{"id":23517,"date":"2024-03-19T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=23517"},"modified":"2024-03-18T08:31:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:31:55","slug":"2024-kitchen-trends-from-bolder-colours-wood-countertops-natural-stone-to-mixing-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2024\/03\/2024-kitchen-trends-from-bolder-colours-wood-countertops-natural-stone-to-mixing-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Kitchen Trends : from Bolder Colours, Wood Countertops, Natural Stone to Mixing Fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Homeowners are embracing bold colors, choosing purposeful spaces and leaning away from quartz in favor of natural stone in their kitchens, according to a panel of interior designers speaking at 20\u00d720 Story : Kitchen Styles, Finishes and Materials for the Coming Year at the NAHB International Builders\u2019 Show (IBS).<br \/>\nThe panel, comprised of interior designers Nar Bustamante of the Nar Design Group, Jeanne Chung of Cozy Stylish Chic and Christopher Grubb of Arch-Interiors Design Group Inc., shared their experiences with clients and identified common trends they are seeing, and are likely to continue through 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Demonstrating these trends with a portfolio of recent projects, in a lightning-fast, 20-second-per-slide format, the panelists explored kitchen trends that see homeowners drilling down on design details, rethinking the functional opportunity of the kitchen, and taking advantage of a central space at home to promote creativity and self-expression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to bespoke metal accents, slide-out, toe-kick, banquette and hybrid open\/closed storage, lighter woods, split plumbing fixtures, layered lighting and integrated breakfast eating space, these are some of the top kitchen trends for 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bolder colors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All-white kitchens are out, with warmth and personality taking precedence in the heart of the home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe kitchen is a space that has to reflect personality,\u201d which means bold and statement-making colors, says Chung.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s an easy add with paint or wallpaper, easy to change out later on,\u201d says Chung.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCustomers are leaning into darker cabinetry,\u201d says Grubb, and are often using dark tones on lower cabinets, with contrasting uppers in a lighter color.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Knee space under the kitchen island<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Space underneath an island is functional for seating, but also represents an area that is an often-forgotten focal point in a kitchen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bustamante says that homeowners are getting creative with \u201ccurves and stone foot ledges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Seamless paneling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Homeowners are looking to \u201ckeep things clean and integrated,\u201d says Bustamante, which is where flat, seamless paneling comes in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYou don\u2019t want your kitchen to jump out at you,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This applies to cabinetry and to flat-paneled appliances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wood countertops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sultry richness of exotic wood countertops, like marine-grade wood, is a lure for homeowners, according to Chung.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey bring warmth to a room where you typically have a lot of cold surfaces,\u201d visually, says Chung.<br \/>\nThey are not heat resistant but are otherwise durable and food safe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While less exotic than marine-grade wood, butcher block counters are making a comeback, according to Chung, and serve a dual purpose, by introducing warmth and increasing usable prep space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Choosing natural stone over quartz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While quartz has been the darling of kitchen materials for several years, more and more clinets are turning to natural stone, according to Grubb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He\u2019s seeing a move towards porcelain in flooring, especially with oversize tiles. Homeowners \u201clike the dramatic size,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rolling chef stations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mindful of fostering an indoor\/outdoor connection, which is often extended from the kitchen, homeowners are looking for ways to transport their prep easily when they want to dine al fresco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A butcher block workstation on wheels offers \u201cversatility to carry a workspace outdoors,\u201d says Chung.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sliding backsplash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This trend makes the kitchen more functional for home cooks, by offering smart storage in an ideal location for prep, particularly for spices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cPeople love to have spaces at arm\u2019s length while they are cooking,\u201d says Chung.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Back kitchens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Homeowners still love the open-concept floor plan, but don\u2019t love having their prep on display when entertaining, which is why back kitchens are becoming more popular.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The back kitchen is an adjacent space, similar to a scullery, where unsightly prep is tucked behind the main entertainment space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mixing fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For greater variety and visual texture, Grubb sees homeowners choose fixtures in the same finish family but mixing styles and sizes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also trending, according to Grubb, is oversize, long hardware. \u201cI think it\u2019s more dramatic. It adds a linear quality,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/news\/kitchen-trends-to-watch-in-2024?edition=Canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kitchen Trends to Watch in 2024<\/a> by Livabl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeowners are embracing bold colors, choosing purposeful spaces and leaning away from quartz in favor of natural stone in their kitchens, according to a panel of interior designers speaking at &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2024\/03\/2024-kitchen-trends-from-bolder-colours-wood-countertops-natural-stone-to-mixing-fixtures\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-lifestyle","category-real-estate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2024 Kitchen Trends : from Bolder Colours, Wood Countertops, Natural Stone to Mixing Fixtures &#8226; 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