Neal's Home Remodeling and Design Blog

One objective of a kitchen remodeling project is to improve functional food storage. A kitchen pantry, therefore, is often high on the list of essentials when homeowners remodel their kitchen. There are many design options for effective pantries, including dedicated spaces with shelving, cabinets with pull-out drawers, or combinations of solutions for different types of storage. The advantage of a pantry is the convenience of having dedicated, somewhat customized storage feature you can rely on.

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Understanding what is popular in kitchen design style is a handy way of aligning your new kitchen with the current design mindset. Trends for kitchens aren't exactly like trends for clothing. These style shifts happen over the course of several years as homeowners and designers alike slowly gravitate to different products, colors or features for the kitchen. As you plan your kitchen remodel, understanding your own unique needs and style is important, but also knowing current trends can help you see options you may not have been aware of that could potentially bring into your kitchen a very "here-and-now" or modern sense of style. Here, we've identified 10 major kitchen design trends heading into 2020 that are worth taking note of.

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As the year draws to a close, you may be pondering new ways to refresh your home in the new year. While a remodeling project is certainly worth considering, sometimes even just a fresh color palette can do the trick. Luckily, color experts have done a lot of the legwork for you and have offered up a selection of "Color of the Year" choices to inspire your home decorating in 2020.

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When you’re thinking about changing your kitchen, it's important to stay open to ideas, wherever and however they find you. Something as simple as a display or a glimpse of something on TV can inspire your new space or give you the spark of something new you perhaps hadn't thought of before. If you’re looking for specific places to look, however, we can point you to a few resources.

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