Nature, the outdoors, is brought in through skylights, French doors and windows. Designers see a trend toward extending home entertaining to an adjoining deck or other outdoor space. Colors are soft, and pretty, to go with the new living room that is tomorrow's kitchen. Butter yellow appears to be the new neutral. Colors in this kitchen vary from butter yellow cabinets to citrus green glass and the deep sea blue island top for impact.
Floors are soft and light-colored.
The designer juxtaposed hardwood, laminate and tile flooring in the floors, defining individual spaces with each material. Using more than one color cabinetry continues to be a trend. The kitchen is open to other areas of the house and there is a good flow in the design so people can congregate in the kitchen and the cook or cooks can be part of the conversation. Large, multilevel, multipurpose islands are the trend. The dark blue circle in the center revolves like a lazy Susan.