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4 Kitchen Remodeling Ideas for the New Year
The idea of remodeling your kitchen can seem intimidating, but if there’s ever a time to take on a home project it’s the beginning of the New Year. Hope is in the air, excitement is high – everything is possible. To help you create a kitchen you’ll love for years to come, we’ve detailed some of the hottest ideas in kitchen design–ideas that are sure to make your kitchen the toast of 2014 and beyond!
1) Open Concept Kitchen Design
Formal dining rooms are quickly becoming a remnant of the past, replaced by large open concept kitchens with vast, functional islands. Using an island rather than a wall as the separator between your kitchen and the rest of your home opens up the whole floor plan, allowing family and guests to wander seamlessly from one room to the other. Best of all, opening up your kitchen allows it to function as a gathering place where friends and family can comfortably sit, chat, and enjoy good food.
2) Eye-Catching Display Pieces
With the kitchen becoming an increasingly central part of the home, it makes sense that cabinets are trending towards display pieces. Indeed, in the kitchens of 2014, presentation is everything. Open shelves and glass-front cabinets will be popular, showing off everything from your plates to your pots and pans. Of course, if removing the doors to your cabinets feels like too big of a step, you can start remodeling by putting smaller items on display. Scatter glass jars filled with fruits and vegetables about the kitchen or take your olive oil out of that plastic container and put it into a carafe. Even these simple steps will propel your kitchen into the future.
3) Dark Countertops
While light-colored marble countertops have traditionally been a popular kitchen option, 2014 will see a shift toward darker colors and materials. Black counters made of granite and quartz are especially “in.” Why? Practically, they’re more durable than marble. Aesthetically, they make for a highly sophisticated look. Plus, by pairing your new black counter with a deep brown or red accent wall, floor, or ceiling, you can quickly and easily give your kitchen a luxurious look and feel.
4) High-Tech Appliances
What would the future be without technology in the kitchen? Kitchen appliance companies are now bringing the convenience you’ve come to expect throughout the rest of your life into the most used room of your home, creating televisions, DVD players, and music players that can be easily integrated into the hood of your stove or the door of your refrigerator. You can even purchase a fridge that’s technologically adapted to protect your goods from freezer burn as well as one featuring a drawer that can thaw your meat in hours and cool your drinks in minutes. Whatever else happens in 2014, you can be sure that high-tech kitchens are here to stay.
Chris Edmonds
Chris Edmonds is the owner of CW Service Pros, located in Lewisville, Texas. Chris has been a master plumber since 1999, and lives in Highland Village with his wife Karen and two daughters.