35 Bold and Beautiful Blue Kitchen Ideas

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Blue is a universally beloved color, incredibly versatile in its shades and ability to complement almost any hue. In the kitchen, the heart of the home, blue truly shines.

Whether you drench your cook space in this calming color or artfully incorporate it through cabinets, tile, flooring, or painted walls, blue is always a winning choice.

If you’re planning a renovation, remodel, or even a quick refresh, consider making blue the star. We’ve gathered stunning blue kitchens in various styles to inspire your color choices and application.

Stick to Black and White…and Blue

If you’re concerned about going too bold with color, stick to black and white for the rest of your kitchen, like how designer Isabella Patrick of Isabella Patrick Interiors did here in this client’s space.

She opted for a black and white floor tile and a marble countertop/backsplash combo with black veining that wouldn’t compete with the deep teal cabinets (Stonecutter by Benjamin Moore).

Think Beyond Your Walls

We were obsessed with the idea of blue floors the second we saw this stunning kitchen designed by Molly Rosen. The cerulean blue cement tiles (which are from Zia Tile’s Aero line) were actually a near-perfect match to the 20-year-old stove left behind from the previous owner.

Molly says it’s incredibly heavy, but she made lemonade with those lemons and concepted her whole house around it! “I love monochromatic color stories, and I figured it would either look amazing or terrible, but it turned out the tile totally landed the whole look!,” she adds.

Painting the kitchen walls white lightened up the room, but also lets the floor really shine.

Do Blue Trim, Cabinetry, and Tile

There’s a lot of blue in this kitchen but it doesn’t feel excessive.

The trim and cabinetry in this kitchen designed by Platt were painted a navy that was customized to match the beautiful blue, old world-themed pattern in the Walker Zanger backsplash tiles, which breaks up the solid stretches of color.

The brass vintage light fixture, which the client scored on one of her travels, adds more charm and warmth to the space.

Elevate Youthful Blues

We’re back to baby blue in this kitchen designed by Erin Kestenbaum and we’re not disappointed.

The cabinet color, which is stock, doesn’t skew too juvenile though because of the sophisticated details incorporated throughout, like the brass lighting and hardware, delicate beige Fireclay tiles, and traditional, gold-framed art. (Decorating hack: Erin says she hung it from the tile using a Command Hook!)

Mix Up Wood and Painted Cabinets

In this kitchen designed by Alyce Lopez of The True House, you’ll see oak cabinets and blue cabinets, painted Brittania Blue by Benjamin Moore.

Why limit your cabinet color to just one? Alyce says, “I love to mix color and wood to add depth and contrast. I will rarely design a kitchen with just one finish.”

She also introduces another color to the kitchen with the black countertops, saying, “The concrete finish soapstone quartz countertops brought a more earthy and organic feel to the space.”

Add Blue Fluting to Some Cabinetry or an Island

Designer Abbie Naber of A Naber Design opted for colorful fluting on a section of this kitchen’s lower cabinets and it adds a ton of depth and texture, making it the focal point of the space.

Ice Blue Kitchen Cabinets

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If you’re color curious but don’t feel ready to dip more than a toe in the water, try a barely there shade of ice blue on a wall or bank of cabinets, like this kitchen by Velinda Hellen Design for Emily Henderson Design.

Whether it’s a gateway to adding bolder shades later on or enough to satisfy your craving for a hint of color is up to you.

Blue Beadboard Kitchen

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Pair rich blue beadboard walls with white-and-gray marble countertops for a high-contrast look, like this renovated 19th-century farmhouse kitchen from White Arrow.

Silver Blue Kitchen Cabinets

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A silvery shade of pale blue on floor-to-ceiling cabinetry creates an airy and minimalist feel in this Scandinavian kitchen from Fantastic Frank.

Shiny stainless steel appliances and gleaming white backsplash tile completes the cool-toned look.

Traditional Teal Cabinets

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In this traditional London kitchen, Studio Peake painted the lower cabinets and small kitchen island in a deep shade of teal that is contrasted with light countertops and flooring and complements the rich wood stain of the traditional built-in cabinetry.

Painted Royal Blue Island

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If you like the idea of color but don’t want to commit, try focusing on an accent wall, free-standing cabinet, or kitchen island.

In this otherwise neutral kitchen from interior designer Maite Granda, a prominent royal blue island focuses the eye and creates a colorful anchor in the open space with minimal effort.

Sapphire Blue Cabinets

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A bold sapphire blue block of color makes a big statement in this kitchen designed by Jersey Ice Cream Co. Polished brass hardware and fixtures add sparkle.

Blue Cabinets and Backsplash

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This Scandinavian kitchen from Fantastic Frank is drenched in a cool shade of medium-toned matte blue from the flat-front European-style cabinetry to the backsplash and lower cabinetry to create a seamless, polished feel.

Blue Zellige Tile Backsplash

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Add texture to your kitchen walls with handmade zellige tiles in a jewel-toned blue.

Tyler Karu Design and Interiors created a striking blue focal point in this Maine beach house kitchen using textural blue backsplash tile juxtaposed with natural wood paneling for a fresh take on coastal style.

Light Blue Accent Wall

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In this maximalist kitchen from Casa Watkins Living, a pale sky blue painted accent wall creates a soothing backdrop for a wall of open shelving outfitted with colorful tableware, decorative objects, cookbooks, and other kitchen essentials.

Navy Kitchen Cabinets

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Blogger Ursula Carmona from Home Made by Carmona used matte midnight blue paint on upper and lower cabinets that contrasts with earth-tone kitchen floor tiles.

Gold-toned accents on the pendant lighting, bar seating, cabinet pulls, hardware, and kitchen faucet creates a timeless look.

Farmhouse Blue Cabinets

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Add color to a modern farmhouse kitchen with blue cabinets.

Marie Flanigan Interiors paired muted blue base cabinetry with white quartz countertops and natural wood tones to add charm to this guest house kitchen.

Gray-Blue

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As this kitchen designed by all-star decorator Thom Filicia proves, a gray-tinged blue can behave as a lovely neutral in a more traditional decor scheme.

Here, the kitchens are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Brewster Grey. Nickel hardware accentuates the cool palette.

Blue Island

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Designer Jessica Davis and architect Gustave Carlson breathed new life into a classic California home first designed by Joseph Eichler in the 1970s.

Their intervention included fun jolts of color, including the bright blue island and cabinets in the kitchen.

Pale Blue Everything

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Emily Todhunter designed this Manhattan home to be “nearer to the sky” so a pale blue, of course, was the color of choice throughout the home—and particularly in the kitchen, where she doused the entire room in Benjamin Moore’s Van Courtland Blue.

Deep Blue-Green

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If you’re on the fence about painting your cabinets blue or green, why not combine them?

Budding design firm Perifio painted their own kitchen cabinets a deep teal from C2 Paint, a shade that helps draw in the green of the surrounding countryside.

Combine Tile with Shiplap

Emily Henderson opted to cover most—but not all—of her kitchen walls in this stunning, denim blue tile (inspired by some of her favorite jeans!).

A small, designer detail we just have to point out: We love how she wrapped the tile around the window casing.

She broke up the backsplash with some white shiplap, which reinforces the farmhouse theme of her home.

Go for Dark Blue Paint with Wood Countertops

Gina Gutierrez of Gina Rachelle Design combined a stunning Calacatta marble with warm wood countertops and cabinetry and a dark-but-soft blue hue (Newbury Port by Portola Paint) in this kitchen for a sophisticated but casual vibe.

Keep It Bright and Airy

In this other kitchen designed by Gina Gutierrez of Gina Rachelle Design, all of the cabinetry is painted a deep blue (Hyde Park by Portola Paint), and the countertops are black (soapstone to be exact), and the appliances are dark.

But it still feels bright and airy, thanks to the light zellige tile from Clé Tile and open shelving.

Go Halfsies

We love this twist on the backsplash if you want some color but can’t do tile—Plain English Design applied their in-house paint color Tea Caddy halfway up the vertical boarding of this kitchen, in addition to the cabinets.

The brand’s design direction, Merlin Wright, says of the space, “Our painted tide-line harks back to downstairs kitchens and scullery’s where the lower half of walls was often painted in a darker color or gloss paint to hide scuff marks from busy staff.” The more you know!

Find Blue Inspiration Everywhere

Blue is certainly the dominant color in this Knoxville, TN kitchen but it doesn’t dominate the space. Dani Miller, the principal designer of the Lauderdale Design Group let us know client wanted the kitchen to feel like it “stepped out of a David Hockney painting.”

(Talk about inspiration!) They paired the blue tiles from Concrete Collaborative, arranged very carefully, with maple wood veneer cabinetry.

Miller says of the blue choice, “We tested many colors for the kitchen backsplash, knowing we wanted to be impactful and vivid. On the day we planned for the final selection, Alaina (our client) walked into our design studio with her Point Move Earrings in the matching color to the tile. Cobalt blue was our color.”

Add a Little Green to Your Blue

If you don’t want to stick to just blue, green and blue make for a brilliant, vibrant color combination in any kitchen, and this example by deVOL Kitchens proves this statement.

The cabinetry, done in their exclusive color Pantry Blue, pairs beautifully with the saturated green shade (Ho Ho Green by Little Greene Paint Company).

The white subway tiles and light marble countertops offer a visual break for the eyes. Helen Parker, deVOL’s creative director, says of the space, “A Classic English kitchen with everything—this room is so full of character and charm, it has truly epitomized and cleverly shown us all what a piece of deVOL Classic English furniture is all about.

It appears as part of the original house rather than a newly fitted kitchen.”

Pick a Fun Tile Shape

This kitchen designed by Dee Murphy of Murphy Deesign features a gorgeous, jewel blue shade by the shape of the Fireclay tile really takes it to the next level and makes it feel even more special.

She says, “I chose a scalloped tile because of the immediate textural impact it provided to the space, especially when using a contrasting grout. A curve always demands attention, because most of our livable spaces consist of angles and straight lines.”

So smart! And if you’re curious about why she didn’t tile the full wall, she explains, “This is a commercial space with high ceilings and inconsistent boundaries. It made the most sense to keep it clean as a ‘backsplash’ that followed the lead of the upper cabinets from Semihandmade.”

Paint Some Cabinets Blue and Some White

This North Fork, NY kitchen was designed by Batliboi Studio and we’re in awe of how perfectly the backsplash tiles from Zia Tile match the island (painted Aegean Teal by Benjamin Moore)!

The principal architect, Hormuz Batliboi, says, “The zellige tiles have variations in blue tone and finish, a result of the hand-made process of making the tiles.” This really adds dimension to the space. And why they only opted to paint the island, he says, “It complements and offsets the blue tile wall behind.

A standard (and more cost-effective) white was selected for the remaining base cabinets to serve as a neutral backdrop and counterpoint to the saturation of the blue. Ironically, the white base cabinets draw more attention to the blue tile than if we had opted for all blue cabinets, which would have also been more costly.”

Layer in the Blues

Designer Raili Clasen of Raili CA Design really embraced the blue theme in this kitchen—light blue zellige tile, on top of the statuary marble countertop (which skews a steely-blue), followed by the custom cabinetry (that she describes as “a little bit darker than a French blue”) make a combination that doesn’t overwhelm because it’s all done in layers and in varying shades.

Traditional Blue Kitchen Cabinets

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This traditional-style kitchen gets its fresh, clean look from a pastel blue-and-white color scheme.

Custom cabinets with full-inset doors and drawers feature powder-blue paint accented with hefty black hardware to ground the light color.

The sink wall adds white as an informal beaded-board backsplash and a vintage-look apron-front sink. Patterned cushions on white-painted barstools and dining chairs add fresh, contrasting color.

Primary Color Kitchen Design

Blue, yellow, and red define this formal kitchen’s cheery color scheme. Rich, dark blue kitchen cabinets and a yellow marble countertop transform the kitchen island into a dramatic focal point.

Rust-red terra-cotta tile flooring grounds the island, and blue diamond-shaped accent tiles tie the island to the floor. Adding doses of white or another neutral can give a bold color scheme a sophisticated edge.

Here, crisp white walls, banks of cabinets, and a handsome range hood do just that. The eye-catching mural beneath the range hood ties the colors together beautifully.

Southwestern-Style Blue Kitchen Cabinets

Southwestern with rustic charm, this kitchen boasts turquoise-painted cabinets with twig detailing.

A deep-red Mexican saltillo tile floor and rough-cut ceiling beams (vigas) add warmth underfoot and overhead. Butcher-block countertops, wood paneling, and wood chairs temper the cabinets’ vibrant hue with natural tones.

Sky-Blue Kitchen

Although a subtle color, the sky blue walls in this kitchen emphasize the staggered heights and exquisite crown molding of the white cabinets.

White subway tile backsplashes extend the plane of white, with a tile mural above the range in smoky shades of gray that help ease the stainless-steel accents into the airy mix.

Black granite countertops and upholstered stools are strong elements that balance the ethereal elements in the kitchen.

Blue-Painted Kitchen Cabinets

French blue-painted cabinets gain the look of age with a distressed texture and a taupe glaze that clings to their door and drawer fronts, turned legs, and crown molding.

Concrete countertops and stainless-steel appliances blend into the soothing blue background. A richly stained hardwood floor adds warmth underfoot.

Warm Blue Kitchen Cabinets

This space features blue lower cabinets with recessed-panel doors and silver-tone hardware and is designed to look like an early-20th-century kitchen.

Painting the backs of the white upper cabinets blue carries the lighthearted color upward. A white range hood, tongue-and-groove ceiling, and subway tile backsplash add period details while letting the blue paint steal the show.

Matching quartersawn-oak islands (which resemble vintage library tables) boast white marble countertops for palette continuity. Golden-brown granite countertops, gold-and-white floral wallpaper, and creamy golden pendant lights warm the palette.