Black Cabinets in the Kitchen?

While I have seen many attempts at pulling off black kitchen cabinets, the execution is rarely flawless. I came across a blog attempting to answer this very question.

I'm doing some labor intensive, cost sensitive kitchen remodeling, starting with my cabinets. Do you think it's too much to have black cabinets in a "real life" kitchen? Do you think it's too much to have black cabinets in a "real life" kitchen? I have a typical Chicago kitchen (eat-in with one wall of cabinets and a heinous soffit) and the cabinets are now white. Do you think I could do black at the bottom and white on top? I'd really appreciate the feedback. See the Answer