Dark wood cabinets and light sand tones glass tile backsplash

Dark wood cabinet doors contrast with a very glossy light-colored glass tile backsplash that extends all the way up to the ceiling behind the chimney-style range hood.

Wood cabinets, white appliances, and pops of bright color in this IKEA model kitchen

With the understated wood cabinets and the expanse of white appliances and counter, this kitchen would be blah without the pops of color from the bright circular placemats.

Compact single wall kitchen with green tile backsplash

This very simple and compact single-wall kitchen uses soothing neutrals (including the green backsplash) to expand the feeling of space. Features light wood cabinets, green tile backsplash, black and stainless steel appliances, white sink, and a rather odd shaped stainless steel range hood.

Dark Wood Glass Door IKEA Kitchen Cabinets

Dark wood cabinets with glass door uppers, lit inside: white glossy subway tile backsplash; stainless steel appliances

Bright White Kitchen

White cabinets, black "iron" hardware, stainless steel ovens, built-in white microwave, glass door upper cabinets, and white ceramic sink

IKEA kitchen cabinets: stainless steel/warm wood

Cabinets with deep stainless steel faced drawers, and warm wood cabinet doors.

Note the roll-up tambour door all the way down to the counter. If you must have doors to the counter, this is a better way to go than regular outward-opening doors, as you can open the door without sweeping everything in front of it off the counter.