Tasteful Kitchens: Where White Works Wonders

Yes, you can’t really have a kitchen without an oven and a range (oh, and a microwave too). But they aren’t just for cooking anymore. Kitchens have become social spaces for family and friends, coffee spots for me-time and even homework hangouts for kids. After all, studying is way more fun with snacks.

And although kitchens have become multi-purpose spaces, there’s one color you can count on to make them look beautiful: white. Why? It works on so many levels.

For starters, white goes with everything—even other white tones—and feels at home in both traditional and modern kitchens. As well, white makes it a lot easer to pick accent colors for things like cabinets, countertops and items out on display like a dutch oven, a tea kettle and stacks of cookbooks.

The color white also delivers a brighter and more open look to the kitchen, which is a bonus if yours is on the smaller side or lacking a lot of natural light. But maybe best of all, white is an instant mood booster. So if morning isn’t exactly your favorite part of the day, and no coffee is strong enough to get you going, your kitchen can be the perfect pick-me-up.

When planning a whole new kitchen or just a small upgrade, tile is the perfect way to bring in the color white. Our glazed ceramic Cloe tile in white can create a backsplash that not only looks stunning but handles whatever gets thrown at it—grease, food, wine…you name it. Cloe is available in 5”x5” and 2”x8” sizes, and has slight color variation that adds depth and texture to the surface.

So, gone are the days where white equals boring and sterile. Today’s kitchens, whether contemporary or classic, come bursting to life with white.