Modern Drawers: They Are Not Just For Utensils Anymore!
Are you someone who always thought that your plates and glasses should be stacked up on shelves in the modern kitchen cabinets that line your kitchen walls? Would it surprise you to learn that many designers are tending toward dish and glass modern drawers? It might seem odd to keep your plates and glassware in drawers instead of on shelves, but this is one of the hottest design trends in modern kitchen design. One of the reasons it is becoming so popular to implement modern drawers in the kitchen is because French kitchen designs are becoming increasingly popular around the world.
One of the major elements of French modern style kitchen designs is the element of artful display. While most modern design calls for clean lines and sharp colors (which would require keeping cookware and eating ware out of site in modern drawers or up in cabinets); the French have started displaying their cookware artfully around their kitchens. Instead of hiding in cupboards, their pans, stoves, etc are hung on decorative hooks from the walls or above a cooking island. This is certainly a handy way to organize your kitchen as you will always be able to quickly reach whatever saucepan, pot or spatula that you need!
With your cookware artfully displayed around the kitchen (the simple shapes used by most cookware is a natural espousal of modern art trends), your china and other eating ware is kept stacked safely in modern drawers. Your kitchen still looks clean and well organized, you have just, in a sense, turned it inside out!
In addition to modern drawers, another element of French kitchen designs is the use of the bar table. Long bar tables are a must in any modern kitchen. The long bar can be used for food and cooking preparation, or it can be where your family sits down to eat quick meals. Typically this long bar is made out of wood or heavy plastic and is usually in a darker color or stain. This gives the bar table a classic and simple look and helps it stand out against the rest of the kitchen!
Another use for modern drawers is for cooking tools like spices, oils, pastas and other grains. Most of us are used to keeping our cooking spices up around the oven or modern stove. Modern design, however, has begun favoring the placing of these items into modern drawers that are stacked right next to the oven and range. Often the labels for these drawers is etched into the modern drawer handles or painted onto the drawers in pictorial fashion.
Modern drawers, whether or not you embrace the French kitchen designs, are a great way to keep your kitchen organized and clutter free. By displaying your larger cookware on the walls, you embody the simple shapes and contrasting colors that modern art enthusiasts love but still are able to maintain a clean and non-cluttered room appearance by keeping your dishes and spices in modern drawers that are clearly labeled. It might take some getting used to, but you will quickly find this method of organization helps you save quite a bit of time in the kitchen!
