Kitchen designers surveyed by the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) tend to increase the size of kitchens they are remodeling and expect technology innovation demand to increase, according to the association’s 2019 Kitchen Design Trends Study. The study finds that L-shaped kitchens between 150 and 350 square feet featuring medium-to-large islands were the most popular kitchen remodeling projects in 2018, Kitchen & Bath Design News reports.
When it comes to design styles for kitchens, transitional (88% of survey respondents) and contemporary (80%) top the list in anticipated popularity over the next three years, according to the NKBA. Farmhouse (55%), industrial (50%), traditional (46%), mid-century (41%) and eclectic (40%) will also be popular styles going forward, the association observed.
Other key conclusions of the NKBA’s Design Trends Study were as follows:Most surveyed designers who are remodeling kitchens increase the kitchen’s size, with the majority (45%) reporting their increases are less than 25% and nearly 30% saying the increases are between 25% and 49%.Appliances top the list of the “most interesting” new products designers say they’re seeing.Mobile-device accommodations, voice-enabled home-automation platforms, safety technology and entertainment enhancements will be the most popular kitchen-technology solutions in demand over the next three years.
Results of the survey were based on responses from 583 NKBA members. The professions of members include kitchen designers, remodelers, architects, decorative plumbing showrooms, cabinet shops, and other product specifiers.
