There’s a kitchen in every condo, apartment, and home in the country. They usually make up a property’s most impressive room and rightfully so. If there’s one room in the home you’re guaranteed to spend a lot of time in, it’s the kitchen. Besides preparing food though, a kitchen makes a great style statement and contributes a lot of value to a property.
Here are some unexpected and trendy modern kitchen ideas for your home:
Idea #1: Black and white kitchen
When it comes to color combinations in modern kitchens, nothing comes close in popularity to black and white. A matte black with a reflective white, such as marble, arguably works best. Dressing your cabinetry and similar surfaces with a black may seem a little too gothic-infused for some but for kitchens are really lean into the look, color combinations like these can make a space really light up.
Idea #2: Grey kitchen
In kitchens, a lot of people go for very simple, uniform colors. They may go for a usually lavish backdrop and that’s where the eye is focused. In a kitchen though, if you’re working with high expense appliances and a beautiful area to begin with, you can visually paint it in a grey color scheme and deliver a space that’s subdued.
Using white accents on cupboards and such emphasizes the space even more, brings out a sort of futuristic, high-luxury vibe. You can also complement the greys with granite countertops, which look elegant and sophisticated regardless of your kitchen’s style.
Idea #3: Color for an artful kitchen
If you want to communicate a sense of play and artfulness, an art-friendly kitchen always has some color. It might just be a splash, a single wall painted in a bright yellow, colors coming in shapes, or shelves painted in a single color. A kitchen can be colorful and it can brighten up the house but if you do use color, don’t overdo it.
Idea #4: Multiple shades of blue
Aquamarine blue is a great kitchen color and thankfully, can be combined with a number of shades. Blue can be used to cover the fixtures, ceiling, seats, center island, flooring, cabinetry, black splash, and other elements. Though it can be risky for homeowners who aren’t used to working with color, customizing a kitchen in multiple shades of a blue can produce a unique arrangement.
Idea #5: Green and gold
Green and gold in modern kitchen design is a risk, requiring a little more finesse than most homeowners have. Shades of green can be very vibrant alongside splashes of gold. One must also be careful of what plants they bring in and how they place colorful fruit out. Green across a backsplash and cabinets can also be combined with green on the chairs, window frames, door frames, and similar items in the room.
Idea #6: Rustic farm look
You don’t need a kitchen to be minimal. Yes, minimalism is in but you can also do something different. A rustic farm vibe in the kitchen communicates a sense of simpler, yesteryear-esque aesthetics. A brick-inspired backsplash, using wooden shelves, varied open-ended shelves, and wood laminate storage cabinets below or above all communicate a rustic theme. To this point, wood in a country-style kitchen works as well as it ever has and can still be done today.
Idea #7: Concrete
The concrete look may be a little too ‘old-style’ to some but these days, concrete can help mix things up in an otherwise drab kitchen. If you’ve got large slabs of concrete for flooring, you may want to consider slapping the concrete look on the walls and on your island, if one’s available. Please note, concrete usually functions best in kitchen interior design when it’s used in larger pieces.
Idea #8: Weathered wood
A rustic kitchen really takes things into the barn but a kitchen dressed in weathered wood does come across as very stylish, modern, and enthralling. Antique timber or similar woods, a thick-cut table and bench for casual dining, and mixing in a few plants can be a great expression of contemporary kitchen design. For these sorts of wood-centric kitchens, lighting also becomes important with often a combination of candles and larger vintage-esque bulbs.
Idea #9: Shades of a storm
Some kitchens use things like stone, painted cabinets, and iron to give the room a unique storm aesthetic. Design elements like stone are sometimes argued to be expensive but using them sparingly, correctly, and stylishly, stone kitchens are some of the most beautiful in the world. Combined with a black graphite, copper and nickel accents, and the occasional use of metal, stormy kitchens like these are on the rise in popularity.
Idea #10: Paneled cabinets
Big kitchens benefit from a lot of storage space. Realistically, there isn’t enough storage space in most kitchens. This results in a level of disorganization not a lot of us will admit to. Some paneled cabinets one after the other can add a lot of storage to a space, whether they are beside the stove or at a far end away from the main area of the kitchen.
