Modular kitchens: a new trend in interior design

Modular kitchens are undoubtedly the new trend of the moment when it comes to interior design. Today we are going to talk to you about this type of configuration, examining its main advantages and disadvantages and providing you with some important tips for creating your own custom fitted kitchen.

Here's everything you need to know about the subject.

Modular kitchen, what is it?

The modular kitchen today represents an extremely modern and flexible configuration: a project that offers you the opportunity to select and choose from a wide range of furniture, combined and adapted according to your specific needs and requirements.

In modern modular kitchens, the furniture is available in a variety of sizes, so that it can adapt to the area of each kitchen. Obviously, the market today is able to offer us furniture characterized by many colors, styles and finishes. There is no doubt that these aspects are able to influence and affect the selling price of the furniture; however, thanks to the many stylistic solutions that the market offers us, it is now possible to find the perfect solution and able to adapt with a specific style and design, going to recreate that visual sensation, atmosphere and emotion that you want to recreate within the spaces of your kitchen.

One of the main advantages that characterize a modular kitchen is certainly represented by the wider possibilities of customization: in fact, in a kitchen of this type it is possible to select and customize the layout and the types of cabinets, so as to fully satisfy one's stylistic needs, without having to settle for elements that would somehow be a simple compromise with one's own style.

Just to make a concrete example, a model of cabinet could be characterized by a standard type of shelving, whereas another model could instead offer a space where wine bottles, glasses or even a real and proper island could be arranged. The options available on the market today are really numerous and, in some ways, endless. In conclusion we can say that in a modern modular kitchen, thanks to the personalized configuration of the layout (combined with design) it is possible to obtain a perfect and unique solution.

How to choose the furniture in a fitted kitchen

In the configuration of a modern fitted kitchen it is important to consider some elements, in the phase of choice and selection. In this regard, we would like to point out that today modular kitchens represent extremely convenient furnishing solutions. The market is now able to offer modular kitchens at very low prices (very close to factory prices). Obviously you can now buy many models of fitted kitchens online.

In some ways we can say that opting for the choice of a modular kitchen, with some tricks we can make a custom kitchen, but without having to bear the costs of a custom kitchen.

The material that makes up the furniture and the finish of the latter, contribute significantly to influence the costs of a fitted kitchen. A good portion of the budget you will have at your disposal will in fact be dedicated to the purchase and installation of kitchen furniture.

As for the finishes, the market offers us several options:

• laminate finish
• polymer finish
• acrylic finish
• laminate finish

With reference to prices we can say that acrylic finishes are certainly the most expensive, since they are particularly resistant to scratches (glossy surface) and long-lasting.

Laminates, on the other hand, represent the ideal solution for those who have a particularly limited budget.

There are also other materials with which furniture can be made: ceramic, quartz and tiles are undoubtedly the most expensive of the above materials. If your budget does not allow you to purchase furniture made with the help of these materials, you can opt for wood, stone, or even limestone or slate. Obviously, it will be important to choose all the accessories in line with your furniture, to complete the configuration of your modular kitchen.

Modular kitchen: choose according to the size of your space

Modular kitchens represent ideal configurations for all those people who have particularly limited spaces (small apartments, one or two-room apartments with very small kitchens). In these circumstances, choosing cabinets capable of guaranteeing you the best use of your space represents a fundamental aspect in the configuration of a fitted kitchen. You should definitely avoid choosing overly bulky cabinets, which would occupy too many meters in your already extremely limited space.

You can opt, for example, for the choice and arrangement of a large corner cabinet, or alternatively use the corners of your space for a different function in your kitchen. The great flexibility of a modular kitchen offers you the possibility to opt for any function suitable for your space, totally customizing your kitchen.

You can opt for a U-shaped or L-shaped (parallel or straight) kitchen layout depending on the space you have available. However, consider the fact that the shape of the kitchen is directly proportional to the price for the realization of the same. Obviously, larger spaces will require more furniture, with a proportionate increase in costs. Lastly, it is important to point out that even the wall use of your kitchen will consequently determine the modules that will have to be used and incorporated into your spaces. The number and type of modules will vary quite significantly from one space to another, depending on the use of the latter.