What's Cooking in Kitchen Design?

From a kitchen design article in the Alabama Press-Register there is some discussion of what the latest trends are in luxury kitchen design- of note, what some designers were seeing at the Parade of Homes tour: "Custom builder Mark Swanson and his wife, Jennifer, tour parade homes in other cities to get new ideas, he said. One feature people in higher-priced homes want are quartz countertops instead of granite, he said.

Swanson built a 4,300-square-foot house in Newcastle for the Parade of Homes, including many of the latest kitchen trends: Cambria quartz countertops; a 36-inch wide cooktop and oven, plus a separate, second oven; a pot-filler over the stove; a copper, vented hood; stainless steel appliances; built-in desk; and slide-out drawers in the cabinets.

Other kitchen items such as wine or beverage coolers, warming drawers, two dishwashers and islands with a sink continue to be popular, according to builders. Commercial ranges and Sub-Zero refrigerators are also must-haves for many of his clients

Still, Swanson said he can't build everything into a kitchen. He recalled once putting $25,000 worth of appliances in a client's kitchen that never gets used -- the owners don't cook."

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