Any actual property agent will let you know it’s price investing in your kitchen, however past fashionable home equipment and luxe touches (eternally dreaming of a warming drawer) creating a gorgeous area to function the guts of your own home will reap intangible rewards. Fortunately, 2024 kitchen decor traits are skewing a lot hotter and cozier than the brilliant, white kitchens which have dominated for years. The center of the house ought to be a mirrored image of you.
Should you’re planning on making any culinary-adjacent updates (massive or small) within the coming yr, we’ve tapped a secure of proficient designers to debate the 2024 kitchen decor traits price investing in.
Featured picture from our interview with Kate Arends by Suruchi Avasthi.
The 2024 Kitchen Decor Traits to Know
Renovations are annoying. We requested the consultants so you may transform with confidence. The next traits—from moody marble to “kitschens”—are properly definitely worth the funding.
Assertion-Making Marble
“We predict Viola marble will change into a well-liked alternative for counter tops and backsplashes. The all-white kitchen development is waning, and we’re seeing a rise in using white oak and walnut, minimize in a much less grainy fashion.” — Amy Mobley of City Hill Design
Comfortable Checkered Patterns
“Whereas checkerboard in contrasting coloration schemes and inverse coloration palettes had been on the rise lately, we’re seeing a extra scaled-down model of the standard marbled checkerboard flooring by way of incorporating a softer coloration palette in the identical tone household that transcend the standard black and white.” — Munir Turunc, president of Country Floors
Individualistic Kitchens
“2024 will spell the top of the ‘all white the whole lot, on a regular basis’ development in kitchens. ‘All white and shiny’ has a time and a spot, however transferring into the New 12 months we’re going to see a extra individualistic tackle the kitchen. The kitchen wasn’t at all times regarded as the place the place folks thought-about alternative in materials or texture and even giving it persona. I assure should you walked into 10 totally different kitchens proper now, 9 out of 10 can be fairly comparable. However, I’m right here to let you know—you don’t need to have the identical kitchen as your neighbor! Whether or not boldly stepping out of their consolation zone with a stand-out marble or opting to go moody with darkish blue, and gray cupboards—owners are wanting to indicate their true colours by way of their kitchens, fairly actually!” – Lauren Meichtry of Elsie Home
Distinctive {Hardware}
“Whereas I’ll at all times love black and gold {hardware} choices, the upcoming development is all concerning the shift towards extra distinctive {hardware} choices. Personally, I’m drawn to eye-catching textures, resembling knurled, reeded, or wood finishes.” — Shaolin Low of Studio Shaolin
Natural Kitchens
“Heat wooden tones, particularly in up to date or Scandinavian-inspired designs, will probably be warmly welcomed into kitchens. One among my favorites is utilizing oak wooden, because it brings an natural air to the kitchen.” — Shaolin Low of Studio Shaolin
Kitchen Metalwork
“In 2024, I feel we’re going to be seeing a whole lot of metalwork in kitchens. Designers have been loving custom cabinetry and vary hoods over the previous couple of years, however I nonetheless suppose we’re nonetheless within the early days of this development. There are such a lot of methods to include metallic right into a kitchen whereas nonetheless making a heat and refined area. I can’t wait to observe this design develop!” — Tess Twiehaus of Tess Interiors
Y2K Kitchens
“In 2024, we’ll proceed to look to the previous for future design inspiration, and the Y2k interval isn’t any exception. Integrating parts resembling metallic finishes (whether or not by way of fixtures and accents) or high-gloss ones together with reflective tiles and glossy surfaces are additionally a extra fashionable approach of integrating the design parts generally discovered within the Y2K interval.” — Munir Turunc, president of Country Floors
Kitchens With Persona
“In relation to design, persona is vital! That’s why I completely adore incorporating pops of coloration by way of wallpaper, backsplashes, and playful flooring patterns with colourful ranges. This addition is the proper technique to infuse a enjoyable and vibrant contact into any kitchen, making it actually distinctive and reflective of your particular person fashion.” — Shaolin Low of Studio Shaolin
“Kitschens”
And eventually, the great of us at Pinterest have launched their 2024 “Pinterest Predicts” residence traits, with eclectic kitchens (AKA “Kitschens”) entrance and middle.
“Gen X and Boomers will quirk up their cooking areas with thrifted finds, classic home equipment and eye-jarring pops of paint. No minimalist aesthetic is protected.”
