Popular Kitchen Remodeling Trends
Daily Real Estate News | March 8, 2011
Popular Kitchen Remodeling Trends
Remodeling kitchen trends are creating stylish kitchens with cleaner
lines, built-in dining, and pops of color, according to a recent article
in RISMedia.
Here are some recent trends in kitchens across the country.
1. Built-in dining areas. Eat-in kitchens are in high demand as more
remodelers are opting for extensions in counters that resemble a table,
either in lower or higher height to the countertop. The counter
extension is different than bar seating because diners can sit around
the edge and face one another, and not just sit in a row. The counter
extension saves space, offers an extra buffet service, and more kitchen
storage, says Deanna Carleton of Kitchen Design Group.
2. Dressing up the kitchen with lighting. An affordable way to
upgrade a kitchen is just by switching out the lights, designers say.
For example, hand-blown glass shades on pendant lights, contemporary
drum shades, and chandeliers can quickly update a kitchen. Layers of
light continue to be popular, such as with a ceiling lighting fixture
combined with under-counter lighting as well as ambient lights behind a
glass-front door, designers say. LED under-counter lighting and LED
recessed ceiling lights are also popular.
3. Pops of color. Neutral colors in the kitchen is the safe
preference, but more kitchens are adding bolder pops of color--such as
in persimmon or pomegranate--to spice up the kitchen. Colored knobs,
kitchen accessories, and even appliances are bringing in these pops of
color. Designers say pops of color can also be brought in by the fabric
choice in kitchen window seats, the upholstered seats, or window
valances.
4. Striving for simplistic luxury. Clean lines and transitional
designs are “in” while ornate Tuscan and French country kitchen styles
are falling out of favor in the kitchen. Betty Nairn of Cabinet-S-Top in
Granger Township, Ohio, says “simplistic luxury” is the kitchen trend
nowadays.
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