Kitchen manufacturer Alno offers its kitchen trend predictions as we move into 2017
A reoccurring interior trend, which is set to be even bigger for 2017, is open-plan living, with a particular emphasis on monolithic kitchen furniture. Think large kitchen islands in big open-plan kitchen/dining/living rooms and tall cabinets, offering plenty of storage space and somewhere to conceal kitchen utensils and appliances while the room is used for work or entertaining.
Kitchen furniture can even be extended into your living space, as pictured where the award-winning Alnostar Cera range has been used to create cabinets and shelving, blurring the boundaries between the kitchen and living room with dramatic effect.
Spacious, open-plan rooms are also perfect for mixing contrasting materials and finishes. Alno’s new Ferro Bronze – a striking bronze metal-effect with a burnished industrial look – is juxtaposed against a pure and minimal High-gloss White (pictured above), creating a blend of textures, tones and trends together in one room, for an avant-garde design that truly captures the imagination.
We also see a return to nature with new real wood veneers and wood-effect finishes in rich red/brown tinted shades and cool washes of white, combined with pastel greens and deep greys. New cabinetry is also inspired by architecture, like sensational new design concept, Alnoattract, which draws its inspiration from church design, featuring accented rib structures and smoke glass doors. Natural materials in earthy tones draw the outside in and create a relaxed feeling of harmony in the home.