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Try custom or hand-carved doors. Interior doors often get overlooked when it comes to remodeling a home. But they can be a great outlet for expression and personality (black interior doors anyone?). The owner of this Denver home introduced several hand-carved doors that turn entrances into special design moments.
Avoid glass cabinetry next to your range. Designer Barbra Bright put together several great designer tips for kitchens this week. She suggests that if you’re considering glass-fronted cabinets in your kitchen, it’s best to avoid placing them next to your range hood. Otherwise you’ll likely be spending a good deal of time wiping grease and grime off those glass panels.
. Drawers, Pullouts and Organizers Alfin is seeing more remodeled kitchens that have few or no upper cabinets. “Kitchens with no uppers are cleaner and sleeker,” she says. “But with fewer cabinets comes less storage.” The designer suggests making the most of lower cabinet storage by adding custom drawers and pullouts with built-in organizers, plate racks and spice racks.
Top 5 Kitchen Trends 1. Rich Colors for Cabinetry Alfin says infusing more color into kitchens is on the rise. “While white kitchens are still popular, they’re finally on the downtrend,” she says. One of the best ways to inject color into a kitchen is by adding cabinets painted in rich, saturated colors. If you’re afraid of being too trendy, consider choosing historical colors, Alfin says: “Most paint companies offer historical lines of colors that have stood the test of time.” In the kitchen pictured here, the team at Heidi Caillier Design installed new cabinets painted in Farrow & Ball’s Oval Room Blue.
Shower floor tiles are Eco-Stone by Pental.
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