Sometimes Black & White is better

I have a weird, not very exciting confession: I love black and white tile floor. Blame it on my obsession with 3 Men and a Baby (I really hope you get that connection), but I've always imagined having a black and white tile floor in either the kitchen or living room of my dream house. I still plan on incorporating it somewhere, someday.

See how incredible it looks?

White Kitchens

As much as I love bold color, I absolutely love a white kitchen. It makes such a clean canvas for pretty confections or colorful dishes.
Someday, I will have a white marble counter top and white cabinets. Children with sticky fingers be damned.

 The counters and back splash here are divine. Via Houzz

 Via Erica Dare Decor

 I love the layout, windows, lights, and floors here, but why did they have to choose such busy handles?

 This is my favorite. It honestly could not be more perfect. Via Sublime Home

 The dark floors here are such a pretty contrast.  Via Boulevard ID

 Sweet, smaller kitchen. The glass cabinets were a great idea to help open the area up. 

Via HouseBeautiful

 Via StylesDecor

 Love the hardware in this small space.

 Via glamourdrops

White and grey, they're made for each other. Via Design Darling

Backsplash

 

 

 

 

Via Desire to Inspire

So many wonderful alternatives for a backsplash! It's incredible what an impact such a small space can make but by adding a unique texture or color on the back splash alone can really make the kitchen. I especially like the textured white subway tile and the granite colored tiles. 

What do you think? Custom back splash, worth it?

Spicing up the kitchen

I've noticed a lot of colored kitchens in the blog world lately and I kind of love it.

Via slumberdesigns

Via livelikeyou

Via livelikeyou

 

Last 4 via slumberdesigns.

Note how the last picture is the same as the 2nd one down. The colors are just so different.