Your kitchen cabinets take up most of the room’s visual area, so cabinet remodeling is an effective way to update your design. The start of the new decade has brought some significant changes in décor trends. Consider these options to bring your kitchen design up to date.

Cupboard Design Ideas for the New Decade

1. Dark Colors

A dark, bold color makes a statement and provides a backdrop for bright fixtures like handles, knobs, and hinges. Consider pairing navy with metallic gold hardware or black with chrome. This can be part of a monochrome design scheme, a varied palette that includes brighter accents like red, or the ever-popular black and white design.

2. Two-Tone Cabinets

If one color is unappealing, choose two. Use separate colors for the top and bottom rows of cabinets to create a visual divide. This can provide variety in a color scheme; better coordinate the walls, floors, and countertops; or help one set of shelves sink to the background while bringing the other forward, making the room seem more open and airy as the cabinets seem to recede.

3. More Drawers Over Cupboards

Drawers can be surprisingly useful spaces, especially when fitted with racks and fixtures customized to your needs. For example, you can install a plate rack, a wine rack, or a trash can on a sliding drawer track. This helps bring your items out in the open when you need them, so nothing gets lost at the back of a cupboard.

4. Appliances in Cabinets

Matching your appliances to your décor can be difficult. They also create a functional intrusion on an otherwise fashionable room, detracting from the look you’re trying to achieve. You can create custom drawers and cupboards for most appliances; there’s a growing trend of creating a large cupboard with an outlet inside where you can place your refrigerator.

5. In-Cabinet Lighting

This trend makes it easier than ever to search through your cupboards since they’re lit right from the inside, no matter where they’re located. It can also make the room look brighter and more open while cooking, instead of letting the cupboards swallow up the light. If you set your cabinets up with an automatic switch that turns the lights on and off when you open and close the door, not only will it be convenient for cooking, but it’ll also work as a reminder when you leave the drawer or cupboard open.

For quality cabinets built to your specifications with the latest trends in mind, choose Pinkerman Cabinets in Cable, OH. For over 30 years, they’ve provided the Columbus area with beautiful carpentry designs from high-quality materials. Schedule a free, no-obligation design and estimate by calling (937) 869-6145.