The Top Kitchen Paint Trends to Adopt in 2021 (We See You, Smoky White!)

This year’s top kitchen paint colour trends run the whole length of the colour spectrum – from pigment-rich tones to pastel hues, there’s something for every taste and preferred palette. So, go on, pick up a brush and be on trend in 2021.

Gorgeous smoky white cabinets with gold hardware are featured in a kitchen designed by Samantha Pynn and Sebastian Clovis in this Save My Reno kitchen featured on HGTV

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Smoke ’Em If You Got ’Em

We all know that picking out the right shade of white for a space is way harder than it sounds. But with its warm, grey undertones, you can take out the guesswork and opt for the “it” white of the year – smoky white.

Sweet modern loft kitchen with dusty pink cabinets and backsplash, marble wall, rose gold hardware and faucet, and copper pans hanging on a wall railing, and a copper light fixture hanging from the ceiling

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Stop and Smell the Roses

This dusty rose shade is featuring in the pages of the top design magazines and on the profiles of Instagram influencers. Here it’s artfully mixed with greys, creams, rose gold and copper.

Chic loft kitchen with hardwood floors, metal countertops, and green floating shelves and L-shaped island in BEHR Dark Everglade HDC-CL-21A, sliding shelf frames painted in BEHR Charcoal Blue N490-5, and walls painted in BEHR Mined Coal PPU18-18

Behr: Charcoal Blue N490-5; Mined Coal PPU18-18; Dark...

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Green Spaces

Green has been cropping up as the kitchen paint colour du jour, be it floor-to-ceiling coverage or accenting an architectural feature. Using a paint that dries to a hard, durable finish like BEHR PREMIUM® Cabinet & Trim Paint is a must.

A newly renovated traditional kitchen with mint green painted cabinets with black hardware, a large kitchen island with four barstools, white countertops, white tiled backsplash and stainless steel appliances designed by Jonathan and Drew Scott for HGTV’s Property Brothers: Forever Home

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Minty Fresh

And it’s not just the darker shades of green making it into the trendiest kitchen-colour schemes either – a softer, mint green is popping up in cool kitchens everywhere.

Sophisticated kitchen designed by Jonathan and Drew Scott for a remodel on HGTV’s Property Brothers with black floor to ceiling cabinets, gold hardware, white countertops and three glass globe pendant lights

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Dark and Dreamy

No longer just an accent colour, black is becoming the cabinet paint colour of choice for those seeking a livable, luxurious look. Add in warm, textured woods, matte gold hardware and glass mood lighting, and a black kitchen will shine.

A colourful loft kitchen with exposed red brick walls, hardwood floors, yellow paint on the cabinets, a red fridge and pendant lamp, a red bike hanging on the wall and a large red clock at the base of a set of metal stairs

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Primary School

Pull out your children’s paint box and go back to basics with this kitchen colour trend. Red, yellow and blue – on their own or mixed together – used on cabinets, window treatments, flooring or appliances can energize a kitchen.

Chic navy blue and white kitchen designed by Kortney Wilson of HGTV’s Masters of Flip with a large centre island, stainless steel fridge and white quartz countertops

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There She Blues

Many of trendiest kitchen paint colours of 2021 require people to take the plunge when it comes to colour – but if you’re still feeling a little pigment shy, think of navy as a neutral. Sophisticated and subtle, this dark-blue shade is timeless.

Beautiful traditional kitchen with large off centre island, quartz countertop, cabinets painted in BEHR Silky White PPU7-12 and walls painted in BEHR Watery HDC-CT-26

Behr: Watery HDC-CT-26; Silky White PPU7-12

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Great Grey

For the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of classic grey paints as part of kitchen colour plans but in 2021, grey goes coastal with a more oceanic vibe (think soft blue undertones with a hint of green). Opting for a premium wall paint designed to handle high-traffic areas, such BEHR ULTRA™ SCUFF DEFENSE™ Interior Paint & Primer, means this rich, grey shade stands the test of time.

Interior of chic minimalist kitchen with a stove in the foreground and hunter green lower cabinets covered in pottery and plants in the background

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On the Hunt

Maybe it’s an attempt to bring the outside in, but green (in all its many shades) is king when it comes to kitchen colour trends in 2021 – and this year, hunter green is right on target.

Black and white cabinets, a black feature wall, and a rust kitchen island are featured in this modern newly renovated kitchen on Family Home Overhaul designed by Scott McGillivray and Sarah Keenleyside for HGTV

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Island Time

One of the most exciting kitchen cabinet paint trends of the year is highlighting a centre island’s cabinet doors with its own bold paint colour. Help it have its moment in the sun.