Kitchen Trends for 2025 for Your Remodel
Part II
BENCH SEATING
Kitchens are sociable spaces, and the way we approach seating in them has changed. We want the type of seating that makes it easy for people sitting in the kitchen to interact with someone cooking — comfortable seating that makes people want to linger in these spaces. Be it banquettes, window seats, booths, or small diners. This eat-in kitchen idea allows you to be comfortable and engaged.
Banquette seating may be featured around the kitchen's dining table.
SMALL KITCHEN SOLUTION
If your space is too tiny for a kitchen island, Designers trends have the perfect solution that adds an island on a smaller scale.
The chopped or half kitchen island trend.
In this design, one or more corners of the island are removed to get an angled edge. This brings down the overall footprint of the island but still retains its sense of proportion and use.
TILES
When it comes to kitchen tiles, Zellige remain the most popular choice for contemporary spaces in general.
People appreciate the hand-hewn look and subtle earthy tones of the classic Moroccan tiles right now (meaning the current trend). Specifically, the square shape and in varying shades of taupe and creams.
They tend to add depth, texture and movement to any type of space.
HARDWARE
Less is more. When it comes to handles and hardware, the trend is a pared-back approach; the chicest way to finish a kitchen right now over the more ornate designs we've seen in previous years. A unique mix of materials and textures for kitchen cabinet knobs are having their moment. Integrated pulls are sleek and functional and handleless cabinets are all the rage. Sleek, clean lines still rule with knobs and handles going incognito allowing simplicity to shine and the cabinetry to take center stage. Cabinet hardware changes the look of cabinets. While we don’t want the look of no hardware, we do want something similar and minimal.
DRAMATIC STONE
Dramatically dark and veined stones continue to be a popular look for kitchens, but you can take it one step further by carving unique kitchen islands out of blocks of stone. The latest stone islands feature ribbed or fluted detailing and can lift a large apartment kitchen and fill it with personality.
When it comes to the choice of stone, kitchen design trends these days are favoring a mix of classic and contemporary styles. In terms of marble colors, the most popular choices are timeless white and light-colored marbles. But while white marble, such as Carrara or Calacutta, remains a top choice due to its elegant and clean appearance, which complements various kitchen designs, it's the bold applications that are found in the trendiest of homes designs.
PANTRIES
As the kitchen is becoming more and more a room to host parties and for friends to gather around, the need for this space has increased.
Pantries hide all the clutter of the main kitchen. Think: dishes, linens, dry goods, appliances, groceries, hardware and more. This space can also be used as part prep kitchen and part storage space.
Also, it reduces the need for over-head cabinetry. This space could house cleaning facilities as well, such as a spacious sink and possibly a dishwasher, along with cooking equipment and a fridge, making it the perfect functional space and leaving the main kitchen free for entertaining.
FAUCETS
Pop those colors! Want to simply add an eye-catching detail to your kitchen? Go bold. Try a bright red goose-necked faucet! It's natural to turn to muted color palettes. It's the pop of a jewel-bright tone or a bright color on the faucet that gives a little jolt of energy a room that might need it!
COUNTERTOPS
Trending seems to be porcelain. While marble, granite and quartzite have long been the most common materials for kitchen counters, New innovations have seen porcelain the best kitchen counter top material, as substance, it's hardwearing, durable and – just as importantly – quite beautiful to look at. The exceptional durability ensures it can withstand the rigors of daily kitchen activities, resisting chipping, scratching, and cracking.
CABINETS
Shaker kitchen cabinets are a design classic, but for a more contemporary take on the look, trending designs have been slimmer panels on doors to elevate the look.
This is called a slim line Shaker cabinet. It's similar to the traditional Shaker cabinet door, only instead of a 2" or 3" frame, it's 1/2".
LIGHTING
My personal favorite change-up when it comes to updating! Nothing can change a look of an older kitchen better than the lighting! While every aspect of the lighting is important, the lighting which goes over the island is an opportunity to have some fun and make a statement. For the last few years, the drop pendant – usually put up as a trio, has ruled the roost when it comes to kitchen island lighting. But this year we will see a sharper look which owes its design to striking architecture that makes a statement.
BACKSPLASHES / COUNTERSPLASHES
A wall of interrupted stone or marble from counters to kitchen backsplashes adds an instant focal point to a kitchen adding beautiful natural textures and shapes - modern kitchen backsplashes just keep getting more graphic.
Using the same material across counters and backsplashes also helps reduce the materiality of your kitchen, and introduce fewer harsh lines. Lowering the contrast is one of the easiest ways to make your kitchen feel modern when remodeling in 2025- that could last for many years to come.
Is open shelving on trend for 2025?
Not really. The tide is starting to turn on one of the biggest kitchen trends of recent years — open shelving. While it's become a shortcut for less imposing cabinetry, truthfully, the benefits of open shelving are solely aesthetic. It comes at the cost of more sensible storage, and there are ways to get the best of both worlds, but not with dusting open shelving.
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