For a large kitchen with many cabinets consider placing an island with black cabinets in the center and then make the rest of the cabinets white.
Black or white cabinets.
My current kitchen has white upper and lower cabinets with a black stove and dishwasher.
A splash of color like red mixed in with the black makes for a dramatic fun look as well.
My large island is antiqued white cabinets with black granite.
My walls are also a bright turquoise.
Light granite counter top.
Six years later i still love it.
Also one photo gives you a more wider view of the kitchen and one photo is more of a close up shot.
This can be both timeless and fresh and as an overall approach will never go completely out of style.
Since cabinets take up a lot of visual space a lighter colour for the cabinets helps give a more expansive feel.
It doesn t look bad to me.
Whereas the refrigerator with the black cabinets looks more built in.
I also have a section with open shelves and some with glass fronts and a copper sink.
I much prefer the black.
My kitchen looks huge and i receive so many complements.
Overall a white or light kitchen will evoke a clean and sanitary look.
The island will also be stained black.
My permeter cabinets are antiqued black which softens things.
The white just looks cheap to me.
This will give you a clean contemporary look without going totally dark or overwhelming the senses.
I m surprised to say that because i much prefer white usually especially in farmhouse design.