From spicy reds to nut browns, herb-greens and blue agave splashbacks, it’s time to cook up new colour in your kitchen.
The hardest-working room in the house should burst with flavour and personality.
Bringing in colour is an easy way to do this.
Pimento and nut brown wood
Cagni Williams' pimento red walls with nut-brown woods are a recipe you’ll want to follow.
“We designed the kitchen wall to bring the eye from the entrance to the garden through the gallery in a continuous sequence,” explains co-founder Laura Carrara-Cagni.
“The wall is beautiful, calming and homogeneous. It is as though it is made of secret doors, crafted from oak-textured panelling, each door opening into something different: from fridges to a pantry to a technical room, a sort of 'advent calendar' to keep clutter away and stay organised.
"You have to do so in an open space kitchen, so what is on view can be functional and beautiful.”
Bring in intense heat using paint
Paint company Earthborn Paints brings a rich pigmentation to walls.
Its Lady Bug red has the warmth of spicy reds, reminiscent of paprika and Korean gochujang, and will bring depth to a contemporary kitchen.
It comes in several finishes, but the clay-based breathable paint has a distinctive, ultra-matt finish that softens and enhances the light in your room.
A 100 ml tester pot costs €7 while five litres costs €131.20, ex delivery, from Irish stockist Conservation Technology Services.
Create a soft mood with sage
Ardmore is one of the new traditional ranges of door styles available at The Panelling Centre.
The five-piece, shaker door is foil-wrapped and comes in five different options: pearl white, two greys, graphite and smoke, and two greens.
One is called moss, while the sage-inspired shade, pictured, is called reed.
It is shown in a two-tone set-up.
Prices start from between €9,000 and €10,000, and include sink and tap, pull-out bins, wing line tracks and laminate countertops, ex assembly but including delivery.
A fine Burgundy for the island
An island in a contrasting colour adds real depth and interest to a kitchen, says Mary Corr, creative director at McNally.
The deep coral shade is warm and sophisticated.
As this is a paint finish, customers can choose from thousands of shades, available from Leicht at McNally, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, now.
Pictured in deep shade that resembles burgundy, it comes in a satin painted or textured painted finish, with 150mm curved gables and a slimline 17mm worktop.
Prices start from €15,000 for this island furniture.
Marshmallow goes mainstream
Marshmallow pink cabinetry has moved from the fashion fringes into the mainstream.
Vogue Williams has played a big part in pushing the envelope here.
It’s now being considered one of the neutrals.
Senso is part of a new traditional look for Kube for 2026.
The ones entitled Frame are new from Kube for 2026, they are a more traditional look.
Including laminate worktops, prices start from €12,000. The one shown will cost about €16,000.
Big up the idea of blue agave steel
Pic: Christopher Sturman
The combination of the mirror-finish steel of an Abimis island and units with the mottled blue agave, full-height, marble splashback is a slick design by New York and Paris-based Martin Brûlé Studio that is framed in warming blonde wood to soften the look.
It features three different blocks of the Ego line, designed by Alberto Torsello.
Something similar will cost in the region of €100,000.
Walnut whips up a sense of sophistication
This design by the Galway and Dublin-based Good Brother features tall Sydney units in a walnut hue, while lower presses and the island feature its Strassburg style in a griege colour.
As pictured, this sophisticated colour combination will cost about €28,000, ex appliances and worktops.
