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Kitchen
Trends
Kitchen Design Trends Continue to Change
with our Lifestyles
By Mark J. Donovan
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Kitchen trends continuously evolve. What’s new today is old tomorrow and
new again sometime in the future. This said, there are kitchen design
features that never seem to grow old. Every kitchen has cabinets and
countertops, appliances, and a sink and faucet for preparing and cleaning
food and dishes.
Today’s kitchen trends include natural stone countertops, eat in areas,
and low energy lighting. Granite countertops are extremely popular, as
well as Quartz stone type countertops such as Silestone surfaces. |
Another kitchen trend with today’s on the go family are kitchen countertop
islands where people can grab a quick meal that is near the refrigerator and
sink.
Stainless steel appliances are another kitchen design trend today. Nearly
every homeowner wants a stainless steel refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
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The steel evokes a sheik and clean kitchen look, and parents seem less
interested today in posting their kids report cards and pictures on the fridge for
everyone to see. Kitchen lighting has also evolved in recent years. Instead of standard
overhead lighting centered in the middle of the kitchen and a light over the
kitchen sink, today’s kitchen design trends include spot workspace lighting
over countertops, and sinks and faucets, and even over eating areas. Also,
kitchen light fixtures are much more energy efficient today with Halogen and
LED type lighting technologies. |
In terms of kitchen cabinets, there are constant new trends in cabinet
features. Lazy Susans, for example, continue to evolve. Also, many kitchen
cabinets now include integrated spice racks and trays that slide out for easy
access to cooking ingredients and supplies. Hardwood kitchen cabinets have
also become a popular kitchen trend.
| Gone are the days of simple pine, plywood, or metal
kitchen cabinets. Homeowners instead want kitchen’s that have effectively
beautiful furniture in them. On the plumbing front there are constantly new kitchen trends in faucets and
sinks. Years ago, it was the two handled faucet that was the staple in every
kitchen. Today, kitchen faucets are typically one handle and have the
ability to lift out and function as a spray hose. Some higher end kitchen
faucets are now even touch activated. In regards to sinks, stainless steel
also rules in this space. Gone are the days of heavy ceramic kitchen sinks. |
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