What are this Year’s Kitchen Trends?
This year’s most striking new trend in kitchen design is bold colors, such as red, blue, or olive. Shades of green, in particular, are intended to bring a calm yet fresh atmosphere to the kitchen. The kitchen island remains popular, but it has been rounded to better evoke a “family circle.” What else should you know if you are planning a new kitchen?
The goal of a modern kitchen is functionality, comfort, and minimalism. This reflects the current lifestyle – not surrounding oneself with unnecessary items and living sustainably. If you liked glass-front cabinets in previous years, you’ll be pleased to know they’re making a comeback. Floating shelves add a sense of airiness, especially to smaller kitchens, and visually enlarge the space. Overall,
Matte Replaces Gloss
Materials are also linked to practicality. Glossy surfaces are being phased out in favor of matte ones in shades of gray, black, and green. Wooden or cork accessories are recommended. Those who appreciate a simple industrial style will find it aligns with current trends and can work with materials such as iron, stone, pallets, concrete, exposed bricks, or troweled finishes. But be aware – this style is not suitable for small spaces or apartment kitchens.
Smart Kitchen
Naturally, even in the kitchen, we cannot avoid modern technologies. As everywhere else, they can save us time and money and increase safety. We are primarily talking about smart home appliances that you control directly from your smartphone. This allows you not only to monitor and plan but also to control or even detect a malfunction in a given appliance and arrange for its repair immediately. Steam ovens, pyrolytic ovens (= with a function that burns away all impurities and leaves the oven clean), induction hobs with integrated hoods, sous-vide cookers (for healthy and slow cooking), food vacuum sealers, or various kitchen robots – all of these are modern-day helpers that certainly belong in a contemporary kitchen. And you can even control the larger appliances remotely. Although it’s not for everyone…
If you would like a perfect, modern custom-made kitchen, contact us; we will be happy to design it for you and help you choose the best options.