Total black or total white kitchen?

Total black or total white kitchen? This is the question of many people who are about to renovate their kitchens and cannot decide whether to opt for a black or white kitchen.

The aim of this article is to give you some small tips and technical advice on how to choose the colour of your kitchen with personality and style.

Black or white modern kitchens

Black or white kitchen? The choice is by no means simple, but with the right technical devices and advice, solving this dilemma will be easier than you think.

Let's start with the configuration of a modern black kitchen: in a total black version we will choose black for the base of the kitchen and for the wall units (the glossy black option is also very interesting). For the latter, our advice is to opt for wall unit models between 45 and 72 cm high.

In order to lighten the overall space (the colour black can sometimes be particularly intense and heavy) it would be advisable not to bring the wall units right up to the ceiling of the kitchen, but to leave a good margin of space.

As an alternative to the installation of wall units, you could instead opt for large shelves, strictly black. In this way you will obtain an extremely modern and dynamic visual effect.

As far as the choice of electrical appliances to be installed in your kitchen is concerned, you can opt for the purchase of a minimal or vintage refrigerator (Smeg 50's). Complete the space with an integrated sink and a black hood. The choice of an integrated sink will make your kitchen environment cleaner and more harmonious overall.

Finally, as far as the worktop is concerned, total black is the key word here too. With reference to the material of the top, you can opt for a marble element or alternatively in HPL.

We now come to the configuration of a modern total white kitchen. In this case too we will choose the colour white, both for the base and the wall units. Unlike a total black configuration, in a white kitchen we can decide to install full-height wall units that reach up to the ceiling. White, unlike black, is an extremely bright and shiny colour and therefore allows us to use taller wall units without creating an unpleasant feeling of closed space. As far as the choice of appliances is concerned, we also prefer white appliances. For example, we could opt for a minimalist or vintage refrigerator (Smeg 50s).

Let's complete the furnishing of our total white kitchen with an induction hob with white painted glass and an integrated sink, strictly white. The worktop should also match the colour of your kitchen.

Black and white kitchen: how to wisely combine the two colours

If you really can't decide between black and white for your kitchen, you can opt for a fair compromise that involves a balanced combination of the two colours. In this case, you can take a few steps to create an aesthetically interesting and extremely pleasant space. Here are our tips for this:

• Create a two-tone wall covering (black and white).
• Choose a white kitchen base unit and worktop and black wall units (or vice versa)
• create a white worktop and kitchen base unit (or vice versa).

The importance of choosing the worktop in a total black or total white kitchen

The choice of worktop represents a crucial aspect of fundamental importance in the configuration of a total black or total white kitchen. The solutions for choosing this element are now truly numerous. For example, you can opt for a top made of Marquina marble, white Calacatta marble, or even botticino or granite; the latter will be able to give a distinct elegance and refinement to your kitchen space.

In addition to the classic materials, you can alternatively opt for tops made with the help of new generation materials: HPL, okite, or even dekton, capable of giving great freshness and modernity to your environment.

Regardless of the choice of the kitchen top that best suits your specific needs and requirements, this furnishing element will undoubtedly represent the central element of your total black or total white kitchen.