These Kitchen Cabinet Paint Color Ideas Will Help You Create a Vibrant Cooking Space

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Nothing takes the style of a kitchen to the next level quite like a cabinet paint color. But what hue to choose? Here, we show you some of our favorite kitchen cabinet paint color ideas from notable interior designers, from neutrals and greens to blacks and reds.

Whether classic white kitchens are your style or you gravitate towards bolder kitchen cabinet colors, there's a shade out there for you. Whether you have a small kitchen or spacious one, we have the perfect cabinet paint color to fit into your kitchen's color scheme. You can even paint your kitchen island a different color than the rest of the cabinetry if you like. As you think about which color is best for your kitchen, you might consider what colors are trending in 2023, like Benjamin Moore's "Raspberry Blush" or a shade of green like Magno's "Savannah Green." You'll also want to keep in mind how the cabinet paint color will complement countertops, backsplashes, appliances, and other elements of your kitchen design, and how they will all stand the test of time.

And now for those kitchen cabinet paint color ideas (and pictures of them on display) to inspire your future cabinets and surely garner many compliments too.

Baby Blue

The cabinetry in this Easton, Maryland home designed by Jess Weeth is lacquered in Benjamin Moore's French Toile.

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KeyannaBowen

Gray-Green

The cabinetry along with the walls in the kitchen of this 1920s cinematic California home designed by Fran Keenan is painted Castle Grey by Farrow & Ball. Countertops, Caesarstone

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los angeles home designed by fran keenan the cabinetry in the kitchen is painted castle grey by farrow ball countertops, caesarstone
David Tsay

Soft Celadon Green

Cabinets painted Tea Light by Benjamin Moore contrast with this kitchen’s pearly Moroccan wall tiles and coordinate with the darker slate backsplash and rustic wood counters in Veronica Beard’s Nantucket cottage designed by Michelle Holland. Pendant lighting, Hector Finch

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veronica beard nantucket kitchen
Ngoc Minh Ngo

Bright Teal

For Liz Lange's restoration of Grey Gardens, designer Mark D. Sikes covered the original cabinetry and paneled walls of the butler's pantry with a deep teal.

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Pascal Chevallier

Tonal Grey

The kitchen’s golden leather cantilever seating (York Street Studio) juxtaposes tonal gray cabinetry painted Cliffside Gray by Benjamin Moore in this reboot of a 1920s New Jersey estate designed by Steven Gambrel and Eric J. Smith. The island countertop is crafted of indigo green marble. Range, BlueStar

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Eric Piasecki

Aqua

Fresh shades of apricot and aqua awaken a ground-floor kitchen and breakfast room in this London row house designed by Gary McBournie. Cabinetry paint, Teresa’s Green by Farrow & Ball. Refrigerator, Sub-Zero. Countertops, Caesarstone

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rowhouse revival interior designer gary mcbournie and architect mike fisher restore the jubilance of a victorian era treasure on a set of louis philippe dining chairs julia boston antiques, green satin cushions are striped with broad pink trim
Dylan Thomas

Deep Green

The deep green kitchen island of a Michigan lake cabin designed by Amy Meier is painted Salamander by Benjamin Moore and bookended by displays of splatterware and copperware sourced from all across Michigan. Belgium Blue Stone tiles, Country Floors. Stools, Bicyclette

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michigan lake house designed by amy meier of california based amy meier design the deep green kitchen island is painted salamander by benjamin moore belgium blue stone tiles, country floors stools, bicyclette
Annie Schlechter

Blue-Gray

Designer Nick Olsen paired this blue-gray kitchen on Park Avenue with Carrara marble countertops and backsplash.

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Thomas Loof

Brilliant Red

Custom red cabinetry and trim, stained wood flooring geometrics, and Italian chairs warm the kitchen of a London apartment full of art and antiques and designed by Phillip Vergeylen.

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london apartment designed by philip vergeylen
Ricardo Labougle

Dark Gray-Green

Gray-green cabinetry (Treron by Farrow & Ball) brings contrast to the kitchen’s knotty wood paneling un this rugged, warm Sun Valley, Idaho, cabin designed by Mark D. Sikes.

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Max Kim-Bee

Bold Black

Artist Willem Racké hand-painted the kitchen’s geometric floors to complement the black cabinetry in this San Francisco home designed by Palmer Weiss.

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weiss black kitchen
Francesco Lagnese

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