Now is the time to explore 2019 kitchen design trends.
2019 Kitchen Design Trends
It’s a well-known fact that kitchens rank among the most important spaces in any home. This surely applies to your own home. Whether building new, renovating or expanding your kitchen, these 2019 Kitchen design trends are a great place to invest your time and resources to see a real return on your investment.
There are many areas in our homes that benefit from these 2019 kitchen design trends. This attention affects both our enjoyment of that space as well as its value in the market place. That is how we focus our efforts to make the most impact on lifestyle and value.
We are often overly influenced by how the market will receive or value the design of a space. I counsel my clients to focus the efforts on their own enjoyment. We are building this home specifically for them after all, not some unknown future buyer of the home.
The secret success for 2019 kitchen design trends is awareness of market and design trends. The intersection between your own sense of style and sensibilities align with the movements of the market. This overlap illustrates the best places to apply your investment to leverage both enjoyment and positioning for the market.
These design trends provide the best enjoyment of your new kitchen. The value of your investment is realized in your everyday experience. This contribution extends to and increases the overall value of your home.
Demand for Kitchens
The share of firms reporting an increase in the number of Kitchens continues to grow while Kitchen sizes continue to stabilize
Change in the number and size of Kitchens, percentage of respondents from Q4 2018 compared to data from Q4 2017.
2019 kitchen design trends
Number of Kitchens*
Increase
Stable
Decrease
*Number of separate kitchen facilities, secondary food storage/food prep areas, or messy kitchen
Size of Kitchens
Increase
Stable
Decrease
Top 2019 Kitchen Design Trends in Features
Outdoor Kitchens
An increase from 45% in 2017, this leads the list of popular features.
Open to living space
An increase from 44% in 2017, this continues to indicate the popularity of ‘open concept’ design.
Butler's Pantry
Open concept designs often need help to organize certain activities. An increase from 34% in 2017.
Kitchen Features
Outdoor kitchens continue to be reported as a popular feature of 2019 kitchen design trends.
The graph below illustrates the percentage of respondents reporting popularity “increasing” minus percent reporting “decreasing.”
(Data from Q4 2018 compared to Q4 2017.)
Outdoor Kitchens (2017: 45%)
Open to living spaces (2017: 44%)
Butler’s pantry (2017: 34%)
Wine refrigerator / storage (2017: 23%)
Computer work/recharge area (2017: 35%)
Smart/connected Kitchen (2017: 22%)
Recycling center (2017: 17%)
Double island (2017: 25%)
Top 2019 Kitchen Design Trends in Products
Kitchen Products
Outdoor kitchens continue to be reported as a popular feature.
The graph below illustrates the percentage of respondents reporting popularity “increasing” minus percent reporting “decreasing.”
(Data from Q4 2018 compared to Q4 2017.)
Concealed and disguised lighting
Upper-end appliances (2017: 25%)
Undercounter appliances (2017: 30%)
Mix of countertop materials
Smart appliances (2017: 25%)
Induction cooking appliances (2017: 26%)
Built-in appliances (2017: 18%)
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2019 kitchen design trends source: The American Institute of Architects Home Design Trends Survey