Black kitchens: design, combinations and real photos for inspiration.

Color Features

Characteristics and features of this shade:

• Since black helps to visually reduce space, it is used fragmentarily in the design of a small kitchen in the form of accents.
• Dark tones visually move objects away, thereby deepening or lengthening the room.
• A black kitchen will look much better if it is combined with a living room or made a walk-through.
• This palette creates a calm and balanced atmosphere that is perfect for goal-oriented and self-sufficient people with high status and for those who prefer original design experiments.
• In psychology, black has a positive effect on the human psyche, motivates creativity and allows you to concentrate.
• According to Feng Shui, it is not recommended to use black as a base background in the kitchen interior, since this will upset the balance of the elements of fire and water. It is better to use this color partially or choose the most muted shades.

Furniture and appliances

For an active black kitchen, select appliances and furniture with the most restrained silhouettes and simple forms.

Black kitchen set

A black set will look advantageous in a studio kitchen combined with a guest room, hallway or balcony. In such a space, this furniture looks more impressive and visually attracts attention.

Dark facades clearly emphasize the geometry of the room and are in perfect harmony with light trim, gilding or marble countertops. The set can have a lacquered, glossy or matte surface with a pronounced wood texture. Black design is sometimes used partially, only for the bottom or top of the structure.

The photo shows a black kitchen set with glossy facades in the interior of a small kitchen in a wooden house.

In a kitchen completely done in dark colors, cabinets with glass inserts are appropriate. This way the room will look more open.

Dining group

The kitchen can be decorated with a black dining table or only dark chairs. A traditional solution would be a dining area with a table and stools made of the same materials.

A spacious room can easily accommodate a sofa or a couch, and a compact soft corner with a small and narrow sofa is suitable for a small kitchen.

The photo shows a dining group with a rectangular wooden table and black plastic chairs.

Equipment

A hood, stove and refrigerator in a cold steel shade will truly transform the surrounding space and add some seriousness to it.

Finishing

Thanks to high-quality and well-chosen finishing, you get not only a beautiful, but also a durable kitchen renovation.

• Walls. Black walls create the perfect background that gives objects clarity and visually distances them. Thus, in a small room in a Khrushchev-era building, you can create one dark accent plane and thereby visually enlarge the space. For finishing, choose paint, wallpaper or photo wallpaper with silver or marble patterns.
• Floor. A black kitchen with wood on the floor, covered with parquet, laminate or board has an elegant and at the same time simple look. An excellent solution for the kitchen is black and white ceramic tiles laid out in a checkerboard pattern.
• Ceiling. In a room with light walls or with wall decoration that has vertical patterns, it is appropriate to use a black glossy ceiling with built-in lighting.
• Apron. The apron area, decorated with brick, mosaic or hog tiles in the color of the headset, will unite the design and give it uniqueness. Natural stonework or its imitation will be a chic finishing material. A fairly common and modern option for cladding is considered to be a glass skinali.

An aesthetic, effective and practical solution would be a kitchen corner with a black countertop, filling the interior with nobility, solidity and expensiveness. An attractive appearance has a base with stone chips, mother-of-pearl inclusions or glitter.

Lighting and decor

In this interior, you should carefully consider artificial lighting in the form of spotlights, built-in lamps or one large central chandelier.

For a black kitchen, it is desirable choose warm yellowish lighting. It is not recommended to install red, green and blue lighting, as it will make the room uncomfortable. A crystal chandelier or a lamp with crystal pendants will help fill the atmosphere with glamor and shine.

Chrome decor, ceramics, copper utensils, glass, porcelain and gilded accessories will look very stylish in the design.

Details in the form of crystal glasses, candlesticks or vases will fill the space with special fragility and sophistication. Dark and gloomy design can be diluted with blue pepper shakers, a bright red teapot or other small household appliances.

The photo shows a black kitchen with decor and a ceiling chandelier in silver colors.

What curtains are suitable?

Curtains in beige, gray or other pastel colors that are minimally different from the overall composition will be appropriate for a black kitchen. It is possible to use canvases with small geometric prints, sophisticated silver ornaments or an original pattern in the form of dominoes. In the design, you should not use products made of too dense and dark fabric. Airy tulle is ideal for decorating windows.

Due to white curtains, it will be possible to give the atmosphere a special effect. In a black interior with perfect geometry, you can hang thread curtains, blinds or Roman models.

The photo shows a black island kitchen with windows decorated with red Roman blinds.

Black color combinations

A dark monochrome interior evokes a feeling of gloom, so it is diluted with other tones. Universal black gets along well and harmonizes with a large number of shades.

Red and black interior

Red is most often the dominant color, and black is used to further emphasize the chic of the fiery color and give the atmosphere a special sophistication and exclusivity.

Black and white kitchen

A restrained, strict and noble contrasting combination will appeal to those who prefer conciseness and the presence of expressive forms and lines in design.

Gray and black kitchen design

Black combines favorably with silver tones, which are used in the design of a stainless steel sink, refrigerator, oven or other household appliances with steel bodies. Dark facades for visual volume can be decorated with matte glass framed with aluminum profile.

Such an interior in black and gray tones without additional bright accents can look bland and boring.

The photo shows the interior of a modern black and gray kitchen with bright yellow accents.

Black and blue kitchens

Impressive black combined with dark indigo will create a depressing atmosphere in the kitchen. Therefore, turquoise or classic blue colors are mainly chosen as companions, filling the room with freshness. The black and blue palette will look harmonious in a duet with brown or white.

The photo shows a black kitchen set decorated with a blue apron.

Pretentious, rich and endowed with vintage chic, the black and blue kitchen is often decorated with juicy green plants, fresh flowers, bronze and rose gold.

Black and yellow interior

A rich and intense color combination. Deep black, due to its delicate or bright yellowness, acquires a special emotional coloring and thus adds positive notes and a sunny mood to the kitchen.

Combination of black and orange

Orange color in combination with dark fronts of the set allows to achieve a very expressive interior composition.

In order for the furnishings not to looked too oppressive and tiring, it is better to choose restrained and muted carrot or tangerine shades.

The photo shows the interior of a small kitchen, done in black and pale orange tones.

With purple accents

A dark kitchen with purple or lilac splashes has a non-trivial and extraordinary design.

Such a mystical combination is preferred by for a spacious room with a high level of lighting. To soften the interior, light and pastel colors are added to it.

Black and pink kitchen

Thanks to this combination, black loses its excessive severity, and pink tones become less infantile and intrusive. This design has a self-sufficient and eye-catching look and can combine a black-gray or graphite palette with a bright purple hue.

The photo shows a kitchen with a matte U-shaped set in black and pink tones.

Photos of kitchens in various styles

In modern styles, the set mainly has smooth rectangular facades without handles. Natural or artificial stone is used in the manufacture of countertops, less often solid wood. Black furniture is advantageously complemented by monochrome white, gray or beige trim.

Thanks to the dark coating, a wooden kitchen set in a classic style looks even more luxurious. For contrast, the facades are decorated with patina, carving or white, silver and gold accents. Expensive tiles or marble are preferred as interior finishing materials.

The photo shows a black corner set and a dark dining group in the interior of a kitchen in a minimalist style.

In the loft style, facades in the color of the night in combination with aged brick and gray concrete will undoubtedly attract attention. For industrial design, matte models with visible wood texture are perfect.

High-tech suggests a minimalist, clear, functional interior without unnecessary decorative details. The furniture has simple silhouettes, is distinguished by a smooth texture and high-quality fittings. The items are mainly made of plastic, metal or glass.

The photo shows an art deco style kitchen with a wooden set in black and white shades.