There’s No Such Issues As Timeless Kitchen Design

I like to flip by means of outdated magazines to revisit outdated traits. I nonetheless discover myself being impressed by issues I see in these outdated magazines. However one in all them actually caught my eye. Since we’re going to be doing a kitchen addition within the close to future, this particular version Kitchen & Bathtub publication was particularly attention-grabbing to me. I used to be so curious to see if any of those kitchens would nonetheless look “present” right this moment.

This journal was from 2007, so it’s seventeen years outdated.

Most likely essentially the most attention-grabbing factor about it’s that it price $4.99.

I purchased the same journal simply final week. It’s has about the identical variety of pages, identical variety of options.

However this one price $14.99. How miserable.

However anyway, again to the 2007 publication. What actually struck me was the entire darkish cupboards. Virtually each advert in the entire journal featured darkish stained wooden cupboards. And I used to be by no means a fan of these tiny sq. mosaic tile backsplashes even again in 2007.

However the adverts that includes darkish stained wooden cupboards had been quite a few.

In truth, in the entire journal, I don’t assume I noticed an advert that had something aside from darkish stained wooden cupboards. And the travertine. My goodness, a lot travertine!

This was throughout the time I had my inside adorning enterprise, and I bear in mind these traits. Everybody wished darkish stained cupboards with a travertine backsplash, and so they wished their properties embellished to seem like a web page out of a Pottery Barn catalog.

All I wished to do was beautify with colour, and but, I used to be caught on this by no means ending darkish wooden, travertine, Pottery Barn hell with a aspect of “Texas Tuscan”. I couldn’t escape it.

I imply, these adverts with the darkish wooden cupboards simply appeared never-ending! Each advert!

And even once they tried one thing completely different, like this extra modern look, it was nonetheless darkish.

Then I obtained to the options. That is the kitchen from the duvet.

No less than it’s white and vivid. It’s positively the closest to “timeless” that there’s in the entire journal.

Right here’s one other earlier than and after characteristic. I imply, you possibly can inform me what you assume. Is that this timeless? I don’t assume it’s. The after image seems to be like a earlier than image right this moment.

I used to be additionally shocked to see simply what number of black and white kitchens there have been on this one publication. The one from the duvet is white cupboards with a black countertop. The one above is similar. And right here’s one other one under.

I bear in mind this look all too effectively. Regardless that the cupboards are a lightweight colour, the room has a heaviness to it.

Even this kitchen that’s a lot whiter and brighter has a heaviness to it. I feel kitchens again then had been a bit overdone. Issues appear lighter, brighter, and less complicated right this moment.

This one was in all probability the closest I discovered to having the ability to cross as a timeless design, though I feel a brand new coat of white paint would go a great distance on this kitchen.

This one is only a no from me.

I feel this one in all probability seemed modern in 2007, however not right this moment.

And I don’t even bear in mind this being in style again in 2007.

This one may nonetheless be good right this moment with a only a few updates, just like the ceiling. And I’d additionally take away these heavy corbels. I bear in mind these being so in style again then, however I simply don’t see them getting used anymore.

So you possibly can inform me what you assume. Do any of those cross as “timeless design” to you? I personally don’t assume there’s any such factor.