Each year brings exciting new kitchen design trends. 2022 has been a great year for interior design, with even more to come! Also known as the hub of the home, the kitchen is a go to spot for entertaining loved ones and cooking together. Therefore, having a stylish, yet well-designed kitchen is important for the functionality of your home.
It is worth considering the biggest kitchen design trends for 2022 before starting renovations. Some of these are timeless staples that will last through the decades and still be stylish. Here’s our top picks of Kitchen Design Trends for 2022!
Bold Brass
You can use brass for so many different areas in your kitchen! Tapware, sinks, handles, knobs, lighting and even rangehoods. It will create a focal point in any room so be intentional in how you use it! Brass adds warmth and works well with a neutral colour palette.
Wood – dark timber
Wood is back! Cabinets, floors – the kitchen table, all have done a full circuit of various materials and now wood grain is a 2022 trend. Even using wood vertically to create a sense of elevation and elegance will add so much to your kitchen space.
Marble – strong veining is in
If you don’t have the budget to include a whole heap of marble in your kitchen, never fear! Strong veining is the look for this year, and you can achieve that with a processed stone such as quartz, which will bring out strong veining.
Moody Paint Colours – matte black
If black isn’t quite for you, that’s ok. Perhaps think about only having it on your kitchen island or finding a spot on your wall for a colour block. Other moody shades work beautifully as well; green, deep navy blue and organic colours are the way to go this year.
Vintage Style
Vintage styling has been around for quite a while, but it seems that minimalist design for kitchens may be doing a turn-around to old-school design.
Striking Splashbacks
Slabs of stone are on trend this year. Using seamless stone for your splashback or even replacing the splashback wall area with a window is effective. Don’t forget the dramatic veining effect of Quartz, or of course, marble for a high-end finish.
Integrated Appliances
Have all the bench space in the world when integrating your appliances into the design of your kitchen. Cohesiveness in design has always been the draw for integrating your appliances. In a small kitchen, it can make a room feel bigger and in a larger kitchen, it can help everything seem more accessible.
Clever, Concealed Storage
We’re obsessed with clever kitchen storage! The main storage kitchen design trends for 2022 are bigger pantries, butler’s pantries, spaces to conceal small appliances and areas where worktops can be integrated for a home office. Love it!
Organic, Natural Textures and Colours
When you think organic, you probably think about nature – and that’s exactly how we want you to think. Bringing the textures, colours and feeling of the outdoors inside is another trend for this year.
Curves
We’ve had arches and curves in furniture for the last few years, but the trend is now moving into kitchens also. You may see this in island design or beautifully curved booths for dining.
Open Plan Living
We’re still seeing a huge trend for open plan family living. We’re not going to be boxing in the kitchen any time soon.
Island Cooktops
With family living in mind, it seems that cooktops have come back to the island. You may not want to follow this trend if you don’t have the space to extend or make your island wider, however.
Contrasting Kitchen Cabinetry
This trend can bring a lot of style and interest into your kitchen. Consider having different shades of upper and lower cabinets or make your island a feature with a different colour only on the island.
Thinner Benchtops
Thinner benchtops are an interesting trend and will cause island shapes to change (don’t forget the curves). By giving kitchens a more understated look, stone with heavier veining will really ‘pop’.
Ledges and Recesses
We are styling our kitchens more and more as we would a living space. In order to allow for that you’ll see more recesses and ledges in kitchens to free up counter space.
Oversized Sinks
They’re practical, they’re a design feature and they make your kitchen feel so much more luxurious.
Warmer, Organic Styles
With wood being on trend, you can see how the organic warmth is such a design feature in kitchens this year. If you’re not changing up your cabinets, think about how you can use texture and accessories to bring the warmth in.
Feature Rangehoods
New profile designs and covers are adding interest to this vital appliance. Practical and beautiful!
Sensor Taps
The pandemic has made all of us more aware of hygienic hand washing. We’ll be seeing more sensor taps in homes this year.
Slotted Doors
Going with a textured feel, slotted doors (doors that look like individual pieces of wood joined together) are becoming increasingly popular in 2022.
Colour Pops
Think paint, accessories and if you are really committed to a colour – even the kitchen island. Watch out for colour pop trends though – it can be a challenge when selling your home if it’s too ‘trendy’.
Handle-less Cabinet Doors and Drawers
Keeping the kitchen sleek and streamlined can mean removing door handles or knobs altogether. Today’s technology means it’s possible to achieve that clean look and have doors that function beautifully.
Gold Finishes
Gold brings a feeling of luxury to your kitchen not many other metals can. Don’t forget you can get gold sinks now too!
Double/Large Islands
The kitchen island is a dream for many homeowners and those who are blessed with extra space are even installing double islands. If you don’t have quite that much space, look to design an island as large as possible.
Metallics
Use thinly hammered metal as a design element on your island or rangehood. Look at the metallics on your handles, knobs or lighting. Don’t be scared to mix metallics but be sure they look cohesive when you’re done.
Pendant Lighting
They’ve been around for a while and they’re still popular. A modern kitchen with some vintage pendants really looks spectacular.
Mixed Materials
When using mixed materials, be sure to gather items that make the others sing. Using contrast creates a more cohesive look.
Strong Outdoor Connections
This is still a huge trend, particularly here in Australia. A visual AND physical connection to the outdoors is what we really want. If you’re renovating, think about swapping windows for bifold doors. If you’re not there yet, a change of your window treatments to a lighter, more organic design can work wonders.
No matter which kitchen design trends for 2022 are your top pick, the team at Wonderful Kitchens has what you’re looking for! As multi-year recipient of the Houzz awards for customer service we go that extra mile to make sure our customers are happy and cared for as we work together to create the kitchen of their dreams.
