These Black Paints Are Worth Sampling

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 Paints to Sample for Your Project provides gorgeous color ideas as well as 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
Farrow & Ball Railings – Design: Athena Calderone (Eyeswoon)

Black Paints 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
Design: @projectrefuge; Photo: John Christenson Studio – Try SW Tricorn Black for a similar look

Don’t you love the custom range hood which is so suggestive of a fireplace in the space?

Rumi love quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #rumiquotes #lovequotes

Chic Black Kitchen

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
Tom Lenovich Design – Try SW Tricorn Black for a similar look

Black can be a crisp, chic, smart backdrop when you’re after a stylish look where art and luxurious lighting play starring roles.

Funny quote challenging 'not my first rodeo' on Hello Lovely Studio by Michele. #encouragementquotes

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
Try SW Tricorn Black for a similar look -Design: Lauren Smyth Design & Andi Marshall Interiors; Photo: @judith_balis

Note too how the kitchen above includes varying countertop materials: black on the island and white on the perimeter worktops.

Oscar Wilde love quote on Hello Lovey Studio. #lovequotes

Beadboard Details on Black Cabinets

While the kitchen below may look like deep 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
Builder: @pattersoncustomhomes; Interior Design: @brookewagnerdesign; Photographer: @ryangarvin – try Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart
Life quote from Christina Baldwin on Hello Lovely Studio. #uncertaintyquote #lifequotes #encouragementquotes

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
House of Silver LiningSW Pure White on walls (try F&B Railings for the cabinets)…in case you’re seeking black paint colors to sample for your home.

What a smart wall mirror at the end of the hallway above! Almost reads like a window.

Hafez quote about sun and earth and relationships - on Hello Lovely Studio. #hafezquote #hafiz #sufipoets #earthquotes #sunquotes

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
deVOL – Design: @clarenceandgraves – try Farrow & Ball Studio Green
Hope quote by Anne Lamott on Hello Lovely Studio. #hopequotes #annelamott

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
Drew’s Honeymoon House Kitchen (HGTV Property Brothers) Paint colors: Farrow & Ball Railings and Wevet
Anne Lamott quote about the human mind on Hello Lovely. #annelamottquotes #mindquotes #creativityquotes

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
HGTV Property Brothers – Drew’s Honeymoon House (Jonathan’s Guest Suite) – Farrow & Ball Railings

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
Farrow & Ball Railings No. 31; Design: @tornandcottoninteriors…in case you’re seeking black paint colors.
Anne Lamott inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #annelamott #inspirationalquotes

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.

What a handsome, hard working space in the UK!

Soren Kierkegaard quote about walking on Hello Lovely Studio. #strugglequotes #kierkegaardquotes

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.
These cupboards are stained, but try F&B Off Black for a similar painted look – Kitchen by Buffy Ferguson – Atlanta Home for the Holidays Designer Showhouse (see it HERE)
Brené Brown inspirational quote about kindness, imperfection, vulnerability, authenticity, and self-care. #personalgrowth #brenebrownquotes #vulnerability #selfcarequotes

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.
deVOL – Try F&B Off Black

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
Brene Brown Inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio about integrity. #brenebrown #inspirationalquotes #brenebrownquote

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
Builder: Ladisic Fine Homes; Design: Design Galleria/Matthew Quinn; Paint color: SW Tricorn Black
Brené Brown inspirational quote about kindness, imperfection, vulnerability, authenticity, and self-care. #personalgrowth #brenebrownquotes #vulnerability #selfcarequotes

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
Paint color: BEHR Broadway
Mister Rogers quote Fred Rogers quotes to inspire on Hello Lovely Studio. #misterrogers #fredrogersquotes

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
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CARBONIZED in a bath by Hello Lovely Studio

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
Paint color: Sherwin Williams Carbonized in a condo kitchen makeover by Hello Lovely

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Black Paint Colors - ideas for using black on walls or cabinets - Hello Lovely Studio. #paintcolors #blackpaint
PIN me! Black Paints as Well as Black Kitchens

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
Try F&B Off Black – Tom Lenovich Design…Black Paints & Inspiration for Black Kitchens

Do also see THIS and THIS for more black interior design inspiration! And if you missed the post with blue-grey ideas GO HERE.

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2 Comments

  1. Lisa
    June 17, 2024 / 1:29 pm

    I LOVE Benjamin Moore “Witching Hour.” I used it to paint all the doors in my White Dove condo. I also used it to paint the wall behind my wall mounted Television. I got LOTS of compliments on it. It can look aubergine, navy, dark green, or charcoal depending on the light.

    • Michele
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      June 17, 2024 / 4:13 pm

      Yay! I’ll check it out – and love how you used it creatively. Isn’t paint just the best for quickly adding character and depth?

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