Wall Street Journal Reveals Top Kitchen Trends
New York, NY, March 3, 2025-The Wall Street Journal has revealed “The 9 Biggest and Best Kitchen Trends Now, According to Interior Design Pros.” The steady drift away from lab-like kitchens continues, and the pendulum has swung toward decidedly organic colors. So concur many of the hundreds of pros who helped us identify today’s most in-demand kitchen-design trends. Beiges, soft browns and even dark wood, long considered dated, have crept back into vogue. “Mixed with more contemporary furniture and lighting, these finishes feel fresh and create spaces that are very intimate,” said New York designer Jennifer Weisberg.
Conclusively out: a perfectionist vibe, which Tami O’Malley, a designer in St. Charles, Ill., notes “is being replaced by authentic, cozy spaces.”
IN: Visible Means of Support
OUT: Ceilings pocked with recessed down lights.
IN: Big Range Hoods That Blend In
OUT: Strapped and riveted vents hanging from the wall like errant treasure chests.
IN: Earthy Neutrals
OUT: Bright whites and grays with blue undertones
IN: Fabric Panels
OUT: “There will always be a time and place for the iconic shaker-style cabinet,” said interior designer Athena Calderone, “but it’s really time to move on.”
IN: Long, Sculptural Island Lights
OUT: Said Toronto designer Sam Sacks, “The industry is moving away from the stereotypical arrangement of three pendants over a kitchen island, especially paired with a line of kitchen stools.”
IN: Wooden Hardware
OUT: Bin pulls. Your kitchen isn’t Old Doc Wilson’s apothecary and feed store.
IN: Gleaming, Airy Bistro Racks
OUT: “We are moving on from the heavily veined marble backsplash with accompanying floating marble shelf,” said Calderone.
IN: Chicly Camouflaged Storage
OUT: Everything, everywhere and in plain sight.
IN: Impervious Stone
OUT: Dazzling, shiny but impractical marbles that cooking basics such as lemon juice can easily stain.