Your kitchen doesn't have to be perfect. To create one that serves up joy, design experts recommend adding color, pattern and individuality. Organize and light it in a way that makes sense for how you actually use it.
There’s one room in the home where a lot of holiday memories are made the kitchen. For years, peak kitchen design has favored serious, sleek, state-of-the-art. But as one designer puts it, many of.
This image provided by Tom Stringer Design Partners shows a kitchen and dining room. Color is a simple way to create an upbeat feel, says John Cialone of Tom Stringer
A spring clean-up and décor refresh have always been able to lift moods.
But after this long pandemic winter, there’s special satisfaction in clutter removal, extra joy in being creative, a particular pleasure in making a space, even more, your own.
‘This time of year, I can often feel buried after so much time indoors, and with many of us working from home, this is even more crucial,’ says designer Mel Bean in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Or as New York-based designer Thom Filicia puts it: ‘Be brave. The new year is a chance to create spaces that allow you to live your most beautiful life.’