The kitchen, a core part of our homes, all our unforgettable childhood memories revolve around kitchen. A place where we work, entertain, and chat. A place where we entertain our dinner dates and appointments, too. However, traditional kitchens do not meet such modern needs and lifestyle choices. They are more of a closed, dark, cramped, only just a place to cook. With a growing family, it’s disruptive and expensive to move places just to offer them a functional kitchen.
With ever-evolving home designs, a glass Kitchen extension offers a better solution to make your kitchen span open-plan without extra hassle. Nowadays, natural light and connection to nature are not counted as a luxury; rather, they are a significant factor for your well-being and stress reduction. Glass kitchen extensions are a revolutionary element to deliver functional beauty. It’s often confused with standalone structures like a glass orangery, that is, a separate room with a distinct purpose. A glass kitchen extension is attached directly to the existing masonry structure and works only to extend kitchen space.
Current design and aesthetic trends are also giving structural glass extension a boost. Cherry on top are its practical and functional benefits, which prove they are not just for nice aesthetics. This also makes all the contemporary glass extensions easy and simple.
Why Glass Kitchen extensions are reshaping modern homes
In the early 1950s to the 1980s, kitchens were only utilitarian and hidden away. But in the early 2000s, the notion of open-plan kitchens had emerged. However, the idea of the kitchen as a social hub came later in 2010s. In 2020 after pandemic hit, multi-functional spaces have become somewhat necessary. Currently, the kitchen alone is serving more than 10 functions. Glass Kitchen extensions address these revolutionary functions with style. Unlike traditional brick wall extensions, it’s not about just adding more square footage. But rather, glass maintains connectivity between spaces and adds light and openness. Thus, making less feel like more.
Key Drivers behind the Glass Kitchen Extension trend:
1. Natural Light and Wellness: Natural light is the first thing we experience in the morning. It’s a source of Vitamin D and hope for humans. From a psychological perspective, it makes us realize that every dusk has a dawn. Therefore, many studies heavily associate natural light with mood boost and depression reduction. Not to mention that stargazing can improve sleep quality by bringing the natural cycle into effect. Precisely, it’s not about just light but the quality-of-life difference. All this magic is inclusive at the designing stage, where everything is planned and not an afterthought.
2. Property value enhancement: Another perk of these structural glass extensions almost adds 10% to property value. Usually, buyers pay a premium price for such bright and spacious contemporary glass extensions. On top of these, modern glass extensions are preferred by millennials and Gen Z buyers, who are more inclined towards Instagram and blogging.
3. Remote working: Post-2020 pandemic period, permanent remote work is a current reality, and kitchen desks and tables don’t work as a working table in the long run. In such scenarios, Structural glass extensions create a natural light-filled, flexible workspace perfect for professional meeting backgrounds. Additionally, your productivity and inspiration will boost, too.
4. Lifestyle and Entertainment hub: Kitchen glass extensions are perfect for casual social gatherings as well as dinner parties. Every activity becomes participatory where you are cooking with guests, watching, chatting with everybody, laughing, and helping too. Moreover, panoramic views double the entertainment, and their year-round comfortable usability makes them seamless entertaining. Overall, with modern glass extension, lifestyle quality enhancement is priceless.
Popular Aesthetic Approaches:
Aesthetic approaches are the different design styles. These styles depend on the user’s preferences.
1. Industrial minimalistic style: It’s a design with pure black aluminium frames with exposed steel beams and polished concrete floor. It gives an early industrial vibe. The design pairs perfectly with exposed brick walls and wit stainless steel appliances. It appeals mostly to young tech-oriented homeowners.
2. Scandinavian-light: An evergreen style, with light grey or white frames, pale wood flooring, and minimalistic decor elements. The design philosophy emphasizes on through its simplicity and bright layout. It’s a popular option among families to create a calm atmosphere.
3. Ancient-modern contrast: It’s a blend of Victorian and Georgian periods with sleek glass inclusion. It creates a unique contrast between a bit of ancient, ornate, and minimal glass elements. This approach also comes in handy during the conservation of ancient heritage sites. If you want to include both historical and contemporary architectural elements, then it’s a go-to for you.
4. Garden room fusion: It’s a green shaded frame extension to perfectly blend with your landscape and garden. The glass panels are slidable to completely open the spaces in good weather that blurs the boundary between indoors and outdoors completely.
5. Luxury-Contemporary: With brass hardware finishing touches and smart glass technology, this style truly captures advanced functionality with beauty among all. Just imagine all the high-end appliances visible through glass angles. It can be a statement piece representing your transparent personality.
Current Design Trends in Glass Kitchen Extension:
In contrast with the old conservatories with bulky white frames, slimline aluminium frames are the biggest trend setter. The goal of such contemporary glass extensions is to maximize glass with a sleek and minimalistic structure. The standard 90% glass-to-frame ratio showcases the aesthetics. Corner glazing is another trend, where frames completely disappear at the room corners, making the visual effect more appealing. But ultimately, warmth comes from the overall experience.
Innovative Material and Trendy Colors:
Powder-coated aluminium frames with more than 4000 color options can capture all colors required for your designs. Some of the popular choices nowadays are anthracite grey, bronze, jet black, and sage green. Innovative ultra-clear and low-iron glass with privacy tints available on demand. Additionally, self-cleaning glass coating technology reduces overall maintenance and cleaning costs by almost 70%. Moreover, textured glass is an extra step for privacy. The available options can range from frosted, fluted, to ribbed. They can block extra light and enhance privacy. The glass panel can be further divided according to the method used to create it. One option is raw glass and timber. The second option is raw glass and stone. While the last type is raw glass with steel. Besides recycled aluminium and low-carbon glass production, Glass Kitchen extensions are a highly sustainable option.
Design consideration for your Extension project:
Some of the design specs you should consider beforehand are
- Daily use of the space
- Connection to the garden
- Natural light and privacy
- Budget realism
- Planning and permissions
- Realistic timeline
Book your free non-obligatory session today, where our team of professionals will sit down and figure out all of these with you. With their technical acumen and advice, you can figure out these prerequisites in no time.
FAQs
What are the Kitchen Glass Extension?
These are the glass panel-based extensions to extend your kitchen spaces.
How to control sun exposure?
An extra UV coating can protect you and your furniture from long sun exposures and UV rays.
Difference between Glass Kitchen Extension and Glass Orangery?
Glass kitchen extensions are glass attached glass structures while glass orangery are standalone structures.
How to control sun exposure?
An extra UV coating can protect you and your furniture from long term sun exposures.
It’s long-term benefit?
It will raise property value to almost 10%. Besides it makes a statement and enhance property reselling value.
Are they sustainable?
With recycled aluminium and low-carbon glass production, it’s a completely sustainable option.
Is it must for me to avail services after consultation session?
No, its a free, non-obligatory consultation to just give you a head start.
