DirectBuy of Indianapolis Shares: Trends in Kitchen Remodeling

Indianapolis, Indiana (PRWEB) June 27, 2013

A kitchen remodel project is a big decision and a big investment. The average family remodels a kitchen every twenty years. Therefore making sure to get the best design tips, best quality and the best price is important.

Holly Denihan is the kitchen designer for DirectBuy of Indianapolis with an Interior Design degree from Ball State and she has given some tips and trends for remodeling a kitchen.

Trends in all remodeling projects are coming to consumers quicker because of social media. Two popular sites to explore would be houzz.com and pinterest. Houzz gives professionals an area to share their past projects and pinterest is a great source for the DIY person. With the numerous online options the consumer is more educated for quality, look, function and price, also looking for products that are long lasting.

Trends actually start with fashion, for colors, patterns and styles. Those trends then flow into the home furnishings area and then to the home decor and the long lasting items like tile, flooring and cabinetry.

The kitchen is still the hub for the family. It is where homework is done, family gather to talk and share as well as prepare meals. As the heart of the home, the family is looking for a comfortable place, clean lines and multi functioning space.

What is the latest and greatest? With the finishes in cabinetry, Holly is seeing more paints; white or cream with gray glazing, black paint or gray paints and selecting custom paint colors to crate a more personal style. For those who are choosing wood colors there is more opened grain woods especially rustic oak and rustic hickory with a modern gray stain that highlights the grain. This is the same trend with wood flooring.

The kitchen includes a lot of natural elements like reclaimed woods and metals. Especially for the back splash and hardware. Combining natural stone with glass, mosaics, joining rustic and industrial.

Todays kitchen is looking for less maintenance, therefore counter tops are moving away from the granite that requires being sealed yearly to quartz which has no maintenance and a variety of finishes available like natural stone.

The kitchen layouts itself is changing. The triangle work flow of the 50s is no longer in existence. Now the kitchens are designed with work zones and more function. More accessories are being used for the cabinetry; double trash cans, one for trash and one for recycles is very popular. Space is being designed for the technology that is being used, including charging station and storage areas for electronics. The desk space has been replaced for the open island for the all usage space; homework, preparation, serving.

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DirectBuy of Indianapolis Shares: Trends in Kitchen Remodeling