The Kitchen is the New Living Room

These days the kitchen has replaced the living room as the place for families to gather, so it is no surprise that custom designed kitchens have become so crucial. According to Johnny Grey, award-winning interior designer "you can tell a lot about a person from their kitchen." This is something that as a custom home builder I have seen exemplified time and time again.

When we design luxury homes for our clients we spend a lot of time discussing the design on the kitchen. We want to make sure that the kitchen is their own personal utopia. Of course our clients happiness is not exclusive to the kitchen and we strive to make every part of their home unique luxurious and practical.

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IKEA Prepares For the Year 2040

Recently, IKEA surveyed 2,000 people as to what they expect kitchens to look like in the future. It is no surprise that people believed their kitchens would rely heavily on technology and be more self-sufficient.

As a result of the survey, the “SKARP” concept kitchen was born. This futuristic kitchen includes a remote control cooker, 3D food printer, and an interactive refrigerator with cooking tutorials, self-cleaning surfaces, height adjustable cabinets, and an energy monitor.

Some of what they hope will be in future a kitchen exists now: retractable shelves, genetically-engineered food, roll-out chopping boards and draws. A lot of the elements found in IKEA’s concept kitchen are found in luxury custom designed kitchens.

We shall see what the future truly holds, but until then, we will be providing our clients with kitchens full of the latest technologies.

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