Kitchen Design: The Big Picture

A beautiful, up-to-date kitchen is one of the handful of things about your Portland home that can increase its value. However, that’s just one reason for a kitchen design that’s aesthetically pleasing, allows you to work in safety and comfort, and entertain both family and friends. Here are some kitchen design tips.

Spruce up your cabinets

Kitchen cabinets don’t have to be uninspiring and utilitarian. New kitchen designs include cabinets made of recycled wood with wire mesh panels in their doors paired with interesting hardware such as textured bar pulls. Don’t be afraid to paint your cabinets interesting and unexpected colors, such as fire engine red, mauve, or robin’s egg blue. A company like Portland Cabinet Cures can help you redesign and restyle your cabinetry. 

Golden faucets and sinks

Gold faucets in the bathroom have been somewhat popular for a while, so why not gold faucets and sinks in the kitchen? Sinks and faucets that are made of real gold alloys are stunningly beautiful and don’t even have to cost that much. Like your bathroom faucets, they don’t take up that much real estate, so why not splurge if you’re redesigning your entire kitchen?

Eye-catching Backsplashes

Kitchen designers have known for a while that the backsplash is not just there to protect the wall. Contemporary backsplashes have their own aesthetic value and like gold faucets, they can be made of luxurious materials without costing too much, especially if they’re kept to a small space. Backsplashes can now be made of everything from colored glass and mirror glass to quilted metal and unusually beautiful types of stone and exotic tile.

Library ladders

If you have a library or home office with shelves that go up to the ceiling, library ladders are indispensable. If you have a kitchen with a high ceiling and cabinets that go up to its ceiling, ladders are not only indispensable but make a design statement that is as attractive as it is unexpected. 

Update your flooring

If your budget allows, it’s always good practice to update your flooring. Kitchens are usually not enormous rooms, so as with your fixtures, you can indulge in exotic materials that would be prohibitively expensive in a large room. Among the types of kitchen flooring to consider are black tile in a herringbone pattern, stone such as marble and granite, terracotta tiles, porcelain, wood-look vinyl and laminate, and even real wood. Other options are terrazzo, concrete, and a style called mansion weave, which originated in French chateaus in the 17th century.

Add antiques

If you’ve been wondering what to do with those old farmhouse chairs in your attic, you can bring them downstairs and group them around your kitchen table. This works especially well if your kitchen table is also up there in years. Other touches such as old but still sturdy bowls and baskets, racks, and shelves also make a kitchen look cozy and lived-in.

These are some things to consider when designing or re-designing your kitchen. Look up TheHomeMag’s Facebook and Instagram pages for more information.