Modern kitchen ideas for a stylish and work-friendly space
Data shows that 40% of Americans prefer to work from home full-time to accommodate their preferred work-life balance. However, we know that your home must adapt to your new working needs. To aid in this transition, we’ve put together a list of ideas for designing a modern kitchen that supports your remote or hybrid work schedule while still being functional as a preparation and dining space.
Kitchens as multipurpose flex spaces
Using your kitchen as your home office might not seem like the obvious choice, but when you don’t have a dedicated room with a window and a closed door, you often have to get creative with what you have and embrace multipurpose or flex spaces.
Kitchen islands can serve as an ideal working space in your kitchen office. Photo from MasterBrand Cabinets.
Flex spaces, also known as satellite locations, are areas within a home that are multi-functional to fit the needs of you and/or your family. Kitchens are the ideal room to serve as flex spaces, as a kitchen island, table, or bar table can easily serve as a roomy desk during the day and a buffet table or homework area in the evenings. Modern kitchens also tend to be bright and airy—not to mention that they’re convenient for taking lunch and snack breaks throughout the day.
If you’d like to envision what a working flex space could look like in your space, the Rebode Kitchen Jumpstarter tool can bring your imagination to life in a few clicks.
Introducing technology and storage
A big part of creating a successful modern kitchen office is making sure you have proper access to outlets and convenient storage solutions to make your days go smoothly. In addition to ensuring you have outlets nearby to keep your technology running, it’s also important to stay organized—and don’t be afraid to use common kitchen storage to do it!
Message centers and drawer organizers can instantly transform your kitchen into the ideal working space. For example, a cabinet drawer can become a charging station, cutlery dividers can keep your office supplies organized, and appliance garage cabinets can store printers or files.
Kitchen cabinet drawers can double as charging hubs for your home office. Photo from MasterBrand Cabinets.
Design trends to incorporate into your kitchen office
As you are envisioning your new kitchen office and how to transform it into the flex space of your dreams, you want to ensure that the space makes you feel motivated, inspired, and comfortable! We recommend using on-trend greens on your kitchen cabinets or kitchen island, as these hues are conducive to focus and will give you a sense of calmness throughout the day. You can also consider adding natural light or plants to your kitchen to bring nature indoors.
Getting started with your kitchen home office
By taking all of these elements into consideration as you design your ideal home office in your modern kitchen, you are sure to have an enjoyable work from home experience. Once you feel ready to begin the design process, the Rebode Kitchen Jumpstarter tool makes it easy to envision your kitchen island ideas before meeting with a kitchen designer. By completing our easy online experience and sharing your goals, style, and design, you can get started on the design process and connect with a local kitchen designer. Explore Jumpstarter today and begin creating a kitchen office space you’ll love.