17 Beautiful Cream Kitchen Cabinets (Design Ideas)

This gallery features beautiful cream kitchen cabinets. For those looking for a traditional style design, the color cream conveys a warmness and elegance that many homeowners love. Since it closely resembles white, cream kitchen cabinets can be paired with practically any other color countertop, flooring, or backsplash with great results. Here are some cream kitchen ideas for inspiration for your own interior designs.

The classic kitchen in the picture below features beautifully carved wood panel cabinets painted cream. The large kitchen island even features beautifully engraved Corinthian columns at its corners and is topped by a Crema Marfil stone countertop and a large candle chandelier with rose ceiling detail. The French doors to the side bring in the beautiful winter scenery, and the cool tones of the snow are warmed by the cream-colored stone floor tiles and smaller cut cream stone mosaic tiles for the backsplash.

Cream is an often underrated color for many homes. Almost synonymous with plain or traditional, many home designers fail to realize the elegance and versatility of using cream, especially in the kitchen, one of the busiest spaces in the home. Because of its versatility, cream cabinets can be utilized for any style, from Traditional, Antique, Neo-Classical, Modern and even Futuristic designs. Acting as a great base color, usually for the cabinets, designs can be fitted with natural finishes such as wood and iron for a more country, barn or rustic look.

It can be matched with pastel colors and light woods for a more cottage-like or traditional style kitchen, and can even be matched with stainless steel fittings or a bright accent color for more Modern and Futuristic designs.

It’s also quite convenient that cream is available for many different materials and finishes, whether it be paint for wood panels, laminates over MDF boards, stone countertops, porcelain tiles for the backsplash and floor, or even the color of the centerpiece accent lamps. This variety in cream-colored materials and accessories gives it a wide range, allowing designers more flexibility when using it in their designs.

Best of all, cream is a great color that catches the sun, especially when placed by a large window or door. It immediately brightens up the home, even when dark colors or finishes are placed next to it. It’s also a great option for starter homes and kitchens that are still a “work in progress”, because its neutrality welcomes newer designs or bolder colors, instead of alienating them and not allowing more room to grow in terms of accessorizing.

Cream Kitchen Ideas

A beautiful open layout living room that flows in to the kitchen with cream cabinets looks inviting and elegant. With an oversized island topped with a marble slab counter and breakfast bar seating this space provides plenty of room for socializing and entertaining.

Finishes such as the exposed wood beams, custom range hood, ornate wall sconce lighting, and glass door cabinetry give this room a luxurious appeal.

This beautiful cream-toned kitchen is well-accented with dark wood and wrought iron. With all the cupboards in cream tones and raised panels, the cornices and floor planks are in a richer dark wood, as are the bases of the double kitchen island.

Topped with rich brown granite, one island serves as the breakfast nook and is topped with an antique style tri-lamp pendant, while the other has a stainless steel wash basin. To the side, the small window dining nook is given a quaint charm by the knotted area carpet and white mullioned windows bringing in a lot of light.

This traditional kitchen focuses on more classic, neutral colors, starting with the raised panel cabinets painted in a cream tone. The rest of the walls, subway tiles on the backsplash, and mullioned windows are in frosty white, providing clean, clear lines.

Carrara marble was commonly used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a sink and counter material. – The New Bungalow Kitchen, Peter Labau

The large Carrara marble countertop for the kitchen island also provides a neutral yet natural finish, while the rough-grained dark wood flooring provides more warmth. The lampshade candelabra over the island and by the window nook gives warmth and an antique vibe.

This cream-toned kitchen takes on a more modern look, with its stainless steel dual-door refrigerator with chiller and stainless steel hanging range hood with glass.

In addition, the clear glass French windows to the site, the large-cut white porcelain tiles and modern-style brown leather-upholstered barstools add to the modern look. As an homage to the more traditional design, a crystal chandelier is hung above the white quartz countertop of the white raised panel-based island.

Soft and neutral colors are always a perfect choice for any design scheme.  This open concept kitchen features a classic look by incorporating an inset style doors using the simple and clean lines of the Shaker cabinetry.  French style glass-front cabinet breaks the monotony of the design and gives balance to the stainless steel appliances which are built-in to the cabinetry.

Solid hardwood floor in medium tone finish paired with the wooden dining table and the dark tone island counter top gives this layout a comfortable, warm and welcoming feel.  Modern furniture, pendant lights over the island and crystal chandelier over the dining table gives elegance to this contemporary kitchen design. More functional components have been added by providing a working office area for doing homework, research or other paperwork.

Many homeowners prefer antique white cabinets for a clean look in their kitchen.  But by using an earthly pale cream color, a warm and delightful feel can still be achieved.  This luxurious floor plan features a massive wooden island in dark tone finish with beige granite top which extends throughout the counter cabinets.

This classic design of the cabinetry, light beige ceramic tile backsplash and the use of natural stone floors adds elegance to this large contemporary design.  The stylish pendant lights over the island and the stainless steel appliances are the perfect accessories to incorporate to the design scheme.

This kitchen features raised panel cabinets and mullioned glass cabinets in a nice off-white color, abruptly accented by the black granite stone countertop for the island. The walls running all around this U-shaped layout also features a cream and white patterned wallpaper, and the rough-grained wood planks used for the flooring tie together the whole space. The ceiling also features exposed beams with refined white cornices.

This kitchen features cream-colored cabinets with black iron handles. Cream is also used in the beautiful arch moldings over the wash basin window and the plate rail above the range hood. The centerpiece, topped with a trio of crystal glass pendants, is made of a distressed wood base and Neoclassical carvings and a cream granite stone countertop. The honed travertine floors laid out in a random course bring together all the elements of this cream-colored country style kitchen.

This traditional luxe kitchen features cream-colored raised panel cabinets, drawers and architraves matched with polished brass hardware and cornices. The countertops feature a heavy Augusta White marble stone finish, and the island is topped with a large copper and crystal chandelier.

The backsplash features a selection of stone-finished subway tiles while the flooring is in a honed stone tile laid diagonally. Accents in Moroccan blue are apparent in the small area rugs within the U-shaped kitchen and are repeated in the curtains by the living area.

This simple yet elegant design features recessed panel cream cabinets, cornices, plate rails, and a large double door refrigerator with crisper done in the same style. The light tones of the cabinets are offset by the warm beige backsplash tiles and dark wooden panels and scroll-shaped brackets used for the kitchen island base. The countertops are in a Calacatta gold marble, an accent to the plainer off-white tiles used for the flooring.

This beautiful beach cottage-style kitchen features simple cream-colored raised panel cabinets with petite silver handles and classic white subway tile backsplash. The home’s open plan layout is such that the L-shaped layout’s double-level bar faces out into the large picture windows in the living area and overlooks the beautiful ocean views.

The ocean view is mirrored in the pale blue used for the walls, which gives the room a cozy cottage feel. Other elements contributing to the style are the white travertine tiles with matching black tile border around the island. Standing out from the light-colored palette is the grey granite used for the countertops.

This traditional-style kitchen, with its raised panel cream-colored cabinetry and glass-mullioned shelves is bathed in a warm, golden light thanks to the warm white under cabinet lighting installed. Besides the beautiful glow it causes, under cabinet lighting is effective in lighting up task-heavy spaces on the black granite countertops.

The small brown porcelain tiles for the backsplash are also used for the floor, and the large center island with hanging range hood provides a lot of space for cooking, food preparation, and even socialization.

This modern kitchen features clean, linear lines and flush cream-colored cabinets and drawers with minimalist chrome-finished handles. White was used for the base color of the walls, the tiled backsplash and the white quartz countertops.

Slim-lined chrome-finished fixtures and appliances also add to the modern vibe along with the black modern-style barstools and light wood finished door to the side. A plain beige tile used for the flooring ties the whole cream-colored modern kitchen design together and provides warmth.

This traditional kitchen comes with cream-colored raised panel cabinets matched with an off-white subway tile backsplash lit by under cabinet lights. The countertops for the L-shaped layout is also in a beige stone finish and is laden with the farmhouse style wash basin by the window, topped with an antique style wrought iron lamp. Warm wood fills in the lightness of the cream colors in the wooden floor planks, stained wood door and wood used for the decorated range hood and island base. The island’s countertop also comes in a bolder black soapstone.

This modern kitchen showcase glossy cream cabinets with a quartz countertop and looped pendant lighting. Wood tile flooring throughout the space provides plenty of contrast. At the same time, high end appliances and an oversized kitchen island offer plenty of high-end luxury.