Decorating & Design
15+ Kitchens With Colour To Inspire Your Next Makeover
Published on March 13, 2025
Planning a kitchen renovation often starts with choosing the right palette. There’s no denying the enduring appeal of a black and white kitchen, but adding a fresh burst of colour to your cook space will keep you feeling inspired. If you’re not ready to commit to a bold, all-encompassing hue, consider an accent colour on your kitchen island, a patterned tile for your backsplash or a soft pastel on your cabinets.
Scroll down for 15+ colourful kitchen ideas to inspire your next makeover!
This guesthouse kitchen by Canadian designer Ashley Montgomery doubles as a pool bar. The patterned backsplash, cabinets and island facing — all in a soft duck-egg blue — evoke feelings of calm and tranquility.
These floor-to-ceiling kitchen cabinets, painted a dark olive, complement this Toronto condo’s best asset: its ceiling height.
The pale pink cabinets in artist Christine Flynn’s thoughtfully eclectic kitchen provide contrast and warmth to the Verias Green marble and other moody accents in the space.
In this carriage house, designer Susannah Holmberg transformed the kitchen’s formerly all-white millwork and ceiling. Having them painted in rich hues adds personality and emphasizes the room’s ceiling height.
The bright pop of blue in this immaculate white kitchen adds fun and character to the space. Montreal designer Yves A. Lefebvre says the colourful moment is a pure reflection of the owner. “She has a very vibrant personality.”
When designer Jack Creasy was hired to transform this Victorian house, the vision for the kitchen and bar included jewel tones, brass fixtures and bold wallpaper. In the bar area, bold wallpaper and purple walls in Farrow & Ball’s Pelt (254) reflects the owners’ heritage and love of Bollywood.
To disguise the varying ceiling heights in the kitchen, Jack painted the entire room — including the ceiling — in Farrow & Ball’s Studio Green (93).
The owner of this Prince Edward County home was in the mood for colour when it came to designing her kitchen. “I wanted robin’s egg blue, the shade of the shells you find all over the beaches here,” she says of the painted cabinets. For the backsplash, a deep blue Moroccan tile nods to the hues of the nearby marsh and Lake Ontario.
A “casual, breezy, coastal vibe with some whimsical touches” was the mandate for this home. Backsplash tiles depicting birds and tropical plants bring colour and pattern to the classic, all-white kitchen.
This cottage on Lake Huron was largely influenced by its natural surroundings. “The lichen and mossy green hues in the kitchen are from the path in the woods, and the robust orange of the tile is taken from pine tree needles,” says designer Lucy Penfield.
For a softer, more versatile shade, pale blue cabinets in Benjamin Moore’s Wedgewood Gray (H-146) feel neutral in this English-inspired kitchen by Bloomsbury Fine Cabinetry.
This sophisticated kitchen with rich, oxblood-hued cabinets confirms the Unexpected Red Theory. For Chused & Co.’s renovation of this Brooklyn, N.Y., townhouse, glossy, wine-hued cabinets are paired with warm metal accents for a modern vibe.
Designer Olivia Botrie balanced bold colour with practical finishes in this mid-century modern–style kitchen. “My clients wanted more than one pop of colour, so we added green tile in varying sizes and pale blue uppers,” she says.
If you’re worried about beige cabinets feeling boring, take cues from this country kitchen designed by 31 Westgate. Botanical wallpaper and green subway tile energize the neutral kitchen cabinets.
For the kitchen in this vibrant condo — the room that spurred the homeowners’ to hire designer Cori Halpern — Cori created a dream kitchen. “I always knew I wanted to do a two-tone teal kitchen in here,” says Cori. “We’re all redheads and we tend to gravitate toward similar hues. The Farrow & Ball–inspired palette suits them; they look good in the space.”
“Olive green is the signature colour for my brand, and I’m always dressed in olive,” says designer Tiffany Leigh of this kitchen she designed in Benjamin Moore’s Crownsville Gray (HC-106).
“I just knew this was the one after seeing it in a Pinterest photo,” says Instagram star Louise Roe of her kitchen cabinets’ blue-grey colour. In her English-inspired kitchen, navy paint is brought to life by a terracotta backsplash tile from Mexico.
House & Home