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27 Best Small White Kitchen Design Ideas to Try
House of Chais
Every now and then, an interior design trend becomes so pervasive that it deserves to be called a phenomenon. And one quick look at Instagram would suggest the small white kitchen has earned the label.
Small white kitchens aren’t as strange or eye-catching as some other trends. In fact, they’re completely sensible: the color white is known to make spaces look larger and more open, and the crisp neutral makes a natural addition to the kitchen, which is typically a bright and light-filled space.
So if you’re navigating a small kitchen that you know you want to paint white, you’re in luck. Small white kitchen ideas abound—and we’ve rounded up 27 of our favorites, below.
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Pure Salt Interiors
Counter space is precious in any kitchen, but it’s particularly precious in smaller kitchens as appliances tend to take up a fair amount of room. So, look for ways to relegate them to your shelves and cabinets. Your microwave wouldn’t have to hog space on your counter if it had its own cubby to live in.
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Studio Peake
It makes sense to create boundaries between different rooms, but doors aren’t your only option. In fact, doors can be a pretty bad option when you’re decorating a small space. Why? When they’re shut, they leave the room feeling cramped. And when they’re open, they demand unnecessary space. So, consider trading your door for a sleek curtain—which will take up little space at all.
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Becca Interiors
One easy way to add functionality to a small kitchen? Snag a portable island. There are tons of great options out there, and you can decide whether you want one that matches your kitchen perfectly or one that introduces a new color to your palette, as pictured here.
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Pure Salt Interiors
When decorating a small kitchen, open storage is your friend. Shelves tend to be lower-profile than cupboards, so they should make your kitchen feel more spacious.
Remember, though, that anything you put on those shelves will be on full display, so it’s worth it to streamline your kitchenware and invest in dishes, mugs, and glasses cute enough to double as décor.
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Jessica Nelson Design
Most small kitchens go hand-in-hand with nonexistent dining rooms. So odds are, you’re in need of a little eat-in space, too. Look for unexpected places to sneak in a chair or two. Your kitchen island could easily double as a table—especially if you slide some low-profile chairs underneath it.
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White Sands
Looking for ways to add personality to your space without sacrificing your crisp all-white palette? It can be done. Instead of choosing classic white subway tiles for your backsplash, opt for triangular tiles. The out-of-the-box shape will add visual interest to your space while keeping things exactly as clean and minimalist as you want them to be.
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Katie Martinez Design
Stacking your plates may not be the most efficient way to store them.
Why? If your plates are circular, you may lose space around the edges. And a plate rack—which stores your plates on their sides—may help you recapture some of this space. Build one into your cupboards, or score a budget-friendly version at your favorite storage solutions store.
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Laura Brophy Interiors
White may be your base color, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sprinkle in an accent color or two. Look for places to switch up your palette. Your pendant lights, barstools, shelves, and doorknobs are all excellent candidates.
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Pure Salt Interiors
Adding color is just one way to make a space feel more dynamic, but adding texture can also go a long way, especially when you’re working with a more restrained palette. So, look for opportunities to mix and match materials. Matte metal pendant lights look great next to rustic wooden shelves, and both play well with glossy backsplash tiles.
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Julian Porcino
Covered range hoods have become increasingly popular in the interior design space, thanks to their ability to make range hoods fit in with the rest of a décor scheme, so know that your carefully curated palette doesn’t have to end at your range hood.
By covering your range hood—or by snagging a white option to begin with—you can keep your palette pristine.
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Design: Mindy Gayer Design, Photo: Lane Dittoe
In smaller kitchens, corners can feel like wasted space—that is, unless you make yours as efficient as possible. Instead of letting a seemingly useless corner get you down, look for ways to make it more functional. Could you extend your countertop and add a few barstools to craft a makeshift dining nook?
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Katie Martinez Design
If classic appliances just won’t fit into your space, look for smaller options. Trade a full-blown oven for a toaster oven, and swap a 6-burner range for a 2-burner range. These may not be the kinds of appliances you’d find in every kitchen, but they’re better than nothing. And hey—who needs six burners, anyway?
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Julian Porcino
One underrated place to sneak in storage? Your windows. If a window is deep enough, you can store a few items on your sill, and if you want to take things to the next level, you can even build a shelf into a window.
A glass shelf should maximize your storage space without disrupting your view, and you can line it as much—or as little—as you want to.
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Ashley Montgomery Design
Outfitting your kitchen with trim and crown molding can get expensive fast. But if your kitchen is on the small side, you can pull off the classic motif without spending too much money.
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House of Chais
All-white palettes tend to leave rooms feeling more spacious, and if you use them along the top of your space, they may leave your ceilings looking taller, too. Draw the eye upward with white pendant lights, white trim, and white cabinets.
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Ashley Montgomery Design
When storage space is of the essence, it pays to get creative. So, look for unexpected places to sneak in more storage. Add cabinets under every counter and on every wall, and double-check to make sure your island is lined with drawers and cabinets, too.
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Reena Sotropa
Décor can bring a room together, but it can also demand a fair amount of space, so look for opportunities to add low-profile, high-impact accents.
One statement-making piece that won’t hog unnecessary space? A rug. And since machine-washable options abound these days, you won’t have to worry about swapping yours out in the event of a spill.
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Julian Porcino
If you have room for a dining table and chairs, by all means, add them. And if they’re a ways away from your kitchen, consider keeping them in-palette. The consistent color scheme will visually associate them with your kitchen, making the two spaces feel more connected.
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Katie LeClercq
When counter space is low, it can feel frivolous to make room for décor. But, there are some clever ways to bridge this gap. One of them? Put some of your prettiest must-haves on display. Leave a bowl of grapes, a few spare pears, and a slightly used kitchen towel on your counter. If you cluster them together, you’ll have a scene worthy of still life—and you’ll free up some pantry space, while you’re at it.
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House of Chais
If you want to create the illusion of a more open and spacious kitchen, buy a cooktop that matches your countertops. And no, that doesn’t mean black countertops are your only option. There are plenty of white cooktops out there that are sure to look great on your clean, white countertops.
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Pure Salt Interiors
Color makes a lovely addition to any home, but if you want your space to look as clean and uncluttered as possible, consider sticking to a pared-down palette. That doesn’t mean that everything has to be white, but keeping your accent colors consistent will help you cut down on visual clutter, which can make your space look and feel more cramped.
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House of Chais
Streamlining your hardware is a great idea in any kitchen, and it’s a particularly great idea in a smaller one. Why? For one thing, you have less hardware to worry about—so it’s easier (and budget-friendlier) to make sure all of it looks great.
Being low on decorative accents also means that every piece in your space, from your faucet to your drawer pulls, will have an outsized impact.
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Finding Lovely
When decorating a small space, it makes sense to prioritize efficiency at every turn. But that doesn’t mean forgoing personality, character, and décor entirely. Could you leave some of the structural elements in your space textured and exposed? And could you swap some traditional necessities—like your teapot and your bread holder—with sleeker, more décor-worthy options?
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Mindy Gayer Design
Art can make a striking addition to any kitchen, and it can look particularly bold in a small one. So if you have some wall space to spare, consider adding a painting, and if you’re concerned about keeping your palette consistent, opt for a piece with faint colors or pick something with a lot of white space.
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Tyler Karu
It might not seem like it, but bold accents are actually easier to pull off in small spaces than they are in large ones.
Why? Bold pieces are often best in small doses, and in small spaces, small doses are all you have. So, take a risk on a striking countertop or a bold backsplash. The accent is sure to transform your space, and if you keep your palette pared-down, it’s unlikely to overwhelm it.
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Milk and Honey Life
When navigating a small space, creativity is a must. Look for unusual ways to add functionality: for example, a slanted ceiling may not pair well with a classic range hood, but it will pair well with a slanted one. Try not to write anything off until you know it’s truly impossible.
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House of Chais
A kitchen renovation may sound daunting, but when you’re navigating a small space, it’s often worth it. For one thing, a renovation can give you the functionality you just can’t get from a simple makeover. Plus, since your space is small, there’s not that much to renovate. You can make something truly special without expending too much time, effort, or money.
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(Image credit: Lisa Staton Interior Design/Haris Kenjar)
Small white kitchen ideas are the perfect solution for those who have big ambitions for their little space.
Choosing white as a base color in your white kitchen ideas is a great way to make a diminutive room feel larger, lighter and more open. White helps to bounce natural light around a space, and banish shadowy corners, which are particularly unhelpful in a room that is primarily functional, but can also be used for entertaining.
Styling a white kitchen to make it feel interesting and homely, however, can be a bit of a challenge. The answer is to think carefully about both your materials and layout to make the most of its design properties.
Small white kitchen ideas
From tips for making your cooking space feel bigger, to ways to warm up your scheme, we asked the experts for their top small white kitchen ideas, and found some inspiring small kitchen ideas that will work in all spaces, no matter their color, too.
1. Use white on the perimeter to make the space feel bigger
(Image credit: Alexis Hughes & Co/Raquel Langworthy)
‘Small details such as the use of materials is key when designing a small kitchen,’ says Tom Howley , Design Director at the eponymous kitchen brand. ‘Lighter wood finishes and paint colours work well to expand the perceived space of your kitchen.’
White is, of course, a great color to use to make a small space feel larger – but if you’re mixing it up with other colors, positioning it correctly is just as important. In the black and white kitchen ideas created by Alexis Hughes here, white is used for the perimeter cupboards to make the area feel more open, while a charcoal grey is employed for the island at the center for character and contrast.
2. Choose a reflective material for your white backsplash
(Image credit: Barbara Sallick/William Abranowicz)
‘There are a plethora of smart ways to make your kitchen feel spacious,’ adds Howley.
‘To keep an open feel choose light paint colors and reflective materials such as bright quartz or a mirrored splashback.’
The light-bouncing abilities of a backsplash are especially effective when it is colored white. In the home of Waterworks Co-Founder Barbara Sallick, the white kitchen backsplash ideas take the form of high-gloss, white subway tiles which are used all over the walls, making for the perfect balance to the darker cabinetry on the lower level.
3. Get your lighting right
(Image credit: DesignSpace London)
'White can be used in design schemes no matter what the size of the space,’ says Richard Atkins, Design Director at DesignSpace London . ‘It reflects light and allows small areas that lack natural light to appear more spacious.’
‘However, the quality of kitchen lighting ideas should be considered in these areas to enhance the warmth. Warm or neutral white options are recommended. Cool white LED lighting can have a blue appearance when shone on a white surface.
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Among the modern white kitchen ideas used in this example are a series of pendant lights over the island, which emit a warm glow.
4. Make good use of space with an island
(Image credit: Harvey Jones)
With smaller kitchens, you’ll need to be smart with space – you may think that means you can’t include a kitchen island, but it can be quite the opposite.
‘Utilize every inch of space from the full height, awkward nooks and the use of islands if you have room,’ says Howley. ‘Even though an island will take up floor space, it will benefit your kitchen by ensuring more storage, prep space and a place to gather and socialize.’
In this kitchen by Harvey Jones , the grey and white kitchen ideas center around a white island, which works as storage, seating and worktop space, with the white color making it feel unobtrusive.
5. Warm it up with wood
(Image credit: Cathie Hong/Christy Q. Photography)
If you don’t want to go too wild with the kitchen color ideas, accompanying your white elements, using wood to warm up the space is a fantastic option, as demonstrated in this room by designer Cathie Hong .
‘Wood kitchen cabinet ideas contrast very well with the color white, but if you would like to incorporate wood in a subtler sense, then using it as a color accent is really effective,’ says Matthew Payne, Kitchen Designer at Harvey Jones. ‘Consider having wooden accessories on display, such as chopping boards and knife blocks.’
6. Use large, pale floor tiles
(Image credit: Quorn Stone)
When thinking about kitchen flooring ideas for your white kitchen, keeping things pale should be your first choice for making a small kitchen feel bigger – but you should think carefully about the size of your tiles too.
‘A smaller kitchen requires careful thought and consideration to give the illusion of a larger space,’ says Isabel Fernandez, Director at Quorn Stone . ‘Contrary to belief we often find a larger tile can work well at achieving this. A smaller tile results in lots of grout joints which can enclose the space and detract the eye from the tile.’
‘If you choose a complementary grout color, it makes the grout less noticeable which again helps to open the space out.
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7. Keep the eyeline light, bright and open
(Image credit: Lisa Staton Interior Design/Haris Kenjar)
When it comes to kitchen layout ideas sometimes less is more. If you want to make a small kitchen feel more airy, minimize intrusion around the eyeline – and if possible, ditch the upper cabinets altogether. This is perfect for compact but modern white kitchens.
And it's what designer Lisa Staton did in this Seattle home, where all the storage ideas are contained to below the worktop, behind white, handleless cabinet doors. The walls above are also painted white, apart from a deliberately installed, large window with a white oak frame.
8. Be a space saver with bi-fold doors
(Image credit: Harvey Jones)
Having a smaller space means a great excuse to get creative with your kitchen cabinet ideas and think outside the box when it comes to doors. Painting upper cabinets white will help them feel less intrusive to the eyeline, but using bi-fold doors – like the ones in this kitchen by Harvey Jones – will make them physically less invasive too, as they only extend half as far into your precious open space.
For minimal meddling, invest in pocket doors that simply slide the cabinet frame itself.
9. Use warm whites for a cozy farmhouse look
(Image credit: The Misfit House/Kristin Benton Photography)
‘Most kitchen manufacturers have whites in different tones, finishes and textures in their collections: smooth lacquers and glass in matt or glossy options; wood, laminate and ceramic finishes in various tones and textures of white,’ says Atkins.
White kitchens can immediately conjure ideas of borderline-clinical modern kitchens, but choose warmer whites and employ rustic textures, and white can work excellently among farmhouse kitchen ideas. In this kitchen by The Misfit House , a small country-style kitchen is made to feel cozy through the use of off-white, woods, and burnished brass details.
10. Fit tall white cupboards with glass panels
(Image credit: Harvey Jones/Darren Chung)
When designing a kitchen in a small space, deciding whether or not to put ceiling-height cabinets in can be a conundrum – on one hand, you want to maximize storage space, but on the other, you don’t want the space to feel too closed in.
The answer? Paint them white and install glass panels into your doors.
‘If you do decide on floor to ceiling cabinets, these should only be fitted with glass door display cabinets,’ says Howley. ‘This will open up the space in a way that opaque cabinetry will not in a smaller kitchen.’
Should small kitchens be white?
Yes, absolutely. That’s not to say they can’t be any other color, but if you want to make the space feel more open and airy, using white in abundance is the best call. If you’re low on natural light, white or other paler colors will help bounce what you do have around the room. Make it the base for your scheme by using it for a combination of at least three of the walls, backsplash, worktop and cupboards, and interject it with color elsewhere.
What colors go with a white kitchen?
Because white is the ultimate neutral, it can go with pretty much any other color in a kitchen. If you want to keep it simple, pairing it with wood to bring warm brown hues into the mix is an excellent choice, implementing texture into your scheme too – for a more modern combination, consider cooler tones of brown.
Black details are a great way to add structure, while warm metallics are on trend as an accent too. Grey is a fashionable favorite too, working to modernize traditional kitchens or create the ultimate contemporary aesthetic when combined with clean lines.
Ailis started out at British GQ, where a month of work experience turned into 18 months of working on all sorts of projects, writing about everything from motorsport to interiors, and helping to put together the GQ Food & Drink Awards. She then spent three years at the London Evening Standard, covering restaurants and bars. After a period of freelancing, writing about food, drink and homes for publications including Conde Nast Traveller, Luxury London and Departures, she started at Homes & Gardens as a Digital Writer, allowing her to fully indulge her love of good interior design. She is now a fully fledged food PR but still writes for Homes & Gardens as a contributing editor.
Small white kitchen - always in trend
White color is very popular among designers.
And this is not surprising, because the interior decorated in white looks very stylish and always relevant. It fills the room with light and air, gives a feeling of cleanliness and spaciousness, and also serves as an excellent backdrop for any design ideas.
White is one of the best colors for a small kitchen. And there are a number of reasons for this. Let's talk in more detail about the pros and cons of white in the interior of the kitchen.
Small white kitchen - pros
1. White color visually expands the space , so the small white kitchen will seem much more spacious than it really is.
Read also: how to visually increase the kitchen
2. It perfectly reflects light, therefore, in a small white kitchen will always be light . This is especially true for rooms in which little daylight color penetrates.
If you make a white glossy stretch ceiling and glossy kitchen fronts, you will actually get another light source.
However, you should not make the kitchen completely white, it is advisable to complement the interior with other colors, or combine different shades of white - ivory, pearl, cream, etc. Otherwise, the white kitchen will look boring and resemble a hospital ward.
4. White color is universal , so the interior of a small white kitchen can easily be supplemented with any other colors. Here the choice is only limited by your imagination. Popular and fashionable combination - black and white kitchen .
If you want to add warmth and comfort to the design of a small white kitchen, add a wooden countertop or other wooden interior elements.
Kitchen backsplash, walls, decorative elements, curtains, etc. can serve as an accent color. However, you should not use a large number of additional colors. You should limit yourself to one or two colors (especially if they are bright, catchy shades), otherwise you risk overloading the interior.
(Read more about the selection of colors for the kitchen HERE).
5. White kitchen will look great in any style - classic, provence hi-tech, country, scandinavian style - the choice is huge and depends only on you!
7. A small white kitchen is a creative field and reincarnations. It is worth replacing the curtains, repainting the walls or changing the decor and you will already get a completely different design of a small white kitchen.
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Small White Kitchen - Cons
1. A white kitchen has its drawbacks, and first of all it is its impracticality. The slightest dirt will be visible on the white facades, so in order for the white kitchen to not only be associated, but also clean, it will have to be monitored and washed regularly.
But, for example, unlike black facades, a white kitchen is more practical, since dust and splashes of water are not so visible on it.
2. White color is so popular now that you are unlikely to surprise anyone by designing a kitchen in this color.
3. It is easy to overdo it with this color creating a "sterile" interior, but this can be easily avoided by complementing the interior of a white kitchen with other colors.
That's probably all the minuses that we can call as arguments "against". As you can see, there are not many of them. If our arguments in favor of a white kitchen still do not convince you, we offer you to look at a selection of photos of small kitchens in white.
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White kitchen: design, styles, 90+ photos
The times when the kitchen was covered with wallpaper depicting cakes or funny plates are long gone.
Now the kitchens are being transformed in such a way that you don’t want to leave there, and it’s even pleasant to cook.
Today one of the most popular is the so-called white kitchen. This option is most often resorted to in cases where a visual expansion of the room is required. And in this regard, the white color is simply an indispensable assistant.
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Kitchen in white design
For each person, white symbolizes purity and lightness, so a kitchen made in white promises to be a real place of inspiration.
White is the most neutral and simple color, but no other color can visually expand the room so much, reflect light and give a light mood to the hostesses.
The white design of the kitchen can be called a rather bold decision, not only because you will need to keep it clean, but also because all the guests will simply envy and start asking questions about where you saw such an idea, etc. d. Therefore, you will still need to get used to the enthusiastic exclamations of visitors to your kitchen.
If you have already chosen a white kitchen design, you can be sure that it will lift your spirits and inspire you to cook delicious meals every day.
Modern or classic white kitchen?
A white kitchen can come in several styles, so the design simply cannot be boring and faceless. Recently, many more and more often prefer the current modern style.
This style fully reflects the refined taste of the owners of the apartment. You can decorate the interior with white glossy facades that will give freshness and elegance. Thanks to elegant shelves and doors, space expansion and maximum lighting are achieved.
The white kitchen has a popular modern look. This option is characterized by geometric clear lines and right angles.
Do not be afraid of experiments, because only in this way you can achieve maximum harmony. You can turn to metal decor elements, chrome handles or glass details, which will further emphasize that your kitchen belongs to the Art Nouveau style.
However, despite the high popularity of the Art Nouveau style, many still prefer the classic interior of the kitchen.
The white kitchen made of wood will create a favorable atmosphere and harmony in the house. The classic version of the design of the white kitchen will be in demand at any time, as the classic suits absolutely everyone.
There are no annoying decorative elements in the classic style, the lines are not too smooth, but not sharp either, the corners are not sharp, there are no unnecessary roundness. The classic-style kitchen is characterized by softness and warmth, so everyone will feel comfortable.
You can diversify the kitchen with bright countertops or furniture. The most popular are chairs made of translucent plastic with various shades, household appliances in bright colors.
Particular attention should be paid to the curtains, which play an important role in the design of the kitchen.
It is also not forbidden to use multi-colored blinds, or photo-blinds, which not only diversify the design, but also give the kitchen a modern and complete look.
Potted flowers can be placed in interesting pots. If home flowers are not available, you can use wall stickers in the form of various flowers and exotic plants.
Bright and intense colors in a white kitchen achieve a play of colors that makes the design more interesting and fashionable.
Wall, floor and ceiling decoration
Having decided on white as the dominant color, you need to decide how to decorate the floor, ceiling and walls of the kitchen room. Many designers recommend the design of these surfaces also in white.
Do not think that you will get too much and the room will look boring. White facades will look graceful and elegant against the background of white walls.
If the kitchen is small or too narrow, then the floor, walls and ceiling should simply be finished in white.
Thus, the room will visually expand and will not seem narrow and low.
A The above materials allow wet cleaning. In this regard, washing wallpapers have the greatest number of advantages.
For those who might find white wallpaper boring, there are special stencils with various patterns that can be applied to the wallpaper with special paint. At the same time, the color of the pattern should be in harmony with the color of the countertop or furniture and household appliances.
An increasing number of people prefer decorative plaster when finishing the ceiling. This option not only looks great, but also hides all the flaws of the ceiling: bumps, cracks, depressions, etc.
Decorative ceiling plaster is sold in several types (smooth, corrugated, with a three-dimensional pattern, etc.), so everyone can find the most suitable option.
When it comes to finishing the floor, here you need to proceed from how practical the material will be, because the floor is the most exploited surface of the kitchen.
Ceramic tiles or porcelain stoneware are most commonly used. But these materials are not cheap, so self-leveling floors, laminate, linoleum, etc. are popular along with them.
When using porcelain stoneware tiles, you can play with colors: a great option is to combine white tiles with tiles in a bright color that will harmonize with the color of the furniture.
A question of practicality
Many argue that a white kitchen is an irrational solution, because it requires careful maintenance, which will take a lot of time from the hostess.
Of course, absolutely all stains or stains are visible against a white background, so you will have to wipe the surface very often.
However, with the right choice of finishing material, there will be no difficulties with cleaning. Indeed, it is very easy to wash off the stain from washing wallpaper, as well as from wallpaper for paint or decorative wall tiles.
Also, special attention should be paid to the material from which the floor is made.
It should not be afraid of moisture and be quite durable.
A white kitchen requires maintenance, but at the same time it gives inspiration and a good mood, thanks to which cleaning will become a joy.
White kitchen design fashion
White kitchen design fashion appeared quite a long time ago, but over the years it has not lost its popularity. New styles are emerging, designers are sharing new ideas and accessories with which to decorate a white kitchen.
In addition, every year there are new finishing materials that allow you to diversify the design.
With any design and availability of a variety of furniture and household appliances, a white kitchen is an interesting option that requires a lot of attention, but gives a lot of positive emotions.
Of course, in our country, white kitchens are popular, but still in foreign countries you can meet white kitchens much more often.
Most likely this is due to the mentality of our people.
