Add Interest To The Front Of Your Kitchen Cabinets With A Simple And Trendy Upgrade

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As one of the main components of any kitchen setup, your cabinets play a major role in its overall look. Whether your kitchen's aesthetic leans toward contemporary, classic, rustic, or something else entirely, your choice of cabinets is the one thing that will make or break the entire vision. That's why you need to choose the right kitchen cabinet style for your space. But what if your cabinets are too plain to contribute to your desired design scheme? Don't worry; you don't have to do a full kitchen redo! There are a couple of tricks to spice up boring fixtures. One trendy way to enhance these kitchen elements is to add wire mesh inserts to the front of your kitchen cabinets.

While wire mesh has been overlooked in the past, interior designers are now recognizing it as a growing trend. As Caroline Thomas, Director of Special Projects at Christopher Architecture & Interiors, noted to Livingetc, the growth in wire mesh color and style varieties has allowed designers to play around with it in more creative kitchen cabinet layouts. What's more, mesh inserts in cabinet fronts help visually open up your kitchen while still providing a degree of obscurity to the cabinet contents. Their visibility strikes a sweet spot between exposed shelving and closed cabinetry that you can adjust with different mesh patterns. If you want to instantly elevate your kitchen cabinets with an affordable DIY, adding wire mesh inserts isn't a particularly hard project to take on yourself either. All you need to do is pick out your ideal wire mesh option (like this AWIORETON Stainless Steel Mesh Screen), prepare your DIY toolbox, and get to work.

To hop on this trend and refresh your kitchen by adding texture with an easy DIY, start by removing the cabinet door from its frame and laying it on a flat surface. Measure and outline an opening for where you want to insert the mesh panel, and cut it out on your cabinet front accordingly. Next, measure the wire mesh against the cabinet cutout and cut it to size, adding an inch or two more on each side to make sure your wire mesh panel isn't too small for the opening. Place your insert neatly over the cabinet cutout and attach it to the frame using a hot glue gun or staple gun. Once you're done, put the cabinet door back in place.

For the best results when incorporating this trend into your kitchen, choose the wire material and weave style that best complements your kitchen's aesthetic. If you're going for a traditional kitchen look, metals like gold, brass, and bronze will fit right in. Their warm, lustrous colors pair beautifully with both light and dark cabinets and provide a depth that will turn your cabinet mesh into a stunning complement. On the other hand, a stainless steel mesh might feel more at home in a contemporary kitchen. With its cool tones reminiscent of chrome, nickel, or silver, stainless steel offers a sleeker, more modern look. As for the weave style, a traditional kitchen might benefit from a more ornate geometric pattern, like a rustic chicken wire mesh. Meanwhile, a modern kitchen might call for a simple but clean horizontal weave. And if your style is somewhere in-between, a more versatile choice like a diagonal or rectangular flat-wire weave can complement nearly any kitchen design.