Earthy Tones & Natural Textures: Kitchen Design Trends We Love in 2025
If the past few years have been about sleek minimalism and polished perfection, this year has been about something softer. More grounded. More human.
In 2025 we’re seeing a return to a kind of kitchen that feels lived in. Where the bench has toast crumbs, the timber is worn just right, and the morning light catches the curve of a handmade mug. It’s a move toward spaces that feel calm, natural, and intentionally imperfect. And we love it.
Here are six kitchen design trends that are grounding us in all the right ways.
1. Soft Neutrals with Soul
Forget cold whites and stark greys. The new neutrals are warm, layered, and quietly expressive.
We’re loving shades like soft oat, ecru, clay beige, and sandstone. Tones that don’t shout for attention, but instead create a gentle, calming base. These earthy hues bring warmth to the kitchen and pair beautifully with raw timbers and stone surfaces.
Neutral doesn’t mean boring. Think of it as the colour of quiet confidence.
Try layering similar tones, like an oat-coloured splashback with clay-hued cabinetry, to create depth and softness.
2. The Return of Textural Contrast
Kitchens are no longer flat, high-gloss spaces. The most inviting ones combine rough with smooth, matte with grain, and cool with warm.
Think: brushed brass handles on a rattan-fronted cabinet. A cool stone benchtop paired with a timber stool. A bamboo board resting beside a ceramic fruit bowl.
Texture is what gives a space its soul, and it’s why we love working with natural materials like bamboo. Every board we make carries its own subtle grain and warm tactility. It just feels right in your hands.
Let your surfaces speak their story with timber, stone, and bamboo.
3. Earth-Inspired Colour Pops
While the base palette stays soft, we’re seeing more intentional colour moments inspired by nature.
Olive green cabinets. Rust-toned tiles. Terracotta planters on open shelves. These grounded, organic tones draw from the Australian bush, the coastline, the desert.
Used sparingly, they create a sense of comfort and place, adding character without overwhelming the space.
Bring the outside in with tones pulled straight from the bush and the coast.
4. Open Shelving & Everyday Display
Forget hiding everything behind glossy doors. The time is now to celebrate your everyday essentials, displaying them proudly on open shelves.
That doesn’t mean clutter. It means curating items that are both beautiful and functional: your favourite mug, your wooden spoon, your go-to chopping board.
Open shelves invite slowness. They tell the story of how you cook, how you host, how you live.
The kitchen should no longer be just a workspace, but a story of how you live.
5. Lighting that Softens & Warms
Harsh downlighting is out. Soft, layered lighting is in.
Pendant lights with linen shades. Wall sconces in warm brass. Gauzy curtains that catch the late afternoon sun. The goal? To make your kitchen gently glow.
Even small touches, like beeswax candles or salt lamps, can bring a sense of calm to the space.
6. Slow Living as a Design Principle
More than a trend, this is a mindset. We’re seeing a shift away from fast, disposable design and move toward pieces that are made to last, and made with care.
It’s why we design our bamboo kitchenware the way we do: simple, strong, and built for daily rituals. A board you’ll want to leave out on the bench, because it just belongs there.
Design with care. Live with intention. Choose pieces that feel right in your hands.
Final Thoughts: A Kitchen That Grounds You
The best kitchens aren’t designed to impress. They’re designed to be lived in. To gather around. To slow down in.
This year, our goal is to find beauty in natural textures, earthy tones, and thoughtful details. Whether you’re renovating, refreshing, or just dreaming, it starts with a single piece that feels right, and we're here to help you find that fist piece.