New Year, New Kitchen: Design Trends For 2022
Some tips and inspo to help you build the kitchen of your dreams
The pandemic has certainly changed the way we view, use, and live our homes. More than ever, we have spent so much time in our homes. And as we welcome 2022, with the Omicron surge and the COVID-19 threat still ever present, we’ve got more and more reasons to invest in making our homes as stylish and comfortable as possible.
This brings us to the kitchen—what some say and consider as the heart of the home. As we experimented with pandemic recipes and shot our foodie grams, as we tried to recreate our dine-out favorites when restaurants closed or slowed down due to restrictions, as we tried to create healthy and delicious dishes to boost our family’s immunity against the virus, the kitchen became our source of happiness and distraction.
New years always represent new beginnings. And for many, home renovations help them embark on a fresh new outlook on life. If you’re planning to upgrade or freshen up your kitchen, we’ve got your back. Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewart, and Elle Décor talked to designers and industry experts to gather their forecasts and tips for what a 2022 kitchen looks like—and we’ve matched their insights with local suppliers to help you build the kitchen of your dreams.
Check out the gallery below for our full rundown of kitchen design trends and inspo for 2022.
Ideas For Your 2022 Kitchen Reboot
Ideas For Your 2022 Kitchen Reboot
Bold colors
“The all-white kitchen is out. Unless you’re inside a Nancy Meyers movie, go for something bolder—even a shade or two stronger can bring depth and interest.” – Los Angeles–based designer Oliver M. Furth
Photo Credit: @colorful_kimmes
Bold colors
Although many of us are surely still hung up on the Scandinavian and Japandi shades of clean whites and light woods, 2022 is the time to let your creativity go free! Inspired by the very burst of colors that the Pantone color of the year advocates, allow your kitchens to speak of warm and cool tones that match your style. For example, add these Enhet door and wall shelves, Råskog utility cart, Säljan countertop, and Stockholm rug from IKEA Philippines to recreate this homey and cool kitchen.
Photo Credit: IKEA Philippines
Bold colors
If you’re not yet ready to splash your whole kitchen in bold and vibrant colors, you can settle with just pops of color in muted backgrounds. Customize your kitchen from head to toe with IKEA’s METOD kitchen, a flexible kitchen system that lets you create your dream kitchen from scratch and choose your own worktops, cabinets, drawers, and more.
Photo Credit: IKEA Philippines
Multipurpose stations
“The kitchen keeps growing. This phenomenon has paved the way for a variety of cooking styles and needs, be it a coffee station or a zone for sous vide cooking.” – New York designer Young Huh
Multipurpose stations
Coffee stations have become super popular in pandemic, since our pre-work coffee runs have been replaced with homemade coffee concoctions using Nespresso machines or barista-inspired pour-over equipment. We’re copping some inspo from Neat Obsessions’ own coffee station—minimalist, clean, and organized. If getting your kitchen organized is something you might need help for in 2022, you can use some professional advice from Neat Obsessions, a professional home organizer and Konmari Consultant-in-Training.
Photo Credit: @neatobsessions
Multipurpose stations
And if you’re hoping to build that coffee station from scratch, you’ll definitely find a solution to all your coffee needs from ElKapitan. They have manual brewers, grinders, mugs and cups, Loveramics and Kalita pour-over kits, and of course, beans.
Photo Credit: @elkapitan.coffee
Custom and colored cabinets
“Whether it is custom cabinetry or designing a complete living space, neutral tones paired with strong colors, like deep greens, rich reds, and blues, will continue to be a go-to color scheme for most.” – Christopher Peacock
Photo Credit: Young House Love
Custom and colored cabinets
This custom cabinet from Tidily Home does not just bring that pop of color into your kitchen; it also saves a lot of space. With your kitchen collection growing bigger and bigger, you’d appreciate the Tidily Home Tidily Trunk, which comes in this beautiful shade of blue and opens to a plentitude of space for your cooking, storage, or even entertaining needs.
Photo Credit: @tidilyeverafter
Custom and colored cabinets
Kitchens come in all shapes and sizes. In fact, kitchens are now becoming more petite to fit into smaller-cut condo units. But if you need that extra kitchen counters and storage, you’ll love this custom Kitchen Trolley from Tidily Home. It comes equipped with a spice rack, a shelf for your cookbooks, caddy organizer for your tools, serving tray, drawer to keep smaller items, and an extra stone counter space.
Photo Credit: @tidilyeverafter
Custom and colored cabinets
If you’re looking for something a bit more luxurious, you can bring these beautiful polymer cabinets from Italian brand Stosa Cucine into your home. Stosa’s Rewind Kitchens is a collection with an “inventive soul” that returns to essential roots of a clean, linear, and simple style.
Photo Credit: @opulence_design_concept
Smart appliances
“When it comes to choosing appliances, customization and flexible design options will be key in 2022.” - Jeff Andrews of Jeff Andrews Design.
Photo Credit: Naomi Hébert/Unsplash
Smart appliances
In the last year, we have appreciated more than ever the power of technology—and how it leveled up the way we conducted our work, classes, and lives. That’s why one of the most valuable investments you can make in your kitchen are smart appliances that will make life easier and much more comfortable. If you’d like to save energy and enjoy a refrigerator that gives you an instant peak of what’s inside without having to open it, check out the LG Instaview Door-in-Door Inverter Refrigerator with UV Sanitation on Water Dispenser.
Photo Credit: @lgphilippines
Smart appliances
Sustainability has also hogged the spotlight in the last year, so what better way to practice sustainability in your life than saving precious clean water? Did you know that the Lagan build-in dishwasher by IKEA saves both water and energy, compared to hand washing that usually requires 5 times as much water? You can also customize your whole cabinetry to fit it in seamlessly into your kitchen.
Photo Credit: IKEA
It’s in the details
"I think clients will pay more attention to the details in the [kitchens] they redesign. Elements that function as impactful accents—like designer wall plates from Legrand—take on more of a role, instead of playing the background." – Breegan Jane
Photo Credit: Taryn Elliott/Pexels
It’s in the details
We have come to appreciate the beauty in the details, in the careful selection of items, and in the intentional curation of things we welcome into our homes. Kitchen tools are not just tools anymore, but beautiful and interesting pieces to hang and display in your kitchen—just like these beautifully trimmed baking tools from My Domestic City.
Photo Credit: @mydomesticityph
It’s in the details
And speaking of designer wall plates, it’s time to display your Fornasetti plates in your kitchen wall. These wildly enchanting images of Lina Cavalieri will not just level up your kitchen style, but also add a hauntingly beautiful touch of luxury to your space.
Photo Credit: @opulence_design_concept
Nature is in
“Use muted herbal tones to mimic our favorite ingredients—think sage, rosemary, lavender, saffron, and basil.” – New York interior designer Sasha Bikoff
Photo Credit: Design Addict Mom
Nature is in
We truly won’t get over the plantito and plantita hype! Bringing your potted herbs into the kitchen functions as two things: first, they add a more homey feel to the space; and second, fresh off-the-pot herbs are always the most delicious seasoning and garnish to your dishes. Be inspired to bring the nature in with IKEA’s model kitchens.
Photo Credit: IKEA PHILIPPINES
Nature is in
Living in a small space doesn’t have to mean you have to compromise on style and function. The Sunnersta mini-kitchen from IKEA can easily create a practical and inspiring area for cooking, equipped with a stainless-steel sink, reversible shelf, adjustable feet, Lillviken water trap and strainer, and Lagan kitchen faucet. Add your favorite potted plant or even a floral wallpaper to tie it all together.
Photo Credit: IKEA Philippines
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