Kitchens Go Warm: The Look Renovators From Aspen to the Hamptons Are Asking For This Fall

Designers say the season's kitchen requests are trending away from the stark and toward the soft. Richer materials are replacing the cooler finishes that have dominated recent renovations, and lighting plans are shifting to gentler, warmer sources rather than bright overheads. For homeowners in markets where the kitchen is often the room that sells a house, it is the kind of shift worth noting before the next remodel begins. The direction, per those doing the work, is comfort over clinical.

With reporting from Elle Decor.