Navy and blue kitchen cabinets in New Jersey — Hale Navy, Naval, Indigo, Ocean

Navy on the island, navy on the walls

Most navy kitchens start as a white kitchen with a navy island — the Room Therapy kitchen and the Mount Arlington lake house both do it with brass pulls and white quartz. The bolder version puts navy on the perimeter: the Hale Navy inset kitchen designed with Alicja Crosby Interiors uses Shiloh inset in Hale Navy on every wall, a Pure White island under a veined marble waterfall and brass throughout. Mid blues — Fabuwood Ocean Blue in the Union kitchen, Shiloh Niebla Azul, Adornus Bracing Blue — read softer and suit a lighter room.

Blue by level

• Stocked: 21st Century Nova (navy); J&K B7 Naval; Forevermark Petit Blue and XTerra Blue; WoodConcept Element Ocean; FGM Neptune Triton; Fabuwood Indigo on every Allure door.
• Semi-custom: Shiloh and Eclipse in Naval, Hale Navy, Niebla Azul and any Sherwin-Williams blue; Adornus Designer in Naval, Bracing Blue and Cyberspace; Fabuwood Denim Blue and Izel Blue (Designer colours); Kith Smokey Blue; NOMA Van Courtland Blue; St. Martin Upward.
• Custom: Great Northern Smoky Blue; Plain & Fancy Triton Blue and Twilight; Crystal matched to any sample.

What navy needs around it

Brass or unlacquered brass hardware, a white or lightly veined stone, and enough light — navy absorbs it. On the island, a darker navy under a white top; on the walls, a dramatic backsplash (the Hale Navy kitchen uses a full-height marble slab) keeps the room from going flat. The painted vs stained guide covers how dark paints wear and touch up; the two-tone guide covers the pairings.

Every navy finish on our sample doors

Swatches are approximate; every colour is on a real door in the showroom. Click a chip for the line and finish page.