Kitchen tile ideas with blue cabinets – 10 innovative ideas to uplift your kitchen
If you’ve got beautiful blue kitchen cabinets, you’re not alone. Blue is the 3rd most popular colour for kitchen cupboards. Blue is versatile, calming and classy and although navy blue kitchens are topping most people’s kitchen wish lists, other shades are beginning to find their way into homes. Whether you’ve got deep indigo, vivid electric or a paler shade of blue in your kitchen, the good news is that it’s easy to find the perfect tiles to match.
What colour tiles go with a blue kitchen?
Blue is known as a cool colour, along with green and purple. You can choose to create a warming contrast with warm neutral coloured tiles in soft pink, beige and cream or go bolder with brighter oranges, yellows or even red.
White and grey tiles are often used alongside blue, especially if the kitchen cabinets are dark blue. You can also choose a different shade of blue, or add interest with beautiful feature tiles in an unusual finish such as pearlescent or metal.
Kitchen tile ideas with blue cabinets
We’ve put together some breathtaking tile ideas for kitchens with various shades of blue cabinets to help you enhance your kitchen and achieve the perfect look:
Shimmering mosaic tiles
There’s no doubt that navy blue cabinets are one of the smartest looks for a kitchen. Uplift your kitchen and create a luxe look with a wall of glittering mosaic tiles. Bright, reflective tiles provide the perfect contrast against the dark, matt wall cupboards and they really help to bring this elegant kitchen space to life.
Classic white tiles
White wall tiles are one of the most classic choices for kitchen splashback areas. They go with everything, make the space look bright and airy and aren’t going to go out of fashion any time soon. Retro metro tiles are especially popular, they’re budget-friendly, easy to install and always look fabulous, whether they’re used in a compact kitchen or a larger area.
Pink tiles
While pink might not be your first choice for kitchen tiles, this colour goes brilliantly with blue. If you’ve got baby blue or paler kitchen units, choose a pastel pink tile, navy blue units will work well with light, bright or more neutral, millennial pinks. Adding a more unusual colour is an effective way to add personality and style to your kitchen and create a look that’s a little bit different.
Patterned tiles
Add a floral touch to your kitchen with delicately patterned wall tiles. Decorative tiles aren’t used anywhere near as often as plain tiles. People worry that the styles will date, or that they’ll simply go off them. Picking a more subtle style is a good way to incorporate pattern in your kitchen and it’s more likely to stand the test of time than bolder designs.
Grey stone floor tiles
Blue and grey is one of the most classic kitchen colour combinations. Whether you have a mixture of blue and grey kitchen cabinets or all blue units, fitting a grey floor is a strong design move.
Grey is a perfect neutral, it goes with everything but it can look a little bland against paler units. For best results, and a striking contrast, pair large format grey floor tiles with dark blue kitchen cabinets. Large format tiles are the obvious choice in large kitchen areas, but they also work brilliantly in smaller spaces, helping the room to feel larger.
Marble wall tiles
Always elegant and never out of style, marble wall tiles are a perfect partner for blue kitchen cupboards, no matter what shade of blue you’ve chosen.
Choosing the same material for the worktops and wall tiles creates a bright, seamless look that’s especially effective with darker kitchen cabinets. You don’t have to opt for real marble either, realistic marble-effect porcelain tiles are lower maintenance, and a less expensive option (and you’ll be hard-pushed to notice the difference).
Terrazzo tiles
Playful and full of interest, terrazzo tiles are one of the best ways to add character to a kitchen. Initially used for flooring due to their incredibly durable nature, terrazzo is making its way onto walls and rightly so; these retro tiles are bold, fun and sure to liven up any kitchen area.
Warm wall tiles
Offset the coolness of blue kitchen cabinets with the warmth of orange tiles. The complementary colour to blue, orange is one of the best, if not the best colour combination you could choose.
Vintage star tiles
Add a classic feel to your kitchen with vintage star tiles. Inspired by traditional Spanish designs, these beautiful tiles will make a serious style statement and add a splash of vintage character to your kitchen. We think they work particularly well against the duck-egg blue kitchen cabinets in this dreamy kitchen.
Recommended Tile: Regal Negro Star Tile
Glorious green tiles
Although you might not immediately consider using green tiles with a blue kitchen, these cooling colours can work fantastically well together. Combine glossy wall tiles with matt cupboards and keep the floor neutral for a winning combination.
Recommended Tile: Emilia Avocado
Top tips for tiling a kitchen with blue cabinets
1. Although white and grey are the most popular tile colours and both will work perfectly with blue, you might want to opt for something a bit different. Try pink, orange, green or beautifully patterned tiles.
2. Don’t forget the floor tiles! White, grey, patterned or pale floor colours will work best with dark blue cabinets whereas you can fit a darker floor with paler units. Or fit a fun black and white checkerboard floor which will go with any shade of blue.
3. Fitting warm, wood-effect flooring works especially well with blue kitchen cabinetry.
4. Picking a white metro-style tile is one of the most budget-friendly ways to tile your kitchen walls. You can create a completely different look with white, grey or black grout.
Atlas Ceramics has a vast range of wall and floor tiles to match your blue kitchen cabinets, whatever the shade. Browse our selection yourself or call one of our experts for advice.