Catherina Zeta-Jones's White Kitchen Cabinets Were Already Classic, But The Addition of Gold Hardware Ensures They'll Never Go Out of Style

Everyone wants a timeless kitchen cabinet color. Shades like white, gray, and light green appear year after year, declaring their longevity. However, sometimes updating a classic can take it even further. This is certainly the case with adding gold hardware to white cabinets.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas demonstrated the timeless beauty of the white and gold kitchen cabinet color combination in a recent Instagram post. The couple took to social media to share their kitchen in a post-Thanksgiving haze, and the cabinets look as stunning as the day they were built. Rather than simply relying on a classic, they balance the look with gold hardware.

Adding gold brings an instant feeling of modernity and warmth. Whether you integrate this touch through cabinet pulls or a cordless countertop lamp like this pretty one from Anthropologie, it's sure to upgrade your home. As you can see in Catherine and Michael's home, the colors simultaneously tap into current kitchen cabinet color trends and feel timeless. Let's take a look.

According to designers, Douglas and Zeta-Jones's look is right in line with kitchen hardware trends for the coming year.

Meghan MacKay, Project Specification Consultant at luxury hardware designers Joseph Giles, explains: 'Warm metallics continue to define interiors, but the direction for 2026 feels softer and more refined. Brushed brass, mid-antique gold, and aged bronze remain timeless choices, bringing depth and quiet warmth to contemporary spaces.'

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Furthermore, the couple selected matte cabinets with metallic hardware to bring life to the room. This technique is only growing more popular.

Megan explains: 'Designers are moving away from uniform finishes, instead exploring subtle layering and pairing warmer tones with cooler or matte surfaces to create contrast and dimension.' This stunning kitchen cabinet hardware idea will define our spaces in 2026.

Megan continues: 'When finishes are mixed thoughtfully, they add a sense of balance and longevity to a scheme. The interplay of tone and texture prevents spaces from feeling flat, giving them a lived-in richness that polished chrome or single-finish hardware can’t achieve. It’s about warmth, nuance, and timelessness, finishes that feel collected, and coordinated.' Thanks for the idea, Catherine and Michael.

Ultimately, it's the details that make a kitchen really pop. Choosing the right hardware can transform your space, no matter the colors or style.