2020 Kitchen Trends

 

When it comes to kitchen design, we have seen so many trends come and go in the last few years, but one that has been going strong for some time now (and will continue to be seen in 2020) is a combination of painted (or in this case, sprayed) cabinets accentuated with natural wood. In fact, natural wood cabinets should be the hottest trend in the new year and that goes for all spaces in the house, not only kitchens

2020 Kitchen Design Ideas

How I love the feel of this kitchen! It feels spacious and BRIGHT, which is so important in any kitchen.

Walls are “Benjamin Moore Graytint 1611”.

Cabinet Paint Color

The perimeter cabinets are “Benjamin Moore OC-17 White Dove”. “BM White Dove” is a classic and timeless white paint color, often recommended by cabinet makers and interior designers. The kitchen island and hood are Natural Oak.

The countertops are Calcutta Quartzite.

Range: 48” Wolf range

Cabinet Door Style

Kitchen Cabinet Door Style: Flat panel, shaker style with inner panel slight round-over detail.

Backsplash tile is by Waterworks

Hardware – Restoration Hardware Ephram (Egg Knob) – Polished Nickel 

Cabinetry: Shelves are made of Natural Oak.

Counterstools

These are one of my favorites counterstools because they’re timeless, and especially because they’re easy to clean.

Counterstools: Serena & Lily.

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Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood flooring is 5” Natural Quarter Sawn White Oak with Bona Finish and great for dogs! (Hides scratches!) Did I mention I have the 2 cutest dogs in the world??

          For Your Dream Kitchen call me, Martha Wolford@ 502.387.5935!

Thank you to Home Bunch for the ideas!!

 

 

 

Kitchen of the Week: Refacing Refreshes a Family Kitchen on a Budget

Two-tone cabinets, vibrant fabric and a frosty backsplash brighten this eat-in kitchen

With two teenage boys going off to college in a few years, this couple didn’t want to break the bank on a kitchen renovation. However, they were tired of living with the room’s dark and gloomy style. In addition, they wanted a closer connection to their backyard patio, which they had to walk through another room to access. By repurposing what she could and keeping the existing layout intact, interior designer Sabrina Alfin was able to give them a bright, fresh and new-to-them kitchen at about a third of the cost of a complete renovation.

Before Photo

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

“After” photos by Dean J. Birinyi Photography

Kitchen of the Week
Who lives here: A couple and their two teenage boys
Location: San Carlos, California
Size: 209 square feet (19.5 square meters)
Designer: Sabrina Alfin Interiors

BEFORE: While not compact, the previous kitchen looked small and cramped because it was so dark. In addition, the family had to cart food and drinks through another room to their backyard entertainment space. However, their appliances, granite countertops and cabinet bases were in great shape.

“At first they thought they wanted an all-white Shaker kitchen, but I thought that could wind up looking too stark and antiseptic for them — I wanted them to have something more cool updated to reflect them,” Alfin says. So she nudged them toward a two-tone cabinet scheme that injected the room with more color.

Learn more about using two-tone cabinets

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

AFTER: “My clients liked blue but didn’t want nautical navy or to go too beachy,” Alfin says. Instead, she helped them find a grayish teal that’s updated and sophisticated.

One of the biggest cost savers was refacing rather than replacing the cabinets. The designer added new custom Shaker doors and drawer fronts, updating the classic style with long bar pulls.

Lower cabinet paint: Refuge, No. 6228, Sherwin-Williams; upper cabinet paint: Ice Cube, No. 6252, Sherwin-Williams; bar pulls: Emtek

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

Alfin didn’t stop at just blue and white. She knew that her clients loved deep reds and wanted to find a fabric that incorporated those while tying into the teal. She also knew that spicy colors would warm up the blue and white scheme and steer it away from a coastal look.

She had the built-in bench refaced in white, with new drawer fronts and hardware that coordinates with the cabinetry. The eat-in area is an important part of the room, as the family enjoys almost all their meals together in here.

New recessed lighting and vintage-style glass pendants help brighten the room. Framed groups of vintage bottle caps add an eclectic touch. In case you’re wondering, the door leads to the existing pantry.

Chairs: Crate & Barrel; bottle cap artwork: Bed Bath & Beyond; Eastmoreland pendant lights: Rejuvenation

How to Reface Your Old Kitchen Cabinets

Before Photo

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

BEFORE: Here’s a glimpse of the original upholstered bench. The family wanted to keep the existing table, and Alfin made it work with new chairs, a refaced bench and new upholstery.

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

AFTER: “I was looking for fabric that had a lot of visual interest and has the blue in it, and I found a bunch to show them — my clients fell in love with this one,” Alfin says. “It was so much fun to work with them, as they were so willing not to go down the neutral path and to take artistic risks.”

Rowten fabric: No. 4354 in Fiesta, Pindler & Pindler

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

The upholstery has a contrasting welt detail.

Callahan welt fabric: No. 2381 in turquoise, Pindler & Pindler

Before Photo

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

BEFORE: The room didn’t have a physical connection to the adjacent patio and outdoor entertainment area.

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

AFTER: The biggest structural change to the room is the new window over the sink, which opens to the patio. Alfin took out the cabinets flanking the original window, which gave her room for a 7½-foot-wide window. Of the window’s three panes, two slide open to the outdoors, making it easy to pass food and drinks through to the bar counter on the other side.

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

Another cost saver was preserving the existing granite countertops, but the coordinating granite backsplash had to go. The designer replaced it with classic 6-by-3-inch subway tiles. Next she added a border of 3-by-1-inch frosty glass accent tiles. “We could have gone with just white subway tile, but it would have looked too monolithic,” she says. “We wanted to break it up without too much contrast — we already had that from the two-tone cabinets.”

She also added LED lighting underneath the cabinets. Previously the only source of light on the counters had been from the vent hood.

Arctic White subway tile: Daltile; Frost Iridescent accent tile: Water & Light series, Boyce & Bean

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

A spicy mat at the sink picks up on the colors of the bench fabric across the room.

The floor looks like weathered driftwood but is actually porcelain tile. Because the homeowners have dogs, they needed the durability of porcelain.

Sidecar floor tile: SpeakEasy series, 36 by 12 inches, Crossville

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

When it comes to refacing cabinets, Alfin says that although finding good-quality paint-grade doors and drawer fronts is important, the key is finding a great painter. She recommends looking for someone who is very detail-oriented.

“They should do good prep work on the cabinet bases first, filling in all the holes,” she says. She also says it’s best if the painter has a spray booth in which to paint the doors and drawer faces before bringing them to the house to install. “It’s not cheap, but it’s still a lot less expensive than buying all new cabinetry,” she says.

How to Reface Your Old Kitchen Cabinets

THANK YOU TO HOUZZ AND MARTHA WOLFORD FOR THE GREAT INFO!!

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Hi, everyone! How are you today? Do you remember the other day when I mentioned I had done a little decor shopping for my house? Well, I must confess that the shopping was bigger than I planned it to be and it really inspired me to do a huge cleaning around my house. I didn’t change any piece of furniture, just moved them around and I changed the decor – pillows, rugs and decorative items and, together with a REALLY deep cleaning, my house now feels new, fresh and completely renewed – without going through a real renovation. I look around and I’m in love with my home and that’s a wonderful feeling. Now, don’t ask about my back… I can barely move today! 🙂

Now, let’s talk about today’s Home Bunch’s Top 5 Picks! If you’re new to it, I started this new series on my Instagram, where I choose my “Top 5 Picks” with the goal to inspire you and bring you some extra information on interior design. While I was preparing this post, I realized that it would be impossible for me to pick only 5 kitchen island design ideas so I hope you don’t mind but I have chosen a few extras! 🙂

Make sure to click the links provided under each photo so you can see the full posts and know all details and sources.

Have a great time, my friends, and thank you so much for you presence and continuous support. I can’t even tell you how much I appreciate each and every one of you!

 

Home Bunch’s Top 5: Kitchen Island Ideas.

1: Walnut Kitchen Island: If you read the blog for a while now chances are that you have seen the kitchen above. This grey kitchen became one of the most popular posts on Home Bunch and I am sure this kitchen island has a lot to do with it. The island is Natural American Black Walnut with 25% sheen. Design: @the_brothers_stonington 📷 @chrisveithinteriors.

 

See Full Details: Grey Kitchen Design.

 

#2: Traditional Kitchen Island

2: Traditional Kitchen Island Design: Talking about popular posts, this entire home got a lot of love when I shared it on Instagram. This kitchen features a white kitchen island with a traditional and timeless design. Design: @gerrardbuilders 📷: @joepurvisphotos.

 

See Full Details: Painted Brick Cottage.

 

#3: White Oak Kitchen Island

3: White Oak Kitchen Island: There’s nothing I don’t love here! The White Oak kitchen island brings warmth to this entire space. The double x insets are custom and the island countertop is Calacatta marble slab, polished. Design: @Pattersoncustomhomes & @Brandonarchitects 📷: @chadmellon.

 

See Full Details: Modern Coastal Shingle Home.

 

#4: X Inset Kitchen Island

4: X Inset Kitchen Island: This is a very popular design used on both sides of the island. The paint color is Deep Space by Benjamin Moore. Design: @graystonecustombuilders & @blackbanddesign 📷: @ryangarvin.

 

See Full Details: Small Lot Modern Farmhouse.

 

#5: Narrow Kitchen Island

5: Narrow Kitchen Island: Let’s be honest, not all of us have a huge kitchen and this is when a narrow, but functional, kitchen island comes handy. This one is perfect from every angle! See dimensions on this post. Design: @briahammelinteriors 📷: @spacecrafting_photography.

 

See Full Details: Colorful Interiors.

 

#6: Long Kitchen Island

6: Long Kitchen Island: I mean, who needs go to the gym having an island this long at home? Just run around it a few times and you’re done for the day! Jokes apart, this is a dream kitchen and this is, by all means, a dream kitchen island! 🙂 Design: @akconstructionent.

 

See Full Details: New-Construction Modern Farmhouse Inspiration.

 

#7: Double Islands

7: Double Islands: I will be honest with you, I have never been a fan of kitchen with double islands until I saw the kitchen above. The paint color is Sherwin Williams Software. 📷: @pictureperfecthouse.

 

See Full Details: Interior Design Ideas: House For Sale.

 

#8: Dark Kitchen Island

8: Dark Kitchen Island: This gorgeous modern farmhouse kitchen features a combination of Maple cabinets, white cabinets and a dark kitchen island. Paint color is Dark Pewter by Benjamin Moore. Design: @kelseyleighdesignco & @mcgregorhomes 📷: Nested Tours.

 

See Full Details: Mid-century Modern Farmhouse.

 

#9: Hickory Kitchen Island

9: Hickory Kitchen Island: This is yet another very popular post on Home Bunch. The Hickory island features X insets and shiplap. The finish is a natural stain. Design: @timbertrailshomes 📷: @stofferphotographyinteriors.

 

See Full Details: Interior Design Ideas.

 

 

 

 

Posts of the Week:

2020 Kitchen Design Ideas.

2019 New Year Home Tour.

Dark Cedar Shaker Exterior.

Beach House Interior Design Ideas.

Small Lot Modern Farmhouse.

Coastal Farmhouse Home Decor.

Beautiful Homes of Instagram: Atlanta.

Nantucket Shingle Style Home.

Fairbanks Ranch California Homes.

Transforming a House Into a Home.

Small lot Beach House.