3 Ways to Up Your Kitchen Game

How to break the rules, make life easier and create the gorgeous kitchen of your dreams.

- CARA MCDONALD 

With all the recent challenges we’ve faced, many of us have been stuck indoors, staring at the same walls for longer than we’d like—and realizing we need a change. The kitchen isn’t just the heart of the home—more and more it’s where people are expressing their individuality, talents, creativity and desires. “There’s been a big shift,” says Leif Larson, Regional Showroom Manager of Infusion Kitchen and Bath Showrooms by ETNA for Grand Rapids, Traverse City and Holland. “We’ve gone from ‘I want this kitchen like my neighbor has’ to ‘I want my kitchen to look completely different from anything out there,’” says Larson. Let’s face it, it’s the perfect place to express and refresh your at-home lifestyle.

The pros at Infusion suggest that when setting out to reimagine your dream kitchen, you’ll tap more creative inspiration if you think about three key categories: pro-level additions, life-hack solutions and crave-worthy design choices. Here are some of their best insider tips on how to tap current trends and create a kitchen to die for.

PRO-LEVEL ADDITIONS

Boilerplate designs are giving way to more flexible spaces, pulling inspiration from professional kitchens. So how can the serious home cooks support their ambitions? A few great trends to try: