This new year, you might be thinking of upgrading your kitchen and want to keep up with the latest trends in kitchen styling. Or you could be thinking of constructing a house and want the latest kitchen trends to guide your kitchen style. Either way, styling your kitchen to conform to the latest trends is a smart move.
The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in the house (some would even say the heart of the home) and getting it right is important. The latest styles of kitchen designs should maximize the efficiency of your kitchen while keeping it classy and trendy. Here’s a look at the latest design trends in kitchen styling that will dominate in 2017.
Open Shelving
Open shelving is a popular trend in kitchen styling that doesn’t look like it will go out of fashion any time soon. Here, the cabinets are not enclosed meaning that all the silverware and cooking ware is open for the world to see. This as you can imagine carries many benefits but also comes with some potential risks. Benefits include the ability to showcase your kitchen silverware. If you have spent a premium on kitchen silverware, it makes very little sense to then enclose it in cabinets. Putting it out there allows the silverware to add to the beauty of the kitchen.
Open shelving also makes silverware more accessible meaning that you don’t have to spend precious minutes hunting for particular items. With a glance across the kitchen, you can spot what you want to use. The downside however is that for the kitchen to maintain a particular style, you have to ensure that your silverware conform to the same style and kept in the way that does not take away from the beauty of the kitchen.
Two-Tone Cabinetry
2017 will see the rise in popularity of two-tone cabinetry. You no longer have to choose between two colors for your kitchen as you can now go for a two-tone layered look. The differentiated color tones can be between upper and lower cabinetry or can be between the kitchen island and the rest of the kitchen.
Designer Hardware
This was perhaps inevitable with the rise in popularity of open shelving for modern kitchens. With the open look comes the increased emphasis on the hardware on your kitchen design. The standard nickel knobs and brass bars have gone down the kitchen drain and in have come fancier hardware. This includes hardware with leather trimming as well as hardware with hammered finishes.
European Cabinets
European kitchen designs put an emphasis on low profile and highly stream lined kitchen designs. Cabinetry is finished with wood grain that is covered with high lacquered finishes. Often, kitchen appliances are placed behind panels that match the cabinetry creating a clever and near seamless kitchen design. With the rise in the popularity of contemporary kitchen designs, there has been a matching growth of European style kitchens here as well. This trend is likely to continue into 2017.
Engineered Countertops
The rise in popularity of engineered countertops has been in tandem with the decrease in popularity of granite and marble kitchen tops. Once the must-have counter top materials in every kitchen, many homeowners have sought alternatives to these materials due to the high maintenance costs. Marble and granite tops are porous and thus require regular sealing to prevent damage and staining. This search for alternatives has led to engineered countertops, which are non-porous and yet have the look and feel of natural stone.
If you are building or remodeling your kitchen in the coming days, those are the trends that you will need to keep in your mind. Remember that regardless of the style you adopt, getting the work done by a professional and experienced kitchen contractor assures you of a beautiful and durable result.