If you’re like most humans, the kitchen is one of the busy rooms of the home. It’s probably not surprising, then, that the kitchen is also messy. To keep the kitchen safe, inviting and healthy, coming up with the cleaning routine that supports you and preventing grime. If you take care of a few chores a day, messes would not pile up so cleanup is fast way as per Kitchen Trends.
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Kitchen Dining as a Norm
Dining spaces in kitchens only went as far as breakfast nooks or separating dining tables add on to kitchen spaces. However, in the future and 2024, market feedback and consumers indicate that more humans are looking towards kitchen designs with in-built dining spaces.
Larger kitchen islands that can double up as work surfaces for culinary tasks are particular favorites in this trend. According to 43.8% of the NKBA report respondents, it is because islands are not just functional but also add aesthetic value to kitchen décor as per Kitchen Trends.
Luxurious Touches are Evolving into Necessities
Remembering the days when marble islands and soft-close kitchen cabinets were a preserve of a few higher-end kitchens?
Well, that luxury is now becoming a necessity for most homeowners to install or upgrade the kitchens. Their feedback in the report shows that the soft-close technology comfort value and similarly convenient features outweigh the costing factor.
Designers are extending this idea by recommending efficient, sleek, and quieter appliances as a chunk of higher-end kitchen designs. The appliances include quiet garbage disposal solutions, dishwashers, refrigerators and extractors. The trend is gaining substantial traction for the affluent experiencing it presents.
High Utility Storage Beating Typical Pantries and Cabinets
Adequate kitchen shelves and cabinets were initially the markers of a good kitchen. If you are lucky, you will get a pantry to go with them.
Fast-forward to the present, kitchen customization has changed all that.
At least 37% of the homeowners in the NKBA research stated that they preferred cabinets with drawer dividers and custom partitions. Over 50% of the respondents interviewing about this trend indicate they will also need walk-in pantries with adequate shelving.
Suffice it to say, cabinets alone no longer cutted it. High-utility storage solutions are now the pathway to go.
Bold Fresh Color Ideas
Colorful kitchens are no longer the headline. The debate lately is much more about what the ‘it’ colors are for kitchens in some seasoning. Of course, this is a highway subjective trend. So, preferences could be pretty diverse.
In the latest NKBA survey, green emerged as the color that most respondents (about 31%) would like to have in their kitchen or would recommend in the kitchen design.
Its popularity is likely due to its bright yet relaxing, appealing outdoors reminiscent. Plus, there are numerous shades of green depending on one’s tastes.
In another interesting twist, more respondents suggested that they now preferred wood accent cabinets instead of the much common white kitchen cabinets. The wood accents, in their opinion, exude more a homey feel and warmth as per Kitchen Trends.
Integrate Color in Unique Manner
How different kitchen designs incorporate color preferences is another chunk of the color trend worth watching out for.
These choice trends stand out from the norm as these surfaces present color in different ways in kitchens. Yet, it is probably the novelty of the kitchen design plans that makes them so appealing in the foremost place.
Statement Kitchen Accessories Re-imagined
Stainless steel taps, sinks, and wet area surfaces have been a staple in kitchen decor across the globe. However, that too, it seems, is getting swept over by design trends.
Gold-finish faucets and sink accessories are now the most popular followed by stainless steel and black finishes.
The golden hue trending remains ahead of the rest in kitchen lighting accessories designs. You could integrated gold-finishing through elements in:
– Light pendants
– Chandeliers
– Domes
– The bases of downlights
Where gold finishes might not be suitable or available, bronze,copper and brass are equally famous substitutes.
Research indicates that this trend would remain famous as more humans enjoy its unique look. Moreover, gold (and its substitutes) blend pretty easily with most colors. It also works well when you are required to develop contrasting colors.
Using Texture For a ‘Wow’ Effect
We typically define texture as the quality that one can feel. It is why we describe surfaces as softened, smooth or rough. However, modern finish techno has turned texture into a visible aesthetic.
For example, glossy and matte finishes are opposite textures you are told apart by looking at the surface. Other finishing techniques such as developing surface or ridges brush up develop a texture effect that catches the eye too.
To Sum It Up
A closing look at these refreshing trends reveals one common thread; experiment with creative changes and make design choices does yield surprisingly good gorgeous results. So, whether you work on the kitchen design for the client or reimagine the kitchen design, let the imagination leap free.
