Choosing the Best Kitchen Design

by Kirk Bangstad
Face Your Kitchen Columnist

If you just moved into a home with an outdated kitchen and are planning on a kitchen remodeling project, you'll need to come up with a modern kitchen design. Here are a few kitchen design trends that you might want to consider.

Bigger is Generally Better

The days when dining rooms were used for entertainment and kitchens for preparing food are gone. People are now combining those rooms into one large kitchen used for food preparation and entertainment. Out of the estimated $80 billion that will be spent in kitchen remodeling this year, most of that money will go towards expanding the size of older kitchens.

Modern Kitchen Designs include more Storage

Because the kitchen has become the most important and now often the largest room in the house, there is a greater need for storage. You'll probably want your new kitchen design to include space for some extra kitchen cabinets to store more appliances, dishes, and other entertainment items.

Countertops, Backsplashes, and Floors

Apart from adding space while kitchen remodeling, many people want to upgrade their kitchen hardware. They may install granite countertops, scratch and water resistant wood flooring, and a stainless steel backsplash around the main food preparation area. These higher-end bells and whistles can really add that extra something to make your kitchen look impressive.

Hopefully a few of these kitchen remodeling tips will help you create a vision for your future kitchen. If you have a good idea of what you'd like your dream kitchen to look like, it will be that much easier to share your goals with a good kitchen designer or contractor.

Source

• Chicago Sun-Times

About the Author
Kirk Bangstad is an artist manager and singer working in Chicago, IL. His previous experience includes consulting for technology companies in the Silicon Valley and serving as a field director and publicist for a statewide political campaign. Kirk holds a B.A. in government from Harvard University.