52 Pretty Kitchen Paint Color Ideas for Your Next Room Makeover
These tried-and-true hues are beloved by designers and homeowners alike.
As we move into spring and think about freshening things up around the house, thoughts turn to the kitchen and those long put-off plans for a refresh. We’re here to help you make 2025 the year that kitchen remodel finally happens! Whether you commit to doing a top-to-bottom kitchen remodel or want to do smaller, less expensive updates, the first place to start is with your color palette, specifically your cabinet color. New cabinetry is a big expense, so you want to make sure you really love the color you choose. For a more budget-friendly option, have your existing cabinetry professionally repainted (or even do it yourself!).
An all-white kitchen—especially an all-white farmhouse kitchen—will always be in style, but even when designing a white kitchen, remember, the white paint color you choose will alter the look of your room. A warm white will feel cozier, while a cool white comes across brighter and crisper. If you love the look of a white kitchen, but want to add a little more warmth and contrast, consider adding stained wood accents, either as window and door trim, flooring, or cabinetry. In fact, brown wood cabinets are coming back in trend and look great paired with white walls and other white painted cabinetry.
Color in the kitchen is also back in a big way. Topping the list among designers for 2025 is kitchen cabinety painted an earthy green. With shades ranging from bright fern to deep forest, green kitchens have (thankfully!) come a long way from the days of avocado-colored appliances. Another farmhouse-chic, crowd-pleasing color combo: classic blue-and-white kitchens. We are obsessed with them all, from those sporting ship-shape navy cabinetry against crisp white walls to those wrapped in more moody muted gray-blue cabinets.
Whether you are looking for greens, blues, whites, grays, yellows, or even reds—the kitchen color ideas featured in this roundup of beautiful kitchens below will provide loads of inspiration.
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Seafoam Green
A soft seafoam green on the lower cabinets and island in this this Cape Cod beach house adds just the right amount of coastal charm. Natural wood tones on the floors, windows, and butcher block countertop and raffia stools keeps it from feeling too feminine and airy.
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Wall Paint Color: Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore
Cabinetry Paint Color: Sea Salt by Sherwin-Williams
Rattan Barstools: “Riviera” by Serena & Lily
Sky Blue
Designer Molly Singer chose a fresh shade of blue for her kitchen’s drawers and cabinets. Creamy tongue-and-groove paneling is the perfect pairing to set off the cabinets, while lots of dark wood and honed Adamantium quartzite countertops offer contrast.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Skywalker by Backdrop
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Sage Green
Designer Claire Zinnecker lined the cheery kitchen room with Shaker-style fronted cabinetry, all painted a soft sage green. Rather than overpowering the room with more green cabinetry, up above Claire kept the walls white and hung solid white oak shelves for dishware. Brass hardware and copper accents finish the look.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Lichen by Farrow & Ball
Island Paint Color: Stony Ground by Farrow & Ball
Soft Taupe
Stained wood cabinets are making a comeback in kitchen design. If prefer to keep it on the brighter side, consider a brown wood island surrounded by creamy cabinetry. Stain the window and door trim and floors a similar hue as the island to keep things balanced. Making all the countertops the same (here quartz by Cambria) also provides a consistent thread.
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Wall Paint Color: White Flour by Sherwin-Williams
Cabinet Paint Color: Smokey Taupe by Benjamin Moore
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Warm White
In this Alabama river house, the kitchen’s Shaker-style cabinets and island are painted a warm white to keep the small space feeling light and airy. Wood knobs painted the same color and similarly toned marble countertops provide a soothing, seamless look.
Beyond, a gray-green scullery (the Brits’ term for a butler’s pantry) offers a slight color contrast.
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Scullery Wall Paint Color: French Gray by Farrow & Ball
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Deep Blue
Stunning granite waterfall cabinets wrap both of the navy blue islands (there aren’t any standard wall cabinets) in this Connecticut kitchen. Because of the wraparound of white walls, the islands provide a fun accent color to help the historic space feel fresh and modern.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Dark Navy by Behr
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Crisp White
When you know you want to bring in color through tile, seating, and, yes, a statement range, then a crisp white like in this kitchen is the best choice. Dark hardware and rich walnut butcher block countertops also add character and personality.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Simply White by Benjamin Moore
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Forest Green
Cozy dark green cabinets set the nostalgic mood in this remodeled kitchen by designer Cameron Ruppert. A fresh coat of green paint on the existing brown wood cabinets “reinvigorated the room without disrespecting it,” says Cameron. The previous cartlike island wasn’t very functional, so they opted for a bigger custom piece but kept its features on the minimal side with slab-style drawers and bail pull hardware.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Peale Green by Benjamin Moore
Deep Olive Green
Designer Raili Clasen opened up the kitchen of her family’s small cottage by removing the drop ceiling and painting the newly exposed ceiling and trusses a bright white. To ground the airy space—and speak to the lush California surroundings—she painted the lower cabinetry a deep olive green. Light wood planked walls blend the two. Adding to the fun, Raili painted a mix of vintage chairs a unifying avocad0 green.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Ripe Olive by Sherwin-Williams
Chair Paint Color: Avocado by Sherwin-Williams
Weathered Black
Dark soapstone countertops and black-stained knotty alder cabinetry add to the rustic character of this Wisconsin lake home, while sunny yellow lanterns and an orange range offset the darker finishes. “We wanted the open kitchen and great room to feel like an old lodge,” says homewoner Sarah Anderson. The counter-to-ceiling blue-and-green tile backsplash echoes the lake home’s natural surroundings.
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Cabinetry Stain Color: True Black Semi-Transparent Stain by Minwax
Muted Yellow
To inject British charm into her newly-renovated bungalow kitchen, Country Living Design Director Maribeth Jones chose a warm, vibrant yellow for the room’s trim and Shaker-style cabinets. A tall 6-foot-8-inch wood-paneled backsplash punctuates the color choice. White appliances, rather than stainless, give the room a pretty feel.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Sudbury Yellow by Farrow & Ball
White Appliances: Matte White by Café
Soft Olive Green
Painting the walls, trim, cabinetry, and ceiling all the same color provides a cozy, sophisticated effect. Keep the paint color on the lighter side to keep the overall feeling airy, as in this Alabama home designed by Jensen Killen of Logan Killen Interiors.
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Paint Color: For similar, Dry Sage by Benjamin Moore
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Dusty Red
“Life is too short to live in a white box,” says designer Grace Mitchell. “I ask clients, ‘When you where young, what crayon did you always pick first out of the Crayola box?’ If you loved cornflower blue then, you’re going to love cornflower blue today...and tomorrow. Don’t worry about hating it in 10 years. Enjoy your home now!” To keep it balanced, Grace pairs bold cabinetry with quieter, primarily white, marble or quartzite countertops. For even more smiles, she added a watery blue range and hood. “Why choose fingerprint-y stainless steel when colored appliances are so fun and memorable?” she says.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Dinner Party by Benjamin Moore
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Classic White
Rather than go with flat drywall, designer Cathy Chapman prefers how white beadboard (on the ceiling) and shiplap (on the walls) offer ample farmhouse appeal. The warm white paint color pairs nicely with wood tones and hardware finishes ensuring a timeless, love-it-forever kitchen.
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Wall Paint Color: White Heron by Benjamin Moore
RELATED: The Best Warm White Paint Colors For Every Room in Your House
Tannish Gray
For a kitchen with natural wood walls, pick a gray that has brown undertones like in this cabin kitchen designed by James Farmer. “Z-back” detailing on the cabinet fronts adds a custom touch that adds depth to the small kitchen.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Prairie Grass by Sherwin-Williams
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Spruce Green
Designer and star of HGTV’s Fixer to Fabulous Jenny Marrs brought the outdoors in to this cabin kitchen by complementing the rustic knotty pine walls with a muted spruce green.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: For similar, Kendal Green by Sherwin-Williams
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Cobalt Blue
Glossy deep blue cabinetry pairs with white walls for a crisp, modern farmhouse kitchen by designer Stephen Shutts. Brass accents add a handsome finishing touch.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Naval by Sherwin-Williams
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Olive Green
The white planked walls of this Georgia kitchen designed by James Farmer feel fresh and bright off of the rich sage green cabinets. The natural wood shelves and range hood provide the perfect warm note as do the hits of red and blue in the runners, window shade, and china platters.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Louisburg Green by Benjamin Moore
Deep Gray-Green
Designer Trinity Holmes poured on the country charm in this North Carolina kitchen by choosing a rich, dark green for the lower cabinets and furniture-like built-in. Simple, hand-carved wood knobs add a warm accent.
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Cabinetry Paint Color: Enchanted Forest by Benjamin Moore
Wallpaper: For similar, “Bebe Gingham Driftwood” by Seabrook
RELATED: 25+ Beautiful Ways to Decorate Your Kitchen With Wallpaper
Moody Blue
To help the large kitchen feel cozier, Country Living Editor-in-Chief Rachel Hardage Barrett chose the same soft blue color for the cabinets, walls, and ceiling of her Mississippi farmhouse. “This just-a-bit-moody blue has undertones that keep it feeling historic, not coastal,” says Rachel. Tip: When painting cabinetry, choose a cabinet-grade enamel paint for a flawless, chip-resistant finish.
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Cabinetry and Trim Paint Color: Dutch Tile Blue by Sherwin-Williams
Jennifer Kopf is the Executive Editor of Country Living. She also covers antiques and collecting.
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