Planning a kitchen remodel this year? You've probably noticed soft greens, natural wood tones, and warm neutrals replacing the all white kitchens of the last decade. Here's what's actually trending for 2026, and how to bring the look home without a custom cabinetry price tag.

Sage Green Is Still One of the Top Colors of 2026

Sage green kitchen cabinets have had serious staying power, and 2026 hasn't slowed that down. The range spans soft, muted sage with a gentle gray undertone all the way to deeper greens like olive and moss. That soft, almost gray sage in particular is a favorite for homeowners who want color without it feeling loud. It reads calm and sophisticated, works in nearly any lighting, and feels like a natural extension of the home rather than a passing trend.

A soft sage kitchen pairs beautifully with brass or matte black hardware, butcher block countertops, and warm wood accents, whether used throughout or just as an island color against white or wood perimeter cabinets.

White Oak and Natural Wood Cabinets Are Having a Moment

For the first time in years, wood cabinets are edging out white as the most requested finish in new kitchens. White oak, especially rift cut styles, leads the way with its straight grain and warm toned finish. Wood cabinetry brings texture and warmth that flat paint can't match, and it tends to hide everyday wear better too. Not ready to commit to wood everywhere? A wood island with painted perimeter cabinets is an easy way to test the trend.

Warm Neutrals and Two Tone Kitchens

Cool gray had its run. The neutral of the moment is warmer and pair especially well with brass, bronze, or matte black hardware. Two tone kitchens keep growing too, pairing a lighter upper cabinet with a deeper lower or island color. In 2026 that pairing has expanded past white and navy to include wood tone lowers with painted uppers, and green or black islands anchoring a lighter perimeter.

What's Cooling Off

Handleless, ultra minimal fronts and heavy fluted detailing are starting to feel overdone. Shaker style doors remain the most requested by a wide margin, since the clean lines work with nearly any color or hardware choice, which is exactly why they're the foundation of our own cabinet lines.

Bringing These Looks Into Your Kitchen

Lanae Home is a wholesale cabinet company that provides high quality cabinets, built to last, with prices well below custom cabinetry. Our cabinets are built with cabinet grade plywood, hardwood face frames, rails and stiles, dovetail drawers, and soft close DTC drawer glides and hinges. Our lineup includes Soft Sage, Rift Cut White Oak, Toasted Oak, Pure White, Midnight Black, and more, so most of these trends are already in our catalog ready to ship.

Not sure what will work in your space? Our in-house design team offers free kitchen design services, including full layout planning, at no cost and no sales appointment required. Prefer to plan it yourself? We offer a DIY design tool that allows you create your own space using Lanae Cabinets. Either way, you're talking to a real person on our team, not a chatbot.

Ready to see these trends in your own kitchen? Explore our cabinets and request your free design consultation today.