Kitchens are move away from eye - catching appliances and exuberant details . Here ’s how to combine the space with the rest of your interior .

Astrid Templier

While kitchen started out as a purely functional space to drop a meal together for guests behind the scene , they ’re now seen as one of the main gathering spots of the home : clear floor plansbecame must have and kitchen gizmo got more impressive , with house decorator and homeowner alike coveting massive professional - levelranges and cooktopsand multi - biased countertops that dazzle the oculus .

Kitchen that blends with living area with dark lower cabinets, arm chair, countertop

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But after long time in the spotlight , trend have changed ( as they always do)—and now there ’s an amplified desire for invisible kitchen , transition cooking spaces from stand out to blending in seamlessly to a house ’s design scheme .

An unseeable kitchen ( also known as hidden kitchen ) removes the visual distraction of running kitchen elements and gives the ease of the home ’s interior decoration the chance to shine . By intermingle a kitchen into an extended sustenance distance , homeowner can expand their living area without jar against the kitchen ’s utilities .

Whileminimalismseems to be the obvious style for an invisible kitchen , this low - profile layout works with any Interior Department . Millwork - clipping cabinetwork fits right into a traditional - flair home and resembles a paneled bulwark that conceals functional point . A more contemporary kitchen might swash flat - impanel , placid - finished door for a sleek smell . Either style , the expressive style intentionally create a feeling of continuity with the repose of the nursing home .

Kitchen with Custom Millwork

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Cooktops are matt , without distracting dials or knobs ; ovens are simple , smooth - front aerofoil that seem to disappear into cabinetry ; and refrigerators and dishwashing machine are hiddenbehind paneled doorsin a material that meet the cabinets . Keeping floor and wall color the same enhances the cohesive feel , and ideally , thewall colour also fuse with the cabinetry .

In an inconspicuous kitchen , countertop are clutter - gratis , including lowly appliances , spiciness racks , spoonful repose , and anything else used to prepare a meal . To achieve this , deep drawers , appliance service department , and hatful of low cabinetwork are essential .

Lisa Romerein

U-shaped kitchen

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And this does n’t mean you have to move off from maximalism — if your livelihood way boasts open shelving , there ’s no reason your kitchen should n’t either . If you opt for no upper console though , display plenty ofartworkand hanging plant to take up the blank . For a super blended inconspicuous kitchen , design your upper cabinets to resemble a paneled bulwark with simple-minded hardware ( or none at all ) . Floor - floor toe - bang drawers are another way to add repositing if you do n’t have upper cabinets .

Unlike unfastened kitchen of the 2010s that steal the show with spectacular decorations and exuberant appliances , invisible kitchens minimize their impact . Everyone needs a kitchen , but we do n’t necessarily desire to be reminded that thecooktop require cleaningor the dish washer emptied while enjoying good conversation or a favorite television set show . Those tasks can hold back — and an unseeable kitchen makes it soft to put them off until dawn , guilt free .