7 Paint Colors We’re Loving for Kitchen Cabinets In 2022

As one of (if not the) most important room in the home, the kitchen can be an overwhelming space to decorate. With multiple purposes from cooking and hosting to even eating within—kitchens must be simultaneously soothing, stylish, clean, and comforting, which leads many homeowners, by default, to the ubiquitous all-white kitchen. But next year, some designers are predicting a sea change, with more homeowners opting to spice things up with everything from bold, dramatic shades to new takes on neutrals. And where’s the easiest place to bring a game-changing dose of color to the kitchen? The cabinets. Here are seven on-the-rise shades we’re currently obsessed with for kitchen cabinets.

As more homeowners lean toward moodier hues, navy is a solid entry point: It’s just as neutral as white or gray in that it pairs well with a variety of colors, textures, and styles, but brings a little more drama and interest to the table than your average greige.

Trend experts, who recently deemed the yellow-tinged Back to Nature the top hue of 2022—seem to believe that earthy greens are here to stay. 

It might seem a bold choice, but black-and-white is becoming as mainstream a color combo in the kitchen as, well, white and white. 

If you’re among those who find it hard to part with the familiarity and timelessness of an all-white kitchen, meet the match that might just pull you out of your comfort zone. Pale blues are perfect gateways to pigment for the color averse, not only because they deliver the same clean and crisp vibe of their neutral counterparts, but also because of their psychological benefits—the color blue makes people feel cool, calm, and collected, the perfect vibe for hardworking kitchens.

Maybe it’s in response to the decade’s obsession with Millennial Pink or in spite of it, but rosy hues don’t seem to be going anywhere soon.Thanks to its lightness and versatility, blush is an easy replacement for anywhere you’d naturally gravitate toward beige or white, including in the kitchen. The difference is it brings in a dose of color that can take a space from basic to beautiful in an instant.

When most homeowners go for monochromatic in the kitchen, they’ll opt for a timeless bright white. But trend experts have long surmised that soft grays will soon overtake the ever-popular paint shade as the de facto neutral—and in 2022, they could be right.