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[stevieb]

I'm sorry @ScrapHappy, that was al there was but if I come across any more I'll give you a shout...

[Iwantcoffee]

[jubilant]

I much prefer Ivory over white in a kitchen. However, I had a professional painter who had been painting for years and was highly recommended and well known in "the big city" not far from our little rural town. I didn't want anything that pulled yellow so she suggested Benjamin Moore's Monroe Bisque to me and I love it for cabinets.  It also goes perfectly with my Travertine Brick backsplash which looks like this:

It's a great match and neither the Travertine Brick or the cabinets pull yellow.

[ScrapHappy]

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@jubilant wrote:

I much prefer Ivory over white in a kitchen. However, I had a professional painter who had been painting for years and was highly recommended and well known in "the big city" not far from our little rural town. I didn't want anything that pulled yellow so she suggested Benjamin Moore's Monroe Bisque to me and I love it for cabinets.  It also goes perfectly with my Travertine Brick backsplash which looks like this:

It's a great match and neither the Travertine Brick or the cabinets pull yellow.

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I also have Travertine backsplash with ivory/cream kitchen cabinets.  But my backsplash is placed as a 7 inch diamond pattern, except for behind the stove, it was done in smaller square pattern.  I just don't like how it looks with my granite countertops which are different shades of brown, tan and grey and speckled.  

[ScrapHappy]

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@Iwantcoffee wrote:

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I wish I could change my backsplash to white.  Looks like my countertops and my color cabinets but my backsplash is travertine.

[DREAMON]

I love this beautiful kitchen.

You can easily decorate in this neutral kitchen for Holidays and Seasons and change the look as often as you wish.

[stevieb]

Differing perspectives are interesting. I love the look of ivory in these kitchens and don't think it will ever be dated because it's a universal and classic look. Some have expressed preferences for wood tones and yet to me, it's the wood tones that become dated. I recall friends rushing out for the 'golden oak' look, which I actively dislike, and others choosing the dark cherry look or pecan look and all, again for me, now look exceptionally passe. I prefer painted cabinets and I like colors or ivory. Many years ago, before the trend became obnoxious, I had mine painted a soft grey and still like it. In my last place, I had them painted ivory and never tired of it. Like others, I historically like to see a little color in the kitchen, but have an increasing appreciation for an ivory kitchen with just dabs of color here or there, if that.

[wagirl]

Mostly I prefer not using white for everything--maybe as an accent--but could never deal with a white kitchen, so I like this-- altho it does need a little pop of color but that would be easy to fix.

[faeriemoon]

I love shades of white.  My kitchen mixes white, ivory, taupe, putty, beige and grey.  I use accessories to introduce some color, but I like it just as is with all the different neutrals.

I think the kitchen pictured is beautiful.  I would probably lose the country accents, but the kitchen itself is my cup of tea.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

Nope, not working for me!!!