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The Top 5 Kitchen Trends and Colours of 2022 - Mylands

18 May 2022 2 min read

Which paint colours lead the hottest kitchen trends of 2022? Explore our kitchen design ideas to guide your next choices.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, which makes your design choices there really matter. You want to evoke exactly the right feelings, comfort and familiarity, calm and balance, or fun and drama, to name a few. Your kitchen colour palette and layout have to deliver on both practicality and personality: is it durable and easy to clean, yet still bold and showstopping?

Arguably the kitchen works harder than any other room in the house. The traditional kitchen was all about cooking, but today's open-plan spaces go far beyond that, doubling as dining room, playroom, living space and home office. So this genuine living area needs to meet your needs and make you happy.

Whether you're choosing a whole new kitchen or remodelling your current one, our guide will help inform your decisions. Here are our top five colour and design trends for kitchens.

Chapel-conversion kitchen with Shaker cabinetry and island in deep blue-green Lambeth Walk No.210, cool white Maugham White No.2 walls — Kitchen cabinetry in Lambeth Walk No.210 with Maugham White No.2 walls

1. Green kitchens

After a turbulent couple of pandemic years, we're all seeking balance, and where better to find calm than in nature? Green tones are familiar, comforting and reassuring, and our connection to nature is vital, bringing an air of calm and grounding.

Normandy farmhouse kitchen with cupboards and walls all in muted sage green Brompton Road No.205 between oak beams, terracotta floor — Left, cabinetry and walls in Brompton Road No.205 in a farmhouse kitchen; right, Myrtle Green No.168 cabinetry with Holland Park No.5 walls

Edwardian kitchen with floor-to-ceiling cupboards in rich green Myrtle Green No.168 and warm off-white Holland Park No.5 walls, marble worktop — Left, cabinetry and walls in Brompton Road No.205 in a farmhouse kitchen; right, Myrtle Green No.168 cabinetry with Holland Park No.5 walls

Familiar shades like mint and forest green evoke renewal, rejuvenation and energy, and pair particularly well with wood and stone, natural materials that complete the outdoor look and feel. Think organic, sustainable elements and textures in particular; just as they complement each other in the natural world, they make beautiful kitchen design ideas too.