When deciding on the best way to personalise your kitchen design, there are multiple ways from which you can approach this. We’ve spoken about customising your home from an interior design perspective. Now, we look at the industry expertise of architects and their various subcontractors to grasp a wider understanding of the current trends from a professional lens.
As the saying goes, the kitchen is the heart of the home. The meaning essentially brings us back to days of old where a home was built with the kitchen as its very foundation. A versatile space used to eat, cook, entertain and regroup as family or community. Through the ages, the fundamentals have remained the same. As such, it’s important that the elements must come together exactly as the client desires.
The architect’s scullery vision – primers
Present day living means that there is more of a demand for compact spaces and sustainable resources. The result of which being that the ultimate goal of a modern architect is to assemble the right tools and materials, to actualise modest and minimalist kitchens.
To make this vision a reality there are three essential aspects or primers that architects approach in general focus on minimalism, quality sustainable materials, and the skeletal structure of a kitchen being its cabinetry.
- A minimalist approach
A more comprehensive definition of minimalist kitchens would include aspects such as neutral colour palettes. This colour palette may be used, on its own or combined with metallic and industrial accents, they meld the components of modern home interiors with other aspects.
Inspired by Innovus Decorative Products, those aspects are the natural elements of life. The goal is to achieve a look and feel with a sleek achromatic palette but not presented as overly clinical.
In addition to these soothing neutrals, a dash of colour is what truly finalises the effect. Colours have the ability to express a particular mood. They add the finishing touch to any space. Whether that comes from the furniture you use to the decorative aesthetic of your kitchen cabinetry. Primary hues lend to the warm and welcoming feel of contemporary kitchens.
Architects take light into account as a particularly useful component. The use of ornate light fixtures, large windows and cabinetry décor contributes to functional spaces.
Innovus Decorative Products’ Unicolour category is uniquely designed to match this decorative element and is available in both Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) and Particleboard (PB).
- Using sustainable materials
An important industry factor to consider is that architects are particular about the materials that make up their cabinetry and kitchen décor. DIY’ers and home renovators may turn to premade wooden cabinetry, whereas contemporary architects are moving towards the sustainable qualities of wood-based alternatives like MDF and PB.
MDF and PB is typically constructed utilising the parts of a tree that cannot be used for other applications. These include branches and offcuts to secure a more sustainable approach to forestry. No part of the tree goes to waste.
This high-grade composite material is both functional and fashionable. It attracts architects and knowledgeable consumers thanks to its durability and resistance to cracking. MDF is also extremely smooth (smoother than plywood) which makes it a perfect candidate for various decorative applications.
Sonae Arauco shares a unique relationship with its clients and affiliates with an architectural background. As such, an evolving range of decorative products continues to set the benchmark for trends in interior design alongside a manufacturing background informed by a sustainable approach.
- Cabinetry
What is the first thing that comes to mind when we think about kitchen interiors? Countertops, appliances, plumbing and faucets are often the primary considerations with cabinetry sometimes coming in as secondary or an afterthought.
Architects and carpenters alike understand that quality cabinetry with ornate decorative finishes is one of the crucial aspects to defining a kitchen‘s character. Beyond this, a kitchen with bespoke cabinetry needs to look the same way they feel. This is why Innovus Decorative Products’ key philosophy of Matching Life plays an important role in deciphering the direction of modern trends.
Cabinets are crucial to a kitchen‘s look and feel. As such you must choose the right decorative options for them.
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