Trend: Utilitarian
In the latest kitchen trend, practicality and beauty combine to create a space with clean lines and bags of style. The utilitarian trend is all about using natural and practical materials like wood, wicker, glass and metal in on-trend shapes and designs. Open shelving is key to this look, but avoid your kitchen looking like a jumble sale by investing in some glass storage jars with wooden or clip-top lids to turn your pasta, rice and sweet treats into a style statement all of their own. Fitting a rail to hang your utensils and pans from will also mean they’re on hand whenever you need them – we think this set of hanging copper pans from J by Jasper Conran at Debenhams looks great. Lastly, keep the colours simple by sticking to one accent colour – anything from grey to coral would work – and keeping everything else white or in its natural finish.