The Future of Kitchens

I wish I could tell the future. Not only could I predict what numbers would be chosen in Power Ball, but I could predict which direction kitchen design is going next.

When buying/renovating/building a house the kitchen is usually top on the list of important features. Some people are the DIY types and some want move in ready. Well, my question is what is going to be the wave of the future in kitchen design and the next big thing with kitchens? What are people going to look for in kitchen features in the future?

We have seen the formica cabinets (lots of apartment dwellers still live with them)

The avocado green and the mustard yellow...lets not forget laminate flooring and oak cabinets

And other popular trends through the years: faux wood counter tops and cabinets, faux brick floors and walls, fluorescent lighting, and so on.



(All images above via thekitchendesigner.org, uglyhousephotos.com, stellman-greene.com and flickr)

Today we see alot of stainless steel appliances, white subway tile, white cabinets and granite and marble counters


(via Cottage Living and realestatelust.com)

Other items (I don't want to call them trends, even if they are, because who knows if they are here to stay) I see that are starting to become more popular in kitchens

Two different cabinet colors. Like Anne Turners from Cottage Living that we all loved


(via Erika at Urban Grace Interiors)

Black cabinets (a personal favorite)


(via farmhousemodern.com and oxygen.com)

Painted floors


(via Windsor Smith)

Open shelving

(via Domino and Martha Stewart)

So what I want to know is what is going to come back in style and be the next big thing in kitchens?

Will brass fixtures come back? (actually did it ever leave?)

(via Martha Stewart and Kennedy Hardware)

Will that avocado green come back in a modern update way?

(via Domino)

Will more color be introduced in appliances?



(via Blue Star)

Or colorful cabinets?

(via HGTV and myhomeideas.com)

Or no color at all like this all white kitchen

(via furniturestoreblog.com)

Maybe an update version of the 50's & 60's kitchen?

(via furniturestoreblog.com and flickr.com)

One thing that I hope will be a trend to stay in kitchens is using recycled and repurposed materials

Recycled glass tiles


(via Sandhill.com and Bed Rock Tile)

Counter tops and flooring made of recycled glass and concrete

(via icestone.com)

Counter tops and flooring made of bamboo

(via plyboo.com)

Lots of trends have come and gone, many make a comeback decades later and others are invented because the modern family evolving and their needs.

So, what do you think the future looks like for kitchen design? What trends do you love / hate?

Please share your thoughts

(sorry there are no links to all the pictures, there were way too many)