Photo By Christopher Oquendo

Transitional Victorian Black-and-White Kitchen

Mix things up by painting your top cabinets a darker lighter color than the bottom cabinets. The owners of this updated Victorian home in Atlanta worked with Jenn Ryan Designs used simple, white subway tile to bridge the light and dark hues. They broke up the row of upper cabinets with a section of small shelves that holds spices and keeps cookbooks handy.