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Seeing in Technicolor: 10 Color-Stained Kitchens That Swap Paint for Pigment

July 31, 2025

Noticed recently, with increasing frequency: kitchens where color-stained wood does more with less. Tinted linseed oils and pigment-rich Polyx-oils offer a tactile alternative to lacquered gloss or flat paint—allowing tone, grain, and texture to coexist.

It’s a resourceful move: cost-conscious, low-VOC, and richly expressive. The result is a custom look without the custom price tag. Here, ten kitchens that make the case.

a london remodel from architects o&#8\2\17;sullivan skoufoglou features pal 17
Above: A London remodel from architects O’Sullivan Skoufoglou features pale blue linseed oil on birch plywood cabinets finished with a minimalist cutout pull. Photography by Ståle Eriksen from A Colorful Yet Restrained Family Home That Doubles As an Art Gallery.
in a muted dark green tone, stained ash storage cabinetry and drawers were inte 18
Above: In a muted dark green tone, stained ash storage cabinetry and drawers were integrated into a project by SMS Arquitectos, a firm based in the Algarve of Portugal.
a berlin kitchen with forest green linseed stained cabinets complement the gree 19
Above: A Berlin kitchen with forest green linseed stained cabinets complement the green marble worktop; from O’Sullivan Skoufoglou.
in the kitchen of seb and brogan cox, the couple integrated a glowing yellow pa 20
Above: In the kitchen of Seb and Brogan Cox, the couple integrated a glowing yellow pantry. Made of solid British ash which was stained bright yellow. Photograph by Beth Davis from Kitchen of the Week: A Material-Led Celebration of British Wood.
plywood cabinets and frames in a lisbon kitchen were stained in mid green and c 21
Above: Plywood cabinets and frames in a Lisbon kitchen were stained in mid-green and completed with contrasting unfinished wood handles. Photography by Francisco Ascensão, courtesy of Atelier José Andrade Rocha from Marvila House: A New Modern Extension for an Old Charming Townhome in Lisbon.
in a project by welsh studio rural office, ash kitchen cabinets by studio pren 22
Above: In a project by Welsh studio Rural Office, ash kitchen cabinets by Studio Pren were custom stained in a light gray wash to reveal the natural variation of ash beneath. Photo from @rural_office.
in the garde hvalsøe and dinesen showroom in aarhus, denmark, a blueish oil is 23
Above: In the Garde Hvalsøe and Dinesen showroom in Aarhus, Denmark, a blueish oil is applied to ash shelving and door frame. Photo by Claus Troelsgaard from Kitchen of the Week: The Dinesen and Garde Hvalsøe Kitchen in Aarhus.
a deep red linseed oil pigment from linolie & pigment (bilbao) was applied 24
Above: A deep red linseed oil pigment from Linolie & Pigment (Bilbao) was applied to compact kitchen concept designed by Kóre Projects for Studio 11:40.
in a bristol kitchen from jetsam made, birch plywood cabinet fronts were staine 25
Above: In a Bristol kitchen from Jetsam Made, birch plywood cabinet fronts were stained to match the powder coated steel frames in RAL 6011.
in one of 6\1 different townhouses originally designed in \1967 by eyvind retzi 26
Above: In one of 61 different townhouses originally designed in 1967 by Eyvind Retzius and Svein Bjoland, architects A kitchen designed by Smau Arkitektur delivered a custom pine wood kitchen finished in Linolie & Pigment Helsinki Linseed Oil.

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