There’s No Such Things As Timeless Kitchen Design

I like to flip via previous magazines to revisit previous traits. I nonetheless discover myself being impressed by issues I see in these previous 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” at present.

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

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

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

However this one price $14.99. How miserable.

However anyway, again to the 2007 publication. What actually struck me was all the 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 keep in mind these traits. Everybody needed darkish stained cupboards with a travertine backsplash, they usually needed their properties adorned to appear like a web page out of a Pottery Barn catalog.

All I needed to do was embellish with coloration, and but, I used to be caught on this by no means ending darkish wooden, travertine, Pottery Barn hell with a facet 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 after 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 quilt.

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

Right here’s one other earlier than and after characteristic. I imply, you’ll be able to inform me what you assume. Is that this timeless? I don’t assume it’s. The after image appears to be like like a earlier than image at present.

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

I keep in mind this look all too effectively. Despite the fact that the cupboards are a light-weight coloration, the room has a heaviness to it.

Even this kitchen that’s a lot whiter and brighter has a heaviness to it. I believe kitchens again then had been a bit overdone. Issues appear lighter, brighter, and easier at present.

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

This one is only a no from me.

I believe this one in all probability regarded modern in 2007, however not at present.

And I don’t even keep in mind this being well-liked again in 2007.

This one might nonetheless be good at present with a just some updates, just like the ceiling. And I’d additionally take away these heavy corbels. I keep in mind these being so well-liked again then, however I simply don’t see them getting used anymore.

So you’ll be able to 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.