Food is seductive, so your kitchen should be too. Create sultry allure with a kitchen design that walks on the dark side of decor. It will reward you with a sense of ceremony around meal times, an air of sophistication, and a confident wow factor that is sure to impress dinner guests. This collection of 40 dark kitchen designs offers a delicious slice of inspiration for decor schemes with breakthrough accent colors, eye-catching focal points, futuristic styling, sleek breakfast bar designs, and elegant kitchen islands. We’ll also take a look at cool kitchen lighting, chic kitchen bar stools, flooring inspiration, wall art, and attractive open shelving displays.
Visualizer: Yurii Chaikovskyi
Restrained highlights. Dark surroundings allow this sleek white marble kitchen island to stand out as the shining star of the show. A matching marble table draws the eye to a neighboring dining spot.
Visualizer: Andrey Vladimirov
Create a colorful heart. In this matt black kitchen design, a fiery red center section makes a hot focal point. Two kitchen bar stools draw out the bright accent.
Visualizer: Design At Sketch
Go bold in scale. A massive extractor hood hangs heavily above a central kitchen island in this layout. Its scale demands attention in the darkness.
Visualizer: Gabriel Gehrke
A light interlude. Matt black cabinets and wall paint sets this small kitchen flat into the background of an open plan living room. A light wooden countertop and upstand bring it to life.
Designer: BIG Design
Source: Vancouver House
Push the boundaries of design. In this modern kitchen, a curvaceous island design makes an impactful statement with high-end flair.
Visualizer: Who Cares Design
The best of both worlds. Teaming black kitchen cabinets with a fresh white wall decor creates a bold aesthetic that maintains an airy atmosphere. See more black and white kitchen ideas.
Visualizer: Visual Method
Futuristic flair. You may not have the budget to remodel the windows of your home to look like this futuristic abode but a geometric island design speaks volumes.
Source: Modulnova
Define the breakfast bar. When the rest of the kitchen is a cohesive arrangement of black units and countertops, pick out the dining area with a contrasting bar surface.
Visualizer: Polyviz Studio
Another contrasting breakfast bar design.
Architect: Chamberlain Javens Architects
Play with materials. It’s possible to add interest to a black kitchen purely by switching around materials. This striking black marble kitchen island stands out beautifully against plain black units.
Visualizer: Valentinstudio 3D
Just a touch of bright teal is enough to completely transform the look of a dark kitchen.
Visualizer: DWARF studio
Use light to spell luxury. Here, we see wine storage walls under glowing illumination. A textured backsplash is highlighted under a ribbon of LED light.
Visualizer: Aleksey Demchenko
A cut above the rest. In this black and gold kitchen arrangement, a slice of gold cuts away from the black kitchen island to create an extraordinary feature.
Visualizer: 33bY Architecture
In this shining black and copper kitchen, metallic kitchen units are complemented by stunning light fixtures and matching copper bar stools.
Visualizer: Alina Nykonets
Raw and rugged. Naturally rough around the edges and impressive to behold this rock-based kitchen island gives the design scheme real weight.
Visualizer: Alexandr Tyan
Sculptural light show. A black background allows light fixtures to draw attention, so branch out with unique sculptural designs.
Visualizer: Evgenia Belkina
Curves and curiosities. Add intrigue with unexpected cutaways in sleek cutaways. This curvaceous breakfast bar framework displays sculptural art. A piece of wall art echoes the smooth lines with its mount.
Visualizer: Caio Rodrigues
Bright zoning. A red finish draws attention to cabinetry around the window in this dark kitchen design. Clean white tiles set the prep area apart from dark appliance housing units.
Visualizer: Aeroslon
The freestanding effect. Surrendering plinths in favor of exposed legs gives a heavy black kitchen design a more lightweight look.
Designer: Joanna Laajisto
Photographer: Mikko Ryhänen
Source: Lundia
Open kitchen shelving can be stacked with both decorative and useful kitchen paraphernalia to brighten a dark kitchen.
Visualizer: Alessandro Isola
A gravity defying cantilevered dining island gives the room an open and spacious appeal.
Visualizer: Yan Baev
The dramatic divide. Use all black kitchen decor and appliances to create a color-blocked saturation of color at one end of the room, whilst the dining area is finished in a high contrast white scheme.
Visualizer: HDR Designer
Stacked to last. Double and triple bank wall units to take storage space all the way up to the ceiling. Planning extra storage space now will serve you well into the future.
Visualizer: Anna Fedyukina
Natural wood elements, a stack of books, botanical displays, cozy lighting, and a chill out corner creates a welcoming boho vibe in a dark kitchen.
Visualizer: Plasterlina
Here comes the sun. Solid yellow or orange accents make a warm and cheerful interruption in a dark setting.
Visualizer: Julia Sultanova
Bank it. Create solid banks of black units and white counterparts to play with the perception of space.
Visualizer: Polygon
Think outside the box. A smoked glass case around the extractor and island lighting makes a unique feature in this dark kitchen diner.
Visualizer: Javier Wainstein
Never drop the theme. Even the kitchen island lighting is darkly finished in this example.
Visualizer: Emotion School
Introduce industrial charm.
Designer: Elena Torceva
Visualizer: Anastasiia Reznichenko
Just a glimpse of gold is enough to promote a look of luxe.
Visualizer: Mirish Mirzayev
Arrange light wooden inserts around the dark kitchen to create a rustic cubist charm.
Visualizer: ArtPartner Architects
Living linearly. Long wall shelves, a built-in planter, and a linear suspension light creates a long, streamlined appeal.
Visualizer: Studio M6
This stone kitchen island and feature wall looks like it’s been a part of the property for centuries.
Visualizer: Anastasia von Off
Cool gray and cognac make a tasteful pairing.
Designer: J.C design studio
Raw concrete builds a moody aesthetic.
Visualizer: Giant Ant & Thành Kiến
A series of distinctive design choices gives this kitchen a personal touch.
Visualizer: ArtPartner Architects
Thread black accessories all the way through, from the pendant lights to the knife holder.
Visualizer: buro511
Build black marble and moss green majesty.
Visualizer: Nazar Tsymbaliuk
Relax a formal kitchen design with a loose light fitting.
Visualizer: Emrah Ugur
Employ metallic finishes to reflect natural light into the dark space.
Recommended Reading: 36 Stunning Black Kitchens That Tempt You To Go Dark For Your Next Remodel
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