Kitchen Design Styles

Contemporary/Traditional

Do you want your kitchen to feel at home in your period home or villa?

Do you want a homely kitchen that still feels current and contemporary?

Some Contemporary/Traditional features:

• Panelled or tongue-and-groove cupboard fronts
• Colour as a feature, even if soft and subdued
• Mouldings and other trim details, even if simplified
• Lighting that is a new version of an old style
• Handle hardware that is inspired by tradition such as knobs and curved drawer pulls

Modern/Minimalist

Do you like a clear, clean look and have an open plan space with clear available walls to play with?

Do you like things to be organised and feel tidy and under control?

Some Modern/Minimalist features:

• Blocky layout, tightly planned with horizontal and vertical alignment of elements
• Rectangular blocks of materials and symmetry
• Simple, refined palette of materials and neutral colours
• Flat cupboard fronts, often handleless or with minimal handles
• Sleek lighting

Coastal

Do you like a relaxed vibe and feeling connected to the outdoors?

Do you like an open airy space with texture?

Some Coastal features:

• Open, airy layout
• Bring the outdoors in, directly with doors, skylights and windows and indirectly with plants or natural textures
• Light toned timber
• Organic texture and woven elements
• Blues, soft watery hues and fresh greenery

(For a full-project brief, here’s a link to Top Tips to Brief Your Interior Designer which can be used to guide you with your kitchen design and where to start.)