Trends in kitchen styles and finishes are always changing
and now with hot new natural looks and finishes showing up everywhere kitchen
appliances making leaps and bounds every year. Among these is a shift in style from the
stainless steel that has dominated the market for the last several decades.
New Metal Finishes
and Panel Ready
Metal finishes across the board in the kitchen are slowly moving
away from the long lasting finger print ridden stainless steel. Finishes are becoming more user friendly and
require less maintenance like black diamond stainless. Keep in mind, however, that the biggest
movement isn’t being seen among the manufacturers; it’s the bespoke pieces
instead. Homeowners are having appliance doors made specifically for their
kitchens, which are leading the way in this trend.
Invisible Appliances
Appliance panels are not new, but they’ve never been this
popular before. While modern and transitional kitchens are using black
stainless and bold colors in their appliances, formal and traditional kitchens
are taking a different route. They’re using appliance panels to conceal and
hide their appliances from sight.
Appliance panels are extensions of the cabinet doors you use
in the rest of your kitchen. They fit over the appliance front, concealing it.
So instead of a dishwasher, you simply see a larger cabinet door. Look for more
cabinet makers to offer these panels, as well as for appliance manufacturers to
offer models that can use the panels easily without blocking things like ice
makers in the door.
Trends are Trends are
Trends
After years on top, stainless steel continues to be the most
popular with realtors which is the best reflection of a continuing popular
trend. Despite predictions of trends
moving away from stainless as long as people expect stainless appliances when
buying a home this will continue. So be
cautious if this isn’t your final home that your taste in finishes may not be
reflective of the masses.
What appliance trends appeal to you in your kitchen upgrade?
We look forward to seeing you in one of our Colorado stores to make your
kitchen dream come to life!
