The color gray dominated home design from 2010 to 2020, with popular colors like Pantone's Ultimate Gray and Sherwin Williams' gray tones. Millennials oversaturated their homes with gray, leading to a backlash evident in jokes on platforms like TikTok. While gray cabinets are modern and sleek, they risk looking dull in monochromatic spaces. Incorporating warmer tones and colorful accents can rejuvenate gray kitchens, with colors like light blue and earthy tones suggested as complementary hues. Warmer neutral tones are rising in popularity for a more inviting ambiance.
One of the chief sins of the 'millennial gray' kitchen is its monochrome palate. If your countertops are also gray... replacing either of these elements will immediately make a difference.
For a less intensive kitchen revamp, incorporate smaller, subtler pops of color throughout the space. Gray cabinets work well beside light blue or earth tones...
Pantone named Ultimate Gray (17-5104) as its color of the year for 2021... 20 of Sherwin Williams' 50 most popular paint colors were gray tones.
Benjamin Moore named Paris Rain 1501 - a warmer neutral tone - one of its most popular interior shades for 2025.
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