| Even kitchens, it seems, are reflecting the | | | | popular. If we want to be extreme in our |
| modern day trends when it comes to renovating. | | | | make-over, then there are now floors on the |
| Most of us will shamefacedly admit that we tend | | | | market that can actually recognize the footfall of |
| to give the kitchen a facelift either when we | | | | the walker, and adjust the floor temperature to |
| move out or when an appliance breaks down | | | | that person's liking! |
| from old age! This implies that we tend to live | | | | Incredibly, there are now counter tops with a |
| with 'less than perfect' kitchens for a long time! | | | | micro-chip in them that allows you to change the |
| It makes sense to renovate the kitchen before | | | | color according to the cook's mood! (If it is a dull, |
| you sell the house, a new look kitchen can make | | | | rainy day you could click in a nice bright yellow |
| or break the realty deal. But how many of us | | | | counter top!) |
| have taken a last wistful look as we close the | | | | Although we are encouraged to update the |
| door on our old house, and wished that we could | | | | kitchen, design experts also warn us of following a |
| have had the pleasure of the new kitchen that | | | | fad and looking dated again very quickly. This is |
| we had created? So, how about remodeling now | | | | especially true of fad colors. |
| and enjoying the kitchen just for your own | | | | Another suggestion has been to incorporate more |
| pleasure? | | | | 'smart home' appliances that are governed by |
| With more and more men getting their hands into | | | | computers and have remote control. However, |
| the kitchen sink, and more and more couples | | | | the suggestion of remote control does not mean |
| having fun cooking together, kitchen design | | | | that we will be cooking from afar. |
| experts are suggesting that these domestic | | | | Indeed, the future forecast for kitchens predicts |
| changes be subtly factored in to a modern | | | | that it will not only continue to be a social |
| kitchen, or when giving a kitchen a makeover. | | | | gathering place, but in fact, even more so. In the |
| For instance one of the recommendations was | | | | future it should become an even more social area, |
| that instead of the age old idea of the 'working | | | | the room of choice to entertain. |
| triangle' of fridge, stove, sink, being set up for | | | | Whatever you decide to do with your kitchen, the |
| one person, it should now be expanded for a two | | | | experts predict that it is becoming less a place of |
| person set up. | | | | isolation for a woman, and more a place of social |
| Some of the functional parts of the kitchen are | | | | interaction used by the whole family. If this is the |
| changing, for instance induction ovens may catch | | | | case, it deserves a new coat of paint! |
| on, and steam dish washers are becoming more | | | | |