Top Color Trends for Your Kitchen or Bath Design

While a neutral color scheme is always a popular choice for kitchen and bath design, the color options available extend from jewel tones to primary colors and from pastels to earth tones.  This is reflected in the latest styles for 2020 kitchen and bathroom remodeling, which shows a resurgence of color incorporated into designs from cabinetry to hardware to flooring and more.  Here are few of the popular color schemes and ideas to inspire you on how to include them in your design. 

Warm, Earthy Tones

Wood, stone, and other natural materials work together with complementary earth tone colors to bring warmth to any home living space like the bathroom design in Dearborn, MI below right.  Start with stained wood cabinetry to set the tone for your kitchen design or bathroom remodel.  Let the natural beauty of your chosen wood variety shine through and complement it with a wood or stone floor.  Another way to bring these earthy tones to your kitchen design is by including a trendy wood countertop, which pairs perfectly with vibrant cabinetry finished in this year’s Pantone Color of the Year, classic blue.  Complete your design with added touches like wood floating shelves, a rustic reclaimed barn wood door, a feature wall with wood paneling or a hood adorned with locally sourced stone

Bold Pops of Color

Kitchen and bathroom design tends to focus on classic or neutral base color schemes, since they never go out of style.  Neutral tones like white, beige, and gray are ideal as a starting point for your color palette, but why not inject some personality into your design with a few bold pops of color.  There are so many ways, big and small, that you can accomplish this, changing the face of your room like the sweeping brushstroke of a paintbrush.  Here are a few ideas:

yellow refrigerator and wine fridge
brightly colored appliances

  • Terrazzo floor tiles or countertops have grown in popularity.  They allow you to add a unique splash of color to any kitchen or bathroom design and bring a slightly retro vibe to your space.

  • This year’s Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in January featured appliances that were a treat for the eyes. Not your average stainless-steel appliances, these models featured bold primary colors or vibrantly colorful designs like those pictured above.

  • If you love 2020’s Pantone Color of the Year, classic blue, there are plenty of ways to include it in any home living space.  Blue cabinetry paired with white or wood countertops and gold or brass hardware is a stunning look.  On a smaller scale, you can incorporate blue accessories curated behind glass front cabinets, or cushions for island barstools or banquette seating.

  • Take advantage of the open shelving trend to feature a few items in a favorite color.

  • Accent your classic, neutral kitchen design or bathroom design by hanging a favorite, colorful piece of artwork like this bathroom design in Rochester Hills, MI.  Display it in a place where grease or moisture will not damage the artwork, and make sure you have adequate lighting to highlight it.

bath design with freestanding bathtub

Not So Basic Neutrals

Neutral equals boring, right?  Think again!  From vibrant white to deep browns, soft beige to cool gray, there is a neutral color scheme to suit everyone’s style.  Consider picking a base color palette and using varying shades of the same color, like light gray wall cabinets with a darker gray island.  Or mix and match your neutrals pairing for example white base cabinets with gray upper cabinets for a two-toned color scheme that is still a classic style.

Majestic Metallics

A wide range of metallic tones are popular for kitchen and bath design and virtually any home living space and go way beyond your standard stainless-steel kitchen hood or chrome hardware.  Accent your cabinetry with hardware, sinks, and faucets in gold or brass tones, matte black, copper, and an array of other brilliant shades.  In a polished, matte, hammered, or brushed finish, these metallic tones take your color scheme to the next level.  Light fixtures, like dramatic pendants over an island or dining table, are another way to bring bold metallic shades to your color scheme.

Black and White

Black is very popular right now, seen in everything from black finish cabinetry to hardware and faucets to appliances.  If black is your base color, for example with black kitchen cabinets or black bathroom tile, consider accenting it with white for an updated monochromatic color scheme.  Add gold, rose, or brass fixtures for an eye-catching design, and use your black background to allow a favorite bright color to shine.  Green, orange, turquoise, pink…pick your favorite and add accessories in that color to your monochromatic backdrop.

If it is time to update your bathroom design or kitchen design, browse style galleries online and consider which colors you want to define your home living style.  Then schedule an appointment to talk to one of our design professionals who can help you find the ideal color scheme, products, and layout for your design.

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