The all-white kitchen: Pros and cons

Pros and cons of having an all-white or mostly-white kitchen

Part of a series on kitchen remodeling trends in Nashville

Watching kitchen design trends relating to kitchen color has been interesting to many of us in the home remodeling industry here in Nashville… and as the most-often remodeled room of the American house, the kitchen design trends are almost too numerous to list in their entirety.

See also our list of kitchen remodeling trends in Nashville and beyond

Pros of an all-white kitchen

White kitchens have a lot going for them… upsides galore. Here are just a few benefits and other good reasons for having a kitchen with white everything.

1. The color white evokes a positive emotional reaction. (For more information on the interplay between colors and moods, see psychology of the color white. )

1. White kitchens are classic, elegant, and stylish. White symbolizes purity.
2. They tend to be well-lit since white reflects light; it’s very easy to see what you are doing in a white kitchen! A little bit of light, whether natural or artificial, will go a long way.
3. White kitchens appear to be bright, clean, neat, friendly, and inviting.
4. Using white reduces the number of potentially stressful color decisions!
5. Virtually anything you decide to place in the kitchen will go well with white, which – as a color – mingles superbly with other natural colors (e.g., green houseplants, wood flooring). Opportunities for pops and accents of color abound!

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6. Dirt and grime are easily seen, making spot-cleaning easier and more effective. White kitchens actually encourage more as-you-go cleaning, resulting in a cleaner kitchen more of the time!
7. Plants and other features tend to stand out well; attractive contrasts are a snap.
8. Kitchens that are extremely small can appear larger, more open and spacious when they’re white.
9. White kitchens will likely stand the test of time.
10. A white kitchen is ripe for design experimentation of virtually any type.
11. White is the most popular option for all categories of residential paint products, especially for the kitchen area.

Cons of an all-white kitchen

White kitchens have so much going for them, in fact, that it is kind of hard to think of potentially negative aspects of white kitchens! We’ve been remodeling Nashville kitchens for more than 40 years, and with all that experience, we have noted a few possible cons to having a white kitchen.

1. An all-white kitchen is potentially boring, having very little contrast.
2. If your all-white kitchen needs cleaning, it will be painfully obvious!
3. An all-white kitchen may be too bright for some eyes.
4. It might look too much like a hospital for some tastes!

Resources: The all-white kitchen

• 15 White Kitchen Design Ideas: Decorating White Kitchens – House Beautiful
• 40 Best White Kitchen Ideas: Photos of Modern White Kitchen Designs – Elle Decor
• All-White Kitchens – Pinterest
• Simply White Kitchens – Southern Living
• 10 All-White Kitchens That Will Stop You in Your Tracks – My Domaine
• Our 55 Favorite White Kitchens – HGTV

Videos featuring all-white kitchens

• All-white kitchens – YouTube
• 20+ White Kitchen Ideas – YouTube
• All-White Marble Kitchen Remodel – YouTube
• All White Kitchen Reveal – Miss Liz Heart – YouTube
• Before and after all-white kitchen remodeling – LaVigne Living – YouTube
• 60 White Kitchen Ideas – YouTube
• All White Kitchen Inspiration – YouTube