A white refrigerator sits next to white cabinets with gold handles and a white countertop. Two black and gold pendant lamps hang over the white countertop of a black kitchen island. Four wooden barstools are placed on the warm wood floor.
31 Striking Black and White Kitchen Ideas & Designs That Pop
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Published: September 10, 2022
Updated: December 4, 2023
A black and white kitchen gives you ample opportunities to play with styles and designs that will showcase your personality. You can try a classical black and white approach where you use white cabinets and counters before adding black accents where you’d like to draw people’s attention. But that doesn’t mean you have to stick with a classic approach.
You can add a black and white kitchen island to your farmhouse kitchen. Incorporate black and white kitchen cabinets into your black and white kitchen design. The world is your oyster!
The best part is that your black and white kitchen will become part of your farmhouse decor in a way you haven’t even imagined. So read on to discover striking black and white kitchen ideas and designs that pop.
02 of Black Counters on White Cabinets
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This kitchen features a dark wood ceiling, white walls, floating white shelves, and white cabinets with black knobs. White canisters filled with wooden spoons sit on the black counter. A wooden stool is placed on a white mat on the greyed wood floor.
03 of Black Cabinets Under a White Hood
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A white hood with a wood trim hangs on an offset white tiled kitchen wall adjacent to a black wall. A stainless steel stovetop with a black grill is installed in the middle of the white countertop on the black cabinets with gold pulls.
04 of Black Kitchen Island with White Cabinets
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A stainless steel refrigerator sits at the edge of white cabinets with black handles on a light grey kitchen wall. A plant in a brown pot sits on the grey countertop. A black pendant lamp hangs over a grey countertop on a black kitchen island. Four tall black chairs are set on the warm wood floor.
05 of Black and White Lamps in a Black and White Kitchen
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This kitchen boasts black cabinets with glass doors hanging on a white wall above white countertop on white cabinets. Two black lamps hang over the bright kitchen window. White pendant lamps hang over the white countertop of the black kitchen island. Three wicker barstools are placed on the warm wood floor.
06 of Black and White Backsplash With White Cabinets
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This kitchen boasts a black and white backsplash, stainless steel stove, and white cabinets with gold handles on a light grey wall. A black and gold pendant lamp hangs over the white countertop of a black island. A beige rug is laid on the warm wood floor.
07 of Two Large Black Pendant Lamps and White Cabinets
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Two large black pendant lamps hang over a white counter on a light grey kitchen island. Four white barstools are set on the greyed wood floor. A stainless steel hood is installed over a stainless steel stove between white cabinets with black handles. A black mixer is placed on the white counter.
08 of Black Pendant Lights With White Kitchen Cabinets
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This kitchen boasts black pendant lights, light grey walls, and white cabinets. A stainless steel stove is pushed against a white backsplash between two grey counters. A white table runner is laid on the wood dining room table set on a white rug on the warm wood floor.
09 of Black Pendant Lights Over White Kitchen Island
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White crockery can be seen through the glass doors of white kitchen cabinets with black hardware. Two black pendant lamps hang over a white countertop on the white kitchen island. A black and white rug is laid on a beige rug on the off-white floor.
10 of Black and White Kitchen Cabinets with Gold Knobs
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White cabinets with gold knobs hang over a white countertop on black cabinets with gold knobs. Three pears are placed on a cutting board in front of the offset white tiled backsplash. Two floating wood shelves are installed above the black faucet of the stainless steel sink.
11 of Light Blue Backsplash in Black and White Kitchen
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A white hood between white cabinets with black knobs hangs over a light blue backsplash on beige kitchen walls. A black counter is placed on the white cabinets. Two glass pendant lamps hang over a white countertop on a black kitchen island. Four black barstools are placed on the warm wood floor.
12 of Blue flowers on a Black and White Kitchen Island
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This kitchen boasts white walls, white cabinets with silver hardware, a white counter, and a white backsplash. Three silver pendant lights hang over blue flowers in a beige vase on the white counter of the black island. Three black barstools are set on the beige tiled floor.
13 of Beige Wicker Chairs in Marbled Kitchen
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This kitchen boasts white walls, white cabinets with black pulls, and a white and grey marbled backsplash. Three glass pendant lamps hang over a black vase filled with green branches sitting on a black kitchen island’s white and grey marbled countertop. Three brown wicker chairs are set on the white wood herringbone floor.
14 of White Cabinets and a Black Stove
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This kitchen features random white brick walls, white cabinets with gold hardware, and a black stove under a white hood. Two black and white pendant lamps hang over the white countertop of a white island. Three wooden barstools are placed under the island. A beige rug is set on the warm wood floor.
15 of Shiny Black Counter on White Kitchen Island
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Three black and white pendant lamps hang over the shiny black counter of a white kitchen island. Wooden barstools are placed behind the island on the warm wood floor. A stainless steel stove is installed in the middle of white cabinets with black counters.
16 of Black Hood Between White Cabinets
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A black hood is installed over a stainless steel stove in the middle of white kitchen cabinets with gold hardware. White pendant lamps illuminate the white countertop of a black island. Black barstools are set on the warm wood floor.
17 of Black Faucet Standing Over White Sink
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A white hood hangs between two white cabinets with black pulls over a black grill. A white canister with wooden spoons sits on the white counter in front of the white backsplash. A black faucet stands over a white sink.
18 of Black Pendant Lights Over Black and White Kitchen Island
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Stainless steel ovens are installed in the middle of white kitchen cabinets with black handles. Two black pendant lamps hang over the white countertop of a black kitchen island. Three wooden barstools are placed on the warm wood floor.
19 of Black Hood and Stove Between Tall White Cabinets
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A black hood hangs on a white hexagon backsplash over a black kitchen stove between two small back cabinets with white counters. Two tall white cabinets stand on each side of the stove. A white beaded pendant lamp hangs over a small black cart with a white top on the beige floor.
20 of White Hood Between Black Shelves
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A white hood hangs between two black shelves. A black stove is pushed against the white backsplash between white cabinets with gold hardware and a white countertop. A warm wood floor runs the length of the kitchen.
21 of Black Hood Over a White Stove
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A black hood hangs between white kitchen cabinets with gold handles. A white stove is placed below the hood in the middle of black cabinets with gold handles and a white countertop. A large white refrigerator is placed at one end of the kitchen on the warm wood floor.
22 of White Cabinets with Black and White Kitchen Island
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White cabinets with gold handles line one side of the kitchen white a white pendant lamp hangs over a gold faucet set on a white counter on a black kitchen island. A beige rug is laid on the warm wood floor.
23 of Black and White Kitchen Island in a White Kitchen
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This kitchen features a vertical white shiplap wall, white cabinets with black knobs, and a stainless steel refrigerator. A white countertop is placed on a black island. Four black barstools are set on the warm wood floor. A black pendant lamp hangs over a wooden dining room table with two white chairs pushed underneath it.
24 of White Barstools Pushed Under Black Kitchen Island
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A stainless steel hood hangs between white cabinets over a light grey countertop. Three glass pendant lamps hang over the light grey countertop on a black kitchen island. Three white barstools are pushed underneath the island.
25 of Black Barstools in a White Kitchen
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A stainless steel hood hangs on a white wall in between white kitchen cabinets with chrome knobs. A black grill sits in the middle of a white counter near a stainless steel refrigerator. Four black pendant lights hang over a white quartz counter on a white kitchen island. Four black barstools are placed on the warm wood floor.
26 of A Black Backsplash Contrasts With White Cabinets
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This kitchen features beige walls, white cabinets, black hardware, and a black backsplash. Grey counters are placed on the white cabinets next to the stainless steel refrigerator. The black kitchen island with a wooden top is placed on a white rug on the warm wood floor.
27 of Black Countertop on White Kitchen Island
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Three glass pendant lights hang over a black countertop on a white kitchen island. Two black barstools are placed on the warm wood floor. The white cabinets hang on off-white walls above black counters on white cabinets.
28 of White Shiplap Wall with Black Lamps
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This kitchen features a white shiplap wall, black lamps, and a warm wood floor. Floating wooden shelves hang above a wood counter on white cabinets. A white bench is pushed underneath a wooden dining room table near a white kitchen island with a wood countertop.
29 of White Counter on a Black Kitchen Island
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This kitchen boasts white cabinets with black handles, white counters, and beige walls. A stainless steel stove is pushed against an offset white backsplash behind a black island with a white counter. A black chandelier hangs over four black candlesticks on a wooden dining room table. Black chairs are pushed under the table on the black and white rug on the warm wood floor.
30 of Black Pantry Door Among White Cabinets
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This kitchen features white cabinets with black knobs, a stainless steel refrigerator, and a black pantry door. Three glass pendant lights hang above the grey counter on the white island. Three wood and metal barstools are placed on the warm wood floor.
31 of White Kitchen with Black Accents
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Two black pendant lamps hang above a mottled black and white counter on a white shiplap kitchen island. Four white barstools with black legs are pushed under the island on the warm wood floor. White cabinets with black handles hang on white walls around the stainless steel ovens. A stainless steel stove is pushed against a white herringbone backsplash.
