Elements of a modern kitchen

If you want to create a modern kitchen in your home, consider including certain design elements, including:

• Timeless
  styles
• Sleek
  cabinets or subtle shaker styles
• A
  streamlined look
• Neutral
  shades or rich colours

While contemporary kitchens can be very trend-led, a modern style can incorporate timeless elements from a number of decades, which have stood the test of time and still look fresh today. Whatever your ideal interpretation of a modern style, you are likely to wish for a lack of too much adornment, preferring to let the materials you choose for your kitchen, speak for themselves.

When creating a modern kitchen, the key is in choosing from a range of simple cabinetry to create clean lines in your available space. Rather than the more embellished cabinets favoured in a traditional design, uncluttered door styles will give you a more streamlined look.

In a modern kitchen, you are likely to want to opt for modern stainless steel appliances to complement your look. Rather than hide all of them away, you could opt to show off functional and aesthetically-pleasing appliances, such as your oven.

White may be the obvious choice when thinking about a modern, contemporary kitchen, and it is a beautiful, timeless option. But you could also consider many different shades from creams to greys to black.

A modern style can be as minimalist as you want, but you can also add warmth through the use of metals, woods and deeper shades like blues, greens and subtle purples. Another option is to add a bright pop of colour in shades of orange or green, for example.

If you opt for a modern kitchen design, you are likely to prefer an uncluttered look. So, rather than adding personality through the accessories on your countertops, you could add your own style through the features such as splashbacks, tiling, lighting or seating.

Modern kitchens are often chosen for open-plan spaces and you may wish to think about incorporating a kitchen island into your design to mark the boundaries between your different spaces.

A modern kitchen gives you the ultimate in flexibility to choose a style, or a mixture of styles, to create a look that is beautiful and functional.