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If you’re lucky (like us!) and have the opportunity to live near one of the most beautiful year-round destinations in the world such as Lake Tahoe, then the idea of purchasing a vacation home may have crossed your mind. Aside from the potential financial benefits, a home in a beautiful vacation destination can enrich your life as well. Once you decide to purchase your Lake Tahoe vacation home, then you’ll need to consider what you can afford, where around the lake you want to live, and of course your lifestyle. When considering what you can afford, remember that often older cabins are in need of some renovations, especially when it comes to the kitchen. Using nature’s landscape as inspiration, here are two of our favorite vacation home kitchen remodel design ideas.
Go Mountain Rustic
The best part about going mountain rustic with your kitchen design is it evokes a feeling of nostalgia, and a connection to simpler times. Easy going and comfortable, rustic design emphasizes natural textures and shapes. Think hand-crafted, repurposed objects that are earthy in color. The true rustic style features a high use of wood as well as other natural materials such as wood cabinetry, subtle granite countertops, exposed wood beams, metals, and a farmhouse style kitchen sink which give the kitchen an aged look as well as creating warmth. A more contemporary approach to the rustic kitchen has also emerged, using frameless cabinets and modern hardware in lighter finishes, to break up the heaviness of traditional rustic design ideas.
Modern Mountain Home
As we mentioned, modern design is making its way into vacation homes as well. The modern mountain Lake Tahoe home is warm, plush, and inviting. Still inspired by nature, the style is simpler than rustic kitchens, and is often a mix of more reclaimed style woods, stone, steel and copper. The use of slab, wood veneer cabinet door styles add warmth and depth to the sleek modern design trend. Veneer slabs showcase wood grains beautifully, so it makes since that the nature aesthetic would work in a modern mountain home. You can also bring in another hallmark of most modern kitchens…stainless steel. Consider bringing it in as an elevated shelving piece on your kitchen island.
Whatever design style you prefer, be sure to choose a cabinet remodeling company that has positive reviews, offers integrated planning, design, demolition and installation services, and is committed to managing your budget and timeline. Contact The Cabinet Doctors to assist you with your vacation home kitchen remodel.