Martha Stewart’s Bedford Kitchen Embraced Trendy Butter Yellow (Years before It Was Popular) – and Another, More Unexpected Hue
Martha's farmhouse kitchen features a rather unusual color combination – black and yellow
While many love the timelessness of neutrals, nothing beats the uplifting charm and subtle vibrancy of butter yellow. A neutral in disguise, the mellow shade is inspiring and cheerful without feeling overly striking.
Plenty embraced decorating with yellow in 2025, from pale yellow kitchen cabinets to sunny feature walls. Last year was proof that butter yellow is a versatile paint shade that blends into every room in the home. While many hopped on the trend for the first time, I'd always known that butter yellow was one worth embracing, all thanks to good old Martha Stewart.
Butter Yellow Decor Inspired By Martha's Kitchen
Ochre might be the new butter yellow, but Martha Stewart's Bedford kitchen has made me appreciate the paler shade even more. From the cabinetry to the kitchen island, Martha's cooking space pays homage to yellow in all its cheerful glory.
Add a splash of cheerful yellow into your kitchen with these country-style towels. Woven in heritage patterns, they're simple yet mighty and will transform even the most lackluster kitchens into a thoughtful place for cooking.
Perfect for cheering up kitchen shelves or an island, this charming footed bowl is a no-brainer buy that will instantly improve any surface. Covered in little lemons, it's a delightful little accessory that will house any trinket.
Pay homage to Martha's impressive ceramic collection with this antique-style ginger jar. Finished in an uplifting yellow glaze, it'll transform your cooking space into a welcoming retreat that radiates homeliness.
Plenty of celebrities have decorated with butter yellow, but Martha does it best. After redesigning her Bedford kitchen in 2021, Martha added warm yellow cabinetry and trim, alongside the black stone countertops. Despite being two entirely contrasting hues, they are perfectly balanced.
Martha has gone heavy on the butter yellow in her Bedford kitchen, but it works. The island, built-in display cabinets and antique armoire space are all painted in the uplifting pastel shade, yet they don't overwhelm the space; in fact, they frame it.
Black countertops in a yellow kitchen could sound incongruous, but I'm convinced that the space wouldn't be the space without them. Other popular countertop materials, such as white marble, would make the space feel too pale, lacking in depth to contrast with the mass of yellow.
While black and yellow are a striking pairing that edges on the unusual side, Martha's Bedford kitchen has not only encouraged me to introduce more uplifting shades into my cooking space, but to be daring with color combinations. Sometimes the most unlikely duos can work side by side when they're balanced.
Martha Stewart's Bedford kitchen is refreshingly unique in color palette. It centers around the ever-popular butter yellow, but it's balanced by unexpected black countertops that allow the pastel to pop.
