Current kitchen remodeling trends help improve your home

Read about 10 of today’s kitchen remodeling trends that help improve your home. Choose trends that stand the test of time and make an investment in the future of your home.

1. Technology: High-tech home improvement options are transforming the kitchen during a remodel. Refrigerators, dishwashers and ranges offer a wider variety of features to save you time and energy. Sound systems, computers and televisions are increasingly part of the kitchen. Wireless Internet allows home technology where you want it.

2. TVs everywhere: Newer refrigerators have built-in TVs and come with remote controls and cable connections. You can even find range hoods with built-in TVs and DVD players!

3. Green: Today’s consumers look for cabinets, floors and tables made from sustainable materials like bamboo. They also want water-saving faucets and energy-efficient appliances.

4. Healthy: Another aspect of going “green” includes installing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)-free cabinets and adding copper sinks, which have innate antibacterial properties. Homeowners also want ways to make their food safer. You can find refrigerators specifically designed to keep food fresh longer and faucets with built-in filtration.

5. Most Stylish Sinks: You can find them with built-in colanders, colanders, or cutting boards. Faucets are more likely to be flexible and pull-out, and many sinks offer a deeper bowl for filling large pots.

6. Work stations: Specialty stations are springing up all over the kitchen. Areas for making bread, making coffee or pizza, and wine-tasting corners are growing in popularity.

7. Kitchen as Family Room: Increasingly, homeowners want plenty of space to gather and comfortable touches for when the family gathers in the kitchen. As in the past, they also want kitchens that open up to the family room.

8. Traditional styles: A more contemporary look has become less popular. Traditional styles dominate, with Shaker enjoying great popularity.

9. Neutral colors: White seems to be the most popular kitchen color choice, as it offers great flexibility in styles and décor. Other neutral colors like beige and off-white are also in style.

10. Colorful appliances: While the cabinets and walls are less colorful, the appliances are becoming more so. Some dishwashers and refrigerators come with a variety of panels that you can match to your decor.