Each year, Houzz offers a kitchen trends report. The 2025 report is compiled from the results of a survey completed by 1,620 United States homeowners about a recent or planned kitchen renovation.
Key Take-Aways
Kitchen > Dining Room
Thirty-five percent of homeowners deduct from their dining room square footage to enlarge their kitchen. Whether due to the lack of a sufficient dining space to cut into or some other reason, 18% opt to build additional square footage to create a larger kitchen. What do they do with that new space? Fifty-eight percent of them either add an island or enlarge it. For those who upgrade to a larger island, 52% of them made theirs at least 7 feet long.
Spend It if You Got It
The median cost of a major high-end kitchen renovation is $60,000, but the top 10% of homeowners are spending $180,000 or more. For a minor kitchen renovation, homeowners spend between $20,000 and $67,000.
Narrow the Focus
If a kitchen renovation is something you want to chip away at rather than take out a second mortgage to fund, same. Focus on just one or two eye-catching things for a more budget-friendly spruce-up.
91% of respondents changed their countertop; 39% chose quartz
85% added or changed their backsplash
84% changed their sink
81% swapped their old faucet with a new one
65% changed their flooring
Quartz Countertop in Lexington, Virginia Log Cabin by Rockbridge Flooring Professionals, LLC
Some Things Stay the Same
As we’ve told you before, the designers we work most closely with almost always defer to subway tile for a backsplash. Nationally, the trend remains the same, with 68% of homeowners choosing the same. Two in five of them also prefer a classic brick pattern installation.
Lexington, Virginia Cabinetry, Quartz Countertop, and Backsplash by Rockbridge Flooring Professionals, LLC
Traditional Makes a Comeback
The farmhouse style continues to decline while traditional has taken a significant jump. Shaker is the preferred door style at 61% with flat panel coming in at a distant 22%. White cabinets remain the top choice among color options.
About the Flooring …
Since we’re primarily a flooring store, we’d be remiss to not take time to delve into the foundation of any kitchen: the floor.
The top three flooring choices for homeowners are vinyl, hardwood, and tile at 22%, 21%, and 20%, respectively. This is the first time in a long while that hardwood hasn’t been the first choice. We have seen that trend for a while now with many of our clients who choose to replace their kitchen floor going with a luxury vinyl product.
Regarding the choice of color for flooring, 46% preferred wood tones in a break down of 20% light wood, 24% medium wood, and 2% dark wood. Can we just tell you this: avoid shiny dark wood flooring if you have pets. Every spec of dust and hair is obvious.
Luxury Vinyl Plank in Kitchen/Dining/Living Room in Buena Vista, Virginia
Whenever You’re Ready, We’re Here
Rockbridge Flooring & More was recently awarded the 2025 Best of Houzz Service award. We are pleased to be the area’s premier flooring, kitchen, and bath retailer and installation company.
Our hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to Noon.
We are located in College Square Shopping Center: 788 N. Lee Hwy., Lexington, VA.
Call 540-464-4616 to make an appointment with Kanien for kitchen and bath design or Jason for flooring.
