4 Ways to Upgrade your Kitchen with a Modern Twist

The kitchen is known as the “heart of the home,” and just like with our own physical hearts it needs to have newness pumped into it in order for it to keep working properly. One of the best ways to help pump life back into your kitchen is with a few adjustments that carry a modern twist. The modern style is very clean and sleek and leaves room for your lifestyle. It could be as simple as a coat of paint or complex as replacing outdated fixtures for modern ones. Whatever the case maybe help bring your home to the current decade with the tips below.

4 Ways to Upgrade your Kitchen with a Modern Twist

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1. Replace Old or Outdated Fixtures/Appliances

Modernize your appliances and fixtures. Even though this venture can become costly you might want to focus in on which items needed actual replacement and which needs a fix. Select appliances that are Eco-friendly and update your kitchen fixture with new metals like aluminum, stainless steel, copper etc.

Revamp your kitchen with new finishes, colors and appliances

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2. Open up your Kitchen

Space and openness is vital within the modern style. So incorporate this idea within your own kitchen, you choose to remove any upper cabinets or even better knock down a wall or two. Confined kitchens are more of the traditional approach keeping it as a separate room within the home. However, if you take out some walls and upper cabinet space it will leave room for a more clean and receptive look. Be sure to speak with an architect or constructions engineer first.

Modern Kitchen with a Splash Color

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3. Install New Materials

Use the materials within your home to help invite the modern day look into your kitchen. Such as, replacing the flooring with hardwoods, cork, bamboo or even stone flooring. These features will offer the space smoother appearance or, you can even use metals, tiles, or woods for the countertop space and/ or backsplash areas.

Small kitchens can still shine with kitchen accents!

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4. Add in Kitchen Accents

Try setting in modern light fixtures, colors and/or furniture in to your kitchen. Lighting in general can transform any space and what houses the lights can make all the difference to the décor. Again, simple styles with straight line or strong metals will suffice. Also, a fresh coat of paint is always quick choice for updating a home. The frosted or stained glaze will be the true eye catcher or, how about just adding in modern furniture for your kitchen like modern barstools or dining areas.
The modern style carries a very strong yet sleek sense of style. Whether you may want to sell your home or just keep in your family for generations, giving it an upgraded look will continuously work out for the better. It doesn’t take much and the rewards are very satisfying. So take a look above and see how you can modernize your home today.

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