Top 5 Kitchen Trends For Autumn 2025
Nordiska Kök is presenting the top five kitchen trends for Autumn 2025—here’s what to expect:
The kitchen trends for the upcoming season is defined by a calm yet expressive design, where clean lines meet oversized, bold details. The Japandi trend reaches a new level, and colour tones become bolder and more prominent—often set in contrast to warm, wooden hues.
The display cabinet, long sidelined in favour of minimalist design, is making a comeback in a refreshed form—now serving as an architectural statement piece rather than a traditional storage solution.
Trend No. 1 – Scandi Elegance: With a light colour palette, soft arches, and beautiful natural stone, a refined and sophisticated expression emerges—where Scandinavian design meets French elegance. Classic details enhance the sense of elegance, creating a soft, inviting aesthetic that feels both airy and timeless.
This trend feels both airy and grounded, combining clean lines with an inviting warmth—a perfect blend of Scandinavian simplicity and timeless elegance.
Gentle arches and a muted palette bring a sense of quiet elegance to the space.
Light natural tones extend into the interiors, creating a seamless and harmonious expression.
Trend No. 2 – Raw Japandi: The earthy, nature-inspired essence of Japandi takes on a rawer and more powerful expression, evoking rustic austerity while still preserving Japandi's tactile sense of calm. Stone, dark wood, and textured surfaces meet a warm, earthy colour palette—now with an even stronger emphasis on authenticity, giving the kitchen a distinctive character.
A rustic twist on Japandi takes shape through raw textures, while preserving its tactile sense of calm and earthy tones.
Stone, dark wood, and warm hues add authenticity to the rawer Japandi style.
Textured surfaces and earthy tones create distinctive Japandi character.
Trend No. 3 – The Return of the Display Cabinet: Long sidelined in favor of more minimalist designs, the display cabinet makes a comeback in a fresh reinterpretation—now serving as an architectural object rather than a traditional storage solution. Featuring sliding doors with linear glass and an aesthetic clearly inspired by the graphic lines of the 1970s—or with rounded corners, antique glass, and a contrasting interior—the cabinet is elevated and brought into a contemporary context as an elegant statement piece.
Rooted in tradition, the display cabinet re-emerges as a striking statement piece.
The modern display cabinet blurs the line between traditional storage and architectural object.
With rounded corners and glass doors, the display cabinet is reimagined with a timeless, modern grace.
Trend No. 4 – Colour Contrasts: After a long period dominated by earthy and neutral tones, we're now seeing a bolder use of colour-combinations that are both unexpected and daring, yet thoughtfully curated. A new, more vibrant colour palette takes centre stage, where light and dark shades are paired with natural materials, like warm wood tones, to create dynamic contrast and visual depth.
From coloured ceilings to vibrant veined marble, natural materials are enhanced by curated contrasts.
A bolder use of colour steps forward, grounded in natural materials.
The kitchen embraces bold contrasts, creating a dynamic and vibrant space.
Trend No. 5 – Oversized Details: Oversized details and bold, sculptural forms meet rustic textures and softly rounded shapes, creating a new and exciting silhouette that gives the kitchen character. Design and functionality work in harmony, striking a balance where natural materials continue to take centre stage.
Sculptural details and rounded shapes create a dynamic kitchen aesthetic with natural materials in focus.
Oversized details bring bold character to the kitchen.
Handcrafted details and natural materials blend seamlessly in harmonious design.
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