Investor · Somerset, NJ · Member since 2012 · 47 posts · 43 votes
12y
Hi bp community. Whenever I use white cabinets, I go with a level 2 river white granite with a white glass or ceramic subway tile. I also use the lowes Allen Roth shimmering lights mosaic wall tile as an accent piece in the middle. It picks up all the colors in the river white granite. My personal opinion is that it will look really nice if you used a light shade of gray paint on the walls to bring it all together.
All the best
Corey
Investor · Sunnyside, NY · Member since 2014 · 355 posts · 114 votes
12y
@Michael Noto my personal taste is for a lighter countertop and backsplace with white cabinets, say beige or light brown in color. Some folk go for dark (black) which can look striking but it screams "rental unit" in my book. Even if it is going to be a rental unit, you still want your renters to think "home" when they see the place. Black and white kitchens also look cheaper in my opinion.
You can go a few different color directions. You can either do something in the beige or gray family. Those will probably be your best bet. Then with white cabinets many designers are going for white subway tile for the backsplash or a subtle color of glass subway tile, that's always nice. Gives it that classic/modern look.
The key with granite is to not get too busy of a pattern in it, try to keep it on the simple side.
Residential Real Estate Agent · Chandler, AZ · Member since 2009 · 1k+ posts · 928 votes
12y
@Michael Noto - It depends on the other items in the house. If you are sticking with browns and tans (tile, paint, etc), then your granite and backsplash should match. If you are going grey tones, then you stick with more white granite and grey backsplash. I'm moving all my flips overs to the grey's as they seem to be more popular now.
Investor · Somerset, NJ · Member since 2012 · 47 posts · 43 votes
12y
Hi bp community. Whenever I use white cabinets, I go with a level 2 river white granite with a white glass or ceramic subway tile. I also use the lowes Allen Roth shimmering lights mosaic wall tile as an accent piece in the middle. It picks up all the colors in the river white granite. My personal opinion is that it will look really nice if you used a light shade of gray paint on the walls to bring it all together.
All the best
Corey
Wholesaler · San Francisco, CA · Member since 2012 · 259 posts · 147 votes
12y
I spend a lot of time on Houzz going through some of their design books to find good looking color combos, styles, etc. Their search function is pretty decent so that if you type in "white cabinets with granite" you should get a large range of options. While not the easiest way to find an answer, I've found it helps me keep up on style trends.
Real Estate Investor · San Clemente, CA · Member since 2012 · 148 posts · 123 votes
12y
yeah really depends on the overall style of the house. I would look at a lot of pics and choose the best style you like or even better yet that goes with the area and house.