Classical elegance with IKEA black cabinet doors

Black as a colour for furniture can be risky. It is used in offices and sometimes in living rooms, but you have to be a little bit adventurous to put it in the kitchen. With IKEA black cabinet doors, you can try to rethink and rearrange your room or kitchen. Check these examples of black furniture and choose the best option for yourself.

Is black a colour at all?

There are some debates if black can be called a colour. It certainly is a kind of colour option if you want to buy IKEA black cabinet doors or drawers or an entire black furniture set. However, according to some colour specialists, it is rather a lack of colour. If we look at black and white as two opposite sides of light, all the colours are between them. Black behaves specifically towards the light. It has properties that resemble the behaviour of a black hole. It absorbs sun rays. It is the reason that black is used in solar collectors and why you should avoid it when dressing up for a sunny summer day. This can be good to remember since it can effect the temperature in a black painted room when sun rays hit it, it also affects the amount of light in a room.

Combine IKEA black cabinet doors with white cabinets

We provide only provide the fronts for your cabinets – you decide what to do with the rest. If you want an interesting looking kitchen or living room, you can combine IKEA black cabinet doors with white cabinets. That combination will look very modern and unique, especially if you combine it with other black and white elements in your space. For example, you can paint your window frames black and walls white. That way your kitchen or living room can look elegant and original. This combination can for example feel a little stark in a bedroom, but the final choice depends on your preferences.

Another version of the same idea would be IKEA white cabinet doors combined with black furniture. Although you must remember that this option will be brighter because doors make up more of the visible surface of a cabinet than the cabinet itself.

IKEA black cabinet doors and other colours

There are many ways to mix and match colours. You can combine black doors with cabinets and walls in any colour. Black and white look very neat, brown and black looks rich and professional. This combination is often used in office design, especially for such professionals as school principals, lawyers or university professors. It inspires respect and suggests knowledge. It can be used in any interior of course. For example, brown kitchen cabinets with IKEA black cabinet doors will look very noble. They will also look clean longer than white cabinets, due to the darker colours.

Black combined with more vivid colours can be a bit of risk. Red and black can feel more provocative, yet they can be ideal to express a strong, individual personality of the home’s resident. On the other hand, you can express a calm elegance with black and green. This combination looks more natural – like grass and rich soil or leaves and branches. A black door can add another dimension to your green cabinet.

If you are looking for ideas for your IKEA kitchen remodel, you can check the look of other combinations. Many combinations may not be what interior stylist would recommend or what is trendy right now. For example, most designers would maybe not choose to combine yellow and black, but it could work for your space. Some people like more aggressive and sensual colours. Pink and black, or a more toned down, purple-black version, maybe a good choice for someone with an outgoing, extrovert personality. A safer combination, along with black and brown, is black and grey. A grey cabinet with black doors looks neat, and it doesn’t consume as much light as an entirely black furniture set.

Black on black – the brave elegance

Installing entirely black furniture requires a bit of bravery and designer experience. You can create an elegant, neat space using this colour if you take that into account. In contrast, with a black furniture set, you can paint your walls white. This way black colour in your room or kitchen will not consume all the light. Unless you don’t have a very particular taste, you probably do not want your kitchen to look too dark. That’s why specialists always recommend combining black with some white or other lighter colours.

One thing to also remember is that a black colour is effected by the type of gloss finish that is applied on top of the colour. We paint IKEA black cabinet doors in many black shades and the result can depend just as much on the glossiness of the topcoat as the colour choice itself. To ensure a cohesive result, check if the door surface matches the surface of the rest of the furniture set. Two different shades of black with various glosses may look worse together than any bad colour combination. This is probably one of the trickiest tasks when ordering custom doors for IKEA cabinets. Remember to order a matching colour or maybe consider painting the rest of the cabinet in the same shade and gloss.

What style looks better with IKEA black cabinet doors?

If you choose to order IKEA black cabinet doors, it would be good to consider various front styles. It doesn’t mean that some styles look better and some worse in black. The colour can work in many configurations. It depends on what design combination you choose, and what effect you want to achieve.

There are six different styles for IKEA Bestå custom doors, you will find another even more designs for Metod kitchen cabinets, so there are plenty to choose from. Let’s take a look at a few different combinations that will look good in black (and maybe some other colours).

All black cabinets can look good with a smooth door surface, without any decorations. For anyone who wants to create a minimalistic and clean look, the Basic design in black should be a good option.

Another interesting design that can look fancy in black is Classic. It mimics the appearance of old shaker cabinets, with its rectangular frame and simple decoration. Classic IKEA black cabinet doors with brown sides may look wealthy, almost royal.

If you prefer something a more contemporary look, we can suggest the Elegance design with black doors and grey cabinets. Elegance has a very subtle handle that also works as a decoration. It has an original look thanks to the rectangular grip with the rhombus like corners.

Check our other designs too see how they could work in your interior design.

What kind of handles for black doors?

IKEA black cabinet doors may pose a challenge when choosing handles. You can also use a handleless mechanism with every kind of door we offer. However, some people prefer handles or knobs as a technical or aesthetic choice. And here we have a lot of options. First, there are some black knobs and pulls. The simple AMFI knob is painted black with lacquer on top. It will look very stylish with black Basic or Classic door.

For a more futuristic look, you can try Helios or Matrix. With the Loop handles you can achieve an original look. It is made of fine leather, black or brown and pinned with metal fastenings. You have four options of metal to choose from, so it will look good with many different materials and colour combinations.

The Touch handle is another option. It has been designed for a handleless opening. If you do not want to blot your cabinets with finger marks, it can be a wise idea, especially if the surface of your furniture is black, glossy and absorbs grease marks easily. You can choose black or metallic versions – all a good fit with a black cabinet door.

Black and metallic handle colours are nice options for IKEA’s black cabinet doors. But you can also use different options. For example, white may work well in some cases. You can even combine handles in natural wood with a black surface.

As you can see, there are many ways to use black cabinet doors – from simple and calm to strong and vivid. Black may change your kitchen or any other room for the better. The main trick is to use it wisely and with details that brings the space together.