Kitchen Design Ideas

Kitchen Design Ideas

Kitchen design ideas

When considering kitchen design ideas, you should have one idea in the forefront of your mind:

                        Why Do I Want A New Kitchen?

Your kitchen design should reflect your home’s architectural style. In order to best determine the structure of your home, the most popular architecture styles are listed below. Which home is yours closest to?

American Colonial -- 1 / 2 stories with few windows and a rectangular shape

Classical – blocky, nearly square shape with a 2 / 3 story model, columns and classic ornamentation

Victorian – decorative with high gables, shingles, board sliding, ornamental trim and turrets of ornate style

Arts & Crafts – inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright with glass protrusions and an artsy look

Modern Movement – an elegantly simple look with geometric forms in a natural woods and metals construction in harmony with the natural setting of the home

Attempt to create you kitchen design ideas against this background. A modern movement house might look odd with a rustic kitchen, while an ornate Victorian home might appear discordant with a streamlined Modern kitchen theme.

A few books to peruse include:

Kitchens By Professional Designers edited by Kasmar Publications

Great Kitchens: Design Ideas from America’s Top Chefs by Ellen Whitaker, Colleen Mahoney and Wendy A. Jordan

The Kitchen Idea Book by Joanne Keller Bouknight

Let these books be a great start to sample other great kitchen design ideas. Pull from what you enjoy and manipulate to your specific requirements. Have fun! Your new kitchen will be a magnificent experience.

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