Contemporary Kitchen Designs
A kitchen is said to be contemporary or perhaps modern if it is minimalist in its design. Ordinarily, it will have geometric or totally linear themes, and contemporary kitchen designs will have the use of asymmetrical balance. Simplicity is the hallmark of the contemporary flair decor. The cabinets as well as the molding will exemplify only the most modest of embellishments.
Many contemporary kitchen designs will use man-made materials that had been developed in the 19th and 20th century, such as stainless steel, glass, concrete, acrylic, laminate, molded plywood, chrome, linoleum, and plastic, even if just to tie in all of the appliances and cabinets. Then, there are designers who when creating their contemporary kitchen designs, will use natural materials in order to enhance the design of the kitchen. In this case, liberal use of such natural materials as wood, stone, slate and granite will come into being, thus creating a more inviting kitchen through its natural warm tones.
Contemporary kitchen designs will usually feature metal components that utilize chrome, copper or even stainless steelso that the design flows freely using geometric lines and angles juxtaposed with sweeping curves in the cabinetry as well as the countertops. Often one finds cabinetry that is totally frameless that feature simple yet large hardware, or sometimes the cabinetry is highlighted by door inserts or perhaps large panels of frosted glass.
Rather than the hackneyed cherry, those woods selected for cabinetry in contemporary kitchen designs may feature ash, birch or maple instead, because they have such a delicate grain. One may also see door styles that are horizontal lift instead of the standard opening door. If laminates are used they are ordinarily in bold colors or just unadorned clean white colors. Lighting is no longer cove hidden, but instead may feature totally adjustable abundant lighting in the form of track lighting.
The main principles of contemporary kitchen designs include those that minimize fatigue, use the principles of accident prevention, show intuitive use, and most importantly of all have complete flexibility. Examples of this may be a kitchen sink that features a single lever faucet located on the side of the sink rather than on the furthest location next to the wall where it has been located for close to a century. That contemporary placement will minimize reaching.
Other contemporary kitchen designs include lighting to be placed under the cabinets so that there is improved visibility during food preparation. This alone will lessen the possibility of kitchen mishaps or accidents.
Ergonomic cabinet storage is featured in contemporary kitchen designs using spinning lazy Susans, drawers that slide out easily and more fully, as well as pullout shelves that prevent other kitchen accidents. Of course, there is now the ubiquitous use of ecologically secure materials all the while emphasizing recycling and of course energy efficiency.