Although it’s not essential, you can bring continuity to your home by
designing the interior in the same theme as its exterior architectural
style.
Use the home and kitchen styles guide to identify the architectural
style that most closely resembles that of your own home. Under each
category, you’ll find a description of the style’s general
characteristics and recommendations for what kinds of kitchen cabinets,
countertops, flooring, and architectural details would best complement it.
You can also peruse the different styles and recommendations to get a
general feel for which you prefer. You may end up selecting a style that
differs from your home’s architecture yet still captures what you had in
mind for your dream kitchen.
Home Style
Period
Description
Cabinet Door Details
American Colonial
Cape Cod
Farmhouse
Dutch Colonial
Saltbox
1600-1800
Cottage styles
Medieval influence; rectangular, one to two-and-a-half stories; few
windows with small, divided panes; add-on looks
Plank
doors or simple paneled doors; some vertical or diagonal boards; bucks;
small, multi-paneled windows
Classical
Georgian
Federal
Greek Revival
1740-1860
Neoclassical homes
Blocky, rectangular, or nearly square; two to three stories; columns;
symmetrical with classical ornamentation
Symmetrical panel doors with varying panel sizes; Palladian-type
windows; ornate features
Victorian
Eastlake
Queen Anne
Gothic Revival
Italianate
1830-1880
Picturesque
Board-and-batten siding; decorative barge boards, high gables, and gable
pendants; shingles, ornamental trim, and turrets
Vertical
planking with arched top; expressed framework
Arts &
Crafts
Craftsman
Foursquare
Prairie
1880-1940
Beauty
in function/anti-industrial
Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired; sensitive to materials and natural
setting; box shapes; low-rising hip roof; geometric forms, art glass,
and angular protrusions
Clean,
geometric shapes; off-center lights; contrasting textures and lines
Modern
Movement
Art Deco
Moderne
1920-1975
Sophisticated simplicity
Interplay of indoor-outdoor living; blend of International Style &
Machine Age technology; geometric forms; walls of glass; natural woods
and metal
Elegantly
simple; geometric patterns and plain, clean lines; metal and glass
accents
