When it comes to kitchen color combinations, there’s nothing as classic as white and wood. White has been the paint color of choice for kitchens for years (and it won’t wane in popularity anytime soon), and for good reason. White is crisp, fresh, and by choosing white for the walls, cabinetry, range hood, and other features, you’ll make sure that your kitchen stands up to any passing trends.
Plus, white is highly versatile, and you can add personality with an accent color, unique tile, or bold fixtures. To keep your white kitchen from coming across stark, mix in warmer elements such as wood to keep the palette neutral, while adding texture, durability, and character.
Renovating or just looking for some white and wood kitchen inspiration? Take a look at these 34 examples below.
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of 34White Cabinetry and Wooden Beams
Credit: Liz Williams Interiors / Photo by Emily Followill
Atlanta designer Liz Williams takes the classic white and wood kitchen to the next level by infusing two pops of color. While the cabinetry is white, the island features beachy blue paint and green chairs, a nod to the home’s waterside location.
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of 34White Island With a Wooden Countertop
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Blue subway tile and a wood-topped L-shaped island bright an inviting touch to this mostly white kitchen from Four Brothers Design + Build. Reflective brass fixtures add light above the island.
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of 34White Cladding and Custom Oak Cabinetry
Credit: Design by Emily Henderson / Photo By Kaitlin Green
Designer Emily Henderson recently revealed her farmhouse kitchen, which features denim tile, custom oak cabinetry, a vintage oak island, and white cladded wall and hood. Seascape portraits add to the mainly blue-and-white palette.
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of 34Cream Cabinets With Dark Wood Island and Herringbone Floors
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This cozy kitchen from Ashley Montgomery Design features both cream-colored cabinets and marble countertops, plus a warm wood island and wood-and-raffia stools.
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of 34Sleek White Uppers With Wooden Lowers
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Modern design with an inviting touch, this kitchen has a wood island and lower wooden cabinetry, as well as hardware-free white uppers.
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of 34Marble and Wood Island With Wood Shelving
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This Southern California kitchen is welcoming with a range of textures and neutral hues. A patinaed copper island pairs with wooden cabinetry, marble, and open shelves.
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of 34Slab Wood and Shaker White Cabinets
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This Tudor renovation includes a modern and thoughtful kitchen with details like porcelain chevron floors and stone counters, plus white and walnut cabinetry.
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of 34White Vent Hood With Wooden Cabinetry
Credit: Design by Fowlkes Studio
Spanning both modern and traditional design styles, this kitchen from D.C.-based Fowlkes Studio has plaster walls, a sleek custom range hood, and mid-tone wood cabinets.
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of 34Wood Cabinets and a Marble Waterfall Island
Credit: Design by Brophy Interiors
This Southern California home combines classic wood cabinetry, veined marble, and white paint for a welcoming scheme that perfectly fits the home’s location.
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of 34Gray-Toned Wood Kitchen With White Backsplash
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This contemporary kitchen lets the wood details shine. Instead of a warm-colored wood like walnut, this kitchen has gray-toned wood cabinetry, a wine fridge, and white backsplash.
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of 34Dark Wood Cabinetry With White Walls
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Walnut cabinets, white walls and range hood, plus black countertops and modern steel chairs make this kitchen feel cool yet homey.
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of 34White Cabinetry With Central Wood Island
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One of the keys to making a small kitchen stand out is special elements. The wood island and matching circular dining table pair with white cabinetry, a circular window, and brass hardware.
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of 34Reclaimed Wood Cabinetry and White Quartz Countertops
Credit: Design by Emily Henderson / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp
Emily Henderson knows how to design a kitchen. Her mountain house features cabinetry made with 200-year-old reclaimed beechwood and stained reclaimed wood for the island, which she paired with white quartz countertops.
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of 34Wood Fluting and White Countertops
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This Southern California home has multiple uses of wood including fluting, cabinetry, and a wood-clad island. Pair that with white details and the kitchen comes across light and airy.
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of 34Marble With Lower Wooden Cabinetry
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Hardware-free wooden cabinetry, white marble, and warm white cabinets make this kitchen from JLA Designs feel like a trip to the spa.
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of 34Wood-Wrapped Island and White Cabinets
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This curved kitchen is outfitted with tile, wood, and wood cabinetry for easy-to-achieve sophistication.
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of 34Wood-and-Stone Island With White Shaker Cabinets
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This modern farmhouse-style kitchen features and wood-and-stone island, wood beams, modern bar stools, and white Shaker cabinets.
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of 34White and Blue Cabinets With Floating Shelves
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One way to elevate a white and wood kitchen? Add a pop of color. This beautiful kitchen from Jessica Nelson Design features white Shaker cabinets and wood floating shelves, plus some blue-green painted cabinets as well.
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of 34Two-Tone Cabinets and a Wood Island
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Add dimension to a basic palette with two-tone cabinets. This kitchen features white cabinets, a paneled fridge, and wood lower cabinets, all accented with brass hardware.
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of 34Cream and Wood Cabinets
Credit: Design by Julie Rose for Velinda Hellen Design / Styled by Emily Bowser / Photo by Sara Liggoria-Tramp
This Ojai, California, Craftsman remodel features both creamy beige cabinets, wooden cabinets, a wood-clad island, and space-saving appliance garage.
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of 34Wood Ceiling With Two-Tone Cabinets
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This Seattle gut remodel has blue subway tile, a marble waterfall island, wood cabinets, plus a wood ceiling. There’s even a built-in breakfast nook.
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of 34Oblong White Island With Wood Cladding
Credit: Design by House of Chais / Renovation by Majestic Construction Engrg
This modern kitchen features a white island with wood-cladded island, as well as paste paintings, and white bar stools.
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of 34Walnut Hutch With White Counters
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This moody British kitchen from Studio Peake features both colorful cabinets and custom walnut storage. White countertops balance the two dark tones.
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of 34White Chevron Island With Wood Floating Shelves
Credit: Design by Curated Nest / Photo by Kyle J Caldwell Photography
Add visual interest to a clean kitchen design with a chevron tiled backsplash, open floating shelves, and a sturdy white and wood island. Textured bar chairs and brass hardware are final touches.
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of 34White Shaker Cabinets With Wooden Bar Stools
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This Colonial Connecticut kitchen designed by Becca Interiors has custom bleached oak flooring, wood bar stools, white Shaker-style cabinets, an off-white backsplash, and wood-wrapped hood. Talk about bringing a modern edge to a historic home.
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of 34White Oak Cabinets and White Stone Counters
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White and wood go together with ease in this home by Whittney Parkinson Design with a custom island, modern fixtures, and wide wooden beams.
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of 34White Cabinets and Wood Floating Shelves
Credit: Design by Velinda Hellen / Photo by Veronica Crawford
This cute kitchen corner from Velinda Hellen Design features crisp gray counters, white cabinets, and a DIY’d drinks station with wood floating shelves.
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of 34White Cabinets With a Wood Island and Wood Open Shelves
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Colorful yet in a way that won’t soon go out of style, this kitchen features a base of white cabinets, a wood island, floating shelves, plus pops of green and a pink tile backsplash.
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of 34Wooden Storage Island and White Fixtures
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Whether you entertain frequently or an avid home cook, a long, storage-filled island is a kitchen must. This space features a wood island with room for books, bowls, and more, plus white stone countertops and white and brass fixtures.
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of 34White Counters With Wood Cabinets
Credit: Design by Emily Henderson / Photo By Kaitlin Green
Emily Henderson crafted this bar corner with chic open shelves, a white countertop, and wood shelves, all which fit into a small alcove.
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of 34White Cabinets With a Wood Vent Hood and Beams
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White cabinets are the base for this kitchen, which has a custom curved wood vent hood, plus wood beams, and a wood island.
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of 34Traditional Wood Cabinets With White-Washed Wood Ceiling
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This traditional kitchen has plenty of wood cabinets, plus a beamed ceiling featured white-washed wood, glass and brass lighting and other fixtures, and white countertops.
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of 34Wooden Lowers and White Uppers
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Wood and white slab-style cabinets pair with sage subway tile in this Pacific Northwest kitchen. Wood cutting boards decorate the counter.
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of 34Wood Butcherblock Counters With White Painted Shelves
Credit: Design by Jess Bunge for Emily Henderson / Photo by Sara Liggoria-Tramp
How do you upgrade a rental kitchen on budget? Fill the white painted shelves, add butcherblock counters, a vintage Smeg refrigerator, and vintage gold mirror.