2022 Kitchen Trends: What's Hot This Year

2022 is an interesting year for trends, it’s all about having a bit of fun with your kitchen whilst making it work as hard as possible for your lifestyle, familiy situation and general daily needs.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy reading through the below trends that can transform your kitchen and whole house for 2022.

Light Pastels Colours

Light and pastels, in particular light pinks create a romantic and airy space that is inviting and looks great in any light and weather.

This trend suits a huge variety of décor styles from classic, countryside kitchens to minimalist Scandi-inspired kitchens and even more sleek, modern ones. This colour palette allows for a lot of experimentation with additional pops of colour in places like your furniture, tiled splash backs and funky worktops.

Drink Stations

Drinks stations have seen a big increase, whether that be alcohol or coffee/tea bars and larders. It's something that clients want to be able to have as a separate unit to keep everything organised and ready to go. Kitchens have become a bit of a hub over the past few years and we think these units add real personality, functionality and fun to any space. They are perfect for celebrating and enjoying life in general.

Bespoke Internal Storage

Bespoke internal storage is something that really sparks joy! We’re talking dovetail drawers, cutlery inserts, knife blocks, pocket doors, painted internals etc. It’s all about the right storage. You can have a lot of cupboards and storage in a space however, if it doesn't fit your pots and pans, your chopping boards or the height of the sauces and bottles then it's not functional. Make sure when you design your space that you consider how you live, what gadgets you have and what you really want from your storage space.

Fitted Functional Storage

Fitted functional storage continues to be an absolute winner. Clients are always looking for more functional storage such as understairs wine racks and banquette seating. Closing the cupboard with ease is important. If you have the right storage that is the right size then you don't have to look at the mess or try and fit anything into a space where it doesn't fit in. The ironing board is also a tricky one but if you consider it from the beginning then it will always have a space.

Fluted Detail

We love detail in a kitchen and we see more and more of fluted detail requests. It's a lovely addition to a space creating real texture and a bit of fun in the design.

Tongue and Groove detail

Another great detail is tongue and Groove paneling. This detail gives personality and provides a gorgeous feature to the utility room or kitchen. It also creates tecture and an interest point - keep it the same colour as your cabinetry to show impact or try making it a different colour to your cabinetry and see how it comes to life.

Stream-lined whole house bespoke joinery projects

Stream-lined whole house bespoke joinery projects including kitchens, utility, pantry, dressing tables, bars, sideboards, wine racks etc. have increased tremendiously.

We love that our clients are wanting more from us and we have loved to frequently take on full projects for clients who want a bespoke and streamlined feel throughout their home. As part of your kitchen project Herringbone now often makes bespoke furniture for the rest of the house too.