Designing The Right Focal Point For Your Kitchen.

By Steve Oates

Whether you are anticipating a new kitchen in your newly built home or plan to update your outdated kitchen cabinets one of the key decisions that will be critical to your kitchen dcor is the focal point.

Where do you want people to look when the come into the kitchen for the first time? Ignoring the topic will not change this fact.

A focal point exists in every kitchen so it's important to address this up front with your designer. Drawing attention to the wrong thing can instantly make your kitchen feel smaller. Drawing attention to the correct focal point can create space for a small kitchen or intimacy in a large kitchen. Either way, we have several suggestions tucked away in this article to help you with your next custom cabinet project by a custom cabinet maker in Charlotte, NC.

There are various options to create the perfect focal point. Decor and layout combined with the perfect custom kitchen cabinets are the main avenues.

But first let's add some more depth to what we mean when we say "focal point". Each room has an area of interest. For most living rooms the fireplace draws our attention, an office may have some built in cabinets or coffered ceiling but the kitchen honestly is up to the designer or home owner. There are several key areas that could serve as a focal point.

To name a few: the island, stove area and cabinets above, kitchen sink area, cabinets with clear glass and lights to display the pretty stuff as my wife likes to say. If you go with a gourmet styled top by mixing 42" and 36" cabinets you can also draw attention upward especially when combined with additional three to four piece crown moldings.

When choosing a focal point it's important that you consider your floor layout, storage, and functionality. The incorrect focal point can force the room to look small, out of place, or even peculiar. It may even impair functional compartments. If the focal point doesn't improve to the response you want to complete while establishing a practical kitchen then it's a disruption. - 29956

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