By: John Cherveny, Owner Homes by JMC
3 Top Kitchen Styles
A kitchen is not only a culinary space, but it is also a workstation and a gathering place. But most importantly, a kitchen reflects your own personality and shows a unique atmosphere, partially dictated by the house as a whole.
Here are some of the most popular trends to consider for creating an interior décor style for your kitchen.
Traditional
Nowadays, a “traditional kitchen style” is considered to include diverse styles. Traditional kitchens combine classic elements, comfort, neatness, fresh colors, and attractive aesthetic pieces. This is the perfect scenario for a routine centered on family, friends, and special intimate events because of its warmth and coziness.
How can you accomplish this vintage look? Wood is the key word here, a material often used in a complementary color duo: crisp white and dark brown.
Here you have some extra design tips:
- Shining marble countertops.
- Cabinets with paneled or glass doors.
- White tiles and polished hardwood for flooring.
- Complements, such as lamps with a period accent, latched or icebox hardware.
- Matching backsplashes.
- Stainless steel appliances.
The paint on walls is a common artisanal feature as well as handmade unique touches.
Contemporary
This popular concept is a perfect balance between function and family friendliness. Is characterized by a minimalist mix-up of strategically placed modern and vintage designs.
A contemporary kitchen lacks excessive detailing and ornament. Instead, it focuses on a rather artistic contrast of materials, textures, and colors. Whereas a traditional fashion for kitchens focuses on symmetry, the current trends go for a geometric look.
The place where hosts and guests cook, eat, and interact with each other is the 21st-century kitchen. It is framed in a friendly appealable to summarize:
- Gourmet cooking utensils.
- Comfortable yet resistant seats.
- Brushed silver handles.
- Chrome or lacquer details offering a softened industrial vibe.
- Concrete flooring.
- Polished granite countertops.
- Solid and bold color choices
- Artistic juxtaposition of accent items such as cheery bowls of fruit.
Al these elements invade an open space where the selected materials stand out in a freest, clean, unadorned, and peaceful way.
Rustic
This one is a thematic composition with a distinct, intimate and cozy feel to it. This style combines some natural and rustic elements with some contemporary touches. On the interior design, you get the farmhouse vibe through personal details and ornamental notes, including:
- Vintage doorknobs and handles.
- Hand-painted plates.
- Woven baskets.
- Fresh flowers.
- Copper pots.
- Glassware and vases with vivid pops.
You have a variety of countertops to select, all of them sturdy and usually made of natural wood. Said material is also emphasized in this fashion line, whether it is mixed in texture and tone or not. The study of color is essential in a country-appeal kitchen. The palette ranges from primary colors (red, yellow and blue) to aged tones of earthly and pale yellow.
Having a wide range of decoration styles at hand smooths the design and renovation process of one of the most relevant chapters in your home. All the before described styles live for the details.
Which one will you choose? Focus the function of your family’s enjoyment of your kitchen, the decorating style will follow.
John Cherveny is owner of Homes By JMC in Stuart, Florida. He has been building custom homes for more than 30 years. And in these 30 years, he’s gained incredible wisdom about how life and home intersect and shape our reality. He’s learned what is it that makes homes special, enjoyable, functional and satisfying. John is fond of saying to clients “the details do matter.” So in this Homes By JMC blog, he shares all the details he’s come across and why they matter for creating a pleasurable home experience.