Modern Kitchens

Modern kitchens have become more keen on their aesthetics and a little less on practicality. When looking at a modern kitchen everything seems sleek, crisp and clean. I would be lying if I said that modern kitchen are cheap because everything is highly function and expensive, especially when buying new shiny appliances and beautiful stone counter tops.

Modern Touches

• Can or Drop lights 
• Stainless Steel Appliances 
• Kitchen Island 
• Man Made Counter Tops 
• Granite 
• Marble 

 

 

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Irish Kitchens

Like most other countries the kitchen in Ireland is said to be the heart of the home. It is the centerpiece of a house and the other rooms are strategically places. When looking at research there was not much elaborated on how to achieve a Irish inspired kitchen.

Here are a few basic elements to help move towards an Irish kitchen

• Rock/stone walls and floors 
• Pale greens and creamy yellows 
• Wood Furnishings 

 

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French Kitchens

French Kitchens are interpreted widely and are about a passion for cooking. A French kitchen can be defined as a mix of old and new farm houses. It is not uncommon that  a French kitchen will incorporate a stylized sense of glamor with shinny surfaces, rich in color, this gives off a distinctive and fabulous theme. Because the french have such a love for cooking, the cookware is often beautifully displayed.

To get the French kitchen theme try using the following:

• Stone Countertops 
• Rustic Beams 
• Concrete
• Curvilinear Elements 

 

                                                                                    

Works Cited

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Spanish Kitchens

Kitchens are the heart of the home, and this is especially true in Spain. When walking into the home of a Spanish family you would more than likely see: decorative tiles, cheerful colors, dark wood cabinetry and sometimes tiled vent hoods. Each home generally has a sort of combination of traditional Mexican decorative art and a type of representation of San Pasqual. He is the patron saint of cooks and kitchens. Color is a large part of the Mexican culture, and it only makes sense that it would largely be incorporated into their homes and kitchens. The colors of Mexico are derived from pigments of their surroundings like: minerals, vegetables, insects and seashells. These colors create warm yellow ochre, indigo blues, reds and icy purples. If you want to acquire the Spanish influenced home try mixing these colors together.

•  Terra Cotta Orange with Mediterranean Blue 
• Sunny Yellow with Cobalt Blue
• Creamy White with Brick Red 
• Pink, Orange and Blue 
• Yellow, Green, Turquoise and Orange 

 

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Japanese Kitchens

Like most American kitchens, Japanese kitchens traditionally center around the stove in the room. The only difference was that instead of the stoves that we are used to in America, the people in Japan cooked their food over a Kamado, which is essentially a stove made of clay and the earth. In America we assume bigger is better, but in Japan space is not always an option. They are designed to occupy as minimal space as possible. In Japan the land is expensive and normally the plots are too small so multipurpose rooms have become very popular. So it is easy to say that Japanese kitchens do not follow the Modern design. Kitchens in Japan are very dominated by the color brown, and the use of wood materials. They use wood for cupboards, tables, chairs and they  even take the wood and make beautiful wood carvings sometimes.

 
There are many different types of dining room/kitchen furniture that they use in Japan, and the following website shows beautiful examples of them.

http://www.greenteadesign.com/dining-room-furniture.htm

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