29 Inspiring Black and White Farmhouse Kitchens for Your Home

By Ofelia Young

Black and white give a farmhouse kitchen a crisp foundation, while wood, brick, shiplap, and warm flooring keep the room from feeling stark. Shaker cabinets, marble countertops, dark islands, and contrasting hardware show how a simple palette can take on many different moods. Explore these ideas for a kitchen that feels both rustic and clean.

Black Kitchen Lighting for Low Ceilings

Black Low Ceiling Kitchen Lighting

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A round dining table in white sits beneath lighting that combines black with glass. The same pendant fixtures illuminate the white kitchen island, which has a gray countertop.

Dark Cabinetry White Appliances

Black Kitchen Cabinets With White Appliances

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A white countertop sits on black base cabinets, and the cabinets are fitted with white appliances. The black and white kitchen also has a black range hood mounted to a staggered white tile backsplash. White upper cabinets flank the hood.

White Kitchen Black Island

White Kitchen With Black Kitchen Island

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White surfaces pair with black cabinet pulls and are lit by black fixtures. The white shaker cabinets face a black island fitted with brass hardware, while the cabinets are matched with a white countertop.

Black Lower Cabinets White Countertop

Black Base Cabinets With White Countertop

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Wood trim sits on a white shiplap range hood, which is paired with a brick backsplash. The wood trim and brick backsplash add neutral tones.

White and Black Kitchen Island

Black and White Kitchen Island

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The dining area is bordered by three chairs in brown leather, each with black metal legs. Above it, a glossy black countertop tops the modern kitchen island and extends over the dining area. A built-in sink and a white back panel with alternating high-low sections are part of the island.

Farmhouse Kitchen Contrast

White Farmhouse Kitchen With Black Accents

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Beside the kitchen, a black dining table is arranged with multiple chairs. Inside, the white countertop and multiple white Shaker cabinets set off a black kitchen island, with the island opposite the cabinets. A black lantern pendant illuminates the island.

White and Black Kitchen with Bar Stools

White Kitchen With Black Bar Stools

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At the breakfast bar, multiple black spindle bar stools tuck into the light wood kitchen island. The kitchen includes multiple white cabinets in the Shaker style. Above the island, a black pendant light illuminates a white waterfall countertop.

Farmhouse Island Contrast

Black and White Farmhouse Kitchen Island

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In the farmhouse kitchen, a black and white island is paired with multiple white cabinets. Multiple pendant lights in black and glass illuminate the island, while multiple stools made of stained wood with gray metal pair with it. A dark island is placed within the kitchen island.

Black Island White Top

Black Kitchen Island With White Countertop

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The black kitchen island is covered by a marble countertop in white and gray. Multiple black lantern pendant lights hang at the island. Cabinets that are white and fitted with black hardware frame it.

Dome Lights for a White Island

Black Dome Pendant Lights for White Kitchen Island

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The rustic farmhouse kitchen table shares the black and white farmhouse kitchen with a white island. A black countertop tops the island, and white cabinets frame it. Behind the island, the backsplash uses black and white mosaic tile, while multiple black dome pendant lights illuminate the space.

White Cabinets Black Hood

White Kitchen Cabinets With Black Range Hood

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The black range hood has a shelf and sits between the white cabinets and the island. This farmhouse kitchen uses black and white throughout, while the island has a black base and a greige countertop.

Black Pendants White Island

Black Pendant Lights for White Kitchen Island

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The white island has a marble countertop in white and gray, along with table-style legs. Black pendant lights shine over it, while bar stools made from brown leather and black metal sit tucked into the island.

Black Cabinets White Hood

Black Cabinets Under a White Hood

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A white countertop is supported by cabinets that are black and fitted with gold pulls. The stovetop occupies the middle and has a black grill with a stainless steel body. An offset white tile wall carries the white hood and its wood trim, next to a black wall.

White Cabinets Black Countertop

White Kitchen Cabinets With Black Countertop

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On the white shelves are mason jars, metal bowls, and white crockery, with one shelf on each side of the hood. The white subway tile backsplash is above the white shaker cabinets and supports the stained wood hood. The room is a farmhouse kitchen in white and black, and the cabinets have a black countertop.

Black White Kitchen Runner

Kitchen With Black and White Runner Rug

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Light wood flooring runs beneath a geometric runner rug in black and white. White cabinets face a black island, while a white and gray marble countertop tops the cabinets. The rug helps tie the kitchen together.

Farmhouse Mosaic Kitchen

Farmhouse Black and White Kitchen With Mosaic Flooring

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The mosaic tile floor uses black and white. A stained wood island with a gray countertop faces the black refrigerator, and the refrigerator is positioned between the white cabinets with black pulls. The farmhouse table is made of wood and has benches beneath a black metal pendant light.

Antique Cabinet Farmhouse Kitchen

Black and White Farmhouse Kitchen With Antique Cabinets

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A black countertop tops antique white cabinets with black hardware. Above the white kitchen island hangs a linear black pendant light.

Kitchen with a Black Island and White Cabinets

Black Kitchen Island with White Cabinets

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Across the room, the stainless steel refrigerator meets the edge of the white cabinet. The cabinet has black handles and sits against the light grey wall.

A plant grows from a brown pot on the grey countertop. The black pendant lamp hangs above the grey countertop on the black kitchen island, and four tall black chairs stand on the warm wood floor.

All White Kitchen with a Black and White Striped Rug

Striped Rug in All White Kitchen

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A white cabinet sits at the other side of a black-and-white striped rug from the white kitchen island. The island includes a cooktop stove, while another stainless steel appliance and black hardware appear nearby. A farmhouse sink is paired with a black bridge faucet.

Black White Kitchen Mat

Black and White Striped Kitchen Mat

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The black kitchen island faces a white cabinet in a shaker style with nickel hardware. A white subway-tile backsplash is paired with the cabinet, and something is in front of it.

Black White Farmhouse Kitchen

Black and White Modern Farmhouse Kitchen

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The gray marble countertop belongs to a black kitchen island with gold hardware. Facing it are white cabinets with flat fronts and matching gold hardware. Beneath the room, the light wood floor has a herringbone pattern.

Farmhouse Kitchen with Black Base Cabinets

Black Kitchen Cabinets With White Countertop

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A white countertop sits above black base cabinets, with white upper cabinets paired with them. Above the countertop, the backsplash uses white subway tile with black grout. The farmhouse kitchen also has a warm wood island and a dark red oriental runner.

Rectangular Wood Dining Table

Wooden Dining Table With Black Spindle Chairs

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A black wagon-wheel chandelier hangs above the rectangular wood dining table. The table sits next to a kitchen with a vaulted white ceiling, where a black globe pendant light is also mounted. The chandelier is associated with the kitchen.

Black and White Country Kitchen

Country Kitchen With White and Black Island

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In the country kitchen, a black spindle chair sits near the white cabinet and its black countertop. A beige plaid blanket is styled on the chair. White shiplap walls and a wood tongue-and-groove ceiling keep the rustic theme going.

Black and White Cabinet Pair

Black Base Cabinets With White Upper Cabinets

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A tan countertop is paired with black base cabinets. White and tan backsplash tile continues above it in the black-and-white country kitchen.

Farmhouse Kitchen Sign Collection

Farmhouse Kitchen Signs in a White Kitchen

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Small white hexagonal tiles form the backsplash in the kitchen. The floor mat has a black and white plaid pattern and covers the floor. Multicolored pumpkins appear throughout the kitchen.

Halloween Decor for a Farmhouse Kitchen

Black and White Farmhouse Kitchen Décor for Halloween

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A white kitchen cabinet frames a white island topped with a black countertop. The island has the black counter surface.

Black Counters in an L-Shaped Kitchen

L Shaped Kitchen with Black Countertops

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Warm-toned wood flooring supports a tall black chair. Above the black countertop on the white kitchen island, three pendant lamps hang in silver and white. White cabinets with silver hardware line the off-white kitchen, which also contains multiple stainless steel ovens.

White Shaker Cabinets and a Black Island in a Farmhouse Kitchen

White Farmhouse Kitchen With Black Contrasting Island

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White subway tile makes up the backsplash, and the countertops are white as well. A striped runner in white and black sits below the sink and covers the hardwood floor.