Finding Your Kitchen Style The choice is between traditional and modern
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itchen showrooms can be an overwhelming place to be – what style of kitchen is the right one for your home? Do you choose from the current trends or opt for what you consider to be a timeless classic? The choice is a personal one but research goes a long way towards helping you make up your mind. You will no doubt end up visiting at least three or four showrooms, and all of this legwork will pay off in the end. Because the cliché that the kitchen is at the heart of the home holds true, the common approach is to have it fit in with the overall style of your house. Whether your project is a new build or a refurbishment, in terms of kitchen style the building itself will dictate the mood. Striking contemporary house designs will often benefit from a more minimalist kitchen than period properties.
Therefore a classical panelled door might suit a period Georgian house (traditional); a Shaker style might suit a cottage (traditional); or a plain wood panelled style with integrated handles would suit a 1970s bungalow (recent-modern) and so on. But there are exceptions to every rule whereby classical homes can marry well with contemporary kitchen designs and vice versa. The general rule of the thumb is to use design features or accessories as a visual cue linking the two styles. If you are in the lucky position to be building new, finalise your kitchen design before you submit for planning permission. This is important because knowing what layout you really want, and how much counterspace you need, dictates where the walls will go. You don’t want to end up with a room that’s half a meter too small to fit in your dream kitchen. Think of the amount of time you will end up spending in this room. You will be
Because the cliché that the kitchen is at the heart of the home holds true, the common approach is to have it fit in with the overall style of your house.
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