The kitchen is probably the most important part of your home, next to the bedroom. It’s the heart of the home. It’s where you prepare meals, wash dishes, and keep your food safe and secure. For some, it’s also where they gather to dine and prepare meals together with the rest of the family.

With 2023 looking to be a year of change, knowing what trends to stick with is important if you plan to change your kitchen. Continue reading below to check out five kitchen trends you may need for 2023.

 

  1. Eco-friendly Kitchen

Anything environment-friendly is guaranteed to be a trend in the near future, and this includes the Ecocentric Kitchen. Aside from buying more biodegradable products or environmentally friendly ingredients, the kitchen itself can also be more eco-friendly. Using recycled plastic and natural materials such as wood is a must, but your furnishing and items can also be eco-friendly.

Pots, pans, and appliances can all be eco-friendly too. Not only are they guaranteed to last, but they also help out the environment. Inverter appliances not only help the environment but also help you save expenses on electricity. Pots and pans are also better if glass, stainless steel, or ceramic.

 

  1. Natural Lighting

Natural lighting is a trend we’re all looking forward to in 2023. Gone are the days of the grim and gloomy. If you were to ask most people, natural lighting is definitely the way to go, not just in the kitchen but in the entire house too.

Although the climate of a place dictates what your entire set-up will look like, you’ll never know what you’re going to get every day. Sometimes it may be a bright and beautiful day, and sometimes it might be a somber and serene rainy day. Natural lighting looks great when done right. 

Whatever it may be, maximizing bright spaces, adding huge windows, using matte materials, and painting the kitchen with more reflective colors that complement natural light is definitely something we want to see more of in 2023.

 

  1. Space Efficient Furniture

Gone are the days of impractical furniture that are simply for aesthetic purposes only. Efficiency is an important thing to take into account. Striking a balance between aesthetics and practicality is one of the most important things in a kitchen—especially if space is limited—and space-efficient furniture can help with that.

There are tons of space-saving furniture ideas on the internet, but a few notable ones are space-saving tables, where you have the option of expanding them when there are more guests around, or stackable storage bins, where you have the option of adding a few layers of storage if needed.

 

  1. Asymmetric Lighting

As another lighting tip, asymmetric lighting is something people forget to take into account when designing a kitchen.

One of the most important things to take into account when working in a kitchen is comfort, and asymmetric lighting is a key part of that. Asymmetrical lighting makes use of distributed light to ensure that the light sources used in an area are constant and comfortable to the eyes.

 

  1. Personalized Kitchens

Anything personalized screams character, which is important if you want to feel at home in your kitchen while impressing guests simultaneously. Now, you don’t have to put your name on everything or make it seem very clear that you own the kitchen, but don’t be afraid to buy things that just scream *YOU*.

Buy cartoon-themed mugs even if they don’t really fit in with the rest of the kitchen. Buy that cute set of pots and pans, even if it doesn’t completely go with the rest of the kitchen.

 

Whatever trend you decide to follow, the most important thing is to make sure it’s something you want to do, not because it’s something trending. Remember, not all kitchens are the same, and there are plenty of factors such as shape, space, and height that are important to take into account.