The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) released its 2019 Kitchen Design Trends report. The study coincided amongst its annual Kitchen as well as Bath Industry Show (KBIS), celebrating the best inward kitchen as well as bathroom pattern trends.
The study as well as the demonstrate let on the almost pop styles as well as features. They also supply indicators of what’s trending for the adjacent 3 years. This includes data gleaned from professional person designers, dealers, specialists, manufacturers, remodelers, full general contractors as well as architects.
Freshome asked Elle H-Millard, Certified Kitchen Designer as well as Industry Relations Manager at the NKBA, for photos from the designers, as well as insights regarding the substitution U.S. kitchen pattern trends.
1st identify large luxury kitchen designed past times Philip Nikolich. Photography past times Angie Agostino. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
The almost pop kitchen pattern styles
“Transitional kitchens convey dominated kitchen pattern as well as 65% of respondents said they were the most-often preferred kitchen style,” says H-Millard. “That makes them to a greater extent than than twice every bit pop every bit traditional, contemporary or farmhouse kitchen styles.” She expects transitional kitchens to stay pop for a while.
Regarding isle size, H-Millard says medium- as well as large-sized islands were tied for offset place. “Small as well as extra-small islands are non popular, as well as non having an isle at all doesn’t appear to move an option, garnering alone 2% of the vote.” Also, L-shaped kitchen layouts were 3 times every bit pop every bit the bit choice, U-shaped layouts.
1st identify large luxury kitchen designed past times Philip Nikolich. Photography past times Angie Agostino. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Another tendency is mixing metals. “Wood as well as quartz are beingness combined to create a seamless facial expression from the kitchen to the isle to the living/family room space,” H-Millard says. “And, inward companionship to accomplish that seamlessness, appliances are hidden, messes are out of sight as well as at that topographic point is a cleanliness/minimalist experience to the space.”
1st identify large budget-friendly kitchen designed past times Dvira Ovadia. Photography past times Valerie Wilcox. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Above is an instance of hiding major appliances as well as combining forest as well as rock to blend inward as well as create an extension of living spaces. “This is non your mother’s kitchen,” H-Millard explains.
Best overall kitchen as well as 1st identify medium kitchen designed past times Sarah Robertson. Photography past times Adam Kane Macchia. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Cabinets as well as appliances
White appliances are popular, every bit good every bit dark stainless as well as brightly colored appliances. Other trends include alternate sizing/placement (undercabinet/drawer dishwashers as well as narrow fridges, for example), fridge columns allowing for flexibility inward spreading out mutual coldness zones, as well as microwave drawers.
1st identify large budget-friendly kitchen kitchen designed past times Dvira Ovadia. Photography past times Valerie Wilcox. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Designers as well as homeowners are also mixing cabinet colors as well as finishes. “For example, they’re mixing 2 or 3 cabinet colors and/or styles: ane for base of operations cabinets, around other for the isle as well as yet around other for upper cabinets.”
Another tendency is creating contrast past times mixing night countertops amongst lite cabinets as well as vice versa.
3rd identify minor kitchen designed past times Martin de Sousa. Photography past times Vincent Lions. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Countertop as well as storage space
1st identify large budget-friendly kitchen designed past times Dvira Ovadia. Photography past times Valerie Wilcox. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Whether you lot intend the kitchen piece of job triangle is an outdated pattern dominion or not, infinite as well as functionality are e'er issues that designers convey to tackle. “When you lot walk into the kitchen amongst a pocketbook of groceries, you lot demand somewhere to pose them,” H-Millard explains. “These spaces are designed as well as then you lot convey a identify for your groceries when you lot walk through the door.”
Best overall kitchen as well as 1st identify medium kitchen designed by Sarah Robertson. Photography past times Adam Kane Macchia. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Open shelving is used every bit a agency to display both curated collectibles every bit good every bit utilitarian dishes. Shelves may move wood, metallic or drinking glass as well as tend to move floating.
Best overall kitchen as well as 1st identify medium kitchen designed past times Sarah Robertson. Photography past times Adam Kane Macchia. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Above are examples of custom storage. “We’re seeing contemporary European-style cabinets amongst hidden handles as well as LED/interior lighting,” H-Millard says. “In addition, cabinets include vertical-lift doors inward wall cabinets as well as motorized opening as well as closing amongst the touching of a push or articulatio genus activation.”
Backsplashes, countertops as well as lighting
Best overall kitchen as well as 1st identify medium kitchen designed past times Sarah Robertson. Photography past times Adam Kane Macchia. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Backsplashes are getting taller as well as taking upwards the entire wall. Long, narrow rectangular tile, subway scheme tile, as well as minor tile/mosaic backsplashes supply visual impact. “Also, regarding countertops, matte finishes as well as novel materials similar large-format porcelain slabs are popular.” H-Millard says at that topographic point has also been a resurgence of laminate, soapstone as well as Corian. “Concrete looks, quartzite, a high degree of texture as well as exotic granites amongst a lot of drive are trending.” And she says at that topographic point are changes inward thickness as well as color options.
1st identify large luxury kitchen designed past times Philip Nikolich. Photography past times Angie Agostino. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
Kitchen lighting is to a greater extent than modern amongst to a greater extent than options, too. “Improvements inward LED technology scientific discipline include improve color rendering as well as the mightiness to dim,” H-Millard says. Other trends include integrated LED fixtures as well as LED strips for all kinds of applications.
Should you lot utilisation hardwood floors inward kitchens? It appears that combat has been settled. Hardwood or engineered forest plank were pop inward many of the winning kitchen designs. Other pop options include large-format ceramic, porcelain as well as rock tile.
Technology
The GE Café Series French Door Refrigerator amongst Keurig K-Cup Single Brewer as well as the GE Café Cooktop amongst Gourmet Guided Technology. Image courtesy of GE.
Innovations hold to brand life inward the kitchen much easier. Above, GE’s Café French door fridge has a Keurig K-Cup unmarried loving cup brewer. With the cooktop shown inward the photograph on the right, GE’s Café app allows users to automatically adapt the pan temperature as well as monitor ready fourth dimension every bit they proceed through each recipe step. Also, past times selecting the Control Mode feature, the burners are laid to the best temperature for whatever is beingness cooked.
Regarding the latest faucet trends, stainless steel continues to move the almost pop kitchen sink material. Other trends include pull-down kitchen as well as bar prep faucets as well as faucets that are touching or motion controlled. Pot fillers are also trendy. Delta’s Broderick Kitchen Collection, for example, features a pull-down yoke faucet. The ShieldSpray technology scientific discipline uses a concentrated jet inside a protective sphere of water. This powers away stubborn messes but results inward 90% less splatter compared to a criterion spray.