Create Traditional Kitchens with Flair

Each traditional kitchen is an original. Traditional kitchen design typically follows its own theme, yet reflects the long European and American custom of applying ornate touches and warm, rich colors. From the examples here, you can see that the design embraces a wide range of lighting choices, from chandeliers to globe lights. Spot lighting and under-counter lamps put light right where you need it.

White, walnut, mahogany, or cherry stains for the cabinets, countertops, and islands provide a rich contrast to metal appliances or natural flooring. Cabinet doors may be ornate and decorative. Broad glass panels can open up the room. And modern appliances won't compromise the kitchen design if you match them well.

Islands often integrate the kitchen cabinet design, picking up shapes and colors of the cabinet doors and the choice in hardware. Originally designed from the 18th to early 20th centuries, traditional kitchens become the gathering place for families in both new and restored homes.

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