Top kitchen design trends

A beautifully designed kitchen is central in your home. If you’re buying a new Redrow home, we understand that this will be one of your main considerations, so we take pride in being ahead of the curve when it comes to interiors. Our award-winning show homes boast the latest contemporary kitchen concepts reflecting all the latest the kitchen design trends for 2025.

We also understand that designing and planning a new kitchen is one of the most exciting parts of buying a new Redrow home. If you’re in need of kitchen design ideas our kitchen visualiser makes it even easier and more fun. Available in our customer experience suites, it can be used to personalise every element of your new kitchen.

Designing your new kitchen

Our range of options and upgrades available varies between locations and house types, but you can explore the kitchen choices available in your new Redrow home. You can book an appointment with the sales team to visit your customer experience suite and use our innovative kitchen visualiser.

This kitchen visualiser uses real-time computer-generated imagery to let you see your fully customised kitchen. You can use it to test out options and upgrades for cabinets, worktops, flooring, such as Herringbone kitchen flooring, and see what different choices and combinations look like. You could use it for kitchen island ideas, and to see if you prefer the look of a glass or Silestone splashback, or perhaps select brushed chrome sockets.

Not sure where to start with kitchen design? Alysha-Alli-Rowlands, from our in-house interior design team, shares the latest kitchen design trends, including kitchen décor ideas and tips on creating a dream kitchen.

Trending Kitchen Colour Palettes for 2025

In our Heritage Collection homes, we offer a choice of contemporary or Shaker style kitchen cabinets in a range of colours and finishes to reflect kitchen trends in 2025.

1. “At Redrow, we’re seeing stronger colours at the forefront or kitchen décor trends and in particular rich blues and greens, balanced with warm neutrals,” Alysha said. “A neutral backdrop gives you scope to experiment with the colour of your décor. Rich blue or green cabinets look great paired with a clean veined white silestone worktop and Dulux Pebble Grey or a lovely Quartz Grey.”
2. One of the emerging kitchen colour trends is a growth in colour confidence. You can embrace the trend either with your choice of cabinetry, colourful kitchen appliances and kitchen paint. In our Dedham show home at The Foxgloves, in Witham, we’ve introduced sweeping tonal sage green through both the wall paint and cabinet colours. Meanwhile in the Sunningdale show home at Curborough Lakes, in Litchfield, we’ve featured deep forest green shaker cabinets.
3. “We’re also seeing darker, earthy tones coming through in mix and match kitchens with two-tone kitchen cabinets. This includes pairing dark stone finishes with a putty colour which draws on biophilic kitchen design as it features nature in its rawer state,” added Alysha.
4. Neutral kitchens, with a muted aesthetic, will continue to dominate as a classic look that stands the test of time.
5. “Elevate the look by adding hardware in finishes of brushed gold or knurled brass handles that are understated yet have a very glamorous feel,” Alysha explained. “Incorporating warmer tones, as seen in our Leamington Lifestyle at Hamlet Park, in Rainham, will create a soothing yet sophisticated aesthetic in any space. For example, pair light neutrals with rich undertones of dark walnut to create a gorgeous harmonious palette.”

Check out more of our favourite kitchen colour combinations.

Cabinet, counter and kitchen island ideas

Among the Redrow standard options available is to add feature doors to some of your cabinetry to complement your modern kitchen design.

1. One of the Contemporary kitchen styles we offer is Urban Matt Pebble with Grey Walnut – pebble represents the warmer sand colour and coordinates well with the textured woodgrain of Grey Walnut.
2. Many of our homes include a dedicated utility, which Alysha recommends should be treated as an extension of your kitchen. “Having a dedicated space for appliances you aren’t using daily you will instantly declutter your kitchen counters which will in turn give the feel of a larger more elevated kitchen space,” Alysha said. “It’s just one of the ways our layouts help you maximise space at home.”
3. Some of our kitchen designs include the option of selecting different style handles. You could embrace the blue kitchen trend and upgrade to Kensington Indigo Blue cabinets. This modern take on a shaker design, as seen in our Harrogate Lifestyle show home at The Maltings in Haddenham features brushed gold accessories, which also reflects the latest kitchen trend for metals. “Metals that lean towards a more antique finish – celebrating the craftsmanship and warmer materials – are gaining a lot of deserved attention,” Alysha added.

We also offer a wide range of kitchen counter options. Here are five top kitchen countertop trends:

1. One of the latest kitchen decor trends is to celebrate imperfect finishes and embrace natural forms. “Think silestone or marble worktops, highlighting veining and natural outlines,” Alysha explained.
2. “Materials such as porcelain and engineered quartz kitchen countertops are designed to mimic organic textures that resonate with the natural world, so are great alternatives for more expensive materials,” she said.
3. When it comes to kitchen worktop colours, Alysha recommends opting for fresh bleached or earthy tones. “A neutral worktop can look wonderful on an expansive kitchen island – available as an optional extra for added practicality and luxury. Pair with darker bar stools to add tonal contrast.”
4. Coordination is essential so make sure to match the texture between your splashback and worktop. “If your quartz countertop is smooth, opt for a sleek porcelain splashback through large-format tiles or subway patterns. Coordinating your worktops and splashback particularly when installed full or half height opens up the space and allows the material itself to become a design statement and focal point of your décor,” Alysha said.
5. Colour can also help create the illusion of space in a small kitchen. “Lighter colours, as seen in our Harrogate show home at Centurion Fields in Leeds, will reflect more light and make the space feel brighter and more spacious,” Alysha explained. “Take it a step further by including finishes with a delicate veining in to add visual depth and interest. Or for a monochromatic look, you could even pair an off-white splashback with grey quartz kitchen countertops.”

3 tips on how to design practical kitchen layouts

1. Having enough workspace to prepare meals and storage space for ingredients and equipment is an important factor in kitchen design. Adding an island or breakfast bar, like in the Richmond show home at Hamlet Park in Rainham, are among the options we offer in selected designs to help increase the workspace and storage in your kitchen. You can see how this would look in your new home with our kitchen visualiser tool.
2. Storage solutions such as plate holders, cutlery trays and butler’s pantry racks can be added as optional extras. Find more stylish and simple storage solutions.
3. We include integrated and energy efficient kitchen appliances, from a selection of top brand manufacturers, in our kitchens. You can switch brands or the type of appliance. For example, you could choose a double oven, two single ovens or perhaps a combi microwave and single oven or a steam oven. Or you could add a dishwasher or wine cooler.

To test out the kitchen visualiser, visit your preferred Redrow development.

Learn more about what’s included in the standard specification of a new Redrow home.