Benjamin moore soot kitchen cabinets

Opening up the hallway in our renovation meant that the two lights on one end don’t go with the newly exposed third light from the back side of the house. It’s not the worst thing in the world but the mismatched fixtures irk me, so I’d rather not put them off. Of course, this means I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at flush mount fixtures lately. So many of them are so ugly! There are some great ones out there too though, and I’ve narrowed down the assortment out there to the 30 best…

Follow the kitchen saga of trying to pick the right Benjamin Moore black kitchen cabinet color for our space! Too blue? Too dark? We'll see!

best black benjamin moore paint colors

So many of you have asked the paint color of our kitchen cabinets, and while they're not painted (it was a stock color), I color matched them using popular paint brands, in case you'd like to replicate the look. Click over for the color matching, plus my paint tips.

Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron (2124-10) is the perfect almost-black paint color for cabinets, kitchen island, accent walls and even moody exteriors.

Here's how to make it work.

Sharing details on the best black paint colors along with my top picks and real-life examples of how these colors look inside a home.

A sleek black with the lightest trace of violet undertone.