Canadian Home Trends Kitchen & Bath/Holiday 2013 | Page 20

Stainless steel cabinets and large sliding doors Find More Great Kitchen Ideas www.CanadianHomeTrends.com/kitchen Kitchens Scavolini www.scavolini.us If coloured cabinets don’t float your boat but you’re looking for something different, contemporary and sleek, stainless steel cabinets or large sliding doors might be the answer. Combine stainless steel with wood, glass or lacquered cabinets to keep things interesting with a variety of textures and finishes. If you have children in your house, you probably have an area in your kitchen cluttered with school calendars, notices, notes and homework. A great way to keep the mess contained and organized is with a built-in office centre hidden behind a large sliding door. These are also great for pantries and other types of storage, and help accentuate the height of the room. Kitchen Downsview Kitchens www.downsviewkitchens.com Unexpected colour Big, bold colour is right on trend this season, and what better way to add punch to your kitchen than with colour in an unexpected place. There is no rule that says cabinets need to be either wood or white. If you love colour, why not try blue, red or this graphic yellow Scavolini kitchen designed by Karim Rashid? For something a little more subtle, Rubinet offers faucets in twenty-one different finishes including aqua, red and purple. Lasalle Faucet Rubinet www.rubinet.com