Are you planning a kitchen revamp for the new year? Is a brand new kitchen on the agenda for 2025? Whether you are thinking about a complete remodelling of your kitchen space or a refresh and update of your existing kitchen units, the colours you choose are going to be at the front of your mind. Here we can reveal what the big colours for 2025 are going to be.
What tones and shades will ensure that your new kitchen look is bang on trend?
Earthy Tones: The Big Colours for 2025
Kitchen Warehouse can reveal that the big colours for 2025 are set to be… earthy tones.
If you want your new-look-kitchen to be where it’s at next year, earthy shades are the perfect pick for your kitchen colour scheme.
Earthy colours have become increasingly popular and prominent in the world of interior design for a few years now.
This is no passing trend either. Earthy, natural tones are the big colours for 2025, but this is no passing fad. Homeowners continue to yearn for spaces that evoke nature, have a natural feel, and that are sustainable.
The desired calm and the connection with the outdoors is a big draw here. It’s almost as if natural colour palettes are seen as the antidote to – or a pulling away from – the ultra-modern, digital and fast-paced technological world we all live in today.
In truth, earthy tones aren’t so much the antidote; they are the perfect complement to this world.
Why are Earthy Tones Taking Over the Kitchen Scene?
It’s really no surprise that earthy colour schemes have begun to dominate interior designers’ thoughts and the colour schemes that they work with. Terracottas, browns and olive greens create a genuinely inviting atmosphere in any space. They are rich hues that provide a natural and organic feel.
The sense of cosiness that these tones create is perfect for any space around the home. The kitchen is a space in the home that is increasingly ‘lived in’ as well as ‘worked in’. Therefore, it’s a natural evolution for earthy tones to make their way into the minds of kitchen designers. They have earned their position as the big kitchen colours for 2025.
Bang On Trend but With Timeless Appeal
The kitchen is a place for meeting and gathering together, whether that be family of friends. It’s also the place where food is prepared, cooked – and often eaten. Those two natural bedfellows – companionship and eating – are crying out for a comforting and welcoming setting.
That’s why it is so apt that the big colours in the kitchen for 2025 lean towards the earthy, the natural, and neutral tones.
The trend also aligns seamlessly with another factor that has increasingly become popular in recent years.
It’s now de rigeur for kitchen designs to incorporate natural textures and materials. This simply reinforces the earthy theme that is set to take the kitchen world by storm in 2025.
Another advantage is that the rise of earthy tones fits perfectly with another growing trend. In recent years, there has been a realisation for homeowners that there are no rules when it comes to kitchen design.
Nobody is confined to particular standard kitchen designs or looks. In fact, homeowners have been emboldened by choosing palettes and design schemes that reflect individual tastes, preferences and lifestyles.
Earthy and natural colours provide a versatile base from which you can stamp your personal style on, in whatever way you see fit.
Earthy colour choices deliver the best of both worlds. They offer a look that will be absolutely on trend, but also have timeless appeal too.
What Do We Mean by Earthy Tones?
Essentially, earthy tones are colours that are influenced or inspired by the natural world around us. When you consider the full range of colours – both light and dark – that this encompasses, you begin to realise that you are sure to find a particular tone that suits your personal taste.
The most obvious (and the colour that perhaps immediately springs to mind when you think about earthy shades) is green. From the deep and rich hues of forest green to the subtle freshness of sage green, the green colour family covers any shade that evokes the lushness of the countryside. Choose these colours – or the likes of moss green and olive green – and you bring a breath of vitality and life into even the most tired of kitchen spaces.
The natural follow-on from green has to be brown. Drawing influence from the barks of trees, wood and the earth itself, brown shades bring a sense of grounding and warmth into any interior design.
There is no shortage of shades either. From walnut and taupe to espresso and chocolate, these are some of the big kitchen colours for 2025.
Beiges, Tans and Beyond
For a slightly softer and lighter look, the likes of beige, sand and cream are wonderful colour choices too. These are guaranteed to create a soothing atmosphere in the kitchen. These earthy tones are also neutral too. That neutrality is a godsend when you come to consider other elements of your kitchen design.
Blues may not be what immediately springs to mind when thinking about earthy colours. However, when they take their inspiration from the water below and the sky above, they certainly fulfil the brief. They positively exude that desired connection to nature.
Of course, blues also evoke feelings of serenity and tranquility. Dusty blues and slate blues are particularly appealing.
When we think of warmth, we think of the sun. It’s not surprising then that colours that mix reds and oranges also feature on the big kitchen colours for 2025 hotlist. Think rust, terracotta, and burnt orange. These are earthy colours that will add depth and a rich quality to any kitchen design.
Yellows too, with the warm, energetic and happy atmosphere they create, can evoke various natural images in the mind’s eye, from wheat fields to sandy beaches or golden sunsets.
The Best of the Bunch: Perfect Colour Picks
Following on from above, we have delved into the vast array of different shades and tones that fit beneath the earthy tones umbrella and narrowed it down to three different tones.
This isn’t intended necessarily to be a ‘top 3’. It’s just that, here at Kitchen Warehouse, we feel that these three colours showcase all the possibilities of an earthy palette:
Taupe: a suitable mix of grey and brown, Taupe is a versatile shade that complements a wide range of textures and materials. It’s that blend of grey and brown that allows it to partner very different kitchen styles. For example, it will complement the most modern and sleek of stainless steel appliances, on one hand. On the other, it would also be perfect with rustic and traditional wooden cabinets.
Two very different looks – and taupe is the perfect pick for them both. The shade has a neutral elegance that will serve as a brilliant backdrop to all the other design elements in your kitchen.
Taupe can create a subtle and soothing atmosphere. However, it is also the perfect foundation on which you can add bolder patterns and accent colours. Taupe will give your kitchen a balanced look however you choose to employ it.
Slate Blue: a muted and calming influence on any space, slate blue will also work seamlessly with various other earthy tones. If serenity is the atmosphere you desire, slate blue is the perfect pick.
Mustard Yellow: a shade that manages to be bold and striking, while offering warmth at the same time. A great way to add vibrancy to your chosen colour palette, mustard yellow blends well with a wide range of other earthy colours.
THE Big Kitchen Colour for 2025
Most of us in the world are trend-followers. But then there are trend-setters.
In the world of colour, there is one unmistakable voice; one true authority – The Daddy of Colour, so to speak.
The Pantone Colour of the Year is the pinnacle. You can guarantee that whatever colour is selected by Pantone as THE colour for the year ahead will be a colour that you be seeing a lot of over the next twelve months.
Many brands select a Colour of the Year (COTY), but it’s the Pantone pick that everyone is impatiently waiting for. Whatever colour they choose will be the shade that sets the tone for the coming year. It will define colour design trends in the coming months. Fashion designers and florists alike take their inspiration from it.
And there is no world that the Pantone Colour of the Year inspires more than the world of interior design.
The Pantone Colour of the Year for 2025 has been revealed to be Mocha Mousse.
So, of all the big kitchen colours for 2025, brown is the earthy tone ahead of the pack.
Is Brown the New Black?
Are you surprised to hear that brown is set to be the next big thing in kitchen design?
You might well be. After all, brown isn’t usually a colour that conjures up connotations of style and elegance. But Pantone – more than anybody in the world of design – always have their fingers on the pulse. What’s more, the sumptuous chocolatey brown notes of next year’s Colour of the Year ‘Mocha Mousse’ makes a lot of sense when you realise that warm, rich browns have been beginning to make an appearance into home interiors and kitchen designs over the last few months.
Are Brown Kitchens on Trend?
Definitely! Brown kitchens are certainly becoming a trend. Although brown may not be a natural choice for many homeowners, when you think about it, this is a natural design evolution.
We mention elsewhere in this blog that there has a been a move towards the embracing of nature in interior design, including kitchens, for a while now. And brown tones, such as taupe or chocolate, have been a part of that picture for a couple of years.
Warm tones are in – and brown shades definitely fit this bill perfectly. What’s more, brown colours have already proven their versatility in kitchen designs.
Brown may well be the new black, as the saying goes.
Brown exudes comfort, sophistication and warmth and works just as effectively in both classic and contemporary spaces.
The kitchen colour palette for 2025 will see the inclusion of warming browns and burgundys. On trend pairings will see browns blended with darker words, natural stone, marble and brass.
How to Light a Brown Kitchen
All kitchen lighting needs to be carefully planned – particularly if the space is being used for different purposes, such as a practical space for food preparation and cooking; a space for socialising and entertaining, a space for dining – maybe even as a work space.
But is there anything specific that needs to be considered about lighting brown kitchens, in particular?
Well, brown is an earthy tone that needs a strategic approach to its lighting. You need to make sure that the space retains warmth but is also well-illuminated too.
Ambient lighting, such as recessed ceiling lights can be used to provide overall brightness. Task lighting is the next consideration on the agenda. Pendant lights above the countertops (and island, if you have one) work well, as do LED strips that can fixed under the upper cabinets of the kitchen. These will ensure that the functional spaces in the kitchen are kept well-lit.
Finally, complete the look with the addition of accent lighting. Cabinet uplights or spotlights will round off your lighting scheme in style.
The Importance of Lighting
Just because you choose an earthy tone and one of the big kitchen colours for 2025, it doesn’t necessarily follow that your kitchen will instantly look perfect.
Lighting and other design elements are vital if you to create your ideal look. Lighting plays a vital – but sometimes underestimated – role in kitchen design.
This is because the lighting goes a large way in determining how colours will appear in the kitchen. With earthy colours, it is important to think both the natural and the artificial light sources you have in the kitchen.
It’s always a good idea to test either paint or material samples under the lighting. This will give you a clear idea how your particular colour choices will actually look under various lighting conditions.
Not only that, you also need to carefully consider other key design elements of the kitchen, such as the cabinets and countertops, or the fixtures and flooring.
You should choose earthy colours that work well with all these different components. This will ensure that the end result is a balanced and cohesive aesthetic.
What Earthy Tones Will Be Best for Your Kitchen?
Creating the perfect look for your kitchen isn’t just as simple as choosing a colour. You need to bear in mind the size, layout, and style of your kitchen when making your colour selection.
The first thing you should do is consider the dimensions of your kitchen. If the space is on the small side or is lacking in natural light, it will be best to choose lighter tones, such as soft beige or pale grey. This will help to create an airy feel.
If you are blessed with more space and plenty of natural light, then you will be able to opt for darker earthy tones too.
While earthy tones are extremely versatile, it is still important to make sure that your choice of colour fits the style of design and look that you want to create.
Certain colours work better with particular aesthetics. For example, for a traditional or Mediterranean feel, the likes of greens and oranges would especially well. On the flipside, if you after a more contemporary feel, muted teal or taupe would be better options.
Unless you are planning a complete revamp, you should also consider the existing elements of your kitchen. Select earthy tones that either complement or contrasty with the materials and finishes already present.
The Big Benefits of Choosing Earthy Tones for Your Kitchen Design
Let’s sum up some of the main reasons why choosing earthy tones – the big kitchen colours for 2025 – is the smart choice.
Firstly, you get a totally on-trend look but one that has timeless appeal too. Earthy tones provide a classic look that you can be sure will remain stylish for many years to come.
You get bags of versatility with earthy tones. Whether your taste is for the ultra-modern and minimalist or something more traditional with rustic charm, earthy colours work well with all design styles.
Earthy tones are the perfect complement for all natural materials. Stone, marble and wood, for example, are all in vogue at the moment. Earthy shades pair beautifully with them all.
And last but not least, you can be assured that earthy tones will bring a sense of calm and relaxation to your kitchen space.
Embrace these earthy tones and you won’t be disappointed. You are bound to be pleased with the results of your new look earthy-inspired kitchen.
If you have any questions about the colour choices and design styles that are available for kitchen doors and units, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Kitchen Warehouse team.
