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Kick-Start Your Breakfast NookSitting down to a delicious breakfast and a hot cup of coffee is one of life’s simple pleasures. It’s a time to blink away the sleepiness and revel in a fresh day, or hastily eat a bagel and dash. Whatever your morning routine, where you sit for your sustenance is important. It should be energizing and inspiring, and as pretty as any formal dining room. A brick-veneer accent wall can give your breakfast nook a beautiful boost. The brick-veneer wall seen here helps create an inviting place to eat breakfast — just add waffles to enhance the effect. Classically shaped, with a slight texture and chiseled edges, this tactile material adds weathered charm to an otherwise polished kitchen. It complements the similarly shaped floorboards, windows and drawers and suits the room’s gray-and-white palette. Extending the brick behind the cabinetry and shelving provides pleasing continuity.
Anchor Your Open ShelvingOpen shelving was a big kitchen trend in 2017 and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. However, removing upper cabinets in favor of a simple shelf or two can leave your kitchen looking a bit bare. To add much-needed depth, use stone veneer behind your open shelves. The large-format limestone-inspired veneer used in this kitchen offers the lightness and simplicity of a white wall with more zest. Anchoring the room, its subtle roughness balances out the high-gloss finishes and lends an unexpected yet chic backdrop to the shelf’s artwork and dishware. And the veneer is easy to clean: Just use mild granulated detergent, warm water and a soft bristle brush, and rinse right away. Pair this accent wall with matte bronze, sculptural shapes, wood floors and greenery for an organic twist on contemporary style.
This kitchen features some of the most popular choices among homeowners renovating their kitchens: white cabinets and countertop, wood floors, gray cabinets (on the island) and multicolored backsplash.Since survey respondents had completed a kitchen project in the previous 12 months, were working on one or planned to start one in the next three months, their responses provide a window on what’s trending in American kitchens now. Read on to find out which colors and materials were most popular.
8. Streamlined electronics. Make sure you plan ahead and put a pipe behind your walls to run cables and wires for your electronics through. There are few things more unsightly and sure to distract from a room’s design than loose wires hanging from a TV or cable box.MoreFinish Your Remodel Right: 10 Tasks to Check OffOriginal Home Details: What to Keep, What to Cast Off
1. Knockout shower niche. A custom shower niche built into tilework adds a level of refinement that can’t be achieved with even the sleekest of shower racks. When designing your shower surround, make sure the size of your niches corresponds with the size of your tile. You don’t want to see cut tiles around a niche.How to Pick a Shower Niche That’s Not Stuck in a Rut
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