Are you remodeling a kitchen and looking for a fresh design, which will give your kitchen a modern look?
I will try to give you a few suggestions, how to do it in perfect way, with affordable price and with accented of your own style.
When you start to design a new kitchen, you should remember that modern look should balance fashion and function. You should design your kitchen to get everything you need within your hand, but the interior should keep your style.
Modern style and rustic style, both style have own fans, so, choose style which you like and keep accents of that style.
Budget calculating for remodeling
Every kind of big project must start from budget calculating. Set a clear budget, set the absolute maximum quote you can spend on remodeling. Remember that with a clear budget, you can go to the next point.
Design
Known the budget, you can select a design you want to realize in own kitchen.
To know some ideas and designs, you can check out ideas online for contemporary and modern kitchens or for rustic style.
You can visit some showroom to check their modern ideas and to talk to the designers about their projects and about realization process.
Having a solid idea of the new kitchen look and what the kitchen will cost in the beginning will help you have realistic expectations.
The Layout
While design the new layout, you should remember to design the kitchen practically, but also in a way that fits you and your family living style.
This is important because your family will spend in the kitchen a big part of family life, every day.
You should decide which kind of layout you want, you prefer U-shaped or L-shaped layouts. Both of these layouts work well in big square rooms.
Before workers come to your house, you should to create detailed plan of new layout for new kitchen, then give specific tips to construction team.
Storage and Kitchen appliances
Refrigerator, dishwasher and stove, these are absolutely must-haves in each modern kitchen and while collocation of them remember about the golden triangle rule, it means arrange fridge, sink and stove in triangular shape to provide yourself the big free space and easy access to them.
Where are you planning to store your small kitchen appliances? Island or cabinets? Islands are a popular choice because they create a useful working space, but open shelves and cabinets are also popular.
Colors
In present time, the most popular colors for modern kitchens tend to be held in neutral hues. Beige and pale bronze colors are the most popular choices.
So, firstly choose colors you love, then follow a trend.
Lighting
Deciding about the lighting in the kitchen, you don’t have big choice because you will need zone lighting as necessary in every kitchen and also need a central light.
Good lighting is important in any space of the kitchen, but sometimes you don’t need full light, and I’d like to recommend for you to install a dimmer switch, so you can turn the lights down any time.
Decorations
Do not forget about decorations in new kitchen! Little plant on the window, contrasting countertop, mosaic of wall tiles or handmade unique copper tiles for backsplash, these are only one of the ideas to add a remarkable touch in the kitchen.
Copper, stainless steel or brass tiles can add a distinctive touch into each kitchen, and they will be also used as practical element on the wall. Metal tiles will protect the wall from easy soiling from cooking.
In last years a metal wall tiles start to be really more popular and while remodeling the kitchen you should think about this kind of decorations.
To sum up
Modern kitchen is all about functional design and big open space, and all in neutral colors. Carefully plan overall design and keep coherent style and add a touch of your own personal style. Remember about neutral colors and natural decorations.
Good luck with realizing of new project!
