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Kitchen Styles and types

There are many different types of kitchens available however they are made the same way. Kitchens used to be made on site by building a frame out of thin pine timber and then adding chipboard shelving. After this laminated doors were added along with a laminate top. Today kitchens are all made off site in module form and installed on site.

The basic process of Kitchens is the same; the carcass is made of melamine chipboard. This is a series of boxes that are open at the front. These are made to fit the room that the kitchen is going into and they will also form the shape of the kitchen. While they are being made in the factory the doors are fitted and end panels made. After the carcasses, doors and end panels have been installed a bench top or countertop is installed. This can be laminate, stone, reconstituted stone, or resin as they are all install on the same melamine carcasses.

The doors can be melamine, laminate, full timber, or polyurethane. Polyurethane is a gloss, semi gloss, or flat finish that is sprayed on and provides a durable and highly washable surface.

Kitchens may have the basic structure but they can still be styled to suit the theme that you are after.

Country Kitchens

– these types of kitchens have recessed timber doors in natural timber colours and dark countertops in the material of your choice (Granite is a great choice).

French Country Kitchen

– Painted timber doors with a milk white or cream wash with some of the paint rubbed off. Hooded range hoods and feature pieces like turned timber corner posts and decorative top moldings. Also lead lighting in the top cabinet doors. This style has a number of decorative moldings which are a key feature of French Country Kitchens.

Contemporary

– This style can have bold colours or plain simple colours. The feature and theme of this type is minimalistic in every way and has stainless steel fittings and appliances. The countertops have simple lines and colours.

Modern

– This style often has flat timber doors, large stainless steel handles and appliances with stone countertops. This kitchen has clean simple lines with a warm timber feel.