Culinary chic: 3 ways to up your kitchen design game

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If you're designing your kitchen, there are 3 key areas you need to focus on. Get these right and you're winning at the design game!

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We’re in the middle of a kitchen revamp, currently in no-oven-chaos-mode. It’s a small space, so we’re thinking very carefully about the layout and design. The chances are your kitchen is one of the busiest, most well-used rooms in your home, so it’s important that this area is planned to perfection. If you’re keen to take your kitchen design game up a level, keep reading. In this post, you’ll find three ways you can turn your cooking space into a culinary chic dream. Here’s hoping.

Install super stylish cabinets

Since your kitchen cabinets are a major feature of your cooking space, why not update them? Installing new, super stylish cupboards is an effective way to enhance your decor. To make sure you’re picking the right units for your space, it pays to think about the look you’re trying to achieve. For example, if you’re keen to create a cosy, farmhouse vibe, you’ll want to steer clear of slick, glossy cupboards. Instead, you could go for solid wood kitchen cabinets to help you nail your desired kitchen aesthetic. We’re keeping the cupboard doors we have as they’re solid and in good condition, if a little outdated. We’re planning on painting them and changing the handles to give them an updated look.

Go for amazing light fixtures


Lighting plays an important role in any cooking space and it’s essential that your illumination levels are spot on. Upgrading your lighting situation can instantly heighten your kitchen style, as well as help you create the perfect atmosphere for when you’re preparing and cooking meals, eating, hanging out with your family and entertaining guests. From under-cabinet spotlights, to inbuilt ceiling lights, to hanging pendant lamps, there are a wide variety of stunning fixtures you could go for. When it comes to choosing the perfect light fittings, make sure you pick designs that will complement your overall cooking space decor.

Refurb with fabulous flooring

No kitchen is complete without a flawlessly finished floor, so if you want your cooking space to look amazing from top to bottom, you could refurbish this part of the room. Changing up your flooring is a guaranteed way to enhance the look and feel of the whole area, and you shouldn’t struggle to find surfaces that are both stylish and practical. Ideally, your floor should be durable and hard wearing, and it should be able to cope with potential splashes, spills and splatters that may come its way on a daily basis. The good news is, there are many different flooring options for you to choose from that are as functional as they are attractive. For example, wood-effect laminate looks fantastic and is extremely easy to clean, robust and long-lasting. We’ve gone for a good quality vinyl for our kitchen in a mock slate effect. It’s made such a difference.

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By making just these three changes, you’ll be able to turn your kitchen into an undeniably chic cooking space.

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March 21, 2017
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8 Comments

  • Reply TMB Development

    A well-designed kitchen will help you work efficiently, exude positivity and dish out happy and delicious meals! In a small kitchen playing with colors can make a lot of difference. It is all about creating an illusion, an illusion of larger space and colors help do that wonderfully.
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    March 7, 2020 at 4:49 am
  • Reply HomesCute

    Kitchen is the heart of any home. It’s the place which gets to share the main a part of each housemate’s attention. Thanks for your ideas! I really like modern kitchen design. Currently, getting some ideas for my home kitchen. I might opt for modern minimalist design with beautiful counter tops or vanity tops. Thanks, Jenny

    June 3, 2020 at 7:09 am
  • Reply Happy Hiller

    Great makeover ideas!
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    December 10, 2020 at 3:54 pm
  • Reply Zoe Campos

    It really helped when you mentioned that updating and improving our kitchen cabinets can be a good way to enhance our kitchen decor. We’re thinking of ways on how we can change its entire look without doing a lot of changes and this can be a good answer to our problem. I’ll try to look into custom cabinetry and see how much it will cost to install new units in the available kitchen space.

    January 5, 2021 at 1:08 pm
  • Reply Camila

    Looks absolutely amazing 🙂 Thanks for sharing such nice ideas.

    September 3, 2021 at 2:07 pm
  • Reply Yourhomz

    Hi there! Thanks for sharing these useful tips! So glad I stopped by your blog

    January 7, 2022 at 11:18 am
  • Reply Kitchen Products

    I was extremely glad that I could take her kitchen back to its foundations and make something this property holder could be pleased with each day. In the wake of perusing your post I am considering renovating my kitchen or more broad changes to my home. This is truly something other than what’s expected and its value to have mid century present day kitchen. You did extraordinary work!

    I wanted to change the draperies of my kitchen each first day of the month. Also this first day of December I had novel thoughts regarding how I will change my kitchen look style. Much thanks to you for sharing the incredible tips.

    January 11, 2022 at 12:31 pm
  • Reply John D

    Thanks for the comprehensive information! Found some new ideas. In turn, I recommend using bamboo products in the interior.

    April 11, 2022 at 8:09 am
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