Retro kitchen style has proved that it is here to stay, being a favorite from yesteryears and still dominant now.
A retro kitchen combines styles, materials to inject life and color in a kitchen. To design a retro kitchen with a touch of modernity, you will have to make a choice that will fit into your home décor and still attract attention.
Now, what makes retro style unique? Well, consider attractive wallpapers, beautiful cabinets (blue), pink shades, and of course, timber!
With retro, you can have an antiquated kitchen or have a kitchen that’s quite modern touched up with a vintage look. You can have your pick!
Here, are 30+ ideas to guide you on your path to giving your kitchen a retro look.
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas 1. Blue Shades of Color
Your décor can include blue cabinets, hardware made of brass, and wallpapers with a floral look, which is sure to give your kitchen the popping look.
You can also include shades of yellow, orange, and pink to give you a fabulous finish.
2. Muted tones
If you’re more of a minimalist, the good news is that you may still embrace retro style – just choose more muted colors. The key here is to embrace timber and combine it with either a light blue or green shade. Little touches of yellow and orange décor will add all the brightness your space needs to stand out.
3. Orange and Monochrome
How’s this for fun? This design uses as its base (black, white), and layers on orange for color. I love the circular white tiles on the back wall because they add so much interest to this space. The orange pendant light is a whole lot of awesome!
Retro Kitchen Ideas 4. Kitchenware with a Retro Look
Take inspiration from this kitchen, which includes plenty of bright yellow pieces, and don’t they stand out beautifully against the white backdrop? You can also pick kitchenware with a retro style.
5. Country Design
Retro design can be mixed. Designs such as a country design can be introduced with a retro look to make your kitchen unique.
6. Glowing Tableware
Use glowing tableware with a retro design, and infuse red, pink, orange, and yellow colors. Imagine your shelf looking colorful with these blend of colors. Choose a section in your kitchen to create this beauty.
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas 7. Out-of-date Splashback
This retro kitchen has so many interesting aspects. First of all, there’s the circular neutral-colored splashback, which draws the eye. Then, there’s the peg-hold island, which provides a handy place for hanging bags, dustpans, and other kitchen items.
A splashback in a kitchen can modify it and different tiles will give it a different look. Do you need a change? Then, hire the services of a professional tiler to do it for you.
8. French Style
How adorable is this blue and pink kitchen? It’s modern with the sleek pink cabinetry, yet totally old school with the ornate carving in the ceiling. This truly is old meets new again, and I think it’s amazing to see old concepts incorporated into a modern kitchen design.
9. Put Your Plates on Display
A great idea will be to put your plates on display on the kitchen wall. Some gorgeous pastel blue and green plates will add character to your retro kitchen.
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas #10. Green (Teal)
This color isn’t loud and suits this kitchen. It includes stunning, carved white cabinets and wall panels, a beautiful bold black glass cabinet, marble-style benches, and the most gorgeous cream Smeg appliances.
11. Mint Shade of Green
This shade of green has become quite popular, and the example here includes natural stone tiles, a countertop made of timber, and rustic brass tapware.
12. Chairs Painted Pink and Gold
These bold colors will turn your kitchen into a cynosure of all eyes. Chairs painted pink with a kitchen painted grey and white will go well. Then, the touch of hardware made with gold is so irresistible!
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas #13. Infuse with Retro Ideas
Why don’t you add bright-colored flatware, bowls, vases, and mugs in your shelves? They can be purchased in stores around you, where beautiful pieces are on display.
14. Light with Retro Look
Use lights with retro looks. The timber cabinets make this kitchen the perfect mix of old and new.
15. Make Use of Shelves
With your shelves, you can show off whatever you want: flatware, books, etc. This is a great addition.
16. Wide-ranging Mix
Why not combine a wide-range of textures, prints, and colors. This kitchen design does this so well. It includes a fun white-and-black geometric print feature wall on the left, as well as a simple black wall on the right.
Then, there are the hanging light fixtures, which are infused with old-school character and contemporary flair. Not to mention the simple modern marble countertop.
I love the gorgeous burnt orange velvet stools with brass hardware. On the far side, you can see the traditional-style blue oven peeping above the benchtop.
Lastly, there are the quirky pieces of décor – spot the hand-shaped fruit bowl, the little elephants, and so many other interesting pieces dotted around the space.
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas #17. Fridge with a Retro Look
To retro-fy your kitchen, change your unattractive fridge and purchase a Smeg product. This alternative will add life to your kitchen and give it a modern feel.
18. Blue-shaded Cabinets
These cabinets painted blue will change the look of your kitchen. The tiles with a checkered style plus lighting in the kitchen improves the retro look.
19. Black/White
The checkerboard black/white tiles made of vinyl came to being during the 15th century in Europe. They create a retro look in your kitchen. Then, the black-colored fridge adds to its beauty.
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas 20. Farmhouse-designed Kitchen
Is your kitchen farmhouse-designed? Lucky you! Retro look can be applied in your kitchen by using unusual items from the past.
It could be an inherited piece or something you purchased. Use an array of textures and colors. I really like the all-blue wall at the back of this kitchen. The splashback is filled with little blue finger tiles in all different shades, and the open white shelves hold an array of blue glasses, bowls and storage solutions.
21. Display a Bold Print
Prints from yesteryears can be displayed in your kitchen. You could create yours and integrate prints and paintings that are colorful, with items used every day, and even celebrity-inspired prints.
22. Add Shades of Color
Different shades of color can add that teeny bit of retro look that you need. Imagine a fairly modern kitchen with a color scheme of white, grey, marble. and brass, and the open shelves on the far side of the kitchen filled with bright colors like hot pink, lime green and blue.
These color schemes can change the look of your kitchen, and you can always take them out and change them if you like. So, why wouldn’t you have some fun and add them now?
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas 23. Pretty and Pink
The next few designs are pretty and pink, and I have a feeling you’re going to love them. Pink is almost every female’s choice, however, you can use it such that it will be appealing to your family.
Here you have a small white-and-timber farmhouse-style kitchen, but there are pops of pink throughout. First, there’s the lovely pink Smeg fridge, then there’s the quirky pink rooster sitting on the stove, and lastly, there’s the tea towel hanging over the oven handle.
24. Green and Pink
The most striking thing about this little retro kitchen is the contrast that’s been created with the two different colors of kitchen cabinets. There’s the pink on top, and it’s a serious show stopper. Then, there’s the deep green down the bottom. It’s kinda like a party on the top, with a little bit of sensible thrown in on the bottom – and I’m here for it. Plus, the cute palm-print tea towel brings both shades together nicely! Oh, and do you see that disco ball overhead? Fun, right?
Guess what? This is easy to do in your kitchen with a bit of time and a paintbrush. Or better yet, find someone else to deal with the kitchen cabinet painting.
25. White and Pink
Here’s another mostly all-white galley kitchen with white timber flooring, walls, and cabinetry. To break the white up, this design uses dark brown timber countertops, but to add some flavor, it incorporates two fun pink features.
The first is the light pink retro fridge on the left, and the second is the quirky hot pink light fixture in the middle of the ceiling. These little added details take this space from simple to intriguing!
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas 26. Pink Appliances
Here’s another example of how retro-designed appliances can change the outlook in a kitchen. I love how all of the appliances match because the color and style is the same. Also, the pastel mugs bring in a touch of blue and yellow.
27. Peach Wall
Maybe hot pink or soft pink isn’t your favorite, how about a peach-colored kitchen? This color is soft on the eye and will look good in your kitchen.
28. Shade of Orange
I can’t get enough of orange, especially in this design. A disadvantage is that its overwhelming quality can be too up-in-the-face. However, if it’s used appropriately, you will love it.
This large modern kitchen includes plenty of white, grey, and brass tones, which are the perfect base. But then, there’s an element of surprise – a striking, bold, retro orange stove! It’s unexpected, but that’s what I love about it the most. Because the rest of the colors are fairly neutral, it fits in seamlessly.
Retro-styled Kitchen Ideas 29. Beautiful Wallpaper
A floral wallpaper is a beautiful addition in a kitchen. In this wallpaper, green can match the forest green of the cabinets and the pink and purple flowers can add the touch of vibrancy the space needs. This kind of kitchen design is proof that sometimes more is more. So, if you’re a go-all-out kinda person, why not be bold and try something like this?
30. Add Some Gold
Keeping it paired back is great and you can still add modern retro with a gold light that is shaped in a retro design.
Conclusion
These are 30+ kitchen designs with a retro look to change your kitchen’s décor. This article has shown you that it is possible to achieve this transformation. You can choose any of the ideas listed above and revamp your kitchen. Moreover, if you’re an interior design enthusiast and want to share your ideas with more YouTubers, check out SocialGreg for inspiration and tips.
