Designers predict these six trends will influence kitchen designs for years to come.
Thinking about updating your kitchen?
Consider these 2024 kitchen trends, including adding color and maximizing functionality.
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Meanwhile, kitchen cabinets, layouts, and appliances will look to offer features that better support your lifestyle.
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You’ll find these drink-focused features accessible at the outskirts of the kitchen layout.
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Clients have asked to have a drawer or bin of grab-and-go snacks nearby, too.
Considering nutrition and healthy eating, kitchen designs will include moreflexible refrigerationlike columns, drawers, and convertible configs.
Options for frying and steam cooking are expected for cooking appliances.
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Cabinetry with integrated lighting is one example to look for next year.
These different applications combining mood lighting with task lighting offer function and flexibility of use," says Bustamante.
“Mood lighting is no longer utilitarian, its expression.”
Theres a craving for color and a general softer feel for interiors.
Bustamante is starting to see desert-scape earth-toned colors in the kitchen.
Bustamante recommends incorporating curves and fluting to enhance soft,earthy palettes.
Key characteristics include clean lines, enhanced functionality, and a furniture-like appearance.
The idea is to maximize form and function in small spaces, says Saeed.
Designers will be adding wood and wood-look materials through cabinetry, flooring, and architectural accents like wooden beams.
