24 Colorful Kitchens From the AD Archive
Kitchens infuse a home with energy through food, conversation, and shared moments—and the design of the interior should, too. That’s why we at AD love colorful kitchens: Whether you’re looking to incorporate a touch of elegance or some vibrancy into the room, a splash of paint or a brightly hued piece of furniture can work wonders. Get just as excited about these spaces as you do about a good meal with family and friends by discovering the right color for your kitchen. We’ve searched the AD archives for rooms with brilliant walls and furnishings to inspire your next project. From aqua-coated culinary spaces in New York City to monochromatic green interiors in Martha’s Vineyard, these kitchens are proof that a little color goes a long way.
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Photo: Björn Wallander1/24A Hamptons Kitchen With Pops of Yellow
In designer Muriel Brandolini’s vibrant Hamptons beach house, the kitchen is equipped with cabinetry faced in colored wood veneer and concrete counters. The pendant lights are by Twentytwentyone, and the stools and corner bookcase are from Design Within Reach.
Photo: Richard Powers2/24One Grecian Escape
In a compound of Greek villas by designer Isabel López-Quesada, a kitchen’s French doors open onto the property’s main terrace. The countertops and sink are marble, the sink fittings are by Grohe, and the backsplash tiles are antique.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn3/24A Modern Take on Blue and White
Tiles custom-made by Tile Guild based on Gio Ponti designs animate this David Netto–designed Southampton kitchen, which is appointed with pendant lights by Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co., a hood custom made by RangeCraft, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Wolf range, and a pair of BassamFellows tractor stools from Design Within Reach.
Photo: Jason Schmidt4/24Somewhere in Connecticut
Bespoke cabinetry and a Campana Brothers suspension light enliven this Connecticut kitchen by India Mahdavi, where the owners’ golden retriever relaxes on the floor. The stools are by BassamFellows from Design Within Reach, the Eames side chairs are by Vitra, and the oven is by Miele.
Photo: Scott Frances5/24An Aqua Vision
The walls and custom cabinetry in this New York kitchen were painted a vibrant aqua. Decorator Thomas Britt and architectural designer Peter Napolitano carried the color into the adjacent living room to maintain continuity.
Photo: William Waldron6/24The Maine Attraction of One Home
In Suzanne Kasler and Les Cole’s Maine vacation home, the poolhouse kitchen features Urban Archaeology pendant lights, a Thermador range, sink fittings by Michael S. Smith for Kallista, and counter stools from Walters; the Roman shade is made of a Jasper print, the backsplash is of Waterworks tile, and the walls are painted in a Benjamin Moore blue.
Photo: Scott Frances7/24A Kitchen to Make Anyone Green with Envy
Green paint and matching cabinetry add a distinctly nautical feel to the kitchen of a Martha’s Vineyard Shingle Style house by architect Oscar Shamamian of Ferguson & Shamamian and designer Michael S. Smith.
Photo: Luke White8/24Red, White, and Blue Everything
A residence inside this circa-1700 English manor features a kitchen outfitted with an Aga range and counter stools covered in a Pierre Frey fabric. Mark Gillette Interior Design gave the four-story apartment a grand but comfortable feel.
Photo: Oberto Gili9/24A Manhattan Marvel
This Manhattan townhouse, which was renovated by Annabelle Selldorf and decorated with the help of Francis D’Haene of D’Apostrophe Design, is outfitted with vintage Swedish pendant lamps from R 20th Century, Boffi cabinetry, and a Gaggenau cooktop. The photograph is by Cindy Sherman.
Photo: Eric Piasecki10/24A Key Lime Treat
The kitchen of this antebellum house in New Orleans’s French Quarter is equipped with a Thermador range and hood and furnished with a table by Lars Bolander.
Photo: Roger Davies11/24From San Francisco With Love
A Gracie metal-leaf wallpaper lines the kitchen ceiling of this Thomas Britt-designed San Francisco apartment.
Photo: Roger Davies12/24Green Acres
Varenna by Poliform lacquer and oak cabinetry enlivens the kitchen of this Beverly Hills home designed by Whipple Russell Architects and decorated by Tocha Project.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn13/24In the Red
The kitchen of this Brooklyn family home, which was decorated by Nick Olsen, features an RH dining table surrounded by Soane Britain chairs clad in a Brentano faux leather.
Photo: © CONDÉ NAST14/24Red, White, Blue, and Smoking
The kitchen of this Manhattan townhouse, which was renovated by Stephan Jaklitsch and decorated by Richard McGeehan, is outfitted with walnut cabinetry designed by Jaklitsch, and a mirrored backsplash. The Sub-Zero refrigerator has customized lacquer panels.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn15/24Sunny Days
Czech chairs from the 1930s are grouped around a Jean Dunand marble table in the kitchen of interior designer Muriel Brandolini’s New York townhouse. The perforated cabinets were custom-made by City Joinery; the range is by Viking.
Photo: Oberto Gili16/24Ready for Rio
In the kitchen of this rustic family getaway outside Rio de Janeiro, blue-and-white ceramics enliven a wall; the tile around the fireplace is Portuguese, and the cabinets are curtained in a Colefax and Fowler check.
Photo: Björn Wallander17/24A Lisbon Location
Keeping watch over decorator Pedro Espírito Santo’s Lisbon kitchen are a 17th-century statue of Saint Francis of Assisi and a 19th-century Italian porcelain figure; the decorative tiles are 18th-century azulejos.
Photo: Anthony Cotsifas18/24Kitchen with a View
Red rules the day in this kitchen, which features stunning Manhattan views. Lacquer cabinetry and stainless-steel counters cannot help but shine bright.
Photo: Laure Joliet19/24A Colorful Cacophony in California
This colorful California kitchen was designed by Frances Merrill. “If ornament is crime, Katie is my accomplice,” designer Merrill said of her client, Katie Jordan, to AD.
Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna20/24One French Country Kitchen
“It needed renovation; it needed everything,” Chris Burch told this magazine in May 2019 of his home, which is located not far from Paris. “But you could just feel it was wonderful.” Indeed.
Photo: Francois Halard21/24A Communal Dream
Commune designed this charming green and white kitchen, which is located in California.
Photo: Stephen Kent Johnson22/24Cook the Rainbow
Custom-made cement tiles and a flaming red Bertazzoni range are just two highlights of this lovable kitchen designed by RP Miller, in which an assortment of tones make for a happy-go-lucky power clash.
Photo: Matthieu Salvaing23/24A Gallery Wall Worth Gazing At
While blue and yellow hues cannot help but pop in this kitchen, its most striking feature might just be its cute and quirky gallery wall.
Photo: Stephen Kent Johnson24/24A Valle Vision
Green Farrow & Ball paint helps make this kitchen, which was designed by Giancarlo Valle, sing. Valle also designed the stools.
