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41 Best White Kitchens That'll Inspire Your Next Remodel

Because a white kitchen never goes out of style.

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Dana Gallagher

While there are tons of new and inspiring kitchen trends for 2021, one thing is for sure—white kitchens will never go out of style (just like a charming white cottage or white farmhouse!). After all, they're fresh, classic, and make for an overall light and airy cook space that allows you to incorporate any accent color under the sun. Here we've rounded up the best white kitchen ideas that will appeal to both minimalists and vintage enthusiasts alike. Whether you want to keep your look warm and rustic with farmhouse kitchen ideas or opt to go clean and simple with the best white paint colors on cabinets and walls, this roundup of our favorite white kitchens is sure to inspire you.

Small white kitchens and galley kitchens especially benefit from using loads of light colors in your design by opening up the space and making it look and feel larger. Cozy up modern white kitchens with a patterned rug, darker floors, and vintage lighting. White and wood kitchens (think a reclaimed island or eye-catching ceiling beams) are just downright homey and charming and are an ideal place to display collections on open shelving. Classic subway tile and marble countertops make for an elegant white kitchen that's timeless and sophisticated.

Besides providing a blank canvas for all your big design ideas—from punchy tile to creative painted floors—these white kitchen ideas run the style and budget gamut. You're sure to find a look you'll love!

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Stone Walls and Beams in a White Kitchen

With its dreamy stone wall, these homeowners brought in white cabinets, countertops, and a huge apron-front sink (all from Ikea). The adjacent wall is covered in classic white subway tile with dark gray grout, which lends a graphic, modern touch to the otherwise rustic farmhouse.

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Sunny Side Up White Kitchen

In this small kitchen with limited wall space, the area underfoot offers ample opportunity to add interest, as shown here with linoleum tiles. Butcher block countertops (practical and pretty) warm up the white room without feeling too heavy. Pegboard painted a schoolbus yellow keeps assorted tools at the ready.

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Patterned Tile in a White Kitchen

Light cabinets, countertops, and appliances make this tiny 8-by-12-foot galley kitchen look bigger than it is. A hand-painted Portuguese tile backsplash serves up a fresh focal point in this charming white cottage in North Carolina.

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Let There Be Light White Kitchen

To add air to the 11-by-13-foot kitchen in this tiny fixer-upper, these homeowners chose to omit upper cabinets and install a skylight for maximum natural light. An antique French farm table that acts as both a work island and an eat-in setup and framed artwork situated throughout the space make it feel more like a room than a kitchen. The walls are painted Simply White by Benjamin Moore.

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Wood and White Kitchen

When it came time to choose the lighting in this all-white modern farmhouse kitchen, the homeowners found matching milk glass shades and then went to a lighting store and pieced them all together for "new" sconces. Vertical paneling, shelves, and lower cabinets are all painted a crisp white for a seamless look. An old printing-press work table is now a one-of-a-kind kitchen island.

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Galley by the Sea White Kitchen

Thanks to vintage finds and collected-over-time accessories, this charming coastal cottage kitchen is full of character. The black window trim and Aztec-inspired rug both bring a graphic touch to the otherwise rustic space. A pair of wicker sconces, bread boards, raw wood shelving, reclaimed wood-clad ceilings, and butcher block countertops add warmth to this cozy galley.

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Painted Floors and Furniture in a White Kitchen

White walls and cabinets make way for bright and chippy painted floors and furniture, like this antique table that serves as a quirky work space. Colorful accessories stand out on built-in shelves. The overall mismatch quality solidifies the quaint cottage aesthetic.

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Checkerboard Floor White Kitchen

This sunny kitchen captures this home's old spirit, thanks to crisp board-and-batten walls (painted Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore), open shelving, and a white retro-inspired refrigerator. The checkered floor offers a charming contrast.

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Moody White Kitchen

Painted floors (Farrow and Ball's Wood Floor Primer & Undercoat in Old White) makes for a suitable companion to the patinaed pieces in this coastal Maine cottage. Horizontal wood paneling on the walls and lower cabinets keep a possibly dark space light and bright.

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Skirted White Kitchen

In small kitchens or pantries, hefty stainless steel appliances tend to overpower the room. An easy fix (for ice makers or sinks needing hidden storage) is a simple skirt, like the blue-trimmed one here. You can easily replicate this look with just a yard of fabric and a tension rod.

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Colonial-Era White Kitchen

Materials and accessories with a throwback to Colonial-era interiors (soapstone countertops, a scrub pine farm table, stoneware jugs) feel right at home in this light and bright setting. A ceiling-mount pot rack displays the homeowner's horde of French copper cookware that warms up this white kitchen.

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European Country House White Kitchen

Open shelving makes this kitchen feel more like a room. Here, salvaged wood shelves showcase a mix of antique paintings and crocks alongside cookbooks and everyday plates and bowls. Brass detailing brings warmth and patina. Vertical V-groove paneling amps up the European country-house feel in this casual and relaxed kitchen. Note how the white range blends in with the lower cabinetry.

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Island on Wheels in a White Kitchen

In addition to a wall of steel-framed windows, these homeowners outfitted this white kitchen with handmade shelves, cabinet doors, hardware, and a massive island that can be wheeled away when prep is over and playtime begins.

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Statement Appliances in a White Kitchen

A white-and-brass range is classic yet eye-catching, like jewelry for this kitchen. "Black would have been too stark and stainless wouldn't have been right with all the brass accents," the homeowner says. Stacks of simple wood drawers on either side of the range and other mixed metal accessories really warm up the crisp, white paneled walls.

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Blue and White Kitchen

This kitchen looks like it's modeled after the blue and white plates hanging on the wall, with bold touches of royal blue throughout the room.

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Creamy White Kitchen

To avoid a sterile look, opt for creamy whites inspired by the tones found in ironstone. A slightly darker countertop breaks up the wash of white and leads the way for other natural tones, like the wood cutting boards and storage baskets.

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Statement Fabric in a White Kitchen

You know that fabric you've been in love with forever? Create a Roman shade and a sink skirt and make that all-white kitchen really sing. We also love the subtle take on a checkerboard floor, shown here with beige and white tiles laid diagonally.

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Bold Hardware in a White Kitchen

The black brackets on these shelves make a bold, industrial statement in a white and gray kitchen. Mix materials for added interest (note the brass cabinet pulls and stainless steel appliances).

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Pine Island in a White Kitchen

The brass hardware and beautiful antique pine island really warm up this all-white kitchen that feels sophisticated and cozy at the same time, just like this dreamy white farmhouse.

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Open Shelving in a White Kitchen

This economical alternative to upper cabinetry keeps everything within sight and reach. Plus, the farmhouse staple provides the perfect excuse to buy beautiful kitchen items in rose gold or other stunning materials and colors.

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Marble Tile White Kitchen

Using a Pearl Ash subway tile in this lake house kitchen and pantry gives the white space added dimension in a subtle way.

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Wood Accent in a White Kitchen

The salvaged wood hood, custom-built by the owner of this Mississippi farmhouse, and a Turkish runner add warmth to the mostly white kitchen. We love the additional of a landscape painting floating above the range as an unexpected alternative to tile.

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Dark Floors in a White Kitchen

Against a light walls, cabinets, and countertops, choose a dark floor stain to really ground the space and add some much-needed contrast.

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Patterned Floor in a White Kitchen

Rugs, however durable, aren't always practical for a heavy-use kitchen. Enter statement floor tile. A little goes a long way, which means this can be a good place to splurge. Go to granadatile.com for similar quilt-like patterns.

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Warm Woods in a White Kitchen

In this Alabama farmhouse kitchen, the homeowners opened up their suburban cookie cutter kitchen with lighter, brighter accents. Natural wood accents—open shelves, bread boards, barstools, and floors—bring just the right amount of warmth to the now-open space.

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Bright Accents in a White Kitchen

With white walls, cabinets, lighting, and loads of natural light from surrounding windows, Designer Mark D. Sikes brought in just the right amount of color with blue-and-white French bistro stools, a mossy-green island, and patterned Roman shades.

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Wall of Windows in a White Kitchen

This kitchen feels refreshingly open and airy, thanks to a white-and-gray palette, the absence of upper cabinets, and that stunning wall of windows! The homeowner added a medley of distinctive pulley lights from Europe and an antique dish rack dating back to 1865 that was, she says, "the perfect weathered gray."

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Off-White White Kitchen

The homeowner of this Texas ranch chose custom cabinets and a Sub-Zero fridge for the renovated kitchen. The island is painted Paris Rain by Benjamin Moore—a warm neutral that acts as a white.

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Dark Countertops in a White Kitchen

In the kitchen of this California home, the island, cabinetry, and trim are painted Right White by Restoration Hardware. Dark stone countertops add a richness to the light and airy space.

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Farmhouse Style White Kitchen

An assortment of old stools provides quirky charm in the kitchen of this Oregon farmhouse. Durable concrete countertops from pair with cabinets painted Simple White by Benjamin Moore. Barn wood left over from the floor installation covers a metal Ikea hood.

Erin Cavoto is the Editorial Assistant at ThePioneerWoman.com, covering food, holidays, home decor, and more.

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