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Key kitchen trends for 2025 by William Durrant

Bringing the outside in: It’s all about bringing in as much light as possible and opening up the space available. This means lots of open shelving for plants, art and trinkets as well as open cabinets or cabinets fitted with glass. This also entails less wall cabinets and storage in other places such as bench seating or larger kitchen islands. Designs also need to make space for large windows, doors and glass to allow for this.
Having a separate pantry or working kitchen: Kitchens are starting to look less like kitchens by hiding away or obscuring most worktop appliances and white goods. The main kitchen is being used as more of a social space with open pantries or back kitchens acting as the main cooking area. This hides away any mess, allows for a tidy place to entertain and also creates more functional storage to hide away any gadgets, double washing machines or the like.
Broken plan is in: We are now in the broken plan phase rather than the open plan phase, where you can connect spaces, or close them off if you want to. This means that open style shelves as room dividers, secret library cabinet or hidden pocket doors for a connected utility or pantry are perfect design elements
Tactility: The real luxury is being able to use natural materials (not substitutions) such as solid wood, marble, silk, velvet to make a design come to life. It encompasses colours, textures, stone and materials that all work together to make the design flow from the kitchen to the rest of the home

Key colour trends for 2025 by William Durrant

Warm tones: 2024 was the year of taupe and terracotta, which are still lovely ways of bringing in warmth. However, for 2025 the colours will be more “outspoken” yet still muted. These include golden, creamy and muted tones of red, orange, olive green etc. to create a space that feels cosy and warm in any season.
Neutral colours: these will always be classic colours due to the fact that you can mix and match furniture, hardware and art with these tones so easily. However, we are moving away from stark white kitchens as they can feel a little clinical and harsh in direct sunlight or even in the dark.
Natural and earthy colour palettes: combining various tones of natural and earthy colours, materials and textures with exposed sustainable elements and natural curves is something that we see more of. This pallet is calming, soothing and looks great in any season or light.
Green is going to stay: Green is not going anywhere. We are moving more towards olive tones, which helps to bring the outside in. These tones look great in any space (big or small) and compliment a variety of dark, brightand light colours helping to bring warmth into a space

Furniture trends for 2025 by William Durrant

Exposed stained wood: wooden elements are great at bringing in natural elements and warmth. In 2025 we will see a lot of exposed stained oak, natural wood, whitewashed wood and wood where patterns have been carved into them for distinct details such as fluted designs and curves.
Curtains are back: to allow for opening up a space and making them brighter and airy open cabinets are having a moment and curtains in the pantries, utilities and boot rooms are back. Not only does this trend bring in texture and patterns but it also brings back the classic and elegant look of the traditional cabinet.
Paired back maximalism: upholstery and patterns are great ways of bringing texture, character and comfort to a space. This also means that we are not talking about screaming colour and patterns, but about layered and balanced interior. Whether it be bold, artistic or less prominent fabrics, tiles or wallpaper it can lift up a room and make it come to life. Experimenting and combining colours, patterns and textures into a rich, elegant whole is big for 2025.

Trends being left behind in 2024

Colours: Navy blue and white kitchens have been popular for many years however, warm, natural and green tones are now taking precedence and we’re loving it
Wall cabinets: People prefer more lived-in spaces now with open shelving, open cabinets and more wall space. Cabinets are coming off the walls and storage is being fitted in bench seating, larger kitchen islands, large dressers fitted with reeded glass doors or open shelving
Separate dining rooms. Broken plan living and dining is a way of life and so the dining room will either be connected to the kitchen, within the same space but will be able to be shut off from each other if needed through secret passageways, pocket doors or curtains
The industrial look: The industrial design is being replaced by warmer, Mediterranean colours and tones. Piping, copper and exposed metal beams are being left behind.