How To Design Blue and White Kitchens That Look Inviting

Welcome to our gallery of blue and white kitchens with examples of the hue used on cabinets, as an accent color, on a backsplash, or painted on the island. Whether you want to add a pop of color by changing the decor or go full out and embrace the color with blue cabinets, pictures of kitchen designs help find the style right for you.

Blue and White Kitchen Ideas

A blue and white color palette is a classic combination that can be used in many ways to enhance a kitchen. Blue and white can be paired with practically any style or decor. From Traditional, French, country, old world, coastal, or farmhouse-style kitchens, this color theme looks beautiful.

Blue Painted Kitchen Cabinets

Painting your kitchen cabinets blue can add a unique look to an otherwise white room. You can even achieve different aesthetics with the shade and style you choose. If you want an elegant or classy look, it’s a good idea to steer towards darker blues. Both navy and midnight blue have a nearly black look but still provide a toned-down, colorful splash against your white walls. Kitchens that use dark and light colors together cleanly lean towards modern design. This can be a particularly great choice if you have stainless steel appliances.

If you want a more rustic or farmhouse look, lighter blues will help pull this off. Pale blues such as baby and powder blue are the standard choice for this look but you can also give this look a try with deep aqua. Rustic styles are especially attractive if your kitchen already has natural components such as hardwood flooring or wooden ceiling beams. Pale blue cabinets can also be used in a beach-style house, especially if you have an open-concept floor plan leading into a living room.

Sometimes, homeowners even want to go as far as to make the painted cabinets look a little more dated by using techniques such as creating faux barn wood or using intentional streaking. If you aren’t sure how to do these ideas, though, you probably won’t get the results you’re looking for. When choosing blue paint colors for your kitchen, it’s best to stick with one shade. Using multiple shades can quickly create a clashing and potentially unattractive design. The best way to implement bright, unique colors on your kitchen cabinets is to have a level of uniformity.

Coastal kitchens often feature light blue cabinetry and white subway tiles with excellent results. This elegant u-shaped layout features recessed and pendant lighting fixtures in a gold finish with other matching hardware finishes for the cabinet hardware pulls and knobs. A dining table replaces the standard island with the same quart tabletop as the rest of the countertops in the room.

Matching Blue and White Kitchen Cabinets

We mentioned earlier that you don’t want to overdo it when picking a shade of blue. If you want a truly unique design, mixing and matching white and blue cabinets can go a long way. A great way to pull this off is to use blues for the cabinets under the counter and white for the cabinets above the counter.

If you want to use this color combination on the same cabinet door, a blue cabinet with a white handle can be a cozy and beautiful combination. If you’re designing cabinets on an island, you can use a two-tone effect. For example, you could have the hue for the main cabinets with touches of white for the legs, countertops, or even shelves.

When considering mixing blue and white directly, it’s important to consider contrast. Blending navy or midnight blue with white will give you a stark contrast with a more dramatic appearance. For that atmosphere, it’s better to use plain white rather than off-white colors like an eggshell shade. If you want something more subtle, you can use softer blues alongside the whites in your kitchen. Blue and white kitchens are often chosen due to the calming sensation attributed to the two colors. 

White Kitchen with Blue Island

A completely white room can look a little sterile. Even if you’re going for a minimalist design, this can be a problem. However, if you want to add a bright touch to a completely white room, you can add a blue island to your cooking space. Since these are typically placed in the center of the cooking space, it also makes for a great focal point.

Once again, the shade you use will set the tone. This time, you’ll want to consider your current design. This project is usually done after designing the bulk of the cooking space, so you’ll want to match that design rather than make a choice that clashes with it.

First, think about the design features of your cooking space. If you have an all-white room and steel appliances, you could use darker blues, as we mentioned earlier. The island design itself will also play a role. For instance, if you have a dark blue island with metal hardware or a glass countertop, you will fit that modern design well.

Jumping back to a more rustic or farmhouse design, pale blues with natural elements such as wood countertops and legs work well together. Two-tone islands work well for this effect. You can also play with the overall design of the island itself. For instance, a smaller island with an oversized counter can give your kitchen a unique look. An island with a nook to cleanly slide bar stools under can make for a great spot to entertain family and friends.

This inviting coastal style kitchen has a clean and fresh look, which gives a spring-like relaxing vibe. The classic paneled cabinets are given a new look by painting it with a matte blue grass color, giving it a slightly minty green tone. The color complements the white marble countertop, the rustic oak floors, and black wrought iron pieces.

This charming classic white kitchen is given a refreshing boost, by throwing in a refreshing cornflower blue paint on some of the cabinets and the island. The addition of the hue into the space adds a cool, refreshing touch, as the rest of the area keeps an all-white color scheme. This paint was applied on the base cabinets of the kitchen island and on the large pantry cabinet at the end of the room so that the shade does not overpower the other elements too much.

Blue-and-white kitchens in the traditional French style look elegant and appealing. This is a classic French-inspired kitchen design that uses white paneled cabinets and white marble countertops and backsplash to create that classic elegant look of French designs. This example has two kitchen islands, one used mainly for dining. These islands are given a more modern look by painting its base with slate blue, giving it a fresh feel.

This kitchen has a unique modern appeal with rustic elements, especially in some finishes and textures. The cabinets are all painted in a dark Mariana blue shade similar to gunmetal gray. This looks really nice place against the white walls and the Fruitwood flooring. Another unique element of this kitchen would be its island, which almost looks like a massive dining table with a cabinet base. The island uses golden walnut for its countertop and provides an overhang on all three sides, making it functional as a dining table.

White Kitchen and Blue Backsplash

Playing around with the color blue can be intimidating. However, for those who want a touch of color without being overwhelmed, complimenting a white kitchen with a blue backsplash may be the perfect choice. Blue backsplash can be utilized in various ways, including mosaic, ceramic, or metallic tiles, with great results. By using the color you want in a backsplash you can be adventurous without the design being too overwhelming.

This contemporary kitchen has white cabinets with a full wall of blue glass backsplash to keep things unique and interesting. Adding these blue glass subway tiles on the backsplash helps add texture to the surface and a cool, calming color to the area. The cool tone of the tiles helps give this interesting design a more refreshing look, while the white quartz countertops blend with the cabinetry.

Blue Kitchen Walls with White Cabinets

Painting your kitchen walls blue and using white cabinets are great ways to give your decor a pop of color for a brighter look. When it comes down to the exact atmosphere of a room, though, this can depend greatly on the shade you choose for your kitchen walls. Look for lighter colors if you want a more rustic or farmhouse design. Powder blue is a popular choice for this, but pastel and baby blue are also great options. Pale colors like these don’t create an overwhelmingly bright room; their light shades make a room look bigger and more open.

If you have a lot of natural light, these colors can pop even more. Wood accents such as wooden bar stools or countertops can add a natural finishing touch to complete the rustic look. Light wood such as pine, birch, or cedar fits especially well with this decor because it complements the light shades of your walls and cabinets nicely.

Darker blues, such as navy or cobalt, can also give your room a more elegant look. There aren’t too many chances to use dark colors like these because they tend to make rooms look smaller. However, when they’re offset by large, lighter accents such as white cabinets can brighten the look up and lessen their room-shrinking perspective. These darker wall colors also work well with marble countertops if you want to tie together a sophisticated room design.

Changing the paint color is an easy way to change the look of your kitchen without spending too much. This especially works well on designs with white cabinets, making it easy to pair it with virtually any paint color you choose.

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