An industrial kitchen is easy to integrate into your Maple Ridge kitchen style without doing a complete makeover of the space. You can clear out the current themed items and start with a clean slate, which likely already includes stainless steel appliance. This’ll give you a jump start on your new industrial look.
Stainless Steel
This is the common look of many home appliances, all you need to do is ramp it up a notch to have an industrial-style kitchen. You might also add in other metals for visual appeal. Stainless steel is fantastic for countertops. If you don’t want to remodel, you could add in a simple island with a stainless steel top to it. Stainless steel will look shiny and perfect when it’s installed, but be prepared to accept the scratches that soon begin to mar the surfaces.
Copper and Brass
You can add copper or brass along with stainless steel to create a signature industrial look in the kitchen. Exposed beams are the hallmark of industrial chic, but you don’t have to tear apart your walls to get that look. Install copper piping as a light fixture with strung bulbs or use pipe as part of a shelving unit over the counters. Cabinet pulls in brass or copper can tie in the rest of the metal. A beautiful copper island can instantly give the space an industrial feel too.
Wood
When it comes to the industrial look, you might not want it to be completely stark. Adding wood will soften the industrial feel so you don’t feel like you’re in a school cafeteria kitchen. Wood flooring, a wood table and chairs or wood shelving are good choices.
Exposed Brick
You don’t have to pray for brick behind your drywall. If you don’t want to rip down your walls, you can add brick to the backsplash or one wall with an easy-to-apply ceramic tile that looks exactly like brick. You can be subtle or bold with the application. They come in a variety of styles and colors.
Concrete Counters
Polished concrete makes an amazing counter in a kitchen that screams industrial. It’s also a terrific surface that has as much texture and marbling as you’d like to add to it. You can design the exact look you’d like before it’s poured.
Floors and Exposed Columns
These design elements are bold statements of industrial style in a home. You can soften the industrial around them with other elements or keep them stark. With one or the other, you’re instantly giving the kitchen an industrial appeal that might need to be softened slightly.
An industrial kitchen doesn’t need more than one or two elements to really capture the style. You don’t have to remodel or rip out walls. Add an island with the metal of your choice, or change out the cabinet pulls to make subtle changes. A backsplash or wall of brick will make a bold change in the space. Start with the level of industrial that suits your needs at the moment and build on it to create a stunning industrial kitchen.