Dark cabinets, white island or vice versa or nada?

[Anson Young]

Anyone keeping up with this design trend?  Either the light cabinets with a dark island for contrast, or the dark cabinets and the white island for contrast?

Will this be something that we look back in 10 years and say "that was so 2014"....?

[Lisa Maceda]

I think if you can do it really well so that it looks like you had a designer and a custom cabinet maker vs. piecing together some craigslist finds, it will stay in style for a long time - or at least not be something that screams dated in a few years. Not saying you need custom cabinets but you might need so add a few details that make things look custom and cohesive. If you tie everything together with the same countertop and someone hates it, at least they could paint the island to match the cabinets. Just my opinion though! I'm an interior designer and if I had an island I would absolutely look at a different color than the rest of the cabinets.