A theme has emerged from paint manufacturers' color of the year announcements: greens and blues are popular. With many designers seeing blue as a "new neutral," kitchens are expected to feature more color in the coming years, The Independent reports. Experts also expect natural stone touches and wood to trend heavily in 2020.
After years of greys and bleached taupes, kitchen cabinets are getting colorful, according to industry designers. Bright green, every shade of blue from sky to navy, coral, olive, chartreuse, pale mint, black and, of course, white − even multiple colors combined. If not painted, natural wood cabinets are showing up in ash, walnut, pine and other subtle-grained woods, as well as eco-friendly reclaimed wood cabinetry.
More color on kitchen cabinets syncs with what we are seeing in design trends overall. One of the hottest fashions is adding a splash of interest to walls with removable wallpaper, sometimes called temporary wallpaper, and decals. Unlike past generations of wallpaper, these new products are basically peel and stick, so easier and less messy to apply. They come in a variety of designs: geometric, floral, pop art, trompe l’oeil, or mimicking the look of tile or wood panels.
With all this color everywhere else, it makes sense that white marble and quartz countertops remain popular. Deeply-veined marble is classic and beautiful, of course, but engineered quartz may be more practical. Concrete, solid surface and butcher block are also popular materials for countertops.
The decades-long shift toward making the kitchen the hub of the house continues in 2020 with even more innovations. At the top of many lists is concealed range hood. Those big chrome hoods are being tucked beneath wood or tiled columns or disguised in copper sheeting. Designers are using fewer upper cabinets. Appliances such as microwaves are joining dishwashers in the lower cabinetry.
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