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Popular Layouts for Remodeled Kitchens Now
The L-shape kitchen reigns and open-plan layouts are still popular, the 2020 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study finds
An L-shaped layout is the most popular option among homeowners changing the layout of their kitchen as part of a kitchen remodeling project, according to new data from Houzz. And many homeowners are opening their kitchens to nearby rooms, the 2020 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study indicates.
The study includes information from nearly 2,600 Houzz users who had completed a kitchen remodel or addition in the previous 12 months, were working on one or were planning to start one in the next three months. Read on to find out how renovating homeowners are adjusting their kitchen layouts as part of their remodels.
The study includes information from nearly 2,600 Houzz users who had completed a kitchen remodel or addition in the previous 12 months, were working on one or were planning to start one in the next three months. Read on to find out how renovating homeowners are adjusting their kitchen layouts as part of their remodels.
This kitchen has a U-shaped layout, the second-most popular arrangement for renovated kitchens undergoing a layout change.
L-Shape Is the Most Popular Kitchen Layout
Among homeowners changing the layout of their kitchens as part of their kitchen remodels, the most popular new layout (40%) is L-shaped. The second-most popular is U-shaped (30%), followed by galley (14%).
G-shaped kitchens — U-shaped kitchens with a peninsula added to one end of the U — are among the least popular layouts, accounting for 7% of kitchens with layout changes, according to the study.
Among homeowners changing the layout of their kitchens as part of their kitchen remodels, the most popular new layout (40%) is L-shaped. The second-most popular is U-shaped (30%), followed by galley (14%).
G-shaped kitchens — U-shaped kitchens with a peninsula added to one end of the U — are among the least popular layouts, accounting for 7% of kitchens with layout changes, according to the study.
This kitchen is open to an adjacent dining space.
Nearly Half Make the Kitchen More Open
The popularity of making the kitchen more open to other interior spaces fell this year, with 46% of renovating homeowners doing so, compared with 53% last year.
That said, among renovating homeowners who do make their kitchens more open to other interior spaces, 64% make the kitchens completely open, with no wall separation from other interior spaces. That’s up from the 58% who chose to fully open their kitchens two years ago.
Twenty-one percent of those opening their kitchens to other interior spaces are doing so via double doors, a row of doors or a wide opening. Eleven percent are opening their kitchens via a single door or narrow opening.
One in five renovating homeowners upgrading their kitchens opens them to outdoor spaces, with more than half this group (56%) doing so via double doors or a row of doors.
The popularity of making the kitchen more open to other interior spaces fell this year, with 46% of renovating homeowners doing so, compared with 53% last year.
That said, among renovating homeowners who do make their kitchens more open to other interior spaces, 64% make the kitchens completely open, with no wall separation from other interior spaces. That’s up from the 58% who chose to fully open their kitchens two years ago.
Twenty-one percent of those opening their kitchens to other interior spaces are doing so via double doors, a row of doors or a wide opening. Eleven percent are opening their kitchens via a single door or narrow opening.
One in five renovating homeowners upgrading their kitchens opens them to outdoor spaces, with more than half this group (56%) doing so via double doors or a row of doors.
More Than One-Third Change the Kitchen’s Size
Thirty-five percent of renovating homeowners upgrading their kitchens are changing the size as part of the project, compared with 42% two years ago. Twenty-nine percent of renovated kitchens are as much as 50% larger, while 6% are more than 50% larger.
In terms of square footage after renovation, 49% of renovated kitchens are 200 square feet or more, 37% are 100 to 199 square feet, and 14% are less than 100 square feet.
The 2020 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study gathered information from 2,598 Houzz users who had completed a kitchen remodel or addition in the previous 12 months, were working on one or were planning to start one in the next three months. The study was fielded between June 19 and July 2, 2019.
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Thirty-five percent of renovating homeowners upgrading their kitchens are changing the size as part of the project, compared with 42% two years ago. Twenty-nine percent of renovated kitchens are as much as 50% larger, while 6% are more than 50% larger.
In terms of square footage after renovation, 49% of renovated kitchens are 200 square feet or more, 37% are 100 to 199 square feet, and 14% are less than 100 square feet.
The 2020 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study gathered information from 2,598 Houzz users who had completed a kitchen remodel or addition in the previous 12 months, were working on one or were planning to start one in the next three months. The study was fielded between June 19 and July 2, 2019.
Download the full study
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Many homeowners renovating their kitchens opt to change the room’s layout (46%), though the choice is less common than two years ago, when half of homeowners renovating their kitchens changed the layout.