Kitchen Remodeling
for Norwalk, Westport, & New Canaan, CT
When it’s time to embark on a new kitchen remodeling project, it can be difficult to decide where to start. You may find yourself falling in love with so many different materials, colors, and textures, but how do you bring it all together for a cohesive look you’ll still love in a decade? A good place to start is choosing a style for your kitchen, which will help you narrow down your options and design a kitchen that’s as beautiful as it is functional. When you need help with kitchen remodeling in the Norwalk, Westport, and New Canaan, CT area, give our team a call! Here are some of the most popular and classic kitchen styles, but remember you can also mix and match elements to create a kitchen that’s completely you.
1. Old World
Love the look of classical European architecture? Want a kitchen that will never go out of style and offer the warmth, charm, and elegance you’re looking for? Old World style kitchens have a lot to offer with a mix of distressed cabinetry finishes, vibrant colors, and classical architecture. This style of kitchen often features exposed wood ceiling beams, oversized free-standing furniture, and dark cabinetry with elegantly carved finishes. Click here for more details.
2. Romantic
A Romantic style kitchen is similar to the Old World style with its beautiful ornate moldings, furniture-like cabinetry, and European accents, but it has a warm feminine side. Romantic kitchens often feature white or beautifully stained cabinetry, colorful printed French wallpaper, and a soft color palette. Click here for more details.
3. French Country
Few design styles offer the charm and comfort of French country. This style of kitchen strikes a balance between down-to-earth design and chic details with a warm color palette of sunny yellow, brick red, cream, lavender, and sage. A French country kitchen makes use of down-home open shelving, textured surfaces like stone and tile, and whimsical yet delicate fabrics. French country kitchens often make use of a multi-functional center island for gathering with family, baking, and storing kitchen accessories. Click here for more details.
4. Colonial
A Colonial kitchen draws its inspiration from early American architecture and design. Colonial kitchens today often have a muted color scheme with pale blues, taupe, and white with shining white cabinetry. These muted colors are brought to life with dark wood flooring and exposed brick. A Colonial kitchen has a focus on function with simple lines, no ornate details, and space for the entire family to enjoy meals together. Click here for more details.
5. Tuscan
A Tuscan style kitchen draws its inspiration from Italy’s famous Tuscany region with warmth and open space sure to appeal to anyone who loves cooking. This style combines rustic design with natural, bright shades, texture, and quality reminiscent of the Mediterranean style. A Tuscan kitchen often includes trademark colors of burnt orange, pastel yellow, warm green, ocean blue, ocher, and terracotta. Tuscan style kitchen cabinetry usually has a distressed or matte painted surface. It’s common for Tuscan kitchens to include over-the-top features cooks will love like six-burner stoves, pot filler faucets, and dedicated baking areas. Click here for more details.
6. Mediterranean
Like Tuscan kitchens, Mediterranean kitchens focus on warm colors and grand details. A Mediterranean kitchen often incorporates graceful and oversized curves and shapes wherever possible, from the range hood and faucet to light fixtures and cabinet doors. It’s common to see detailed painted tile and wrought iron elements in a Mediterranean kitchen that are brought to life with a palette of terracotta, bright yellow, soothing blue, and brilliant red. Click here for more details.
7. Craftsman
The Craftsman style of design arose from the Arts and Crafts movement of the 20th century, which was a response to the then-popular Victorian style of large, ornate, and mass-produced furniture and homes. The Craftsman style focuses on quality and workmanship above all else. A Craftsman style kitchen will feature an abundance of beautiful woodwork, including built-ins, and quality wood cabinetry left in its natural state or stained rather than painted. Antique hardware and accessories and natural stone are the perfect complements to the beauty of the woodwork in a Craftsman style kitchen. Click here for more details.
8. Farmhouse
A farmhouse kitchen is the definition of warmth and an excellent way to create an anchor for your entire home. This style of kitchen is similar to the cottage style with open shelving, a large seating area, and a farmhouse sink with a wide porcelain basin. Don’t assume that a down-home farmhouse kitchen needs to be outdated; many incorporate beautiful modern elements like natural stone countertops, stainless steel appliances, and modern fixtures. Click here for more details.
9. Classic
The classic kitchen style is a good choice if you want a simple kitchen without over-the-top or ornate details. This style often focuses on simple architectural details and a color palette of white, cream, and black. It’s common to see white subway tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances, and monochrome natural stone countertops in a classic kitchen. Click here for more details.
10. Modern
Modern kitchens are known for their frameless and seamless cabinets, horizontal lines, and very simple details. A modern kitchen focuses on the beauty and quality of the materials you choose, whether you incorporate quartz, glass, stone, concrete, or stainless steel. You will notice a modern kitchen has very minimal patterns. Even stone in a modern kitchen is selected with very minimal speckles or veining.
11. Contemporary
Contemporary kitchens can be very similar to modern kitchens although they tend to be more creative and playful. A contemporary kitchen, like the modern style, also focuses on sleek lines, function, and frameless cabinets, although you will also see the latest technology and cutting-edge features in a contemporary kitchen like glass countertops. Contemporary style kitchens also have fun with a mix of many patterns, textures, materials, and colors that tie together to create a welcoming yet functional space. Click here for more details.
12. Transitional
A transitional kitchen achieves a great blend of the traditional with modern sophisticated details. Transitional kitchens work well for families and anyone who appreciates a low-maintenance kitchen. Sleek cabinetry with straight lines, clean natural stone countertops without elaborate edges, neutral shades, and plenty of texture are all common in a transitional kitchen. Click here for more details.
13. Industrial
The industrial style is a bold choice for a kitchen remodeling project, but it can pay off with a masculine and functional kitchen with plenty of visual interest. Industrial kitchens may be very clean-cut or well-worn with reclaimed furniture and fixtures, depending on your style. This type of kitchen is dominated by dark gray and black shades as well as materials like brick, wood, metal, and tile. Exposed storage is also common with modular shelving rather than traditional kitchen cabinetry. You can also achieve the industrial look with overhead pot racks, exposed brick and ductwork, and a pull-down industrial faucet. Click here for more details.
