The most important rule for me is never buying white furniture, especially in the kitchen. I'll just go crazy if I have to clean up all the dirt from the white cabinets. I prefer warm colors because it looks good and the dirt on the furniture is not so much visible. Recently, I bought a new quartz brown worktop from Quartz Worktops London, and it looks incredible.
Also, my biggest lifehack to keep the kitchen clean is to have sections and boxes for various stuff. And it's easier to be organized.