Finalise your dream kitchen – aesthetic kitchen ideas

It’s been said before, but that doesn’t make it less true: the kitchen is the heart of your home. You spend a lot of time there, so it should reflect your personal style – modern and edgy or traditionally cosy. And it’s not just the big choices, like front colours and the style of knobs and handles, that set the tone. Whether you’ve decided to go for a more traditional style with lots of drawers and decorative elements, or a sleek modern, more minimalistic approach, there are still finishing touches for you to add to make your METOD kitchen stunning. Enhance your style with uniform cover panels, decorative strips, legs and plinths.

Cover panels cover up any unfinished parts of your cabinets. They can also help conceal the way that they’re put together, or hide any odd gaps, to give everything a clean, unified look. For every style of kitchen front in our range, there’s a cover panel that works – exposed sides can match your doors and drawers exactly, or you can pick a contrasting panel for a designer twist. They come in lots of sizes and can be trimmed to fit, so it’s easy to fit them into any layout, whatever colour, texture, or finish you’ve chosen.

Deco strips are neat little helpers. Use them to tie your style together, hide lighting or just as a decorative element. They come in designs to suit any taste: profiled for a traditional feel, plain and unadorned for a modern look. Match them to your kitchen fronts and you’ll get one consistent style from end to end.

Good lighting is key to a pleasant and well-functioning kitchen. Ambient lighting sets the mood, and it’s an extra plus if you can dim it to suit the time of day. Worktop lighting, or task lighting, brightens up your worktops, making it easier to prep food and find the kitchen items you need. If your kitchen has glass-door cabinets or open shelves, LED lights can turn them into display cases for your favourite dinnerware, making it easier to find what you need while adding to the ambience.

Every base cabinet needs legs, and you can choose to hide them behind plinths (also known as kickboards) for a uniform look, or go for decorative models that enhance the style of your kitchen. Choose between a regular or a decorative plinth to cover the gap between your cabinet and the floor. Go for warm wood, or practical plastic that’s durable and water-resistant – perfect for a hard-working kitchen. Simple touches, big payoff: mix and match what suits your style and enjoy a kitchen that looks as good as it works.