5 essential tips for making your kitchen look more modern

Every decade throughout the last century has had its own distinctive style, from the iconic fashion trends of the swinging 60s to the revolutionary interior design concepts of the 80s. These styles still serve as inspiration for the interior designers and homemakers of today but recently there has been a shift towards more contemporary trends.

Many homeowners are now swapping out classic styles and dated homeware accessories for innovative, new solutions. If you’re planning a redesign of your home, you may be wondering how to make your kitchen more modern. Here at Emporium, we always keep an ear to the ground and stay up to date with the latest trends. We’ve put together these top tips to help you modernise and update your kitchen.

It’s all about lighting

Nothing brings life to a kitchen better than great lighting. Flooding your bright countertops and walls with natural light is a great way to show off your beautifully-designed kitchen whilst creating a cleaner and more modern style. If you have large kitchen windows, make the most of them by keeping your blinds open and letting in as much light as possible. For those who don’t get much natural light through their kitchen windows, using cool white LED bulbs in your light fixtures will help brighten up the whole room.

Embrace technology

Not everyone has a desire to live in a futuristic home but you can still add a touch of modern elegance to your kitchen without feeling like you’re cooking on a spaceship from the future. There are plenty of innovative, new kitchenware products that have got interior designers and home décor enthusiasts very excited recently. Simplehuman is a great example of how modern thinking and elegant design can come together perfectly in any kitchen. Their new range of waste bins offers a number of practical solutions that merge modern technology and contemporary design.

Lose the clutter

One of the key concepts of creating a more modern kitchen design is minimalism. Reducing the number of utensils and general clutter which we all know can easily build up on the kitchen countertops is an important step towards giving your kitchen a modern makeover. A lot of homeowners and designers are turning towards practical and bespoke storage solutions to help clear space while still allowing easy access to everyday kitchen tools.

Materials matter

When it comes to kitchen design, choosing the right materials is just as important as picking colours and appliances. There is no strict rule, even when you’re aiming for a modern style but there are a few materials that work well together. If you’re aiming for an ultra-sleek industrial look, polished granite worktops and steel-finish fixtures work well together. However, if you want to maintain a warm sense of homeliness within your new contemporary kitchen, wooden countertops can create a modern style when paired with minimalistic cupboards and modern appliances.

Find the balance

As we always say at Emporium, your home should be a reflection of you and your personal taste which means you don’t have to follow one set of rules, or any for that matter. We hope our advice and tips have given you some food for thought but the most important thing when creating your new modern kitchen is to find balance. Too much of one thing can be overwhelming so don’t be afraid to be bold and mix different colours, materials and accessories together to craft your own unique, modern kitchen.