The Hottest Kitchen Design Trends of 2016

Choosing the right gray tones for the kitchen

Our designers are constantly on the lookout for the latest trends and design ideas. When we look to the future of kitchen design, a few trends are sticking out. If you want to give your kitchen an upgrade and make it more modern, consider a few of the latest trends in kitchen design.

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Your cabinetry doesn’t all have to be the same color, as long as they are complimentary.

Mixing complementary colors

You don’t want to overwhelm our kitchen with too many colors, but you also don’t want to make it dull by matching every countertop and cabinet door. A modern, but rustic, kitchen trend is mixing the colors of your cabinetry. The colors should be complementary, but having the cabinets a different complementary color than the drawers can add dimension and vitality to your kitchen. It can also make it look like it was something you did on a whim one weekend when you had the cabinetry custom designed to fit your kitchen and your color palate.
Light and bright colors are often matched to create the illusion of more space. A brightly colored kitchen will also seem more inviting and invigorating.

Sustainable materials for Colorado kitchens
Ash counter top from Spekva

Sustainability

For the Colorado home, the country feel is bringing back the old wooden countertop for a more homey feel. Plus, a wooden countertop is much more sustainable than other materials. Sustainability and environmental responsibility are at the forefront of all interior design, from the kitchen to the bath to every other room in the house.

Opening up your kitchen

Any little trick that can be used to make your kitchen feel bigger and more spacious is right on trend. A few big cabinet, as opposed to rows of little cabinets, give the illusion of having more space. Shelves or cabinets with glass doors exposing the back wall can also be effective in making your kitchen feel bigger, rather than rows of cabinets taking up all the space.

Hottest kitchen trends in Colorado

For the latest in kitchen design trends in Colorado, stop by our kitchen showcase and talk to a designer about your next kitchen design project.

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Visit the Kitchen Showcase in Denver and get the latest scoop on kitchen design trends.

 

Planning and Designing the Perfect Kitchen

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Planning and designing a kitchen

There’s a lot that goes into designing the perfect kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of the home, and it should reflect your lifestyle. A kitchen is both functional and fashionable. Our design experts are meticulous in helping your plan and design your dream kitchen.

Too many cooks in the kitchen

Cooking as a family is a great way to spend quality time, but if your kitchen is cramped or poorly designed, you can feel like there are too many cooks in your kitchen. It’s an old adage, but our design experts would say that there is no such thing as too many cooks, just poorly designed kitchens.

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Tidwell Cabinetry 2016 Door Catalog

When we sit down to help you plan out your new kitchen, it’s not just about your favorite color or the type of cabinet that you like; it’s about suiting your new kitchen to your lifestyle and the way you live as a family. If you often have five people in the kitchen rinsing, peeling, chopping, and cooking, then our experts will help you work with the space you have to help accommodate all the cooks that you want in your kitchen.

With the kitchen being a drawing point for guests and visitors, it’s important to consider whether “hanging in the kitchen” is something that you want to encourage or discourage. Maybe you like to cook alone while everyone else is in the next room. If that’s the case, you don’t have to create a space in your kitchen for entertaining. However, if you don’t want to miss out on the fun because you’re stuck preparing food for your guests, then we can help you create a comfortable hang-out space.

Choosing appliances and cabinets for kitchen
How you grocery shop will affect the design of your kitchen.

Choosing appliances

Your shopping habits also come into consideration. Of course, a bigger family is going to shop for more food and will require storage space and refrigeration, but some families shop in bulk, some shop for a whole week, and others shop as they need to shop – a little here and a little there. However you like to shop, we want to know, as it is all taken into consideration when we plan your new kitchen.

To do our job right, we need to get to know our clients, their habits, likes and dislikes, and lifestyle. It’s not every day you can afford, or have the time, to remodel your kitchen. Make sure you fill out our kitchen design questionnaire so that our design experts can help you plan and design a kitchen to fit your lifestyle and your aesthetic style.