How your kitchen style defines your home.

The kitchen is the most important part of the house- (even if you don’t like to cook!). It is the space that we find everyone is drawn to and ultimately it is also the most important selling feature – if this is the choice you find yourself making.

The type of design of your kitchen depends on the style of your house, the location and space of the kitchen, your storage requirements and desired look. Functionality is the most important aspect of any kitchen; the design is the fun bit! But it can be overwhelming with options.

The different types of kitchens can be defined, but there is no fast and hard rule (as they do cross over) to what is best. It is truly understanding what best works for you. Here are some quick tips on the different styles and options available for you:

Farmhouse: Think wooden furniture, detailed doors, large appliances, open shelving and soft colours that omit a ‘lived-in’ comfortable and welcoming look.

Trend ideas: Trendwood Timber Flooring, Classic White Satin Doors, Pegasus Blue Granite Benchtops, Butlers Sink and Tiled Splashback

Modern: The ultimate minimum look- sleek and minimum with strong horizontal lines, integrated appliances, and simple colour palettes combined with reflective surfaces.

Inspiration: Fibonacci Terrazzo Flooring, White Engineered Stone Benchtops, Ultra white Gloss Doors, Window Splashback (for a touch of colour, add a complementary colour to the island bench)

Contrasting colours, matt/satin finishes, sleek appliances and timber flooring-a simple mix for an effective contemporary kitchen. Image courtesy of: Davis and Park Kitchens

Contemporary: more common design as it allows a stronger mix of materials and can be a fusion of the latest trends mixed with traditional elements. Consider Matt or satin finishes, gourmet cooking equipment, seating and functional storage.

Inspiration: Porcelain Tiled Flooring, Cinder Matt doors, Engineered Stone ‘Marble’ look, Porcelain sheet splashback

Traditional: how traditional you go, is up to you- you can do the big Aga, corbels, decorative mouldings, panelled glass doors and cabinetry to the benchtop, ornate lighting, and large butlers sink.

Inspiration: Black Granite Benchtops, Trendwood Timber Flooring, Porcelain Gloss Doors (with detailing), Tiled Splashback

Create your own blend of traditional – classic doors and features mixed with a modern twist of a mirror splashback. Image courtesy of: Davis and Park Kitchens

Hamptons: a popular look, this can fuse the contemporary and traditional look, but ultimately the Hamptons look is created with the surface selections- natural stone or natural stone look is the dominating feature in any Hamptons kitchen. Add in natural hues of colour (mixing colours is ok), butlers sink, shaker style doors with contrasting handle colours.

Inspiration: Marble Benchtops, Stone Grey Gloss Doors, Trendwood Timber Flooring and Marble Splashbacks.

Don’t forget that seeing is believing and the best way to find out which product works best for you is to view the selections in person, bring your plans and ideas and we can help you find the best fit.