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8 Custom Kitchen Remodeling Ideas

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In Orange County, custom kitchen remodeling focuses on creating functional spaces that integrate technology and look as great as the work. Homeowners want kitchens that incorporate light, airy designs, that play off our beautiful natural surroundings. With a focus on indoor-outdoor living, in 2024, custom kitchen remodeling ideas brought to life by Inspired Remodels incorporate blues and greens and favor natural wood finishes. Here are a few custom kitchen remodel trends to inspire you as you dream of your new kitchen.

Open Concept Layout

When it comes to Orange County living, the kitchen remains the heart of the home. Naturally, open kitchen designs continue to be popular. It’s not uncommon for Inspired Remodels to remove walls and rework spaces to create a multifunctional area for cooking, eating, and entertaining.

Open concepts make the most of abundant natural light and make spaces appear larger than they are in reality.

Incorporate High-Tech

From lighting to smart appliances controlled by apps, technology makes its way from Silicon Valley to Saddleback Valley. Induction cooktops keep kitchens cooler and ovens that double as air fryers cook food using healthier methods.

Voice-controlled automation sets a timer and smart lighting options adjust illumination with the tap of a button or your smartphone. If you create a modern kitchen, don’t forget to take advantage of all that modern technology offers.

Functional Sinks and Islands

Sinks provide more than a space to wash your hands or pots and pans. Large workstation sinks and farmhouse sinks offer not only incredible utility but style as well.

Islands now incorporate spaces to prep food, clean up, or eat. Adding water or electricity to a kitchen island increases the possibilities when it comes to design. When used for entertainment, the island also doubles as space for a buffet. Don’t forget to make use of island space for storage as well.

Beverage Stations

Coffee lovers and wine aficionados both incorporate beverage centers to make beverage preparations easier and stylish as well. These stations include appliances like coffee or espresso makers or wine coolers. Once a fringe addition to a high-end custom kitchen, now beverage stations appear in many custom kitchen renovations.

Sustainable and Natural Materials

Natural wood cabinets and natural stone countertops such as quartz continue to be popular in Orange County custom kitchen remodeling projects. Wood floors and even wood-look tile grace custom kitchen floors. This is just one way that kitchen remodeling designs bring the natural beauty of the outdoors into Orange County kitchens.

Drawers Replace Doors

Spacious pull-out drawers replace lower cabinets for storage. Drawers provide more usable space as they make the entire space more accessible and easier to organize. Deep drawers offer an alternative to pull-out hardware in lower cabinets. They represent the next stage in the evolution of kitchen design. Custom and semi-custom cabinetry provides drawers deep enough for pots, pans, and just about anything else you need to store.

Designer Backsplashes

No longer relegated to keeping the area between upper cabinets and countertops clean, backsplashes offer a place to incorporate design elements. From decorative tile to glass mosaics, the backsplash is making a splash in Orange County kitchens.

Nature-Inspired Colors

Warm neutrals and nature-inspired colors like green and blue bring a cozy yet modern feel to Orange County kitchen designs. These colors show up in cabinets, paint, and backsplashes.

Custom Kitchen Remodeling Pros

When you are ready to turn your custom kitchen modeling dreams into reality, turn to Inspired Remodels. Work with a design-build team that offers a single point of contact through the entire process.

Kitchen Cabinet Contractor Tips: 3 Creative Ways to Use Cabinets

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If your kitchen remodel includes new kitchen cabinetry, embrace this opportunity to amp up the functionality of your kitchen and squeeze every inch of space from the floorplan. Here are 3 kitchen cabinet contractor tips to using kitchen cabinets creatively.

Use Every Inch of Space

Corners happen. Too often, corners waste precious square inches in a kitchen design. The cabinet design pros at Inspired Remodels see corners as a challenge. These kitchen cabinet contractors turn corners into usable space.

custom kitchen cabinet contractor after pic showing corner base cabinet in cherry finish with doors open

Functional End Cabinet from Schrock Cabinets

This cabinet design turns the corner on dead space. With doors providing access from either side of the corner, this homeowner reclaims this space in the name of storage.

Sure, there are 90-degree corner cabinets that create a dark, cavernous storage space that create a great black hole that sucks in pantry items never to be seen again.

But a savvy kitchen cabinet contractor knows the addition of a Lazy Susan (or revolving tray) makes that space much more usable.

Now, items are easily visible and accessible with just a turn of the revolving tray. Now that’s how to turn dead space into highly usable space. This creates a perfect pantry space for baking supplies, canned goods, or even small appliances such as a hand mixer or immersion blender.

Hide the Trash

Designers may create trash bins they consider works of art. But let’s be honest. A trash can is a trash can and who wants to look at trash?

Base cabinets fitted with pull-out hardware offer a way to separate kitchen trash and recycling while keeping the entire mess out of site. Smaller bins means trash never piles up for days.

Not only does this option keep air fresher than a mechanical trash compactor, it saves money as well. In addition, trash and recycling bins don’t occupy valuable floor space. Looks better, smells better, and makes better use of space.

Organize Organize Organize

Make sure your kitchen cabinet contractor tells you about all the organization options available with semi-custom and custom cabinets.

When it comes to organizing everything from cutlery to Kitchen Aids, rely on your cabinets to make it happen.

Ditch those cheap plastic flatware dividers that never really fit well and opt for built-in cutler dividers to organize those knives, forks, spoons, and anything else your heart desires. Protect your silverware and keep everything neatly stored.

Keeping spices organized is only half the battle. You need to keep them stored neatly and easily accessible. A pull-out spice racks uses very little linear space in the cabinet design but returns a load of storage space.

Spices are visible and accessible from both sides. Adding this option close to food preparation areas ensures what you need is always close at hand.

If you have a passion in the kitchen, share it with your kitchen cabinet contractor. Inspired Remodels outfitted this base cabinet specifically for a busy baker. It offers storage for all the most frequently used items and keeps them together for easy retrieval. The pull-out for the beloved stand mixer also makes the best use of countertop space.

Orange County Kitchen Cabinet Contractor Designs and Builds

Inspired Remodels designs and installs custom and semi-custom cabinets throughout the Orange County California area. Schedule a consultation and find out the creative use of cabinets makes your kitchen more functional, more spacious, and more beautiful.

after Orange Copunty flooring contractor installs white stone floor in kitchen with white countertops

Custom Cabinets for Orange County Kitchens and Bathrooms

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Inspired Remodels installs custom cabinets throughout Orange County. Get the most from your kitchen and bathroom space and opt for custom cabinetry. Because most Orange County kitchen and bathroom remodels involve semi-custom cabinets, the cost is probably less than you imagine.

Inspired Remodels offers custom cabinetry from three main brands: Schrock, Decora, and Waypoint.

Schrock Custom Cabinets

Schrock custom cabinets come to you proudly from Ohio. Feel good about including American-made products in your kitchen and bathroom remodel.

As part of the MasterBrand family of cabinet makers, Schrock operates as a semi-custom cabinet maker. This means the cabinets are made upon order, but feature your choice of cabinet door styles, finishes, hardware, and extra features. By standardizing these features, they can deliver made-to-order cabinets at an affordable price point.

custom cabinet for kitchen in cherry finish

Functional End Cabinet from Schrock Cabinets

Look to Schrock for extras like appliance panels so your dishwasher disappears like magic, base microwave cabinets to free up valuable counter space, and functional end cabinets to recover what is often wasted space.

Decora Custom Cabinets

If your design wishes include trendsetting finishes and special touches, look to Decora Cabinets. Like Schrock, Decora cabinets come from the American Midwest. But, instead of Ohio, Decora comes from Indiana.

Decora offers a wide range of colored cabinet finishes. In addition to traditional wood tones, Decora includes greens, blues, deep grays, and even a berry color option in their finish portfolio.

In addition to a large variety of cabinet finishes, Decora offers moldings and decorative accents to complete the look of your custom kitchen or bathroom.

Waypoint Custom Cabinets

Waypoint comes from the American Woodmark company. This large cabinet manufacturer includes a portfolio of cabinet brands. If you’ve seen the Hampton Bay brand in a local Home Depot, you’ve seen American Woodmark products.

Waypoint serves as the custom cabinet arm of American Woodmark, making custom cabinets from hardwoods like cherry and maple. This isn’t the stock product you find in the big box store. They offer many cabinet styles and finishes. Look to Waypoint for many white and grey tones in addition to sage, navy blue, and black.

Designing Your Cabinets

As part of the design process, Inspired Remodels works with you to create a custom cabinet layout that maximizes kitchen or bath space while giving you that new, fresh updated look. It all starts with a consultation at our design studio. Schedule your appointment today and see how custom cabinets work for you.

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