Who says that a man cave needs to hide down in the den? Men can turn the kitchen their masculine space as well.
Throw traditional kitchen decor out the window. Grandma’s not cooking here! Use masculine kitchen designs to man up your cooking space.
5 Masculine Kitchen Designs
Do you want to cook in a kitchen made for a man? Turn up the heat with these 5 men’s home design inspirations.
1. Watch Your Tone
Embrace the darkness! Choose black, gray or white painted walls.
For an accented backsplash, a dark marble with specks of the wall color broken into it. You want something that contrasts the paint job and doesn’t look like your mother picked it out.
Another direction to consider is going with something earthy and rugged on the walls. All brick walls or wood paneling will make it clear that your kitchen is completely man-made.
2. Steel Your Space
Let the warmth radiate from your oven. Show strength with a stainless steel counter. This will also make you look like a legit iron chef.
Plus, stainless steel countertops offer many advantages. They suit bachelor kitchens perfectly with a super easy to clean surface that will not stain.
Accessorize with a steel cuisine cart. Match your refrigerator, microwave, and stove to give your kitchen a clean, modern look. This is your spot, so even add in a stainless steel indoor grill to finish it all off!
3. Bring It to the Table
Choose a more masculine table. Stray away from the dark polished wood, and think a little outside of the box for the man stuff.
Go for a solid table with bench seating. If you like wood tops, go with a thick, unpolished tabletop with all straight, simple cuts.
Or, choose something non-traditional and easy to clean, like a modern glass table. Stone tables can also bring an archaic, manly feel to the room.
4. Open Up the Place
Ditch the cozy kitchen look with custom kitchen remodeling. Open up the kitchen and dining room area, to create a more spacious feel. Doing this will also make a perfect party space for the bachelor kitchens.
Also, open things up by ditching the cupboards. Instead, use a wall for open shelving that will display your dishes, glasses, spices, and other kitchenware.
5. Show It Off in a New Light
Skip the traditional kitchen lighting. Take control with kitchen lights that brighten and dim to your desire.
You can take the fixtures in a couple different directions. Either skip the appearance all together and install hidden fixtures all around the ceiling. Or, choose something more industrial looking, like a copper pipe fixture with exposed light bulbs.
Cook Up Something Manly
Take back parts of the house that are traditionally thought of as feminine. Start by creating a masculine kitchen.
The kitchen is a space full of refined savagery, like modern men! Why shouldn’t this part of the house reflect this?
It may require a fill lown custom remodeling, but it will be well worth it! To read more manly advice in our most popular articles, click here.
