1. GIVE SHAKER CABINETS A MOODY TWIST WITH DARKER HUES
Update a Shaker-style kitchen with a fresh, rich forest green hue. There's a growing interior trend for deeper, moodier kitchen cabinet colors, which create a stylish and sophisticated personality with a sense of balance and renewal.
2. GO FLOOR TO CEILING WITH YOUR KITCHEN CABINETS
The Victorians were onto something with their penchant for tall cupboards... If you've got the space, go high. The traditional cabinet layout of floor cabinets and walls cabinets does offer worktops, but that gap between both can be a waste of space if you can forgo the surface space. So where possible in your space go full length with your cabinets and take them all the way to the ceiling.
3. ADD A SOFTNESS TO KITCHEN CABINETRY WITH A CURTAIN
This old-fashioned look is making such a comeback, it's a huge kitchen trend that we are just seeing more and more of. And while switching cabinet doors for a curtain may seem quite traditional, it can work really well in a modern rustic kitchen, where it feels far from fussy and in fact just adds a lovely softness and texture to the space. In this pink kitchen, there's definitely a farmhouse feel, but the rosy hues and the playful pattern of the skirt give it more of a quirky, eclectic look.
4. MIX AND MATCH CABINET COLORS FOR TWO TONE DESIGN
Want to experiment with color but don't want to go the whole hog? Try giving your kitchen island or just some cabinets a statement shade. Two-toned kitchens are increasingly growing in popularity for this very reason, you can introduce a bolder color without it overwhelming the space.
5. BRING IN A PANTRY CUPBOARD FOR EXTRA STORAGE
If you are starting from scratch with your kitchen design or have the room in your current kitchen, adding a pantry cabinet can be a real asset, providing so much storage and worktop space too.
6. ADD TEXTURES WITH WOODEN CABINETRY
We're increasingly looking to biophilic design to create more organic, calming, earthy spaces. It follows that the trend for wood kitchen cabinets has grown. Try pairing with soft hues like sage greens or the palest of pinks to soften the natural textures.
7. OPT FOR NARROW UNITS TO MAKE A SMALL KITCHEN FEEL LARGER
In small kitchen layouts, often the standard cabinet sizes just aren't a good fit. So be inspired by this small, but perfectly formed apartment kitchen and fit in more cabinets by opting for narrow designs. Because the space is narrow, you don't actually notice the cabinets are smaller as they are in proportion with the kitchen.
8. GO MINIMAL IN STYLE BUT BOLD IN COLOR
The brief of this amazing kitchen designed by Sola Kitchens was for it to 'not look like a kitchen.' The simple frontages help achieve that, the cabinetry could be used as storage in any room.
9. REFLECT LIGHT WITH GLASS FRONTED CABINETS
'When all the cupboards in a kitchen have solid fronts, it can sometimes feel a little imposing. To break up the monotony – as well as lighten the overall look of the kitchen – we design wall cupboards with a variety of glass fronts.' explains designer Irene Gunter.
10. CREATE A SLEEK AND SEAMLESS LOOK WITH HANDLELESS CABINETRY
Clean lines, glossy finishes, and handle-free cabinets are increasingly popping up in our kitchens. It's perhaps linked to a growing trend for concealed kitchens – kitchens that don't look like kitchens with all appliances hidden behind doors, clutter-free worktops, and seamless banks of cabinetry.