I’m all set to paint an outdoor bench for the front porch, and I’m considering a soft black for it. The hitch is I have never painted a bench a dark color so I’m hesitant. Hopefully this post will either propel me forward or help me rethink the choice. We all need a starting point to choose the best black color for a specific project. After all, black can read deep navy in certain light, and sometimes what we’re really after is an iron color with brown undertones or deep charcoal. So which black paint? Also, black is popular for kitchen cabinets these days, so let’s get inspired! Black Paint Colors to Sample for Your Project provides gorgeous colors to sample and kitchens to pin for reference.
![Athena Calderone Brooklyn kitchen with black cabinets (F&B Railings), marble, and floating desk in front of window. #blackkitchens #blackandwhite #inteiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/anthena-calderone-eyeswoon-kitchen-desk-black-cabinets-herringbone-floor.jpg)
Black Paint Colors to Sample for Your Project
Classic Black Kitchen With Herringbone Flooring
When you’re after a neutral, yet high contrast look for a kitchen, black may be just the right choice for your color story.
![Beautiful kitchen with black cabinets - ProspectRefuge. #blackkitchencabinets](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-prospectrefuge-kitchen-black-cabinets.jpg)
Don’t you love the custom range hood which is so suggestive of a fireplace in the space?
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Chic Black Kitchen Feels Like a Room for Living
As kitchens grow in importance to our daily living, more of us are designing them to be living rooms rather than purely utilitarian places to cook or dine.
![Elegant chic black kitchen by Tom Lenovich Design. #blackkitchencabinets](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-tomlenovichdesign-black-kitchen-cabinets.jpg)
Black can be a crisp, chic, smart backdrop when you’re after a stylish look where art and luxurious lighting play starring roles.
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Modern Farmhouse Style Kitchen
Black painted cupboards often impart formality, but when combined with more rustic design elements can feel crisply modern.
![Modern farmhouse style kitchen with black, white, and natural accents. #modernfarmhouse #kitchendesign #blackandwhite](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/black-white-kitchen-floating-shelves-judith_balis.jpg)
Note too how the kitchen above includes varying countertop materials: black on the island and white on the perimeter worktops.
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Beadboard Details on Black Cabinets
While the kitchen below may be dark charcoal with blue undertones, it may be a soft black…it is not always clear due to photography and editing.
![Black kitchen cabinets with beadboard detail in a beautiful kitchen - @pattersoncustomhomes. #blackandwhite #kitchendesign #blackcabinets](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/black-white-kitchen-beadboard-cabinets-pattersoncustomhomes.jpg)
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Bright White Walls Plus Black
Snowy white walls with black cabinetry and brass hardware have a Parisian feel in this beautiful kitchen with more rustic wood flooring.
![Bright white walls (Sherwin Williams Pure White) and black cabinets in a lovely kitchen by House of Silver Lining. #sherwinwilliamspurewhite #whitepaint #paintcolors #bestwhite](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/whitest-white-paint-color-sherwin-williams-pure-white-kitchen-black-cabinets-house-of-silver-lining.jpg)
What a smart wall mirror at the end of the hallway above! Almost reads like a window.
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Deep Green-Black Kitchen Cabinetry
deVOL kitchens are always so impeccable in their timeless design and craftsmanship, and this kitchen’s deep, atmospheric cupboards will look just as relevant a decade from now.
![Beautiful bespoke kitchen with deep blue-gray Shaker cabinets (deVOL) and white marble counters - design by @clarenceandgraves. #Englishkitchen #shakerkitchen #bespokekitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/devolkitchens-custom-bespoke-uk-dark-kitchen-cabinets-clarenceandgraves.jpg)
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Farrow & Ball Railings Black Kitchen
It has been a couple of years since I spotlighted Linda and Drew Scott’s honeymoon house kitchen which features Farrow & Ball colors Wevet and Railings.
![Drew's honeymoon house kitchen (a classic black and white 1920s beauty!) with Farrow & Ball Railings on island and trim. #drewscott #propertybrothers #honeymoonhouse #kitchen #railings](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/drew-scott-linda-phan-honeymoon-house-kitchen-island.jpg)
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In the same home, an unfussy modern farmhouse guest suite kitchen (created for frequent guest, Jonathan Scott) sings in black and white.
![Jonathan's guest suite kitchen at Drew and Linda's Honeymoon House in LA. The Property Brothers on HGTV. #blackkitchens](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-black-kitchen-jonathan-guest-suite-kitchen-property-brothers-2.jpg)
Railings (no. 31) is used on a paneled accent wall in this calm bedroom:
The paint color makes a strong statement in a cozy living space with fireplace and traditional style.
![Farrow & Ball Railings black paint color in an English living room with fireplace - @tornandcottoninteriors. #railings #blackpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-farrow-ball-railings-no.-31-living-room-tornandcottoninteriors.jpg)
![Anne Lamott inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #annelamott #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/anne-lamott-inspirational-quote-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Warm Stone With Black in a Rustic Kitchen
If you love the warmth of a rustic kitchen with industrial details, black may be an option as a juxtaposing element with more rugged materials.
![Award winning rustic English country kitchen design by deVOL with Sebastian Cox cabinets handmade in Leicestershire from English beech. #deVOL #kitchendesign #englishcountry #rustickitchen #bespokekitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-black-Kitchen-Design-of-the-Year-2019-by-deVOL-Kitchens-Sebastian-Cox-Bath-stone.jpg)
What a handsome, hard working space in the UK!
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Black Stained Bespoke Kitchen Cabinetry
When wood cabinets receive an ebony stain, the subtlety of the wood grain shines through.
![Atlanta Home for the Holidays Designer Showhouse 2021 kitchen by Buffy Ferguson.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/atlanta-AHL_Home-for-the-Holidays_Kitchen-by-Buffy-Ferguson_PC-David-Christensen.jpg)
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Two-toned Kitchen With Putty & Black
Here’s a color combination we see less often: putty and black.
![Breathtaking, elegant, and rustic luxe English country kitchen by deVOL kitchens in the UK with bespoke cabinetry, AGA stove, steel windows and doors, woven pendants, and copper accents. Interior design by Susie Atkinson.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/devol-kitchen-susie-atkinson-008.jpg)
Such a beautiful tonal look with all the stone!
![Brené Brown inspirational quote about kindness, imperfection, vulnerability, authenticity, and self-care. #personalgrowth #brenebrownquotes #vulnerability #selfcarequotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/brene-brown-inspirational-quote-favorite-phrases-for-conflict-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
![Beautiful custom kitchen by AmberInteriors with putty kitchen cabinets. #kitchendesign #puttycabinets #puttypaintcolor #mushroompaintcolor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/amberinteirors-putty-kitchen-cabinets-with-black-hardware.jpg)
![Gorgeous California laidback modern rustic luxe kitchen by Amber Lewis with Garvey Counter Stool, brass dome pendant, black window trim, and white cabinets. #modernrustic #kitchendesign #laidbackluxe](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/amber-lewis-anthropologie-kitchen-garvey-counter-stool.jpg)
![Brene Brown Inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio about integrity. #brenebrown #inspirationalquotes #brenebrownquote](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/inspirational-quote-hello-lovely-studio-integrity-brene-brown.jpg)
Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black Paint
Here’s a deep black to sample when you’re after high drama.
![Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black in a kitchen butler pantry - Ladisic Fine Homes & Matthew Quinn. #tricornblack #blackpaintcolors #blackkitchens #sherwinwilliams](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/matthew-quinn-black-kitchen-scullery-4-friar-tuck-atlanta-ladisic-fine-homes.jpg)
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Behr Broadway in a Kitchen & Bath
![Behr Broadway paint color on kitchen cabinets is a deep dark bronzy soft black-brown for a bit of drama for your walls. #behrbroadway #paintcolors #blackpaints](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/behr-broadway-black-paint-color-kitchen-cabinets.jpg)
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![Behr Broadway black paint color in a bathroom by @approximatelydetroit. #behrbroadway #blackpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-behr-broadway-black-paint-in-bathroom-@approximatelydetroit.jpg)
Sherwin Williams Carbonized Bath & Kitchen
When we renovated our son’s condo in 2020, we sampled several dark charcoal paint colors before arriving at SW Carbonized to tweak builder’s grade oak cabinetry in the baths and kitchen. I think the color has been discontinued, so try BEHR Broadway.
![Sherwin Williams Carbonized paint color on a traditional vanity in a renovated bathroom - Hello Lovely Studio. #sherwinwilliams #carbonized #charcoalgrey #paintccolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hello-lovely-studio-condo-renovation-master-bath-bm-stonington-gray-avalon-star-tile-sw-carbonized-vanity.jpg)
![Urban Industrial Condo - Hello Lovely Studio](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/urban-industrial-condo-hello-lovely-studio-lookbook.jpg)
Carbonized can read black, charcoal, deep navy, or even brown-black depending on the time of day.
![SW Carbonized on kitchen cabinets - Hello Lovely Studio. #sherwinwilliams #carbonized #paintcolors #blackkitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hello-lovely-studio-condo-renovation-kitchen-breakfast-bar-sw-carbonized.jpg)
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Easiest way to see if a paint color will work? Order samples with Samplize and have them delivered straight to your door.
Let me know if you have a tried and true, go-to black paint color to share!
![Elegant chic black kitchen by Tom Lenovich Design. #blackkitchencabinets](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-tomlenovichdesign-black-kitchen-cabinets-2.png)
Do also see THIS and THIS for more black interior design inspiration!
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Go for it, Michele!! I love how black looks against read brick like your Georgian!! I vote Tricorn black!! (You can always repaint later🤪🤪)
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Thanks, friend! Still debating whether to strip this baby since I love the look of grey weathered teak!