There’s no doubt about it: The color of your kitchen cabinets matters. We turned to the architect and designer members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory for their time-tested, tried-and-true favorites, and here are their picks.
Photograph courtesy of Jessica Helgerson.
Portland, Oregon, interior designer Jessica Helgerson likes Benjamin Moore Distant Gray in a kitchen that calls for a white that’s barely cool.
Photograph by Haris Kenjar, courtesy of Heidi Caillier.
Seattle interior designer Heidi Caillier opts for Benjamin Moore Decorator’s White for kitchen cabinets.
Berkeley, California, interior designer Gustave Carlson uses Benjamin Moore Linen White.
Photograph by Laure Joliet, courtesy of Gustave Carlson.
Photograph courtesy of CWB Architects.
CWB Architects in Brooklyn like Simply White from Benjamin Moore: Here they used a semigloss finish on the cabinets and a matte finish on the walls in the same color.
Berkeley interior designer Lane McNab also favors the color, which she says is “a clean, fresh, vibrant, white but with a lot of warmth to it. It looks beautiful with most colors and great with many wood tones.” San Francisco interior designer Kriste Michelini is also a fan.
Atema Architecture in New York used Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace as a shop-sprayed lacquer in the kitchen of this Gramercy Park apartment.
Photograph by Fran Parente, courtesy of Atema Architecture.
The color is “a great option that opens up the kitchen, allows other materials like countertops to pop, and creates a clean, modern look with a subtle hint of warmth,” said firm principal Ate Atema.
McInturff Architects in Bethesda, Maryland, reaches for Benjamin Moore Super White for cabinets and walls: “It is extremely versatile,” said firm principal Colleen Gove Healey.
Photograph by Julia Heine, courtesy of McInturff Architects.
Photograph by Melissa Kaseman, courtesy of Medium Plenty.
Oakland design firm Medium Plenty likes Collingwood from Benjamin Moore.
Pulltab Design in NYC likes Wimborne White from UK paint company Farrow & Ball: “It is a beautiful, slightly creamy white,” said architect Jon Handley.
Photograph by Mikiko Kikuyama, courtesy of Pulltab.
Photograph courtesy of Kim Hoyt.
Kim Hoyt Architecture/Landscape chose Farrow & Ball’s All White for the cabinetry in this Brooklyn brownstone kitchen: “We felt it complemented the pale blues and grays coming from the tile, the marble, and the stainless steel surfaces,” said designer Evelyn Zornoza.
Photograph courtesy of Studio Schicketanz.
Studio Schicketanz likes Benjamin Moore White Dove: “I love this warm, milky white for its hint of ‘antique’ and its adaptability to modern as well as traditional spaces,” said architect Maryann Schicketanz.
It’s also the pick of Mill Valley, California, architect Barbara Chambers, who says it “pairs well with cool or warm neutrals on the wall.” NYC firm Jacobschang likes a fifty-fifty mix of White Dove and Benjamin Moore’s base white.