Can your kitchen be chic? Well, yes!

In addition to being a place where food is prepared, a kitchen can also tell a lot about the homeowner’s personal style and philosophy, and not only does he or she prefer LG or Samsung appliances. Your personality must be in the design and the functionability.

There are tricks and secrets how you can manipulate small details in your kitchen to make it really stand out. This is the list.

Related: 10 Small Kitchen Interior Design Ideas for Your Home

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Outliving the Trends

Although the kitchen is often considered a pivotal room in the home, and it is definitely one of the busiest places, where all paths meet and crisscross, many homeowners do not want to risk and apply safe design features.

There is certainly a reason for that, as many a trendy look lives only for a couple of seasons and then it gets outdated. What you need are tips how to make your kitchen classy and elegant in a timeless fashion.

Creating Unique Look

If your kitchen benefits from a bar island, you definitely must have a couple of bar stools. They are made for function, but are neither seemly nor comfortable. Replace them with a set of comfortable wood and wire tall chairs that will create “unexpected within the expected” look.

In addition, you can use every surface available to create vignettes, making your kitchen one with a story behind it. You can use family heirlooms, figurines, photos, or ones found in thrift stores.

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Impressive Coloration  

These are not the fifties and the age of atomic kitchens. The glossy cabinet finishes are thing of the past. Rather than having everything bright and shiny, make a point by introducing dramatic mood of dark matte shades. It will definitely give your kitchen a more masculine, modern look. Another color scheme that fits into this philosophy is gold.

Golden light fixtures will introduce timeless luxury, and yet they are affordable. Have you thought about hanging a chandelier in the kitchen? A majestic crystal fixture sparkling and looming over a casual breakfast table is a sight to see.

Rustic vs. Industrial 

Nothing can draw attention to details in your kitchen than interesting over-the-top fittings like simple and classy kitchen mixer taps. You can heat the water even more by replacing a standard sink faucet with a hanging restaurant one. The success is guaranteed.

You would not believe how these industrial style details match up with brick walls and exposed wooden beams. For all the construction work needed in achieving the wanted look for your kitchen, you can hire ACG Building to do the work for you. Also, if your kitchen can benefit from these turn-of-the-century elements, use them with all means.

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Wallpapers and Mirrors 

If the design and setup of your kitchen spacer does not allow you to cover a whole wall with wallpaper, you can create an even more interesting effect by lining a part of it, supplemented with lining a cabinet door or a kitchen drawer with the same wallpaper sampling.

This technique will make even the plain and mundane surfaces stand out and break the usual pattern. In the same way, adding mirrors to unexpected surfaces will make the kitchen livelier and as always create the impression of bigger space.

These real life kitchen transformations cost little and can change much. Make yours different from those run-of-the-mill kitchens you see at your neighbors’ homes, and the time spent redecorating will be rewarded.  

This is a guest post by Lana Hawkins.