Modern Kitchen Design

No fuss. No frills. Just elegant simplicity - that's modern kitchen design!

This beautiful condo kitchen was designed by the homeowners!

Okay, they did have help from a Lowe's kitchen designer...but STILL! (Think what YOU can do!)

The cabinets are Kraftmaid "Venicia," a modern Euro-style line. The Miele vent hood is a strong focal point that brings out the "industrial" side of contemporary style.

Modern kitchen basics:

• Clean, geometric lines and angles
• Smooth cabinet doors ("slab" style), sometimes with horizontal lift
• Man-made materials - steel, chrome, copper, glass, acrylic, concrete, laminate
• Minimalist style - a place for everything, and everything in its place.
• Large, simple hardware
• Limited color palette
• Stainless steel appliances

The Kraftmaid "Venicia" cabinet doors are covered with a low-maintenance poly vinyl finish.

How cool is this?

The Gaggenau "lift" oven opens down at the touch of a button! Load it up, press the button and it raises the food into its cooking chamber. Compact yet can hold more than you'd expect!

DESIGN DETAILS:

The couple wanted to "warm up" the somewhat hard, cold look of modern kitchen design. Here's how they did it!

Dacor cooktop in charcoal color LOOKS black but doesn't have the sharpness of pure black.

Corian countertop in white was the homeowners' first choice, though others might have gone with black.

Touches of red introduce a bit of whimsical retro style.

Note the accent tiles in the backsplash - more whimsy! And the perfect, subtle finishing touch to an inviting space.

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