The top priority for kitchen designs revolves around functionality, convenience, allowing multiple users to work, and flexibility to do multiple tasks. Here, we’ll go over the kitchen trends for 2023 and beyond for Aussie homes, including kitchen appliances, fixtures, colours, and finishes that are highly sought after.
1. Specialty Ovens
Nowadays, as homeowners are spending more time cooking at their homes, they are investing in specialty ovens that come with a lot of extra features and functionality. Besides, there is a strong trend towards discarding the microwave in exchange for a steam oven – that’s precise because homeowners today are getting more aware of the potential health benefits of steam cooking.
2. Touch-less Taps
Buying brand new taps and installing them in the kitchen is a quick and easy update that homeowners can do to their kitchen. Touch-less kitchen taps are all the rage – whether it’s due to the increasing demand for hands-free functionality or our intensified awareness of home hygiene. If you want a low-maintenance upgrade, then choose brushed or matte finishes, as they won’t show fingerprints. If you’re looking for a warmer colour scheme for your kitchen, then matte black taps are an ideal pick that provides a warmer and luxurious feel than traditional stainless steel taps as per the latest kitchen trends.
3. Large Kitchen Islands
Large kitchen islands, measuring 24 square feet in size, will be the requirement post-pandemic. The kitchen island has multiple uses including food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining, as well as facilitating children to study or complete their drawing or craft activities. If your kitchen island is not that large then you can easily expand it by adding a counter-height dresser or vintage metal drawer unit at one end of your kitchen island. This arrangement can add both a work surface and drawer storage. Well, you need to ensure the drawers are adequately strong to hold some weight. Besides, a table adjacent to the island forms a resourceful workspace, designated dining area, and casual gathering place.
4. Enhanced Storage
For the past year, most of us have been working from home, which necessitates increased storage space in our kitchens too. More space we’ll need in our freezers so that we can store foodstuff for an extended time. We’ll also need more space in kitchen cabinets, cupboards or shelves, so that we can easily store all essential things for several days. Thus, enhanced storage in the kitchen will limit our going out to buy those items, helping us to stay safe during this pandemic. Besides, wall cabinets, rolling carts, and freestanding furniture can all provide much-needed space-saving solutions.
5. Adding A Vintage Touch
Combining reclaimed industrial furniture and vintage pieces is getting attention, especially for bathroom decor. For instance, many chests of drawers and sideboards are fitted into bathroom vanities. This trend is now used in the kitchen, which looks fantastic! It’s the best way to lend character to your project, blending natural colours and warm textures that create a welcoming and cosy environment.
6. Technology
With the advancement in technology today, many kitchen appliances connect to the internet, and apps on your smartphone facilitate you to control lighting, monitor cooking activity, turn on the oven and off it, and more. Furthermore, we can install smart mixer taps with built-in measuring cup functions, instant chilled or boiling water, and soda water dispenses from the tap.
7. Ornamental Range Hoods
Square kitchen hoods with slab materials facing them are highly preferred, as they are easy to clean and have minimalist style. Slab material such as thin veneer porcelain, marble, or plaster for the hood, can make it a statement piece. Look for natural materials and wood tones to create these visually appealing elements.
8. Organic Style
A new kitchen style can be spotted as per current kitchen trends – this style depends on the same clean lines as the popular transitional and contemporary kitchens, but its look is created using the textures and warmth of natural materials. Besides, choosing a gentle, light, neutral palette is in trend, as it lets the eye easily scan throughout the space. Ensure to reduce contrasting paint colours between the ceilings, walls, and trim to open up space. Brushed or matte finishes are recommended to accomplish the overall softness. Nowadays, finishes are streamlined, modern and luxurious, and suit any budget and design style that you can think of.
9. Tender & Warm Kitchen Cabinet Colours
Ageless colour, white remains a classic choice of many homeowners not only in Australia but across the globe. Tender and warmer shades outweigh the cooler hues in modern times for two-toned kitchen cabinets. Moreover, it is the warmer colours that kindle the feelings of cosiness and compassion. For example, choosing warm beige as the base and emphasising it by the hues of aqua and orange is a recent trend that’s inspired by nature. Warm colours are chosen because they can help you to get closer to nature. Besides, green, gold accents, natural wood hues, and woven textures can be paired along with optimistic kitchen cabinet colours to achieve a serene and comfortable feel.
10. Integrating the Outdoor Views
As per 2023 kitchen trends, the shift is towards bringing the outdoors indoors. You can achieve it by adding bi-fold doors and more oversized windows, particularly windows that comfortably sit on the benchtop; these will look classy and facilitate a less obtrusive view. These doors and windows allow fresh air to flow in, keeping the kitchen well-ventilated, open, airy, and connected to your outdoor kitchen design.
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