Dark Green Kitchens [Kitchen Trends 2024]

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If loving this is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right. Green walls paired with deep blackish-blue-green cabinetry. English design firm DeVOL’s work here is a gorgeous, fresh take on a London Victorian kitchen. Source & Design | DeVOL Kitchens — If loving this is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right. Green walls paired with deep blackish-blue-green cabinetry. English design firm DeVOL’s work here is a gorgeous, fresh take on a London Victorian kitchen. Source & Design | *DeVOL Kitchens*

If you lurk about Instagram paying attention to interior design trends like I do, then you’ve likely come across a green kitchen or two. These verdant kitchens are sometimes deep and lush, other times light and airy, but always with a dramatic green punch. They’re quite a contrast to the years of all white kitchens that dominated the early and teen 2000s.

Green kitchens comes in a range of hues and flavors, but what I’m focusing on here is a dark green that’s fast approaching black. From deep-in-the-woods forest green to inky blue-green peacock.

My first encounter with this hue was while living in the Philadelphia area just after university. As a native Californian, I remember seeing it on traditional furniture and décor and wondering if it had Pennsylvania Dutch or early Colonial origins.

In my head I call this color “Kennett Square Green” since I was a fellow at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA at the time. I still don’t know the full answer about it’s origins, but for sure there’s evidence of deep green and blue early American paint.

I was so taken by this color with all it’s blue-green murky depth, that I ended up buying a matching set of the cheapest drawers money could buy, purchasing a can of that deep green and painting the plastic-y drawer fronts with it while leaving the faux wood grain on the frame in all it’s “natural” glory. It really was my first grown up DIY.

Fast forward to now, and I realize that my affinity for this deep, lush green has stuck with me. I’m loving seeing it in so many gorgeous kitchens, and partly because it’s an unexpected place to find it.

Personally, I’m besotted with this dark green kitchen trend and felt compelled to write about it, so come explore with me!

After all, what color do we associate with nature more than green? So if you’re looking for some deep nature-inspired hues yourself or you’re just curious, this post is for you!

Here’s what we’ll cover:

Tips for working with dark green - light & airy vs. dark & dramatic
Tips for mixing greens - successful monochromatic palettes
Go green without going “full green”
Shades of green for your consideration

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This deep green kitchen looks like it could have been inspired by Early American design with good reason since it’s in fact English and Georgian inspired. (King George III ruled during the American Revolution.) Source & Design | Teddy Edwards — *This deep green kitchen looks like it could have been inspired by* *Early American design* *with good reason since it’s in fact English and Georgian inspired. (King George III ruled during the American Revolution.) Source & Design |* *Teddy Edwards*

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How to work with a dark green kitchen palette

First I think it’s important to consider what kind of green atmosphere you want to achieve. Do you want light, bright, and airy but with a dramatic green punch or do you want dark, dramatic, and moody? The difference between these two styles is well, dramatic. Let’s consider both.

Dark green + light and white kitchen

Take a look at the beautiful kitchen below. In my mind, this is a great example of how to have your cake and eat it too. You get the lightness of a mostly white kitchen but with the drama of dark color to anchor it.

A good way to achieve this is by going with green on the lower cabinets and going light up top. Whether it’s by using open shelving, light countertops and backsplash, and/or white walls.

This beautiful kitchen is light and airy but with a dramatic peacock-green punch delivered by the cabinetry. Source & Design | Amber Interiors Photo | Tessa Neustadt — *This beautiful kitchen is light and airy but with a dramatic peacock-green punch delivered by the cabinetry. Source & Design |* *Amber Interiors* *Photo | Tessa Neustadt*

White is a natural with dark green kitchen cabinetry. If you’re not going for deep and moody, it provides a lovely light airiness that contrasts beautifully with dark green.

This charming kitchen by Studio McGee features cabinets painted in Benjamin Moore’s Forest Green 2047-10, a retro-inspired Smeg fridge (love Smeg) and encaustic black and white floor tile. Source | House & Home Design | Studio McGee — *This charming kitchen by Studio McGee features cabinets painted in Benjamin Moore’s Forest Green 2047-10, a retro-inspired Smeg fridge (love Smeg) and encaustic black and white floor tile. Source |* *House & Home* *Design |* *Studio McGee*

Another light and bright kitchen. The deep blue-green cabinetry contrasts beautifully with the white countertops, hood, and walls. Cabinetry is Farrow & Ball’s Inchyra Blue and the white is F&B’s Pointing. Source | House Beautiful Design | … — Another light and bright kitchen. The deep blue-green cabinetry contrasts beautifully with the white countertops, hood, and walls. Cabinetry is Farrow & Ball’s Inchyra Blue and the white is F&B’s Pointing. Source | *House Beautiful* *Design |* *@newenglanddesignworks* *Photo |* *@jaredkuziaphotography*

Dark, moody, and dramatic green kitchens

On the other hand, if dramatic and moody atmosphere is your goal, there’s nothing better than pairing that deep, murky green with other darks. I’ll be honest, there’s something about these kitchens that just speaks to me, making me want to buy a several-hundred-years-old Cotswold farmhouse with exposed timbers and stone floors. Check out the lovely green moodiness below:

Drop the mic. A to-die-for moody green kitchen in a 19th century Shropshire farmhouse. Source | Remodelista Design | Plain English — *Drop the mic. A to-die-for moody green kitchen in a 19th century Shropshire farmhouse. Source |* *Remodelista* *Design |* *Plain English*

DeVOL keeps the green coming with walls to match the cabinetry in a shade they describe as a cross between emerald and racing green. Source & Design | DeVOL — *DeVOL keeps the green coming with walls to match the cabinetry in a shade they describe as a cross between emerald and racing green. Source & Design |* *DeVOL*

A moody green kitchen in a Georgian era London townhome. The murky green color is called “Flint” so I love it all the more as it’s my given name. I adore the rough plaster at the back of the hood too that also provides a focal point of light. Source… — A moody green kitchen in a Georgian era London townhome. The murky green color is called “Flint” so I love it all the more as it’s my given name. I adore the rough plaster at the back of the hood too that also provides a focal point of light. Source & Design | *DeVOL*

Tips for mixing greens

Stick to similar hues

A hue is a shade of a particular color, or to put it in visual terms, the spoke of a color wheel.

*Each tab in this color swatch guide is aligned by hue, progressing from yellow-greens on the left to blue-greens on the right. Photo | Greenhouse Studio*

Check out the kitchen image below done in a multitude of greens. The reason it works so well is that they have similar hues, in this case, mostly blue-greens. You don’t see yellow-based greens. The most I see is the pothos plant and none in the permanent kitchen decor. A shot of bright chartreuse just wouldn’t vibe as well alongside the blue-based greens, even if it were only a plant. (That being said, if that chartreuse plant makes you happy, then for sure include it!)

If this deep 50 shades of green kitchen doesn’t say fun and planterific, then I don’t know what does. Blue-green cabinetry, green door and walls, and green on black fern wallpaper. Never mind all the fabulous plants. Source | Lily Sawyer @layered.ho… — If this deep 50 shades of green kitchen doesn’t say fun and planterific, then I don’t know what does. Blue-green cabinetry, green door and walls, and green on black fern wallpaper. Never mind all the fabulous plants. Source | Lily Sawyer @layered.home

Monochromatic palettes - limit it (mostly) to the greens

If you want to design with multiple shades of green (or any monochromatic color palette), in addition to keeping them in the same hue, I’d also recommend restraining your accent colors. Your variety comes from the different hues of green rather than from one main color combined with complimentary accent colors. So consider keeping the accent colors to neutrals like black and white and your wood tones.

To try and illustrate the difference, the fabulous kitchen by Juniper Home below has only one shade of green, the deep olive cabinetry, contrasted with lots of white. I think the coral colors on the countertop and the vintage rug look beautiful next to it.

Of course none of these are hard and fast rules - mere suggestions to hopefully help you out. Working with color can be tricky!

The olive green cabinetry painted in Sierra Night by Pratt & Lambert is offset by lots of white and is complimented by the coral in the vintage rug and orange hues in the flora. Source & Design | Juniper Home — *The olive green cabinetry painted in Sierra Night by Pratt & Lambert is offset by lots of white and is complimented by the coral in the vintage rug and orange hues in the flora. Source & Design |* *Juniper Home*

Drool alert! That olive green cabinetry with the light island wood and the coral runner - fabulous. Source | @chairish Design | @jeanstofferdesign Photo | @stofferphotographyinteriors} — *Drool alert! That olive green cabinetry with the light island wood and the coral runner - fabulous. Source |* *@chairish* *Design |* *@jeanstofferdesign* *Photo |* *@stofferphotographyinteriors*}

So what did I just say above? Limit your palette to neutral accents with the green? Yeah feel free to ignore that hundred percent, because then folks like DeVOL come along and make me eat my words. Feast your eyes on this peacock blue-green number paired with green tile and pink walls. Perfection!

Blue-green cabinetry, green-green tile, a cozy fireplace, and pink lime-washed walls. English kitchen perfection. I also love how they lettered “Pantry” in script over the door. Source & Design | DeVOL — *Blue-green cabinetry, green-green tile, a cozy fireplace, and pink lime-washed walls. English kitchen perfection. I also love how they lettered “Pantry” in script over the door. Source & Design |* *DeVOL*

Go green without going “full green”

Another way to play the green kitchen trend is to incorporate it on a smaller scale. It could be as simple as including lots of plants and accent décor pieces in deep green on an open shelf or countertop in an otherwise neutral kitchen. Or check out the kitchen below where designer Dee Murphy decided to revamp her kitchen with her centerpiece of a green range to a beautiful effect.

Want to dip your toe without going “full green”? This gorgeous forest green and brass range adds tons of personality to a mostly white kitchen. Source & Design | @murphydeesign Photo | @zekeruelas — *Want to dip your toe without going “full green”? This gorgeous forest green and brass range adds tons of personality to a mostly white kitchen. Source & Design |* @murphydeesign Photo | *@zekeruelas*

Shades of deep green

Thinking of jumping into this deep green trend yourself?

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Below are some popular deep green paint colors for your consideration: