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Design Tips: Incorporating Stainless Steel Into Your Kitchen Design

Stainless steel is timeless because you can pretty much make it go with anything, it’s a clever design texture. It works well within the kitchen because stainless steel can for example help break up a big run of cabinetry by incorporating a large fridge freezer. Big American fridge freezers are really practical for many families. It’s important to remember that a kitchen needs to be practical and functional as well as beautiful.

Many times, unless you decide to cover it up, a fridge freezer goes in any kitchen design and style. In addition, the material is also very hygienic for sinks and taps as the smooth, bright surfaces of stainless steel are eminently cleanable and can remain so over time.

Using stainless steel doesn’t have to be in order to make your space look industrial, in fact that are many ways to make it homely and incorporate it well into the home. For example if you take handles, use stainless steel with chrome and other handles that are more traditional styles it can mimic that look and work well with other styles and materials that you have around. You can create a country, seaside or classic look by doing so and make it timeless.

Inevitably you will most likely have stainless steel on your oven and oven handles, so it does not look odd bringing in other elements or more stainless steel into your design.