Kitchen trends are perhaps some of the most fickle; the colors, shapes, and styles that are 'in' are constantly changing, and yet a kitchen is surely the room you want to feel the most stylish, so how many of these 'trends' should you follow anyway? As a Kitchen Editor, I am constantly having these conversations – what trends are fleeting and which are the timeless 'trends' you should actually pay attention to.
My designer sources tend to be the biggest influence on the trends I report on, so when I spoke with iconic designer Shea McGee about her latest kitchen project (a design itself that sparked the emerging trend for curved silhouettes), I was keen to find out which 2026 kitchen trend she is most excited about.
