| Kitchen Remodeling Trends Trends come and go, with what's hot at the moment. Sometimes trends stand the test of time whether it's fashion or home decor. If you want to remodel your home, kitchen or bathroom, you will probably look for tends that can still be "in" tomorrow as well. Make It Yours Define your style and then put what you love into your kitchen. Kitchens have made their way from being work stations with solo cook flying around the kitchen to an area of the house that might encompass cooking, baking, studying, entertaining, and family time all in one neat package. The key is to decorate the kitchen to blend seamlessly with the rooms it opens to. Make your kitchen unique by boldly personalizing the area and defining both your style and how you use it. Cabinetry The trends in cabinetry are less about the exterior and more about the interior. When it comes to planning a new kitchen the most important part of the design begins with deciphering just how you'll use your kitchen. More families make preparing meals a family event or at least have mom and dad whipping up dinner together. This means more work space is needed. Making kitchens functional with roll-out trays, bread drawers, pull-out pantry shelving, recycling areas, places for lids, and more creates a kitchen that utilizes space. Workable Flow In the older days the triad came to be seen as "the" kitchen design pattern for easy cooking. The sink to the stove to the refrigerator should be a perfect triangle. With the wave of new appliances, including the microwave, the triad no long holds true. The trend is to design your kitchen so that it works for you. You may need to plan two triangle areas for two different cooks, both cooking at the same time. Perhaps one loves to bake. A triangle of refrigerator, baking area, and oven would make most sense. The partner of the baker may prefer to do the general cooking and outlining space to cook, prepare, and clean up may be another defined work area in the kitchen. The trends prove that the kitchen should be, above all else, functional. The Greate Room Family dynamics have changed over the years with most families sending both mom and dad off to work. Instead of mom heading for the kitchen by herself to cook dinner; these days we are seeing the return of a historic idea, the great room. The kitchen flows directly into a room where family gathers to watch TV, do homework, children play, and mom and dad cook while still able to supervise and interact with their brood. A kitchen that is open for viewing should have every opportunity to be convenient and stylish. An island with a sink the new must-have is definitely the island, which can become the center of the kitchen, provide additional storage space in drawers and cabinets fixed below it. Usually the layout should be such that sink, the prep area and the refrigerator are well connected, and an island sink gives you the ideal solution if you have a roomy kitchen. A corner sink would only make you run around more. Having two sinks instead of one, and using one for the dishes and the other for washing food items is very in to. Stone counter tops when thinking of redoing counter tops go for stone: marble, granite, soapstones, each has its own advantages. They are usually heat and acid resistant and come in a variety of interesting and unique shades, so most homeowners only want stone counter tops as a great combo of design and functionality. These usually run almost all along three walls, so that you can maximize space, and you do not need a door to the kitchen, the absent fourth wall does it for you. |
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