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Category Archives: Design Trends

Kitchen Design Trend: Two Tone Cabinets

Over the past several years, a majority of our kitchen clients have been opting for two coordinating cabinet colors. Often times one color for the main cabinets (such as white or grey), and one for the kitchen island (such as navy or green). Other times, it’s one color for the upper cabinets and another color for the lower cabinets. Here are some examples:

This is a really cool design trend, especially for those who feel compelled to go bold, but still want to play it safe. An entirely navy blue kitchen you might get sick of in a few years, but a pop of navy on the island will stay exciting and fresh for years to come.

Ann Reiterman in our pricing department had this to say about the two tone cabinet craze: “80% of the jobs I’ve priced out this year have had two cabinet colors. When I’m working on a kitchen with just one cabinet color I have to look through the paperwork again to make sure I haven’t missed an island or anything [laughs]. A lot of times what clients will do is choose a backsplash that ties in the two colors.” This gives our clients and our designers a framework to play around with colors and textures in a really fun way.

Most of the time this technique is utilized in kitchens with painted cabinets. However, wood with two different stain colors is also a very stylish choice. When my Dad designed the functional kitchen / break room at our office, this is exactly what he did. The lighter and darker stained wood combination looks good with black appliances, and stainless steel as well (pictured above in the center).

Hopefully this post inspires you to design the two tone kitchen of your dreams! Our Showroom is conveniently located at 17 Mile and Van Dyke in Sterling Heights if you’d like to stop in and browse.

Kitchen Design Trend: Eliminating the Dining Room

This Clawson kitchen was fairly small, but by removing the wall between the kitchen and dining room and expanding the kitchen, we were able to have a lot more freedom with the design.

As you can see, by expanding the kitchen into the next room, we have actually GAINED seating space. And another window for more natural light!

In this Sterling Heights kitchen, the kitchen was small and tucked into a corner. By removing the wall between the kitchen and living room, and expanding the kitchen into the “dining room” area, we were able to completely transform this space into something really special.

If you have a small kitchen with an adjacent dining room, have you ever considered combining the two rooms for a more open concept? If you’re anything like me, it’s very hard to visualize a drastic change like this unless I can SEE it. That’s where Kopke comes in! We can draw up different design ideas and show you in 3D. Is it time to unlock the hidden potential in your kitchen/dining room? Give us a call at (586) 777-6633 or send us an email to get started.

Bathroom Design Trend: Open Showers

The two most recent Bathroom projects I’ve photographed have both involved open shower concepts. They were both designed by Roseann Liccardello of Kopke Remodeling & Design in Sterling Heights, MI.

West Bloomfield Stone Shower

This first bathroom absolutely took my breath away. We transformed this 1950’s PINK EVERYTHING bathroom into a tile and stone paradise. Check out the details inside of this shower:

We lit the shower with one tiny LED light, so that when the rest of the bathroom is dark, it almost feels as if you are showering inside of a cave, with tiny bit of sunshine peeping through the cracks. Showering here would be an incredibly relaxing experience, I’m sure.

St. Clair Shores Tile Shower

This shower has no threshold between the shower and the rest of the bathroom, just seamless tilework, and a slight slope toward the drain. Many bathrooms with open showers will also have freestanding tubs when space is ample. This allows for the best of both worlds!

As you can see, both of these showers feature similar recessed shampoo niches with different tile/stone patterns inside. This is an incredibly popular design trend which are as functional as they are pleasing to the eye.

Bruce Township Glass Shower

For those who don’t feel comfortable with a completely open shower, the frameless, full-glass shower is still very popular. It gives the illusion of open-ness, but retains the comfortable enclosure. These all-glass showers are a pain to keep clean, though! You have to squeegee them after every use, lest get reprimanded by your head of household! 

The open shower concept is fairly new, but I see why it is gaining so much popularity. They give designers more creative room to play, they can feel very natural, and with proper design, can be incredibly low maintenance! Would you consider an open shower for your home?

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