Alright, so you\u2019re asking about what\u2019s really driving kitchen looks this year\u2014cabinets and backsplashes, yeah? Honestly, it\u2019s less about some rigid \u201c2023 trend list\u201d and more about how people are actually living now. I was just over at a mate\u2019s renovation in Hackney last month\u2014tiny terrace house, mind you\u2014and what they\u2019ve done\u2026 blimey, it just makes sense.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s start with cabinets. Gone are the days of just plain white shaker doors everywhere, thank goodness. What I\u2019m seeing\u2014and loving\u2014is this move toward warmth and texture. Painted woods in olive greens, deep ochres, even moody charcoal, but with a finish that\u2019s not perfect. Think slightly brush-marked, or with a whisper of grain peeking through. It feels human, you know? Not like a showroom. My own kitchen? I went for a Farrow & Ball \u201cFrench Gray\u201d on lower cabinets last autumn. In the morning light, it looks almost blue, but by evening, it\u2019s this cozy, stormy grey. Two colours in one, and it hides my toddler\u2019s sticky fingerprints like a dream.<\/p>\n
And the hardware! It\u2019s all about personality now. I ditched those boring knobs from the big DIY shed and found these antique brass cup pulls from a reclamation yard in Bristol. They\u2019ve got little dents and a patina\u2014makes opening a drawer feel like an event. I\u2019ve seen others using fluted wood handles, or even leather straps. It\u2019s the jewellery of the kitchen, really.<\/p>\n
Now, the backsplash. This is where people are having proper fun. The big idea? Treat it as art, not just a splash guard. I\u2019m obsessed with handmade zellige tiles\u2014those Moroccan ones with the slight glaze variation. I used them behind my hob in a soft pink beige. When the kettle steams up or the evening sun hits them\u2026 oh, they shimmer. Every tile is a tiny bit different, so the whole wall moves. It\u2019s alive.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not all fancy tiles. Some are going bold with slabs of bookmatched marble\u2014where the veining mirrors itself across the join. Stunning, but crikey, you need a brave heart and a deep pocket for that. Others are keeping it simple but clever: think long, skinny bricks in a pale limewash colour, stacked vertically. It draws the eye up and makes a low ceiling feel taller. Saw that in a flat in Edinburgh\u2014utterly clever.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s really ticking boxes, though, is linking the two. Cabinets and backsplash talking to each other. Not matching, but conversing. Like, deep green cabinets with a backsplash of handmade terra cotta tiles. Earthy and rich. Or pale oak cabinets paired with a glossy, midnight blue subway tile. Classic but with a twist.<\/p>\n
I remember helping a client in Brighton who was terrified of colour. We did cream cabinets but used a backsplash of these incredible hand-painted Portuguese tiles with little cobalt blue fish on them. Now every time she makes a cuppa, she smiles. That\u2019s the point, isn\u2019t it? Your kitchen should give you a little jolt of joy.<\/p>\n
So yeah, if there\u2019s a thread for how things are shaping up, it\u2019s character over catalogue. Materials that tell a story, combinations that feel collected, not bought in one go. It\u2019s about a kitchen that feels like it\u2019s always been there, even if you just finished it last week. Forget the pristine, sterile labs of the past. We want spaces that are warm, a bit imperfect, and honestly, just a joy to be in. Now, if you\u2019ll excuse me, all this talk has made me desperate for a brew. That new tile behind my kettle really does make the water taste better\u2026 or maybe that\u2019s just me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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