Thoughts From Kitchen Design Atlanta Provider, Creative Cabinets and Fine Finishes, on the 2019 KBIS
At Creative Cabinets we are always looking ahead to new design trends and functionality improvements but most importantly, what appears to be the best of value and style in kitchen and bath refinishing. For our team, no time of year is better than now as this is when the best vendors, designers and companies come together to share ideas and creatively bond at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, also known as KBIS. And, this year Creative Cabinets and Fine Finishes, your Kitchen Design Atlanta specialists, were excited to send several members of our core team to check out the KBIS and see what is HOT, what is INNOVATIVE and what presents the best WOW effect for our clients’ kitchen and bath updating projects.
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Okay, let’s face it there are some aspects of the kitchen and bath areas that when it comes to functionality, can tend be nothing to get excited about. At least that used to be the thought, a sink was sink and a faucet was a faucet. Wrong! When it comes to functionality, the latest styles for kitchens and baths show you can have both functionality and style that is innovative and hot. At this year’s KBIS, nothing illustrated this better than in the use of color and shapes to present not just functional pieces for the K&B areas, but to incorporate contemporary uses of shapes and sleek lines that make kitchen cabinets both functional and sleek!
One of the most amazing stand-out ideas for our team was the use of color and print in everything from appliances to sinks. Look out stainless steel, Millenials and Gen Xers are seeking ways to make a statement with the smallest details in their homes and with the use of bright colors and patterns, they may have just found the perfect way to do it.
Merged Living…Kitchen floor plans are enlarging and other rooms are scaling down.
Some of the biggest trends to look for involve mixing everyday life with functionality. On average homes across America are measuring in at 37 years old. This means that when it comes to home value and budgets, most homeowners are trying to update their homes in one form or another. And, what brings the most value to a home? Kitchen and bath updates of course.
Like many young families, most starter homes are in the older range yet, families are seeking ways to incorporate more communal living styles; seeing the kitchen as a place to gather and cook together. Homeowners are looking for ways to incorporate open, range island areas into their plans while making use of their current cabinetry to get the most bang for their budget. And, many homeowners are finding cabinet refacing and refinishing as a great solution that allows them to affordably update both kitchen and baths while increasing home value, functionality and style.
Along with the trends of updating rather than full renovations, many homeowners are also seeking out more ways to incorporate smart-home technology into their everyday lives. Finding appliances that allow them to comfortably control their daily functions from a cell phone. Or, multi-tasking by welcoming the television into the kitchen where the refrigerator displays its contents on a smart screen and the cook can create exciting meals guided by Gordon Ramsay himself, right on the screen.