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Kristina Phillips in the remodeled kitchen of her Ridgewood home. The kitchen features Shaker-style cabinets that have flat, clean lines. The microwave? It's below the counter. "I just didn't want to see it," she says.

Clean lines. Sleek design. Cool colors.

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A kitchen in Englewood completed last summer by Peter Salerno Inc. contains many of the elements trending this year: island seating, Caesarstone quartz countertop, white cabinets with Shaker doors, a ceiling fixture featuring Mason jars, and a backsplash of glass and porcelain tile.

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A Wyckoff kitchen done in 2014 by Creative Kitchen & Bath showcases the trends breaking this year: quartz countertops and a marble backsplash.

No some of the hot design trends for kitchens in 2015.

Softer colors such as gray hues and white and Shaker-style cabinets have been bubbling up for the past couple of years and are among the top wants in new kitchen designs. Backsplashes are playing a big role, as are more informal seating and charging stations in the kitchen. And try looking up: Ceilings are increasingly standing out in the design mix.

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Some like it hot, but when it comes to kitchen design, most of us dont dare to boldly go where no one has gone before. A little edgy with backsplashes, maybe. A lime spatula or even a KitchenAid mixer in raspberry, why not? But an aqua fridge? Or a radiant orchid range? Seriously?

Seriously. This is not for the design timid. This is about the anti-white kitchen, that classic that remains most picked, in spite of what design editors may want.

White is not at all what Pasadena, Calif., homeowners Karen and Brian Frid-Madden wanted. They envisioned an almost Alice in Wonderland-like gathering place for their two small daughters. They are also huge fans of the work of Mexican architect Luis Barragn (known for expansive planes of color even on the facades of buildings), so color fit right in.

Barragn used color to augment his mastery of space and light within his designs, said Elina Katsioula-Beall of DeWitt Designer Kitchens, who worked with the Frid-Maddens. This, coupled with the theme of bringing the outdoors in by using the cabinetry to evoke fuchsia flower beds, gave us a unique starting point.

For the design, Katsioula-Beall teamed a neon palette with iridescent tiles, silver painted backsplash and stainless steel, which she says absorb the vibrant hues like tinted chameleons as the play of light passes over them.

Dramatic accents

Some may think it a cacophony of color. Others may be more comfortable with monochromatic splashes of bold hues. New York-based Miles Redd has a few high-gloss apple green kitchen cabinets in his design repertoire, making for haute drama in tight spaces.

In the past year, though, a move out of safe neutrals was not limited to cabinets, custom or not. Faucets, sinks, refrigerators and even ranges were introduced in astonishingly unexpected hues. Last years Pantone color of the year, Radiant Orchid, was repped in ovens by Dacor and a range by BlueStar. Now thats some commitment. But no worries if youre not jazzed by the purple family; BlueStar offers more than 750 color and finish selections.

Chicago designer John Wiltgen has never delved into brights in the more permanent parts of the kitchen. Instead hes paved backsplashes with expressive geometric patterns and popped in bright accessories. In his own home, he did wrap an entire kitchen wall in embossed snakeskin-like leather; still, its a muted gray.

Were doing two white kitchens right now, Wiltgen says. One is for a transplanted San Francisco couple who were remodeling for two years and then got transferred here. They hope to stay put, but they dont want the design to affect resale value.

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Mike Chinelli of Chinelli Design Build in Orange City stands in the kitchen area of the great room in his courtyard model Belle Ferme in DeLand that is entered in the Volusia Building Industry Associations 2015 Parade of Homes that end today.

The 2015 Parade of Homes events for both the Volusia Building Industry Association and Flagler Home Builders Association draw to a close today.

The annual events, both of which began March 21, feature the latest in new home design and decor by builders throughout Volusia and Flagler counties.

All model homes in the self-guided tours will be open for public viewing from noon to 5 p.m.

The Volusia Parade of Homes features 61 new single-family model houses, townhouses, condominium units and communities. The Flagler parade features 32 entries.

Today is the final day for the general public to check out the largest annual Volusia County-wide showcase of area builders and the latest trends in new home construction, design and decor.

One of the entries in the Volusia parade is by Orange City-based builder Chinelli Design Build.

After a nine-year absence from the parade, Mike Chinelli entered a model home he has dubbed the Belle Ferme, a 4,000-square-foot, custom-built European-style farmhouse in DeLand that includes two courtyards and a swimming pool.

A lot of folks go thought the homes in the parade, so its great exposure, Chinelli said.

Chinelli started in the construction industry working for different contractors right out of DeLand High School in 1976. A few years later he formed a framing crew to support himself while he took some college courses.

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D.C. kitchen remodeling costs are back up

The average cost of a major midrange kitchen remodel in the District is $57,536, according to the 2015 Cost vs. Value report from Remodeling Magazine, returning to 2010 levels ($57,604) after a dip in costs ($53,950 in 2013 and $54,334 last year).

The reason for the Districts dip? The government shutdown and sequestration may have caused people in the Washington region to save instead of spend, Editor-in-Chief Craig Webb said, forcing contractors and remodelers to drop their labor and overhead costs.

A full kitchen renovation will vary in cost in different areas largely because of labor, Webb said. The District is relatively cheap compared with some other large cities the same renovation would cost an average of $70,403 in New York and $69,359 in San Francisco but more expensive than most other areas.

It really is labor; its not the cost of the products, Webb said. In D.C., the labor costs are going to be higher than places in the Midwest, so the cost of the overall project is going to be higher. Washington is one of the highest for spending on remodels because of the relative wealth of the area and the age of the homes.

Ikeas new Sektion line is here

Ikea made a splash in February with the release of its new Sektion kitchen line, after 20 years of the ubiquitous Akurum line (first released in 1995). Sektion was developed to give customers more flexibility in their design process while sticking with what was so great about the Akurum.

Both the Akurum and Sektion are installed with a wall-mounted rail system, but the Sektion linehas a modular design that lets you combine cabinets, drawers and doors in any way you like. It also features drawers within drawers and interior organizers to help de-clutter your cookware and is compatible with Ikea technology including integrated LED lighting, remote control dimming and USB outlets.

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Waterworks is not new to the kitchen scene, but its latest kitchen showroom in Georgetown is. The grand opening is March 26, and the companys chief executive and creative director, Peter Sallick, said customers can expect to see something totally new. The showroom will feature kitchen vignettes and hundreds of new products, with color making a big statement throughout.

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