So we've done all of our research and we have
found some amazing kitchen trends for 2023. We're going to just dive right in and start letting you
know what is up! Yeah yeah this is an exciting year because I would say there's more changes
this year in design than there have been in the last few years especially inside the kitchen.
We've kind of been in this white gray zone for such a long time and what we are finding is that
there is so much more warmth this year right? Yeah absolutely that is probably the biggest takeaway
out of all of the trends for this year. Yes yeah, so how is that happening? Wood tones are coming
back, all wood kitchens are really hot right now and mixed kitchens that are painted and
wood, but the element is the wood. Yeah, and what is the color of the wood? It's in that
brown, that rich brown or that golden brown tone we've kind of been in that Scandinavian, kind
of Boho really light blonde woods for quite some time and that doesn't really provide a whole lot
of warmth. Yeah and these darker brown tones and these golden brown tones are really what is
hot. Yeah I couldn't agree more. I think it's really nice to see the warmth and the brown tones
come back, just makes you feel like more family, cozy. I mean we're all getting together again
so it's like we want to create that ambiance in our spaces. Yeah I think a lot of people think
that brown tones are traditional, yeah and we are seeing this year, it is not! Yeah you can make it
so modern still! Yeah so refreshed, yes especially with walnut woods, yeah right? And you go slab
doors and then you got a modern kitchen, yep but it's still warm. Kitchens are about statements
right now, they're not understated, they're almost overstated and one of the ways to do that is in
your backsplash. Yeah and we are seeing a lot of natural stone, specifically marble but a lot
of natural stone backsplashes. People are tired of the tile, they're tired of seeing the grout
lines. And you do not get the movement in tile like you do in a natural slab stone! Well that
organic movement that we really like to see. Yes and that is what this is all about, I'm glad you
mentioned that because it's about organic, natural organic and earth tones. That is really the design
style right, that is happening. Absolutely! Yeah and we'll see this for the next few years. Yeah
and it kind of goes into the statement islands that everyone's talking about now too right? So
you can do a slab completely you know encased in the stone like have your island, you can add the
color that you're really craving or that warmth and just go with an island, but statement islands
are big! Doing it completely in a stone material, it's kind of spendy right? Not
everybody can afford to do that, but different shapes. So you can do different
shapes in your islands, multiple islands you're going to see kitchens- If you have a kitchen space
that's large enough that you can do a service and a sit at island, go for it do it! I mean it's just
another way to make a statement inside your space, yeah. It's also, the island is a great place
in the kitchen to bring in a different color or a different material. So let's say you like
the look of an all wood kitchen, but you don't want an all wood kitchen right? You feel like it's
too much wood. Well this is the way you can do it: you can do painted parameter and you can do an all
wood island or vice versa right? You do not have to have everything all one color, absolutely.
Layer it, yeah. Textures, colors that's what it's really all about. And really like speaking
of large kitchens, especially in a remodel or a new new build, you have the luxury of adding on
amazing storage right now that can kind of hide all those appliances or the clutter that you see
on your countertops. For some people it's just really a challenge with a smaller kitchen or an
existing build that you're just trying to update, but how would you recommend kind of integrating
kitchen storage? There's some great ones, yeah. First of all let's just talk about what's
inside the cabinet, so just utilizing the interior of your cabinets so that they are very specialized
for what they are supposed to be doing. Yeah, like your pots and pan cabinets, you can have utensil
drawers that actually everything is very divided and separated, you can have knife drawers, spice
drawers, you can have cabinets where you have your cookie sheets and your cutting boards. One of
the things we like to do is do integrated paper towel holders that are part of your cabinetry,
so you don't see them but they're in a convenient accessible location. And we actually have a video
that we can reference to that has amazing lists of kitchen storage just all around for organization
that we did a little while ago, so definitely queue into that one. What we're really seeing
is taking away the small appliances off your countertops. What you should be seeing inside
your kitchen is the elements in the kitchen: your stone, your cabinets, your hardware, lighting.
Those are the things that what we should be paying attention to, not your toaster, your coffee maker,
your air fryer, you know your Vitamix. Those things we all want them, we all need them yeah.
But we don't need them all over our countertop where we can't appreciate what we do really want
to see. So you're seeing a lot of small appliance storage and there's so many cool ways to do that
right? The old way was the garage door which was that kind of accordion door that kind of flipped
up and down, you know that's so outdated right? So now they have them where they look like a cabinet
door, but they're on a lift and they lift upward. So that's one way of doing it, another way of
doing it if you have the space, if you're in a new build or if you are remodeling and have the space,
you could incorporate it into your backsplash. So one way of doing that is you can make a backsplash
in your kitchen in one location where all your small appliances are, and you can have a wood
backsplash or you can have porcelain right? So let's say you like the look of natural stone, but
natural stone is not in the budget. Well they make some beautiful full-sized porcelain slabs that
look like natural stone, yeah. That is so thin you can actually apply that to a backsplash that
can be moved whichever direction you go with your your backslash material, and they're right there
you just pull them out use them and they can stay plugged in all the time, you don't have to see
that. Yeah yeah I mean, I think that another thing that's kind of migrated into a more modern trend
for right now is the coffee bar, where everyone was like "Oh look at my coffee bar!" and it's like
"coffee!" and you know it screamed coffee bar, but now a more modern approach is to integrate it
into a beverage center and hide it again because we want to see this beautiful cabinetry, not all
your mugs. I love this trend because so many of us would like to have a beverage refrigerator
right, so that you're not opening up your refrigerator all the time. A refrigerator uses
the most energy of any appliance in your home, so think about that! Yeah how many times do you
open up your refrigerator every day? Especially if you have kids, and I mean I'm one of those
people that actually opens it up and stands there and stares inside my refrigerator! Yes yeah what
do I have?! So if you have a small refrigerator, a beverage refrigerator right? At a beverage
station, that now services your coffee and your beverage right? So what else do you need? Well you
need water right? And there are a couple ways you can do that: one, you can put behind these closed
doors, you can put a prep sink or a bar sink, yeah. But what's even cooler than that is doing
a pot filler faucet. I love that feature, I think it's great because it just doesn't take up a lot
of space. Yep it doesn't, it just folds back onto the backsplash inside of your coffee bar that has
doors that will close and look like cabinetry, and so it's all behind the doors. So in the dedicated
drink station we can't forget about the bar right? I mean I don't know about you but I like to
have a bar. So now you have all of your beverages in one station right? You have a bar, your
refrigerator a beverage refrigerator, your coffee, and wine right? Your refrigerator can be both,
it can be beverage and wine, or you can do dual: one all beverages and one as a wine, yeah
different temperatures. And I love it! I love everything is in one place yeah, that way if
you want to make a coffee cocktail! Yeah espresso Martini all the way! It's right there! Yeah so
I love, I love that concept. I don't think it's ever going to go anywhere, I think if you have the
space and you want all that kind of stuff, that's a great way to incorporate it into a kitchen and
not be too busy. Exactly, I love how it's evolved into a more modern space. Right exactly. And
you know you cannot leave a cabinet without some beautiful hardware, so that is just going into
the next- It's the jewelry! You cannot forget about the jewelry! Yeah I mean the trend right now
is definitely, we're seeing some chrome come back that like kind of 70's thing, and then we have
the patina finish like old world, and then of course gold is still around with this because it's
adding that warmth that we're craving again. Yeah it's really funny because in the last few years as
gold has kind of made this resurgence right? High polish brass was not as desirable. Anything from
the 70's is hot! Yeah and we had polished brass in the 70's, so it is coming back. So now it's really
come into that same era as fashion where there really isn't anything that is not in style! I
know right? I mean you can go through all of these different eras, Art Deco you can find, that's
where you're getting all those curved islands, that's where you're getting all of that fluting
and all that ribbing that people are doing, reeds, all that kind of stuff. That's all very Art Deco.
Yeah it's all coming through but what we like to emphasize is to really just take parts of what the
trends are, parts of what your house is conveying, your own personal style and mixing it all together
to make it more curated and personalized. Well I'm glad you said that because I think that's the
importance and the takeaway right now, right? Is that because so many different styles and so
many different finishes are really hot right now, is that you can take your kitchen that you
have and maybe you can't do a full remodel or something, but you can incorporate these little
things right? And it just so happens we're gonna have another video right around the corner that
will show you how we're gonna take trends and make them work for you so you're not constantly
chasing down the trend, spending tons of money on disposable furniture and working really hard
on DIY's just to create something that is out the next year. Yeah you want your house to be
current, you want to be current! Absolutely, and you're seeing all these cool things come in
and you want them, but you're like "oh great, I have this old kitchen I don't know what to do with
it" you know don't sweat it! Yeah we are going to tell you how to do that, we're going to help
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