5 Ways to Elevate your Kitchen Design

What makes a beautiful kitchen is not so much how you design it but what you design it with.

As you scroll through Instagram and Pinterest, your feeds are flooding with stunning inspirations of all the latest kitchen trends. You’re saving posts and pins for the latest tile, backsplash, countertops, and cabinet trends that will help to make your kitchen look like the stunning inspirations you see on social media. While you're creating your vision board for your dream kitchen inspiration, you may have a hard time narrowing down everything on your must-have list. You want to make your kitchen feel beautiful and magazine worthy, but you also want to avoid choosing design selections that might simplify or take away from the beauty of your new kitchen design.

To ensure your kitchen looks like your favorite social media inspirations, here are six design features that are guaranteed to take your kitchen to the next level in design.

Plaster Vent Hood

Whenever you look at a kitchen inspiration that has a plaster or stucco vent hood, your eyes are immediately drawn to it as it acts as a grand focal point for the room. Any kitchen that has a plaster vent hood is not only beautiful from a design perspective, it’s also beautiful from an architectural perspective. The overall design of your kitchen immediately feels more luxurious as the vent hood creates this stunning, draw-dropping first impression.

Clay Tile Backsplash: One of the newest kitchen trends you may have seen in kitchen inspirations is a clay tile backsplash! While they may be simple in style, the different variations in the color and textures add a subtle elegance to your kitchen design. All the small imperfections seem to perfectly complement and enhance the beauty of your kitchen design. 

Appliance Panels & Garages - When you walk into your kitchen, you wouldn't want the clutter on your countertops or your appliances to take away from all the hard work you put into designing your dream kitchen. You want to be able to continuously be wowed and impressed by your kitchen design. An easy way to achieve this clean design aesthetic is to include appliance panels and garages in your kitchen design! By concealing your everyday small appliances and camouflaging your dishwasher or fridge, you can relish in all the beautiful details that went into bringing your dream kitchen vision to life!

Countertop Backsplash

Another increasingly popular option for kitchen backsplashes is to use a countertop slab! Whenever you have a plaster vent hood or any other decorative vent hood, a countertop slab backsplash is the perfect compliment! You have the option of extending the slab to the height of your vent hood or extending the slab up the wall. Either option will create a stunning sophisticated impression and accent the design of a clay tile backsplash if you were to have both in your kitchen design!

Secret Pantry Door - When you think of the design of your pantry door in comparison to the overall design of your kitchen, most homeowners would view it as a minor detail and not give it much thought. While it may be a minor detail, it can have a huge impact on the aesthetics of your kitchen design. As you're selecting your cabinetry, it's worth every penny to go the extra mile to add a secret pantry door that’ll give your kitchen a custom look for that ultimate dream kitchen design. Plus, think of all the fun you’ll have when you show your guests the hidden door and watch their jaws drop!

Out of all the projects clients inquire about, kitchens are by far the most popular and it’s not hard to see why. Kitchens always hold a special place in the home. It’s the place where you have your warmest childhood memories, it’s the place where traditions are made, and where you share all your favorite holiday meals. Everyone always has a favorite memory that’s significant to the kitchen. So it’s no wonder that many homeowners have remodeling their kitchens at the top of their wish list. 

If you're ready to remodel your kitchen, call our office today at 210-680-5626 to schedule your appointment for a First Look consultation! Our team of design experts would love to have the opportunity to design your dream kitchen and help you fall in love with your home all over again.

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