How green is your kitchen? Now there’s a loaded question. The word “green” could refer to sustainability or simply the colour of the units. Or both. According to Irish designer Rebecca Nokes, green painted kitchens have been trending since the pandemic. The cumulative frustration of long hours trapped inside the home left many of us thirsting for nature and, on some primal level, our lizard brain associates green surfaces with the great outdoors. We’re longing for the forest, but a lick of green paint seems to scratch that itch remarkably well, especially when combined with actual living plants.