Kitchen Trends

New Deco Kitchen Trend

For those that love to lavish their home, or prefer more sophisticated tailoring, the New Deco kitchen trend is the one to watch. Embracing luxurious materials, like marble and brass, soft colours, and subtle decorative patterns, this look provides a modern and refined update, while being playfully nostalgic towards interiors from the 1930s.

Grey, white, and navy shaker cupboard doors, propped against a white wall. With gold pots and jugs on a white tile floor.

Sophisticated shades

Keeping colours pared-back within the New Deco look ensures more elegant elements take centre stage. Tonal greys, like dove-grey and taupe, provide a blank canvas to build upon without it feeling stark. These colours are a great addition within smaller rooms, while larger areas, or those homes looking to make a statement, will benefit from darker shades of navy and slate-grey.

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A selection of white and grey marble worktops. Presented as overlapping squares, with a gold finish in the bottom right.

Must-have marble

Marble is the main material to add within this luxe look, with surfaces being the key area to apply this decadent pattern. Light marble designs will keep the look bright and inviting, offering a minimal touch to this refined interior. Choose low-cost laminate counters to create the look for less, while solid stone offers a long-lasting fit for a premium aesthetic.

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A collection of brushed-brass kitchen handles on white marble worktop. Includes bar, knob, and traditional cup handle styles.

Style with gold

Gold-like tones are the go-to choice for accenting this style, adding a refined focal feature within the design. This luxe finish also gives a nod to art-deco interiors with brushed finishes bringing this homage right up to date. Handles are a key area for introducing this tone, while decorative trims offer an eclectic look in a handleless design.

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Parquet patterns

Patterned areas are a key design feature of the New Deco kitchen trend, creating a high-fashion effect for added wow factor. Backboards and floors are a great place to incorporate these geometrics, with softer designs, like scallop, chevron, and herringbone, offering a more subtle take on this look without overpowering the room.

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Contemporary blue kitchen idea with super-matt slab doors in a L-shaped layout. Has white marble worktops and brass handles.

Bespoke features

Interiors from the thirties demonstrated sophistication by including individually-crafted luxury items. This approach remains the same within this New Deco trend, where bespoke features can be used to dial up its premium appeal. Examples include adding a waterfall counter or wraparound island. Double up on style points by using this trick to maximise on marble surfaces.

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Confidently curated

Co-ordinating elements within a room offers a look that is elegant, refined, and luxurious – all qualities you want to achieve within this trend. This can be added easily by choosing matching finishes across surfaces, functional fixtures, or essential equipment. One of our favourite looks is to create a cohesive counter and border design, which can help lead the eye through the space.

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New Deco in Howdens Homes

Go tonal

We love this peninsular design from @rosebankreno, using a statement grey, veined-marble work surface. This opulent stone material meets the middle ground between the black and light-grey cupboards, creating a cohesive kitchen space. Continue the counter onto the edge of a breakfast bar for a luxury, waterfall look.

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White shaker style kitchen cupboards, paired with a white marble worktop, white Belfast sink, a gold tap and cup handles.

Work in white

New Deco’s focus on minimal, refined touches means that an all-white scheme is a guaranteed win. This design from @elliejordanhome combines shaker cupboards with white metro tiles, for a fresh look that showcases simple style. Decorate with jewel-like gold finishes, such as faucets and handles for an elegant interior.

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Shaker style navy kitchen with brushed brass cup handles, marble waterfall worktop and oak chevron flooring

All brushed up

For a New Deco kitchen, the attention is in the detail, so including different textures such as glass, timber, and metallics creates a dynamic space that looks expertly designed. @houseno2_ has crafted a nostalgic interior with brushed brass cup handles that balance navy cupboards, for a room that pays homage to art-deco interiors from a by-gone eras.

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Navy and grey shaker style kitchen, with white marble worktops and backboard, gold bar handles and a gold faucet.

Mix and match

With open-plan layouts becoming increasingly popular, combining two tones will create a versatile and subtle backdrop to a living space. @des51gners has refreshed their design with navy base cupboards and lighter grey wall units, for a luxury look that will last through changing trends. Including a more neutral palette higher up helps to add light to a room, and will create an inviting and spacious ambience.

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