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7 Hot Kitchen Design Trends

July 23, 2015
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Kitchen Week continues here on COCOCOZY!  Today I bring you 7 hot kitchen design trends.  High end ideas for inspiration in your home.  Trends come and go…but I think the ones below will become staples in the home for years to come!

7 Kitchen Design Trends

1. CONCRETE – With the whole industrial design trend in full boom, a kitchen like the one below with a concrete walls can complete the look

7 Kitchen Design Trends
Concrete back wall in a grey and white kitchen makes a huge design statement.

 

2. KITCHEN FURNITURE – Cabinets that look like furniture make any kitchen feel cozy. Finding modular cabinetry with legs allows you to build a kitchen in any configuration and makes it flow seamlessly with furniture in the rest of a home.

7 Kitchen Design Trends
Black kitchen cabinets with legs look like furniture instead of standard cabinetry

 

3. STAINLESS STEEL ISLAND – Lots of high-end kitchens are now featuring islands clad in stainless steel. The shiny metal adds an element of shine into any space, modern or traditional.

7 Kitchen Design Trends
A sleek stainless steel island stands out in a modern kitchen.

 

4. CUSTOMIZABLE DRAWERS – Gone are the days of the standard kitchen drawer with a standard utensil rack. Now kitchen drawers can be customized for any use. Designing a kitchen drawer is an art form in and of itself!

7 Kitchen Design Trends
Customizable utensil drawer by Bulthaup keeps all cooking and eating tools in neat order!

 

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5. OVERSIZED KITCHEN ISLAND LIGHTS – The way to make one of the biggest statements in a kitchen are the island pendant lights. Make them big and bold to raise the design bar in the kitchen!
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6. DARK WOOD CABINETS – Wood cabinet color trends change from year to year. The super dark wood cabinets are back. Whether in an glossy exotic wood or a sleek dark stain, a rich deep wood color adds luxe drama to a kitchen.
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7. COPPER ACCENTS – Stainless, brass, chrome have all had their day in the kitchen.  Now it seems there is a new trend of copper accents for pulls, handles, plumbing and anything metal in the kitchen.  What do you think?

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METAL TILE BACKSPLASH  (bonus trend) – The small stainless steel tile backsplash over a stove is

 

7 Kitchen Design Trends
Stainless steel brick tile used as backsplash.

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Happy Thursday!

xo
Coco

Photos: St. Charles; Bolig Magisnet; Bulthaup; Christopher Peacock; HGTV; Ashley Whitaker

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  1. Ann says:
    July 25, 2015 at 11:20 AM

    Concrete and over-sized kitchen lights, YES.

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