Kitchen Trends For 2009

By Penny Day

Thinking about going for a brand new look for your kitchen this year? We've been trend spotting to find the latest looks for 2009.

Find out more on the latest kitchen trends for 2009.

Glossy looks
With their sleek good looks, gloss kitchens continue to be popular in modern homes. Available in a wide range of colours, these units are highly reflective and will bounce light around, which makes them ideal for smaller kitchens or those that don't get much natural light, as long as you go for a pale colour.

Eye-catching finishes, such as the glossy black units pictured, also help to create a distinctly designer look.

Trendy tones
Bring your kitchen back up to date with kitchen units in a trendy shade.
Here, yellow units are warmed by the splashback in American walnut. "Colour and texture work beautifully together to create an ultramodern kitchen," says Claudia Baillie from Livingetc.

Painted units
If you want a kitchen with a truly personal feel, pick a colour you love and go for a units in a painted finish.

"For a beautiful bespoke look, units with a hand-painted finish are perfect," says Clare Steel from Ideal Home.

Door fronts for this style are normally in a traditional Shaker style. However, you can find some flat-fronted designs, which work well in modern homes.

Mix and match units
Can't decide which colour door front you prefer? Then why not have them both? Providing the design of door fronts is the same, you can use a mix of colours to get an eclectic look. Just don't get carried away - avoid mixing more than two different colour door fronts and make sure you team them with a fairly neutral worktop that complements both your colour choices, or the end result could look a little garish.

"Combining different units is a brilliant way to create an individual-looking kitchen," says Charlotte Duckworth from Homes & Gardens.

You can find more information on interior design ideas at house to home, helping you create a look you'll love

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