Jacksonville kitchens and bathrooms showrooms are attracting homeowners to see the newest trends in renovating the most renovated spaces in the home. The biggest change in both areas is that they are losing their transient function are entering into a more end-use space like the living room and deck areas.

Kitchen Renovation Advancements

Formulating a plan and hiring the right contractor is first step in ensuring your kitchen or bathroom remodeling project is a success. Here are some recent advancements and trends developing in modern kitchen designs and renovations.

Office Workstation

Since the new Jacksonville kitchen is an end-use space look for mini-offices to be included in the plans. These spaces can be as small as a nook with a built-in filing cabinet and counter to hold a laptop to a special area with a desktop computer and office supplies. The homeowner doesn’t need to travel to the office to pick at work while waiting for cooking food.

Scullery

The return of an old space called a scullery is a way in which the new kitchen is being further segregated into working stations. Traditionally, sculleries contained hot and cold water sinks, storage shelves, plate racks, tubs, and buckets. Today the spaces in kitchens contains some of these items but the main thing to remember is that it is where dishes are washed and large pots are stored. The areas can be separated from the rest of the kitchen by retractable doors like overhead sliding doors. Jacksonville kitchen designers can show you the different models.

Built-In Range Hood

The range hood is an important part of the kitchen as it exhausts kitchen odors and smoke before it can get into the home. The popular type of hood not too long ago was the microwave/range hood combination. Now the trend is a stand-alone, restaurant-style hood with a broader base for exhausting cooking odors. The stainless-steel models are the most popular as they are easy to maintain and form a focal point for the kitchen.

Cabinet Mismatching

In the past there was nothing as striking in a itchen as a bank of cabinets and matching pantry. These were constructed in various wood-grain finishes and solid colors. This style is still in fashion and many homeowners still prefer this type of storage. However, the new styles are furniture-type cabinetry that does not need to match up with islands or pantries. In addition the rural European feel of distressed stains is becoming popular for a more functioning look.

Functioning Countertops

With the cabinets being mismatched in kitchens the counters are being installed in different levels to accommodate the different roles at each workstation. Having a lower counter surface for rolling dough and a raised butcher-block surface for food preparation is good ergonomics. The surfaces can be different materials as well. Smooth granite countertops are great for the pastry making and a laminated walnut or oak butcher-block is perfect for chopping.

Bathroom News

Shedding its role as a support player for the home the new Jacksonville bathroom is expanding into multiple rooms with each area having a separate function. These areas are shedding the tiny windows and adopting larger window arrangement so that the bather can take advantage of a garden view.

Vanity  Areas

The bathroom sink vanity is becoming more adventurous with vessel-style sinks and furniture-style cabinets. These are separate from the dressing vanity that can be in a separate room with separate lighting and storage. Undermount sinks can be made from stainless-steel or molded in with a composite countertop.

The Electronic Bathroom

Water savings is a big movement in Jacksonville and the new fixtures such as low-flow shower heads and toilets are demonstrating this fact. Electronics features prominently in the new bathroom with sink taps that turn on and off with a motion sensor and toilets that flush much like those on an airplane or cruise ship.

The Super Shower

The standard for Jacksonville bathrooms for decades was the one-piece shower/tub. They replaced the old, small tile walls and plastic-coated wall board because they were easy to clean and never leaked In addition they were designed to take up a minimum of space. Look for the new “super showers,” the next generation in all-in-one bathing units that takes up a minimum of space. These are a sealed cabinet that includes a rain shower head as well as body spray jets. The best part is that many include a steam function with exhausting feature so that the excess steam doesn’t go through the house. In addition you can get an LCD screen and speakers to watch television while relaxing in the steam.

Storage

Storage is very important in the new bathroom. “His and hers” vanity areas allow storage for men’s and women’s towels, toiletries and notions.

Large Soaker Tub

In the new bathroom a large soaker tub does away with water jets in favor of hundreds of hot air “bubblers” that create an effervescence in the water. Add to this a programmable mood lighting called chromatherapy and the bather can have a long, relaxing rest.

For all your Jacksonville kitchen and bathroom remodeling ideas go to a professional contractor to show you the latest trends.

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