It doesn’t get any more timeless than a clean, white kitchen. Whether you prefer a traditional feel with stainless steel accents, or a high-gloss look that’s more mod, here are 25 white kitchens sure to inspire a design decision (or two).
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in April 2021 and has since been updated to include even more swoon-worthy white kitchens.
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A Quiet Moment
The kitchen redesign in this Houston abode involved optimizing storage and seating as well as adding a Wolf range. Riloh pendants coordinate with the island’s brass detailing and the vent hood, both by The Lonestar Range Hood Company.
Designer: Chandos Collective
A Classic White Kitchen
In a Nashville cottage, custom iron counter stools with cushions of Joseph Noble leather align beneath the kitchen’s unlacquered brass island, which was custom crafted by Keystone Millworks in collaboration with Larry W. Stone Custom Metals. A single Visual Comfort & Co. pendant makes a simple statement against the fluid veining of Danby marble from Stone World. The oil portrait is vintage.
Designer: Jason Arnold Interiors
Sleek + Modern Kitchen Design
Located in the heart of a Dallas home, this kitchen showcases custom bulthaup cabinetry with marble countertops, a plaster hood and Dornbracht’s Tara Ultra faucet. A set of Ochre’s Sable counter stools pulls up to the island. The sectional is by Poltrona Frau.
Designer: Chad Dorsey Design
Embracing Tradition
Kitchen cabinetry painted Benjamin Moore’s Maritime White creates contrast with leathered-granite countertops from Connecticut Stone in this Hudson Valley retreat. Ashley Norton bronze hardware and a Cedar & Moss sconce add extra dark accents. The stools are by Four Hands.
Designer: Studio AK
White Kitchen With Brass Accents
The kitchen cabinets in this Manhattan pied-à-terre, featuring satin brass hardware by Schoolhouse and painted in Farrow & Ball’s White Tie, are topped with honed Calacatta Vagli marble countertops and a continuous backsplash. Flush-mount fixtures from The Urban Electric Co. punctuate sight lines to the living room.
Designer: Mark D. Sikes Interiors
Classic Beauty
Round-back counter stools from Hickory Chair encourage lingering in an Arizona abode's handsome classic kitchen, which is outfitted with white perimeter cabinetry and two quartzite-topped oak islands by Distinctive Custom Cabinetry.
Designer: Kim Scodro Interiors
Grand Backdrop
Designed to channel the elegance of an art gallery, this LUXE RED Award-winning kitchen in Atherton, California features a chic palette. Natural wood elements infuse the space with inviting warmth.
Designer: Studio Cabida
Natural Light
A Light & Green fixture shines on the Caesarstone-topped kitchen island in Manhattan Beach. Because the space offers some of the best views in the house, the Form & Refine stools are popular seats. Emtek hardware accents the StyleLite cabinetry from Design Support. On the backsplash is Silestone from RioStones. The Thermador range is from Ferguson.
Designer: Laney LA
Bright Kitchen With Warm Accents
In Armonk, New York, an open kitchen melds a Miele cooktop with integrated appliances from Sub-Zero in a peaceful getaway by Workshop/APD. White ash wood paneled ceilings warm the scheme. At the forefront, the great room’s dining zone features a Tod Von Mertens table, Ben Whistler chairs upholstered in Holly Hunt fabric and a chandelier from Ochre.
Designer: Workshop/APD
Island Time
In a San Francisco home, family and friends can gather at a Calacatta marble island on vintage Lucite stools upholstered in Pavoni leather from De Sousa Hughes. Overhead are Terrarium pendant lights by Lindsey Adelman, which show how a branching chandelier might appear when turned inside-out.
Designer: Found by Maja
Mixed Materials
Craftsmanship and beautiful materials add interest to this airy white kitchen in an Arizona cottage, from the rift-cut white-oak island to the Calacatta quartzite countertops from Arizona Tile. A stainless steel range hood made by GrayLeaf Studio has also “become the focal point of the kitchen,” says designer Lissa Lee Hickman.
Designer: Lissa Lee Hickman Inc
Add A Pop Of Pattern
To ground the kitchen of this charming New York dwelling, designer Brittany Bromley painted the mullions of the windows black. The cabinets feature fixtures from Katonah Architectural Hardware and the backsplash and counters are a honed white arabesque marble from Alise Marble & Granite Inc. in Bedford Hills. A vintage French gilt chandelier hangs over the island.
Designer: Brittany Bromley Interiors
Making Room
By removing a peninsula and taking down interior walls in this Florida escape, designer Jennifer Ribek was able to double the size of this kitchen and install a large island. Working with general contractor Kevin P. Carter, she outfitted the space with Silestone counters from Stone Tower Granite and Marble and a backsplash of weathered white glazed tile from Clé Tile. RH brass handles accent the cabinetry.
Designer: Jennifer Ribek Interior Design
Mod Kitchen Design
Chairs from Addison House serve as a warm counterpoint to the pale backdrop of white high-gloss lacquered cabinetry and Calacatta marble backsplashes and countertops in this Miami retreat. Counter stools covered in white eco leather surround the kitchen island.
Designer: 2iD Interiors
New Direction
In Florida, architect Thomas Hoos overhauled this formerly traditional kitchen, adding Miele and Monogram appliances, a Franke sink and faucet, a backsplash of Calacatta marble from Neolith’s Classtone collection and new ipe wood flooring. A trio of Danish Design Store’s Caravaggio P3 pendants illuminates an island topped with Corian quartz in Snow White, which harbors Design Within Reach’s LEM Piston stools.
Designer: Olivia O'Bryan
Light + Bright White Kitchen
Light, bright surfaces keep natural light flowing throughout the kitchen of this Dallas abode, which features Calacatta Regina marble countertops and Café subway tile, all from Walker Zanger, and custom Shaker-style cabinetry. Warming up the look are a trio of brass pendants by Visual Comfort & Co., rope-wrapped counter stools from Palecek and white-oak shelving.
Designer: Barringer Homes
Working Together
An antique whitewashed pine table and Swedish chairs hold court in a Vero Beach, Florida, kitchen, which designer Susan Zises Green left largely untouched. The island’s walnut countertop complements the marble backsplash; beige linen draperies line the windows.
Designer: Susan Zises Green Inc.
Visual Cues
Rustic beams and wood detailing on the range hood inject texture into the white kitchen of this Menlo Park, California dwelling. Sculptural stools by Arteriors and oversize matte black and brass pendants by Rejuvenation add similar exclamation points. Designer Mary Jo Fiorella chose materials—delicately veined marble and backsplash tile with a subtle texture—that would add depth and visual interest.
Designer: Fiorella Design, LLC
Gathering Spot
Custom Palecek barstools upholstered in Vanguard Spectrum leather pull up to a walnut countertop in the kitchen of this Naples, Florida pad, where crisp white cabinetry from Traditional Inc. plays to the soothing palette selected by the design team.
Designer: Freestyle Interiors
Sleek Style
In Miami, a sleek, all-white kitchen offers a view into the dining area and the mercury-glass base of the restored 1940s French table. Twin Murano glass-and-brass lights—sourced through Michel Contessa Antiques—hang overhead, and the Atlantic Ocean beckons through the living area’s floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
Designer: Kakar House of Design
Rustic Farmhouse Kitchen
In this Scottsdale, Arizona kitchen, reclaimed beams and planking contrast with white cabinets and marble counters from Arizona Tile. The lanterns are from Gregorius Pineo.
Designer: Lissa Lee Hickman Inc
Made To Function
Custom cabinetry from Landmark Kitchen & Bath Design, an integrated quartz countertop and backsplash from Tithof Tile & Marble, and a showstopping brass-and-steel hood from Wayward Machine Co. transform a once-dated kitchen in this Chicago-area dwelling. The pendants are from Arteriors.
Designer: Amy Kartheiser Design
Feature Wall
For this Charlotte, North Carolina, kitchen, the design team created a dimensional feature wall complemented by a Calacatta Gold marble backsplash–to which they added a subtle pass-through to the scullery beyond. Mauney completed the look with a Caroline Boykin mixed-media work from Anne Neilson Gallery and a trio of leather-covered counter stools by A. Rudin.
Designer: Kim Mauney Interiors
Light-Filled White Kitchen Renovation
In this airy Vero Beach, Florida kitchen, the cabinetry and cherrywood floors were painted white, maximizing the impact of the natural light. The kitchen was also refreshed with new Ann Sacks ceramic subway tile, Corian countertops in Cameo White and a Franke stainless-steel sink with a Dornbracht Elio faucet; the counter stools are from Janus et Cie in Chicago. The vintage French poster from Atlas Gallery, also in Chicago, adds a touch of whimsy.
Designer: Britt Taner Design
Subtle Pops Of Color
McGuire counter stools from Baker face the kitchen island, which is topped with honed marble from Modul Marble & Granite in Sun Valley, California. Sky blue paint on the ceiling contrasts with the white painted cabinets by O.B. Williams Company. Charles Edwards pendants light the space, and Tulu fabric from Nicky Rising in Los Angeles covers the valance. The Wolf range is from Albert Lee.
Designer: Massucco Warner
