Here come the holidays! Which means here comes amazing winter white design inspiration!
I have always loved white kitchens, and what better time to celebrate pristine, white kitchen designs than the start of a beautiful white holiday season.
Now while many of you would never ever consider a white kitchen in your own home, the beautiful kitchens below are the stuff dreams are made of. While they are all white, they still maintain a comfort level and warmth that anyone wants for their home kitchen.
Below we will discuss the different elements of the beautiful winter white kitchen designs.
PAINT COLORS
Some of you may be scratching your head thinking "What is she talking about, 'Paint Colors'?! These kitchens are white!".You may or may not be aware that there are hundreds of white paints you can choose from, and choosing the right one will take your kitchen from sterile to smashing.
Try to pick a white color that has a warm undertone, either purple or brown. While it might look like a cream to you in a small swatch, up on the walls it will just look like a pure, warm white that is inviting instead of off-putting. Doing this will also give you a touch of dimension between the walls and the hard materials like the backsplash and countertop.
This gorgeous kitchen from RSA shows you that a pure white backsplash stands out against the warm white walls in the most beautiful way.
GLASS CABINETS
With a monochromatic palette, you need to find ways to add variation and difference. Many winter white kitchens have glass upper cabinets to bring a new element to the space. Glass upper cabinets add a new, interesting texture that is colorless, which perfectly fits within your perfectly pure winter white kitchen.
This stunning space from Style Blueprint makes use of the high ceilings with extra tall glass fronted cabinets that sparkle in the winter white kitchen.
Glass upper cabs sparkle amongst the natural light, and highlight your beautiful dish ware. And if you do have some dishes or glassware that have a touch of color, this is a good excuse to sneak a little color into your all white kitchen.
LIGHTING
While lighting is important in any kitchen, in a winter white kitchen like the one above from Architectural Digest, the eye immediately is drawn to the island lighting.
Oversized glass kitchen pendants create dramatic visual for the eye without taking any attention away from the space.
Along the same lines as the glass upper cabinets, glass pendants bring an additional texture and structure to a white space without bring additional colors. They are beautiful yet subtle enough that they don't distract from the simplicity of your white kitchen.
METALS
The metal hardware, appliances and fixtures you use in your winter white kitchen is very important to the overall look. Brass hardware is very trendy at the moment, and while it's absolutely gorgeous, it doesn't work with our monochromatic white kitchen look.
As you see in the kitchen above from Style Blueprint, silver metals like chrome and polished nickel blend in with your white palette instead of sticking out.
Keeping your metals and fixtures similar in color and material create the cohesive look, which is so important for a winter white kitchen.
COUNTERS
All of the kitchens above have either natural stone marble or quartz man-made marble patterned counters. This color palette is perfect for your winter white kitchen because it appears white but has texture, movement and color variation that is subtle enough to still feel monochrome.
The grey veining in marble also allows the silver hardware to blend in well with the rest of the kitchen space seamlessly.
This Kitchen Lab Design space has so much movement and depth amongst its varying white applications, however some fresh white flowers and orchids never hurt!
Image Sources: RSA, Style Blueprint, Architectural Digest, Kitchen Lab Design