subject: Gorgeous Kitchen - 4 Updates For 2012 [print this page] You want your kitchen to end up looking the absolute best when you are considering an update in this room. To make sure your kitchen not only becomes more beautiful but more functional at the same time you will want to take advantage of new materials, new designs and new technologies. You can create a kitchen that is aesthetically pleasing to anyone who sees it and achieve all your desires by taking advantage of the newest kitchen updates. That changes it from a kitchen into a work of art.
You'll appreciate these amazing updates that will make your kitchen into a work of art:
1. New appliances make great kitchen upgrades that are not only a lot more functional but a lot more energy efficient. From the side by side refrigerators, ceramic top stoves with built in grill elements to dishwashers that seamlessly integrate into the cabinetry, updating these items will visually impact the room like no other change will. Unless you have an unusually large kitchen, these items will dominate the space in the room and should be selected carefully to become as much a part of the room as possible.
2. Some of the new countertop materials used for kitchen remodeling are beautiful, durable and eco-friendly. Countertops are now being created from recycled paper infused with resins and fused together in panels to create what is called PaperStone. This is easy to manipulate so you can easily fit in a custom sink. Glass countertops are being created from recycled glass which can be formed into some very innovative designs. Butcher block and concrete are also popular countertops as well so designing any style of kitchen is a breeze.
3. If you intend to place an island in the kitchen, adding a bar sink that matches the main kitchen sink enables you to have an easy to access secondary sink. This gives you the ability to have two full workstations going at the same time.
4. Remember that custom kitchen sinks have become more functional than ever and look great in a remodeled kitchen. You can have sinks designed deeper, wider and with any design elements you like, making it as much about aesthetic value as it is about function.
With these design elements in place, all that's left is to choose the flooring and cabinet fascia to complete the rest of the room. Adding one-touch faucets and motion actuated main lighting adds even more convenience and functionality to the room which means the kitchen updates you want to do will be more effective and beautiful than ever.
