Liven up Your Space with Blue Countertops and Cabinets

It’s not always bad to have the blues, especially when it comes to home design. Colour continues to make a comeback in residential interiors, with blue tones popping up in cabinetry, countertops and backsplashes. From rich, full-colour surfacing to distinctive, blue-veined marbles to barely there blue undertones, this versatile hue might just be the new neutral you’ve been needing! 

Here we highlight three categories of surfacing you can use to incorporate blue into your next project.

If dark and moody is your style, blue cabinets or countertops can build drama into your design. The demand for blue cabinets continues to grow, and super matte surfacing in deep blue offers significant wow factor. Fingerprint-resistant FENIX® surfaces in J0792 Blu Shaba and J0754 Blu Fes offer a soft-to-the-touch feel with low light reflectivity. Interestingly, minimalism and European design trends welcome colour in deep shades that are organic and adaptable enough to function as neutrals. Who knew?

If you’re more subtle in your approach to blue, you may be drawn to a granite, marble or quartzite look with a blue tint or blue vein mixed with the more traditional whites, browns or grays. Stones with hints of blue veining add subtle colour within a larger pattern story. The cabinetry, paints and fixtures you select can further bring out blue tones in stone-look countertops as well.

If this concept speaks to you, 180fx^® Laminate in Manhattan Marble, Azul Aran and Fantasy Marble offer understated colour. These popular décors capture the beautiful movement of natural stone designs, and pair well with blue, white, gray or wood-tone cabinets.

Many of today’s popular gray countertops are developed from a blue ink base, and the clean warmth of blue is a perfect characteristic for today’s kitchens and bathrooms. Bring out the blue undertones in Patine Concrete, Elemental Concrete and Sugar Glass Formica® Laminate with the right selection of cabinetry. These calm, light blue surfaces also play nicely with more dramatic patterns or woodgrains, allowing for the cabinets or wall colours to make a bigger statement.

Whether it’s a focal point or a neutral element, blue is a highly diverse colour that can play a role in almost any home design. Get started on your next project with one of the hues or patterns featured above or another selection from the Formica® Brand Collection.