Kitchen decorating mistakes can be incredibly expensive especially in these economic times when as a country, we have become more dollar conscious and the global economy seems to stagger from crisis to crisis. The most expensive components in a kitchen are designed to last for years and years but what happens if they become decorating disasters long before their usefulness is up? Exactly! Trendy kitchen designs come and go, but the mistakes live on. Here are a few of the most costly kitchen decorating mistakes and how to avoid them.

Modern Kitchen DesignAppliances

We choose our appliances to last, they are what we cook upon what stores our food for preparation and what even washes our dishes. When we invest all that into an appliance, we also choose the colors that will blend with our decorating ideas. When selecting kitchen appliances intended to brighten up your kitchen avoid the latest fad unless you are sure you will still be pleased with it 10 years down the road. One of the most common kitchen decorating mistakes is in choosing colors for appliances. The color of your appliance can tie your kitchen to an era and make it look outdated with years of life still ahead of it. Avoid trendy colors in favor of more neutral timeless choices.

Kitchen Countertop Mistakes

Kitchen counter top materials are also subject to fashion trends. Formica counter tops in splashy colors to match the range and stove were once considered a must for the modern kitchen and fashionable. Right now, granite counter tops and composite materials are fashionable however avoid colors that will date your kitchen. Remember the lessons we have learned from the once fashionable color coordinated kitchen appliances.

Kitchen Floors

There was an era when indoor-outdoor carpet in the kitchen area (gasp) was considered the most modern and trendy kitchen flooring, and let’s not forget the black and white tiles that made kitchens look like checkerboards. Long before the carpeting or tiles wore out, that trend was considered a kitchen decorating disaster.  Bear in mind when choosing colors that the latest fashions in materials and colors and flooring material that fads may become out of disasters in less than a year or two while the flooring might last for 10 or 20.

Kitchen Cabinetry

Remodeling a kitchen often requires replacing kitchen cabinets and storage areas. Elegance and longevity should be the deciding factor in any kitchen cabinetry choice rather than current trends. Smoked glass kitchen cabinet doors in a modern styled kitchen will remain modern and fashionable only for so long – and we will not even go into practicality. Instead, stick with the classics in material and colors to avoid dating your kitchen too quickly.

What is considered modern, fashionable, or up-to-date changes in only a short time. In order to avoid the most costly kitchen decorating mistakes try more natural surfaces and neutral colors. This does not mean that your kitchen can have no personality or must be a sterile and unappealing. Instead, items and accessories with vibrancy and color or with your theme in mind can be used and are inexpensively replaced. Area rugs, wine racks, kitchen bar stools, colorful walls, and even countertop items can give your kitchen a sense of trendiness without dating it. Walls are easily repainted when fashion trends change, area rugs can complement or emphasize your theme while countertop items are easily replaced.