If a kitchen remodel is in your plans this year, these kitchen design trends for 2024 will spark your imagination.
Your Kitchen Vision
Cabinets
The cabinet kitchen design trends for 2024 follow many of the overall design trends. White kitchens aren’t completely passe, but whites are warmer and creamier. While wood has always been a popular choice, it is the types of wood that are updated – white oak and walnut are frequently seen in current kitchen design. Since white oak can be spendy, a solution is to choose cabinets made of a less expensive wood and use white oak veneer to achieve the look.
Painted cabinets are still showing up, as well. Trendy gray cabinets are giving way to other colors: blues, red, and especially green – the whole green gamut, from forest to apple! Interestingly, black kitchens are trending. Mixed with complimentary wood and metal, it can be stunning! Which brings us to another trend. Mixing painted and stained cabinets, using different woods, or woods and metal, or all the above creates interesting layers that bring a fresh look that is warm and inviting.
Achieving greater functionality is easier than ever. There is a plethora of cabinet and drawer organization options to optimize storage. Storage that functions strategically can mean fewer cabinets are needed, allowing space for other design choices – maybe a seating nook or bookshelves for that cookbook collection. Or a beverage station – more on this trend coming up.
Island Kitchen Design Trends for 2024
Islands have been a popular component of kitchen design for quite some time. They increase work surface, storage and often provide a seating area. Where possible, islands are getting bigger. In the past, seating was often lined up along one side. In the updated design, seating wraps around two or even three sides. Conversation is easier, contributing to the inviting appeal. The cabinets used for the island provide a real design opportunity. Using a different style or material for the cabinets and countertop in the island create a stand-out design feature.
Countertops and Backsplashes
Solid surface backsplashes are becoming more popular. They serve many design goals. Depending on the material chosen, they can either recede into the background and become the foil for other design elements or be the star of the show. Spaces look larger without grout lines to interrupt the eye. And no grout lines means easier cleaning!
Like kitchen cabinets, mixing surfaces for countertops is also a kitchen design trend for 2024. It is equally visually appealing and practical. Granite, quartz, or marble mixed with wood or metal provides surfaces for many kitchen tasks. And of the stone options, quartz is becoming more popular due to its durability, lower maintenance, and sustainability.
Sinks are components of countertops. They’re getting bigger in 2024. Large sinks provide flexibility. Sink tubs can be used for soaking smaller items, but the size allows for washing large pots, pans and baking sheets without splashing water all over. Apron front sinks remain popular. Materials are all over the map – stainless steel, porcelain, copper … they come in all shapes and sizes.
Then there are faucets. Gold is trending for 2024, but faucets come in an abundance of materials and styles – one handle or two handles, with pullouts or a side sprayer – the choices are endless. And they are smart – motion detection or turning it on with a tap of the back of your hand or even your elbow means no more greasy handles.
As Promised, Beverage Stations!
As we do more hanging out, socializing, and working in the kitchen, dedicated beverage stations have risen in popularity. They may seem frivolous, but they are actually quite practical. Kitchens are busy places, especially during “rush hour.” In other words, getting out of the house in the morning. Beverage stations aren’t just coffee bars or wine bars. They’ve evolved! There are spaces with refrigerators and freezers for drink and smoothie ingredients and wine, coffee and espresso machines, and blenders. Everything is in one place, and beverage service is out of the way of meal prep.
Appliances
Appliances are the work horses of the kitchen. Like so many other things in the home, they are getting smarter – large and small. Refrigerators can show you what you need from the grocery and have spaces that shift from refrigerator to freezer depending on need. Stoves can cook and keep food warm to be ready when you get home. Dishwashers can be programmed in more configurations than ever before. And all of it can be done with an app on your phone.
Stainless steel is still the most popular choice for appliance color, but like so many aspects of kitchen design, there are more choices and styles than ever. Concealing them with matching cabinetry is an option as is fitting your retro-styled kitchen with a 50’s inspired design in teal or pink.
General Kitchen Design Trends for 2024
Some of these trends aren’t really trends anymore. They are lifestyles, showing up in every room of the home. Sustainability is in the forefront. Not just the materials; manufacturing processes and transportation have become purchase considerations.
Bringing nature into the design through materials – wood, stone, metals – and colors, blues and greens top the list. Also, a sense of calm and serenity, created through soft colors and texture for a soothing space to relax is right on trend.
To Sum It Up
Kitchens have truly become the hub of the home, a place for nurturing body and soul. They are a multifunctional space to cook, do homework, lounge, socialize and even act as part time offices. More time may be spent in the kitchen than in any other room in the house except for the bedroom.
With that in mind, careful and thoughtful planning is crucial to achieving a space that meets all of your needs and achieves your dream kitchen. It is easy to become overwhelmed with all the choices available to design a space that reflects your vision for your kitchen remodel. The smartest way to learn how to implement the kitchen design trends for 2024 is to engage a professional kitchen remodeler. It’s the best way to have fun creating the kitchen of your dreams.
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