"If you're remodeling your kitchen, cabinets are one of your main priorities. They're expensive, set the room's aesthetic tone, and need to be stylish, durable, and spacious. Because it can be a gamble to invest in a whole new look, it's worth looking back to trends of years past. Older generations may be able to tap back into a look they had decades ago and loved - or remember a trend they know they don't want to revive."
"The 1980s ushered in a futuristic tone from music to movies; in home decor, this translated to sleek lines, minimalism, geometric shapes, and glossy finishes. In the kitchen, people moved away from the cozier look of wooden cabinets and toward the space-age aesthetic of lightweight, absolutely minimalist melamine - so minimalist, in fact, that the handles were hidden, as well as the hinges."
Melamine is a synthetic material made from resin-coated paper and particleboard. Cabinets made from melamine were popular in the 1980s and favored a space-age aesthetic of sleek lines, minimalism, geometric shapes, and glossy finishes. Melamine cabinet designs often concealed handles and hinges, using recessed cup hinges and touch latches that allow cabinets to pop open with a slight push. Boomers may associate melamine cabinets with memories of owning their first homes. The retro minimalist melamine look may be returning, though typically with modern updates. Melamine cabinets are inexpensive because they are essentially particleboard.
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