Kitchen Styles
Kitchen remodeling is a great way to add value to your home. Even once informed of the different choices of materials to use in your kitchen, it can be difficult to tell how a particular cabinet design or countertop material will look in your home. That’s why we have provided you with a kitchen remodeling photo gallery in all the popular styles. Select a gallery below.
Traditional kitchens are a more on the formal side with an elegant look reminiscent of European homes of the 18th through the 20th centuries. Traditional kitchens tend to have more ornate trimming and molding, the cabinets tend to be in deeper wood tones such as walnut, mahogany, and cherry, and there tends to be a more antique look in the lighting and appliances.
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Contemporary kitchen design is described as modern, minimalist and geometric. Modern kitchens include sleek, straight and clean lines. Examples of modern kitchen design show that less is more, such as less accessories, hidden appliances, and minimal details. Examples of the contemporary kitchen include horizontal lines, asymmetry and a lack of molding and other ornamentation.
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Country kitchens are cheery and welcoming, with light and/or bright colors, painted and glazed cabinets, woven baskets, floral motifs, and decorative shelving and molding.
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Neutral and pastel paint colors are commonly incorporated into cottage style upgrades for a calm and soothing atmosphere. Adding white to furniture, cabinets or accent pieces also helps achieve this style. Vintage inspired cabinet knobs (wrought iron, for instance), floral elements, quilts and wicker furniture or accessories are a few ways to bring your cottage style kitchen together.
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Rustic kitchens incorporate a style that has a regional American influence e.g. Southwestern, Pacific or Mountain West. Others resemble log cabins and lodges. The main characteristics include kitchen cabinets in knotty pine, alder, hickory, ceiling beams, and warm shades of brown, green red and yellow.
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