6 Simple Tips to Make Any Kitchen Look Stunning
1. Bold Patterns
The all-white and chrome minimalist look is timeless, but can be a bit austere. Kitchens are among the only rooms that all family members gravitate to, so you want the space to feel welcoming. Unfortunately, white and silver feel a little too sterile, and aren’t the most inviting colorways. Which is why we need to bring some color in through pattern. This can be a stylish patterned wallpaper accent wall or a nice patterned tiled backsplash. All you have to do is pick a pattern that fits your homestyle.
2. Accent Lighting
The days of hanging lightbulbs or chandeliers laden with crystal are over. Kitchens and dining rooms need accent light fixtures that are just as luxe as the tiles and tap fixtures. Gorgeous kitchens have one kind of metal for every fixture, which is to say, knobs and handles on cabinetry. Install statement lighting — hanging fixtures that command attention, such as pendant lights.
3. The Dining Nook
Traditionally — kitchens are for prepping food; dining rooms are for eating it. This is an outdated idea, and most apartments don’t have space for a proper dining room. Which is what made the kitchen nook the new kitchen-seating area. You can put in benches, deck them with plush and colorful cushions, andmake it a very inviting area. Add a few mismatched chairs, and your kitchen nook will have that eclectic bohemian feel that people pay thousands for, but can easily create if you thrift smart.
4. Going Two-Tone
White kitchens have fallen out of favor. They are so hard to keep clean, and they all feel cold and clinical. That’s why so many are adding a new hue to make their kitchens more cozy. The secret to achieving the ideal two-toned kitchen is in the cabinetry. The upper cabinets above the countertops should be a lighter shade of the color chosen while the base cabinets should be a darker shade. This gives a light and airy upper half of the kitchen, and a darker, more functional, lower half.
5. Copper Is In
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Brass was the kitchen metal of the 1980s. It was all over — from the faucets to the drawer handles. Whereas metal in general is still very much ‘in’, brass is not. Now, it is all about copper. Copper is a brighter metal, with that beautiful reddish coat to it. If you’re not 100 percent sold on the copper everything, try starting small and adding a copper faucet. When the copper faucet settles with you, you can become even more adventurous and introduce a copper stove hood to add real ‘oomph!’
6. Goodbye White, Hello Gray
Bright hues and patterns aren’t for everyone in their kitchens. An all-white kitchen isn’t the answer, either, though. Architectural Digest has also demonstrated that instead of white there has been a transition toward gray. White countertops fit in, however, cabinetry and flooring painted a nice green shade look simple classy when teamed with white.
