Kitchen Design, Decor and Remodeling Trends

Any real estate expert will tell you that the return on investing in a kitchen remodeling project is higher than almost any other room in the house. Before you start making changes to your kitchen walls to increase the value of your home, you should first become familiar with the contemporary design and decor trends that people are looking for. Many of the latest trends deal with energy conservation, but there are also those trends that are just there to make your kitchen easier to use or make use of the latest materials.

Contemporary Cabinet Designs

It used to be that kitchen cabinets had a very specific look and even the most die-hard interior designer did not stray from that design. But over the past few years, kitchen cabinets have started to evolve and a contemporary look is becoming very popular.

Kitchen cabinets made of metal and glass are replacing the older ones made of wood. Glass cabinet doors accented by designs or frosting on the glass are adding interesting design elements to kitchens all over the country. Some people are even going as far as to have their glass cabinet doors customized with their family crest done in laser etching to create something really unique.

Letting In More Light

The environmentally friendly side of kitchen decor has merged with the desire to lower energy consumption and energy bills to come up with new ways to utilize natural light. Even if your kitchen has an exterior wall and a couple of windows, you could still consider adding a skylight to let in even more light.

By painting your kitchen walls a reflective, light color and opening up to more natural light, you can lower your energy bills and reduce your carbon footprint. When it comes to kitchen design, letting in more light is simply a win-win situation.

Dual-Fuel Stoves And Ovens

Natural gas and electricity are the two most common ways to fuel a stove top or an oven, but it was unusual to see an oven that combined the two. These days, homeowners have stopped trying to keep up with the flip-flopping costs of energy and have decided to install ovens that use both electricity and natural gas as their fuels.

Natural gas is a great way to cook on the stove top, and electricity can be a reliable and inexpensive way to power an oven. When you put the two together, you get cooking options you never had before and a couple of great ways to keep your energy bills down as well.

Bright Color Themes

The norm for a kitchen design or remodeling theme was a white or beige stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher. It was unusual to see anyone stray from this formula and the rest of the kitchen design or remodeling project's color scheme was usually created to play into those bland appliances.

One of the latest trends in kitchen decor is to use bright-colored appliances that help create a unified theme in a kitchen. Now you may see a red refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher enhancing red dishes, a red tea pot, and red drinking glasses. These red appliances and accessories are offset by a black, marble floor or some other contrasting element that makes the whole design pop.

Connected to the Internet

But the idea of connecting everything together through the Internet is a new concept. Now you can get computerized kitchen appliances that can speak to each other and connect directly to an Internet connection, which gives you control over everything.

New kitchen remodeling projects are installing lighting control panels that can be operated with a smartphone, and refrigerators that have LED controls for temperature and ice cube making as well. All of this high-tech functionality allows you to save money on keeping the lighting under control and even being able to turn appliances and the lighting off when you are not home. Now you won't have to worry about turning off the stove when you leave the house because you can either program it to turn itself off, or you can do it remotely from your phone.

Kitchen design, decor, and remodeling trends are utilizing technology in ways that we never would have imagined just a decade ago. The new functionality we have in the kitchen has also inspired us to be bold with our color themes and designs. It all makes for a more interesting and interactive kitchen that becomes a focal point of our home.

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