Identifying your projected style type can be a large help in the beginning stages of your kitchen design. Below, you can find several examples of common kitchen styles, with brief histories for each. Signature Kitchen & Bath hopes that these will help you have an idea of what you are looking for, when you contact us for a design consultation.

	General Description: The English style that has enjoyed popularity in this country since the mid 1980's is an eclectic blend of classical details. It combines moldings and panels that are essentially Georgian with pilasters, turnings, and other details that might be called "Classical Country Cottage."
	General Description: The French styling that is most often emulated in American kitchens is a provincial, or country French, which is a relaxed version of the high court styles prevalent in the times of Louis XV; the mid to late 18th century. Curving, scrolled, and naturalistic motifs abound. Depending on thickness and proportion of massing and details, French can be delicate and feminine or heavy and masculine.
	General Description: A direct interpretation of the 18th century English Georgian styling, yet separate and distinct from it. Frankly Classical, with details from its Italian Renaissance precursors in architecture, but cleaner and more restrained than English design from the same period. The best of Colonial American interior woodworking has a crisp, almost ascetic appearance in spite of its flutes, dentils, and curved molding profiles.
	General Description: The furniture of Gustav Stickley, with its squarish members offset to emphasize or imply wood joinery, is what much of American Arts & Crafts cabinetry and interior millwork is modeled after. Often associated with woodsy lodges or bungalows of the first quarter of the 20th century. Simple, uncluttered details with a notched or overlapping appearance. Rugged and direct.
	General Description: As the name implies, this is modernism without the uncompromising lack of decorative detail. Warm natural feeling materials are valued for their rich colors and contrasting textures. Veneers and slabs are common, but so are simple frame and panel faces. Moldings, when used, are simple square or rounded profiles. Hardware is always modern, not following other historic forms. Geometric balance and proportions are extremely important.