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The 10 Most Popular New Kitchens of 2024
Get ideas for warm and welcoming palettes, ample islands and more from these top photos of the year
This Trending Now story features the most-saved kitchen photos uploaded to Houzz since Jan. 1, 2024.
To get a snapshot of the kitchen styles and features homeowners are wanting right now, just browse the photos they’re saving the most. This countdown of the most-saved kitchen photos uploaded to Houzz this year reveals a love of warm white-and-wood palettes, large islands for entertaining, materials and finishes that convey understated luxury and other trends worth considering. Check out the popular looks, then save your favorites to your own Houzz ideabooks.
To get a snapshot of the kitchen styles and features homeowners are wanting right now, just browse the photos they’re saving the most. This countdown of the most-saved kitchen photos uploaded to Houzz this year reveals a love of warm white-and-wood palettes, large islands for entertaining, materials and finishes that convey understated luxury and other trends worth considering. Check out the popular looks, then save your favorites to your own Houzz ideabooks.
9. Glorious Combination
Jordan Design-Build Group topped white Shaker-style lower cabinets and a stained cherry island base with honed Glorious White marble countertops in this Washington, D.C.-area kitchen. A creamy basketweave marble backsplash tile with beige-and-brown veining ties the two tones together, and brushed brass accents further warm up the palette. The induction range and smart refrigerator balance the kitchen’s transitional style with cutting-edge technology.
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Jordan Design-Build Group topped white Shaker-style lower cabinets and a stained cherry island base with honed Glorious White marble countertops in this Washington, D.C.-area kitchen. A creamy basketweave marble backsplash tile with beige-and-brown veining ties the two tones together, and brushed brass accents further warm up the palette. The induction range and smart refrigerator balance the kitchen’s transitional style with cutting-edge technology.
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8. Branching Out
In central Oregon, this wood, cream and dark green kitchen by JHL Design features V-groove cabinetry and a beautiful tiled range backsplash with hand-painted leafy branches. Chunky rough-hewn beams, a knotty white oak range hood and dark wood tractor-style counter stools help to cultivate an air of rusticity. Meanwhile, light quartz counters and contemporary-style island pendant lighting put a bit of polish on the look.
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In central Oregon, this wood, cream and dark green kitchen by JHL Design features V-groove cabinetry and a beautiful tiled range backsplash with hand-painted leafy branches. Chunky rough-hewn beams, a knotty white oak range hood and dark wood tractor-style counter stools help to cultivate an air of rusticity. Meanwhile, light quartz counters and contemporary-style island pendant lighting put a bit of polish on the look.
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7. Une Belle Cuisine
Designer Tonia Coleman of Le Belle Maison Interiors filled this Frisco, Texas, kitchen with modern French Country style — an aesthetic she and her client landed on after perusing images together on Houzz. The room’s centerpiece is a 12-foot island with a custom-stained quartersawn oak base and creamy white quartzite countertop. The large island and its 5-foot workstation sink come in handy when entertaining crowds, especially in conjunction with a prep kitchen that’s to the left of the zellige-tiled range wall.
Designer Tonia Coleman of Le Belle Maison Interiors filled this Frisco, Texas, kitchen with modern French Country style — an aesthetic she and her client landed on after perusing images together on Houzz. The room’s centerpiece is a 12-foot island with a custom-stained quartersawn oak base and creamy white quartzite countertop. The large island and its 5-foot workstation sink come in handy when entertaining crowds, especially in conjunction with a prep kitchen that’s to the left of the zellige-tiled range wall.
6. Slice and Dice
In this Utah home by builder PureHaven Homes and interior design firm Olsen Home Design, the contemporary-style kitchen has two stone-topped islands with warm wood bases. One has a black bar-height section that appears to slice right into it (creating a backsplash for a sink), and the other offers an uninterrupted surface for food prep and serving. The earthy, dynamically striated stone, which was also used on the range backsplash, echoes the rugged landscape visible through the wide patio doors.
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In this Utah home by builder PureHaven Homes and interior design firm Olsen Home Design, the contemporary-style kitchen has two stone-topped islands with warm wood bases. One has a black bar-height section that appears to slice right into it (creating a backsplash for a sink), and the other offers an uninterrupted surface for food prep and serving. The earthy, dynamically striated stone, which was also used on the range backsplash, echoes the rugged landscape visible through the wide patio doors.
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5. Island Influences
Gloribell Lebron of G. Lebron Interiors used Houzz Pro business software to streamline this Davie, Florida, kitchen remodel, which included adding a beverage station, pantry storage and a porcelain-topped kitchen island with counter-height seating and a drop-down oak dining table. For design inspiration, she looked to her client’s native Puerto Rico. The beverage station, for example, has an arch reminiscent of the island’s Spanish architecture and terra-cotta-color tiles that evoke its colorful sunsets.
Gloribell Lebron of G. Lebron Interiors used Houzz Pro business software to streamline this Davie, Florida, kitchen remodel, which included adding a beverage station, pantry storage and a porcelain-topped kitchen island with counter-height seating and a drop-down oak dining table. For design inspiration, she looked to her client’s native Puerto Rico. The beverage station, for example, has an arch reminiscent of the island’s Spanish architecture and terra-cotta-color tiles that evoke its colorful sunsets.
4. Dark Details
In this Natick, Massachusetts, kitchen, JMH Designs combined light greige perimeter cabinetry (Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore), a warm marbled stone countertop and backsplash and a rich wood island base. The dark wood trimming the range hood and lining the counter-to-ceiling appliance cabinet matches the island base, tying together the contrasting elements. And woven, silver, black and gold accents are sprinkled throughout, adding visual interest and contributing to the room’s cohesive design.
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In this Natick, Massachusetts, kitchen, JMH Designs combined light greige perimeter cabinetry (Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore), a warm marbled stone countertop and backsplash and a rich wood island base. The dark wood trimming the range hood and lining the counter-to-ceiling appliance cabinet matches the island base, tying together the contrasting elements. And woven, silver, black and gold accents are sprinkled throughout, adding visual interest and contributing to the room’s cohesive design.
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3. Timely Tudor
Aspen Sipes of Cedar & Oak describes the vision for this Austin, Texas, kitchen as “modern English cottage Tudor.” Its kerfed (or slit) white oak island base has a turned-leg detail, a light Bianco Gioia marble top and a sink with an unlacquered brass faucet that echoes the warm brass of the contemporary light fixtures and cabinet hardware. The surrounding cabinetry, painted Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore, has a European-inspired exposed dish rack and paneled appliances. A dark Brazilian soapstone backsplash accentuates the gracefully shaped Venetian plastered stove alcove.
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Aspen Sipes of Cedar & Oak describes the vision for this Austin, Texas, kitchen as “modern English cottage Tudor.” Its kerfed (or slit) white oak island base has a turned-leg detail, a light Bianco Gioia marble top and a sink with an unlacquered brass faucet that echoes the warm brass of the contemporary light fixtures and cabinet hardware. The surrounding cabinetry, painted Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore, has a European-inspired exposed dish rack and paneled appliances. A dark Brazilian soapstone backsplash accentuates the gracefully shaped Venetian plastered stove alcove.
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2. Green Flash
A few strategically placed sections of green cabinetry make this mostly stained oak-and-white Napa, California, kitchen by Miyuki Yamaguchi Design Studio stand out from the crowd. Additional design elements that give it uncommon appeal include a wood-paneled tray ceiling and matching range hood, conversation-friendly seating around the island, a tile-backed appliance garage with wire mesh pocket doors and matte black appliances and accents.
A few strategically placed sections of green cabinetry make this mostly stained oak-and-white Napa, California, kitchen by Miyuki Yamaguchi Design Studio stand out from the crowd. Additional design elements that give it uncommon appeal include a wood-paneled tray ceiling and matching range hood, conversation-friendly seating around the island, a tile-backed appliance garage with wire mesh pocket doors and matte black appliances and accents.
1. Lean and Light
Sunshine pours through extra-tall windows into this transitional-style Bethesda, Maryland, kitchen by Reverie Building — the most-saved kitchen photo of the year. The kitchen has white and light wood finishes, including a white shiplap ceiling and white oak cabinetry with a white-pigmented stain, that keep that light bouncing around. Even the black light fixtures are light and airy in form, adding contrast and character without weighing down the room.
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Sunshine pours through extra-tall windows into this transitional-style Bethesda, Maryland, kitchen by Reverie Building — the most-saved kitchen photo of the year. The kitchen has white and light wood finishes, including a white shiplap ceiling and white oak cabinetry with a white-pigmented stain, that keep that light bouncing around. Even the black light fixtures are light and airy in form, adding contrast and character without weighing down the room.
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This organic-modern-style kitchen in Austin, Texas, features cabinets custom-built by Studio QL. The cabinetry’s light wood complements the striking veined stone countertops and backsplash and blends into the herringbone-pattern floors. Other of-the-moment design details include skinny Shaker-style cabinet fronts, brass accents, arched glass pantry doors, a plaster-look range hood and vintage-style semiflush-mount island lights.
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