster walls. The backsplash and countertop’s wispy veining (Calacatta lasa gold marble) and custom cube flooring design bring movement to the kitchen in this Palm Beach estate by Mary McDonald. Stools, Holly Hunt
Lacquered Onyx Cabinets
In this Connecticut butler's pantry, the black-and-white marble flooring sets a glamorous tone, echoed in lacquered onyx paint on the home's original woodwork and newly milled appliance fronts—too many coats to count, notes designer Sarah Blank.
"There are no shortcuts with high-gloss paint, so it took about six weeks," she says. "But it was worth it—the black is so rich."
Taupe Cabinets with Green Island
A custom oak-topped island, leafy Italian tiles, and a subtle taupe scheme bring serene balance to the kitchen. The minimalist mood in the kitchen is a visual respite from the riotous pattern and color found throughout this English country home.
Vented Cabinets
A pretty and functional cabinet door feature, vents provide airflow as well as subtle pattern in this Timothy Whealon-designed butler's pantry. The countertops are a refined Calacatta Oro (Marmi Natural Stone). The backsplash tiles were handmade in Morocco. Slender library lights (Ann-Morris) illuminate the utilitarian workspace. Artwork, Donald Baechler. Paint, Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore
Creamy White Cabinets with Painted Island
In this Nantucket cottage's custom Plain English kitchen, creamy countertops are topped with rustic wood counters. Pearly Moroccan wall tiles, similar in color to the cabinetry, are laid to the ceiling without grout to give the walls more rhythm. A slate backsplash contrasts the warm white. The work table base is painted a pretty green and looks like a piece of furniture. Pendant lighting, Hector Finch
Light Gray Cabinets
In the kitchen of this 1926 Buckhead residence, a French bistro-inspired brass hood from François & Co.’s new line shines against existing gray tilework and cabinets in a similar hue. A mix of drawers in various sizes make up lower cabinets, while glass-front doors above show off pretty tableware. Lighting, Visual Comfort & Co.. Stools, Bradley
Bleached Wood Cabinets with Contrasting Island
Sleek bleached wood cabinetry and slab-front drawers from Christopher Peacock’s Montauk collection are paired with an island and wet bar cabinetry stained slate blue for contrast. Earthy Dekton Onirika in Morpheus Velvet design from Cosentino repeats on counters, backsplash, and vent hood with a shagreen leather-inspired limestone tile cloaking the walls of the kitchen in the 2023 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach.
Creamy White Cabinets
Butcher-block counters, a stainless steel sink (Franke), and a creamy white cabinet finish build charming practicality into the butler’s pantry in this Maine summer house. Painted wood pulls blend in for a seamless look.
Burgundy Cabinets
The deep burgundy in this butler's pantry by interior designer Kristen McCory was inspired by a Lacanche range and hood in the adjacent kitchen. The floral settee print takes a queue from the rich floor-to-ceiling cabinetry that's lined with pleated white fabric to conceal less attractive items stored behind.
Masculine Cabinets
For her redesign of a historic Colonial Williamsburg home, designer Heather Chadduck Hillegas wanted the rooms to flow together seamlessly. Hillegas envisioned the kitchen more as a handsome, masculine scullery to complement the neighboring rustic dining room, so she painted the classic Shaker cabinets a blue-gray and added brass cabinetry pulls (Modern Matter)
Blue Cabinets with Oak Island
Designer David Kleinberg kept the kitchen design of this Connecticut lake cabin light and airy with open shelving in front of a glazed tile backsplash in place of open cabinets, all positioned above blue cabinetry and a large oak island.
Dramatic Red Cabinets
Ravishing red cabinetry packs a powerful punch in the kitchen of this glamorous London apartment by Philip Vergeylen. Decorative artist Henry van der Vijver refreshed the original kitchen floors by sanding and staining them in a series of circles and squares that elevate the dramatic cabinets.
Mural Cabinets
In his Manhattan apartment, decorator Garrow Kedigian transform the oddly shaped kitchen into a chic bar, using a mural wallpaper (Christian Lacroix) to tie together the cabinetry and curved walls.
Custom Carved Oak Cabinets
In his Birmingham cottage, architect Paul Bates was inspired by woodwork in David Adler’s Clow house in Chicago to design the rectangular carvings in this low, white oak cabinetry accented with brass hardware.
Porcelain-Front Cabinets
Daring porcelain-front cabinetry with brass and steel strapping in this kitchen asserts theatrical elegance in this Naples, Florida retreat. The couture-like detailing mirrors the metal trimming on the La Cornue range.
Dark-Stained Cabinets
In the kitchen of this Napa, California, home designed by Dan Fink, cerused white oak cabinetry, Brazilian soapstone counters, and bronze hardware (Rocky Mountain Hardware) lend warmth to the clean, modern lines.
Shirred-Fabric Cabinets
Shirred-fabric door panels lining the cabinets add textural interest to the kitchen in Noel Pittman's 1920s Spanish Colonial home in Los Angeles.
Handleless Cabinets
In this mid-century modern kitchen renovated by architect Ken Pursley, sleek cabinets lack hardware in true handleless fashion. A thin, plated-steel prep counter extends off the sink to face the den.
Painted and Stained Cabinets
This Bronxville, New York, kitchen designed by Carrier and Company features two different cabinetry finished—stained and painted. The kitchen backsplash is fashioned out of glazed terra-cotta tile (Ann Sacks).
Green Cabinets
For 2023, the color green is certainly trending, especially in the kitchen. In this Los Angeles kitchen designed by Fran Keenan, the cabinets and walls are painted Castle Grey by Farrow & Ball.
Monochromatic Cabinets
In this coastal Maine home designed by architect Gil Schafer, the kitchen cabinetry and custom metal hood are painted Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore to make the small kitchen seem larger.
Ebonized Cabinets
In this "back kitchen" at a Dallas home designed by Meredith McBrearty, ebonized cabinetry and bronze hardware infuse the space with modern style.
White Oak Cabinets
This galley kitchen in Birmingham, Alabama, designed by architect Paul Bates and designer Melanie Pounds, lives larger than it looks, thanks to a smart layout and light natural materials in the white oak cabinetry and a Colorado gold marble island.
Glossy Black Cabinets
At his home in San Antonio, Texas, designer Todd Romano complemented custom Talavera tiles are arranged in a graphic chevron pattern with glossy ebony cabinetry (Black, Fine Paints of Europe).
Dark Island Cabinets
At this cheerful Naples, Florida, home designed by Summer Thornton, a dark-stained island grounds the airy space with sophistication. Behind a Lacanche range, a glass pane protects a hand-painted tropical wallpaper backsplash (de Gournay).
Midcentury-Inspired Cabinets
At this Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, retreat, designer Cliff Fong commissioned local craftsmen to create cabinetry in the spirit of midcentury woodworker George Nakashima. A custom-colored center island is fitted with Juno limestone counters, which also forms the backsplash.
Chippendale Cabinets
In designer Caroline Gidiere's Mountain Brook, Alabama, home, antique glass and Chippendale fretwork give the built-in bar cabinetry beautiful historic character. Stained mahogany cabinetry is framed in fiery orange trim (Lava by Porter’s Paints) and gold leaf ceiling paper (Phillip Jeffries).
Cabinet Panels for Appliances
In this South Carolina kitchen, architect Peter Block and designer Beth Webb clad the counter-depth refrigerator and freezer in the same rift-cut white oak panels as the cabinetry to create a more seamless look, which is all the more important in a small kitchen.
Metal Strapping on Cabinets
At this Palm Beach home designed by Susan Zises Green, the fully equipped kitchen by Officine Gullo—including cabinetry and such appliances as a pizza oven—has a vintage European feel.
Seamless Cabinets
Designer Tammy Connor connected the kitchen and adjacent family room of this New York City apartment by lacquering the cabinets of the former and walls of the latter in the same rich ocean shade. For a similar paint color, try Benjamin Moore’s Slate Teal in a pearl finish. The kitchen stools from Soane Britain are covered in a Jerry Pair fabric. Pendant lighting from Balsamo lights up a Lacanche range.
Countertop Cabinets
In her beautiful Connecticut kitchen, Waterworks cofounder and author Barbara Sallick installed one set of glass-front cabinets that sit on the counter, which creates the look and feel of a butler's pantry in the kitchen.
Organized Cabinet Drawers
The drawers in Waterworks cofounder and author Barbara Sallick's kitchen are lined with dividers on the diagonal (to accommodate larger items) that keep kitchen and prep tools organized and at the ready.
Drawer Cabinets
The serene foundation for this white kitchen in a Naples, Florida, retreat designed by Celerie Kemble is its simple, unadorned cabinetry, which features drawer panels with no visible hardware. Dark-stained beams and interlocking white oak floor tiles from Jamie Beckwith add just a hint of rustic warmth.
Ebonized Cabinets
In this Montana kitchen designed by Palmer Weiss, a bank of drawers in place of lower cabinetry provides ample storage space that's much easier to access and organize. Silicon bronze brushed pulls, Rocky Mountain Hardware. Dual fuel range, Wolf. Cabinetry and ebony finish, Provincial Store Fixtures
Mixed-Finish Cabinets
The kitchen in this Connecticut house designed by Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey is luxe in every sense of the word, from the marble walls and Lacanche range to the oil portraits, brass details, and mohair-upholsted counter stools (by Holly Hunt for Bradlee USA).
The double islands, which feature a dark wood finish that helps them stand out from the white perimeter cabinets, make entertaining a breeze (one is outfitted with an ice machine, sink, and beverage drawer, making it easy to stand in as a bar). A pair of corner cabinets fitted with metal mesh provides vertical storage and echoes the other brass elements throughout the space.
Mirrored Cabinets
Soft, smoky tones lend a high-fashion, sophisticated touch to the alluring kitchen of this 18th-century flat in Paris. The upper cabinets feature mirrored eglomise facings and “almost look like venetian blinds,” notes decorator Jean-Louis Deniot. The lower cabinetry paint color is Midnight Oil by Benjamin Moore.
Simple Shaker Cabinets
It's hard to deny the timeless appeal of classic, Shaker-style cabinetry. Simple in its construction yet refined in its precision, a Shaker cabinet works with a wide array of achitectural and decorative styles. Today cohost Jenna Bush Hager overhauled the midcentury kitchen in her spirited Long Island cottage with pastel blue cabinetry (Wedgewood Gray by Benjamin Moore) that pops against a fireclay apron-front sink (Rohl) and glazed wall tiles (Waterworks).
Shaker Cabinets with a Twist
The kitchen in designer Philip Mitchell's Nova Scotia home is a study in timeless design, starting with the cabinetry, which features a mix of glass-front panel doors on the uppers and Shaker-style doors with a bevel on the lowers. Stacks of drawers with classic brass bin pulls offer variety in storage.
The banquette seating is crafted of tufted leather and resilient acrylic fabric (both by Ralph Lauren); and an ikat pendant shade (custom, The Urban Electric Co.) is a brilliant foil for the overhead lighting (bulkhead cage lights, Cape Cod Lanterns).
Contemporary Cabinets
In this Paris apartment designed by Raphaël Le Berre and Thomas Vevaud, the kitchen feels more like a gallery space than a cook space. That clean, contemporary feel begins with the cabinets, which are crafted of black melamine wood and designed with a full overlay, meaning only doors and no cabinet frame are visibile.
The blown-glass Lustre globes were made in the 1950s and purchased at auction from Piasa. The counters are Zimbabwe granite. “Tractor” stools, BassamFellows
Locker-Style Cabinets
Floor-to-ceiling "locker" cabinets along one wall of this Paris kitchen designed by Raphaël Le Berre and Thomas Vevaud maximize storage space.
Vintage-Inspired Cabinets
In this Alabama kitchen, designer Mark D. Sikes selected a charming powder blue paint color (Farrow & Ball's Parma Gray) to unify a mix of existing raised-panel cabinet doors and new island, range hood, and open shelves designed by architect James B. Laughlin. The island stools by Hickory Chair are covered in a botanical Carolina Irving fabric. The bistro chairs are from Ballard Designs. The wallcovering is by William Morris.
Metal Grate Cabinets
At this Montana mountain house designed by Palmer Weiss, cabinetry faced in brass diamond-patterned grilles and espagnolette references agrarian metalwork. Wine refrigerator, Sub-Zero
Rustic Cabinets
In Colette van den Thillart's Canadian cabin, English country cottage-style cabinetry Smallbone of Devizes reinforces the rustic look. A trip to Denmark inspired the kitchen island's marbleized design. The paneled and log walls are painted in a custom Benjamin Moore paint.
Skirted Cabinets
Wire-brushed French oak cabinetry, oiled soapstone counters, and suspended shelving with brass detailing bring charming utility to this Atlanta home’s scullery, designed by Amy Morris and D. Stanley Dixon. Under-sink storage is concealed with a table skirt. Custom marble-top worktable, BD Jeffries
Rich Berry-Hued Cabinets
At this 1850 farmhouse, designer Richard Keith Langham used luscious berry cabinetry to add a layer of richness and depth to the combined breakfast room and kitchen. The cabinetry paint color is Raisin Torte by Benjamin Moore. Backsplash tile by Ann Sacks draws attention to the polished stove from Ilve. The tole pendants are from Paul Ferrante.
French Farmhouse Cabinets
In this Provence farmhouse kitchen, designer Susan Bednar Long warmed up the white walls, painted Wimborne White by Farrow & Ball, with a wooden island and farm table, limestone flooring, and a large collection of copper pots. The cabinetry, which features a mix of clear glass-front cabinets, open shelving, and raised-panel cabinets, are painted Light Blue by Farrow & Ball.
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