To many people, a kitchen is as much about style as it is about functionality. There is an art and science to the crafting of kitchen styles, and in the end, there are many general styles to fit your broad tastes, as well as some flexibility to allow some individuality and uniqueness within the broad guidelines you choose.

Traditional Kitchen Style:

Traditional kitchens incorporate elements and blends of European and American kitchen styles from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries Heavy on ornamentation, embellishments and trim, traditional kitchens tend to incorporate cabinetry with cherry, walnut or mahogany stain, well-fitting raised door panels, and extensive use of wood, stone, or other natural materials. Subcategories of traditional style include Victorian, Italianate, Georgian, Colonial, Cottage, Manor and Shaker.

Country Kitchen:

Whether you are a city slicker with designs on country living or you are already in more bucolic geography, a Country Kitchen design can be evocative of the great outdoors and country living. Country Kitchens are welcoming, with an emphasis on comfort and color. The antique and homespun look of a country kitchen is often based on maple-stained kitchen cabinets with glazed or distressed elements added for authenticity.

Regardless of the particular style of country kitchen you choose, you will find an emphasis on bright colors and floral or plaid designs to emphasize light and sunlight. Bright dishes can compliment a Country Kitchen as well as stylistic flourishes like a butcher block or plants.

Simplicity is a hallmark of Country Kitchens. Depending on whether the particular Country Kitchen you desire is English Country, French Country, Farmhouse, Cottage, Tuscan, Cape Cod, or Swedish, Prestige Kitchen and Bathroom has the knowledge and expertise to help you design an affordable dream Country Kitchen.

Rustic Kitchen:

If you prefer a more American pioneer style, a Rustic Kitchen is the way to go. With an emphasis on wood and warm earth tones (as well as reds, greens and yellows), Rustic Kitchens can feature ceiling beams, fireplaces, copper ranges, deep sinks, and wrought-iron fixtures.

Rustic Kitchen Styles include Log Cabin, Lodge, Southwestern, Mountain West, Coastal, and French Provincial.

Transitional Kitchens

Transitional Kitchens stand at the crossroads of different categories, allowing you to personalize the kitchen by mixing different stylistic elements to suit your own needs, tastes and budget.

There are few hard and fast rules to a transitional kitchen, as they often combine what might appear to be contradictory elements into styles that work exceedingly well. Traditional and contemporary designs can be combined in dynamic ways to create a customizable dream kitchen for you and your family. Prestige Kitchen and Bath can help you combine elements from these kitchens into a style uniquely your own.

Modern and Contemporary Kitchens:

If you have a taste for the cutting edge, you may want to choose a Modern Kitchen design. A stark geometry and emphasis on functionality and man-made materials are hallmarks of the Modern Kitchens.   These kitchens are high on functionality, employing man-made materials such as stainless steel, chrome and lacquer to great effect. Reflecting a time period spanning from the 1940s to today, Modern Kitchens have a distinctly European and Scandinavian feel, often using bold white laminate and frosted glass to achieve a very “clean” look.

Modern Kitchens include subcategories such as Contemporary, Art Moderne, Futuristic, Functional, and Post-Modern.

Layout Styles

We would be remiss if we did not address Kitchen Layout style. The layout is very dependent on the architecture of your home, but the “Kitchen Triangle” grouping the stove, refrigerator and sink elements close together remains the ideal for optimal functionality.

There are five general layout styles to consider:

Single File Kitchen:

For kitchens with limited space, the single file (one-way galley) kitchen is a common layout. Single file kitchens group all the elements of the kitchen along one wall.

Double File Kitchen

The Double File or (two-way galley) Kitchen will group two elements along one wall, with the third element on the opposite wall nearby.

L-Kitchens and U-Kitchens:

Similar to Single and Double File Kitchens in their space efficiency requirements, L-Kitchens and U-Kitchens incorporate right angles in their layout, with elements grouped on adjacent walls. For L-Kitchens, two elements are grouped on one wall, with the third element on the adjacent wall. For U-Kitchens, elements are organized on three walls, with one element on each wall.

Block/Island Kitchen:

Block Kitchens (or sometimes called Island Kitchens) feature at least one element on an island.

Styles

Arts & Crafts

Asian

Biedermeier

Contemporary

Country

English Cottage

Federal
French Country

Lodge

Mission
Modern
neoclassical

Old World
Rustic
Shaker
Traditional
Transitional
Tudor
Tuscan
Victorian

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