Hot New Kitchen Trends – Part 1
Update your kitchen with some of the hottest interior decorating trends.
Kitchens are a tricky room to update or decorate because it can be outrageously expensive getting new counter tops, flooring, appliances and accessories. But not all kitchen decorating projects need to be all-inclusive. Approach a kitchen decorating project with a reasonable budget and a good foundation of knowledge in kitchen trends. Knowing what is cutting edge trendy versus last year’s trendy can stretch a kitchen decorating budget much further and keep the kitchen looking fresh and new much longer.
Kitchen Color Trends
Grey is really gaining popularity in kitchens. For decades brown was the neutral for kitchen cabinets and often expressed in different woods but a pickled wood look is gaining momentum and grays are being seen throughout the kitchen.
Blue is also finding its place in the home again. For a long time blue has sort of been the left out child of the color spectrum, especially when decorating a kitchen but blue making a comeback and gaining momentum in the kitchen. And we’re not talking about washed out faded blues and light blues but blues that fit more into the country blue of the 80’s category or denim shades.
Sea foam and lighter green shades are also hot. These colors are usually accents or used in conjunction with glass, as in slightly tinted glass drawer fronts or backsplashes.
The color trend for kitchens are moving away from reds, oranges and yellows and colors that are associated with food and hunger and toward colors that are more calming and encourage less eating and slower consumption.
Kitchen Surface Trends
As mentioned above, sea foam or light green glass is a popular choice for backsplashes, drawer and cabinet fronts and even countertops. Other colors of glass are appearing in backsplashes and will probably soon be seen everywhere in the kitchen. Glass is a great surface for the kitchen because it doesn’t hold bacteria like wood does and it’s fairly easy to clean.
Stainless steel never really went anywhere it was just patiently waiting for its turn as the center of attention again and now it seems as though that time has come. Stainless steel appliances are once again the trend in kitchen décor. Seamless stainless countertops are gaining in popularity.
In addition to steel and glass, kitchen countertops are seeing a move to a few other surface toppers such as limestone, brickwork, and sandstone are gaining ground while granite is finally losing some ground.
Kitchen Amenity Trends
Grill top counters are cropping up in many houses.
Under the counter refrigerators and specifically wine fridges are quite popular and if one doesn’t make it into the kitchen it’s almost guaranteed to show up in the basement bar.
The sinks are changing with flexible faucets and pot fillers. And the biggest amenity trend is the dishwasher drawer, something that is bound to be a household staple before the decade runs out.
Kitchens are becoming more of a place to socialize and not as much about the family as they were in the past. Grazing and entertaining seem to be the focus of much of the décor and appliance design in the future and even the latest trends in kitchen colors reflect this attitude.
