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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Jennifer Ebert

A year later, Joanna Gaines's Castle kitchen color scheme is still the best way to do contemporary neutrals in 2025 and beyond

Joanna Gaines.

Just a year ago, we were collectively declaring the death of bland beige and magnolia – those shades once beloved by property developers and simultaneously detested by 'discerning' interior designers. Today, however, those once-maligned neutrals have been expertly reinvented with a sophisticated sand, taupe, and coffee palette.

This shift towards the new neutral is not just a color trend; it's the foundation of the popular quiet luxury kitchen aesthetic, making the scheme distinctive, luxurious, and, quite frankly, anything but boring.

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