Design Harmony’s top tips for a modern, open kitchen. Reconsider standard items. Upper cabinets can make a room feel closed in. Use as few as possible to create an open and bright kitchen. Go tall. If you do include upper cabinets, build them all the way to the ceiling. They draw your eye upward, make the room feel taller, and fill in dead space. Storage tips. On open shelves, group things in similar colors to make storage look less busy and cluttered. Basin basics. Go big with your kitchen sink: a deep one hides dirty dishes and keeps counters clear. Matching is overrated. If you have hardwood floors, avoid all-wood cabinets. Instead, create interest by mixing colors and materials. Consider other opportunities to mix and match, too: use different countertop materials or colors on your island and main counters, or on your base cabinets and the upper ones.
Raise the Roof
A time-capsule midcentury kitchen gets a crisp, modern makeover.
Written by stacy kendall Photographed by Cory Holland
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