Easy Kitchen Updates: How to Take Your Kitchen From Simple to Wow

Oh hello there little blog! It has been a while… I have been crazy busy lately. We have listed our apartment and already have an offer on it!

We also started house hunting for our new home, which lead us to quickly realize that we will have no choice but to do some renovations.

The inventory of homes in the area we are looking for its very small and most homes need a lottttttttttttt of work.

I’m actually quite excited about it since this is the perfect opportunity to design the house of our dreams (or at least get close to it on our budget, lol).

So lately I have been pinning like crazy and researching all the things I want to have in the new home.

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite trends that I have been seeing and that I would love to incorporate in my dream kitchen!

UPDATE: You can see my  kitchen before and after pictures in this post and check out how much it all cost in my Kitchen renovation cost  post.

Easy Kitchen Updates – Wall of Windows

This is probably my favorite trend that I have seen so far. Gone are the days of just one little window above the sink.

New kitchens are featuring two/ three even a whole wall of windows! Which not only looks amazing but it also lets so much light in.

Kitchen sink with windows
Via: Pinterest
Kitchen Sink with windows above
Via: Pinterest
The dream kitchen, windows above sink
Via: Orrick And Co

Kitchen Drawers: There Are Never Enough Drawers:

This is definitely a must have for me. I want tons of lower cabinets with drawers! I think drawers makes so much more sense and are so much easier to organize.

Lower cabinets are just hard to reach and hard to keep organized. My dream kitchen will have most drawers in the lower cabinets!

Kitchen Drawers with brass hardware. Kitchen with range hood and Brass Stove
Via: Amber Interior Design
Kitchen Drawers with brass hardware
Via Pinterest
Kitchen drawers orgnization

Also make sure to check out my How to organize kitchen drawers here for all my tips on how to keep your kitchen organized!


Kitchen Range Hood:

If there is one thing that seems to instantly elevate a kitchen design is a range hood.

This is also something that it is not available in most of the kitchens that I have seen so far but is definitely a must have for me.

The range hood creates a focus point in the kitchen and it looks so much better than then top cabinets or microwave.

Kitchen Range hood cover

White and gold Kitchen Range Hood Cover
Via Alyssa Rosenheck
Kitchen Hood Cover and globe brass pendants
Via Pinterest
Kitchen range hood cover

The Perfect Faucet:

While researching brass fixtures on Pinterest I discovered the most beautiful kitchen faucet I have ever seen and it was love at first sight!!

Its the Rohl Bridge Faucet I love the simple lines and how vintage it looks. Isn’t it a beauty? Now, when I researched the priced I almost fell of my chair [insert crying emoji here].

I guess the perfect faucet exists but it will cost you an arm and a leg…. I did find some look alike faucets for a much better price and linked it below.

The dream kitchen, brass faucet
Via Style Me Pretty
Dream Kitchen brass faucet
Via Style Me Pretty
The dream kitchen, Rohl faucet

kitchen with marble countertops and brass faucet

Via: Pinterest

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I also love the little topiary trees in this last picture! Cant wait to have a house so I can start having more greenery around.

What are some of the kitchen trends that you are most excited about? Would love to know!

With love, 
Ceres

Kitchen before and after

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11 Comments

  1. June 24, 2017 / 8:26 am

    So many great ideas and I couldn’t agree with you more on the windows! If I could have, I would have made mine even bigger. When we renovated our kitchen 2 years ago, we removed the too small/too high window above the sink and added a nice 6 foot by 4 foot with transom window above it. It was definitely one of the changes that made the biggest impact on the space! Best wishes on designing your dream kitchen!
    Shelley

    • Ceres
      Author
      June 24, 2017 / 8:49 am

      Thank you Shelley!! I can’t wait!! We are still house hunting but hopefully we will decide on one soon! ??

  2. Desiree
    June 30, 2017 / 1:57 am

    Beautiful ideas!
    A question not related to this post exactly: where did you get that darling skull with crown candle holder? Sorry i couldn’t find a way to leave a comment on that particular photo posted of your coffee table and decor.

    • Ceres
      Author
      June 30, 2017 / 6:16 am

      Hi Desiree it’s from Thompson ferrier. I will give you the link ??

    • Barb
      May 15, 2019 / 1:05 am

      In the same picture with the large brass dome pendant light, where did the kitchen faucet come from?
      Thank you.

  3. Reut Tal
    May 13, 2019 / 6:06 pm

    I love your range hood! Can you share more details? Which one did you get? Did you build the wooden frame? It’ll be perfect to my new kitchen. Thanks!

    • Ceres
      Author
      May 13, 2019 / 6:47 pm

      Hi Reut! Check my kitchen reveal post! It has all th deets on the kitchen range hood

  4. Reut Tal
    May 14, 2019 / 10:47 am

    Thanks! I couldn’t find the post. Can you please send me the link?

    • Ceres
      Author
      May 14, 2019 / 10:48 am

      It’s under kitchen sources tab!

  5. September 22, 2022 / 10:31 am

    Right! The thing that can instantly elevate a kitchen design and can give the whole kitchen a focal point is a range hood. BTW! Kitchen is looking very beautiful!

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