MAIN KITCHEN (BLUE): UNLIKE OTHER IT COLORS, BLUE HAS LONG BEEN VIEWED AS A CLASSIC, AND WITH A VERITABLE RAINBOW OF TINTS AND SHADES OUT THERE, IT’S A HUE THAT CAN BE DIALED UP OR DOWN TO SUIT YOUR STYLE (FOR ALL OF YOU MIDNIGHT SNACKERS OUT THERE, BLUE ALSO HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING AN APPETITE SUPPRESSANT). BUT AS TREND-PROOF AS BLUE KITCHEN CABINETS MAY BE, THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT THE COLOR IS EXPERIENCING A MOMENT: IN FACT, AT LEAST SIX PAINT COMPANIES—INCLUDING COATINGS JUGGERNAUTS HESSE LIGNAL AND BENJAMIN MOORE—HAVE NAMED VARYING SHADES OF BLUE AS THEIR 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR.

THE BEAUTY OF WHITE CABINETS PAIRED WITH SMOKE DARK OAK LAMINATES IS THAT THE HUE ALSO COMPLEMENTS A SURPRISING SPECTRUM OF MATERIALS, FROM TIMBER TO TERRAZZO, THE MATERIAL OF CHOICE HERE IN A SLEEK ANNEXE, COUNTER-TOP IMPORT BY ANTOLINI.