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Kitchen Cabinet Styles

by Fanny

There are many styles of kitchen cabinets available, here we will introduct them to you, and you can find something to suit your style.

When planning your kitchen cabinet layout, remember two things. The first is to avoid trendy styles. You want your kitchen to look good for years, so don’t do anything you’re likely to regret.

The second is to think about how you use your kitchen. Do you use your kitchen just for cooking, or is it where you sort your mail or do paperwork? Your cabinets can be a great help. If your pets are fed in the kitchen, maybe you can include improved storage for their food, so you don’t have bags of food lying around anymore.

kitchen cabinet styles

  • The most popular cabinet style for today’s kitchens is original American Colonial , which is handcrafted wood that has flush insets, raised panel doors, hammered iron hardware and visible pegs and dowels.
  • Asian influence in cabinetry can be seen in flush panels, invisible hardware and joints, and carefully matched wood grains. It is a popular choice in contemporary kitchens.
  • Victorian cabinetry represents a major shift in production methods, from handmade to machine-made. Quarter-sawn oak was the most frequently used hard wood. Other Victorian details include the introduction of glass into front panels and an interior wainscoting of narrow beadboard.
  • Shaker style is stripped down to basic elements of form and function, with the simplest of hardware and virtually no trim. Its plainness makes it popular for many different decorating styles, from country to traditional to contemporary.
  • Later Colonial style evolved into one having more symmetry, more ornate trim, better articulated details and more formal hardware.
  • The arts-and-crafts cabinetry style has a bold, organic look that uses heavy materials with strong horizontal lines.
  • When deciding on which style cabinetry to use, take clues from the rest of the home so that it is a natural, logical extension of the rest of the home. Let proportion and trim details used in other rooms be your guide.

    • Contemporary style cabinets are much simpler, giving their effect through clean lines and styling. If you like the stainless steel, uncluttered or geometric styles, contemporary cabinets will go well in your kitchen. They may have glass cutouts in the doors, giving a window in to their contents.

    Traditional kitchen cabinets have some detail to them. Details may include raised panels, molding or trim, or carved accents. The type of wood and color of the stain can make traditional kitchen cabinets look good in a wide range of kitchen styles, from country to formal.

    Cabinets are more than doors, of course. Your cabinets may include wine racks, pullouts, or bins. The pullout tray is particularly popular right now, as it makes the contents of your cabinets much more accessible.

    One kitchen feature I grew up with that many newer kitchens lack is pullout cutting boards. These of course provide a great place for cutting foods, but also double as extra counterspace when the need arises, without costing significant storage space.

    If you’ve been grumbling about getting things in and out of that corner cabinet, think about a lazy susan arrangement in the corners to make the space much more functional.

    Of course, which of these features are practical will depend on your use of your kitchen and your budget. Basic cabinets aren’t cheap, and adding features adds up rapidly.

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