Very of the moment, deep navy has a strength and depth that gives solidity to cabinetry. As it is slightly softer than black, it’s much easier to live with, particularly in an open-plan space or a more decorative country kitchen. Paler blues create a gentler mood and tend to make a room appear larger, but different hues can be combined easily – team with white and off-white for a fresh take or pair darker shades with metallics and natural materials to give a lift.
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OPPOSITE A soft grey-blue helps an island unit appear less dominant in this Norfolk home 1 Deep charcoal shades look good with pale marble worktops for a crisp, defined kitchen 2 Use a true black on a selected area, perhaps to create a chalkboard with blackboard paint or behind a range to give the illusion of depth 3 The Country Living Whitstable kitchen at Homebase in Deep Blue has a choice of glazed cabinets and brass-effect, cross-hatched D handles 4 Deep charcoal can work well with other shades of grey. Here, a dark upstand of blackboard chalk paint is offset with a range of other hues
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