Pistachio green is emerging as one of the freshest door and window colour trends, and Michelle Dockery’s newly renovated west London home demonstrates why.
The Downton Abbey star says her Crittall-style doors in this uplifting shade are one of her favourite features in her four-year renovation project.
With help from interior designer Emma Ainscough, Dockery and her husband Jasper Waller-Bridge turned these doors and windows into the defining feature of their kitchen and dining area.
Pistachio doors that inspired the renovation
“The pistachio green doors were a feature I completely fell in love with,” Dockery says, in a recent video tour of her home for Architectural Digest.
More than a decorative choice, the doors set the tone for the renovation, guiding both colour and style decisions.
“We added them onto the extension and added other windows and it’s just made the space so much airier and brighter,” she adds, highlighting how the shade enhances natural light and lifts the energy of the interior.
Pistachio green is now a growing trend in home renovations and paint trends, replacing darker tones with light, cheerful alternatives.
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A kitchen extension that brings family and style together
The kitchen extension functions as the heart of the home, designed for daily living and entertaining.
The pistachio windows match the colour of the fully glazed end wall in the kitchen extension, continuing the airy feel in the open-plan space.
The couple worked with the existing kitchen units in the space, but extended the island and have also added a dining area to create a more flexible space.
In the dining area, a specially commissioned red shelving unit from The Conran Shop adds colour and personality. “I fell in love with the colour,” Dockery says, filling it with eBay finds, design magazines, and a record player received as a wedding gift.
The shelving complements the pistachio doors, providing a playful contrast while maintaining the cohesive feel of the kitchen extension.
Why pistachio green works and why it’s trending
This easy-to-use door and window colour is also a key design feature in several of the shortlisted entries in the Homebuilding & Renovating Awards 2025.
"Featuring in everything from a 1970s extended townhouse to a remodelled Victorian terrace, window and door frames in this shade create a more unique look," says Beth Murton, editor of Homebuilding & Renovating. "In a sea of black and anthracite grey frames, these projects stand out from the crowd for all the right reasons."
We also predicted pistachio green was going to be a top kitchen trend of 2025, and Michelle Dockery's renovation proves that to be true.
Stacey Cobley, senior designer at Harvey Jones, said, “Pistachio green pairs well with a variety of other colours and materials,“ and "it is just a lovely way to introduce colour to a kitchen whilst still feeling neutral and timeless.”
Across kitchen extensions and dining areas, this cheerful painted kitchen idea is quickly becoming a favourite, transforming interiors into light-filled, welcoming spaces.
