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TRANSITIONAL DESIGN
Your kitchen reflects the way your family lives together. A transitional kitchen gives you the greatest flexibility to incorporate elements that make everyone feel at home.
Here are some of the defining characteristics of this kind of kitchen:
● Clean lines throughout cabinets, countertops, and crown molding
● A mixture of modern light fixtures, as well as traditional pendants
● Clean molding lines which keep the focus on the people in the room
● Shaker cabinet doors with stained or painted finishes, conveying a more “traditional” warmth
● An elegant mixing of neutral and earth tones forming a diverse tapestry
● A blend of natural and man-made materials
Transitional Kitchen Colors
While variety is the spice of life, transitional kitchens aim for an aesthetic, rather than an eclectic blend of colors and materials. Utilizing a mostly neutral palette composed of both natural and man-made materials sets the stage perfectly for small splashes of color and personality through countertop appliances, area rugs, table runners, towels, dishes, flowers, and decorations. For example, you can make breakfast a colorful affair with your favorite toaster and a unique coffee maker, or a blender for protein shakes.
The possibilities are limitless. Best of all, whenever you want a “change of pace” you can simply swap out any of these easily-replaceable accessories with new ones – while your transitional kitchen remains just as timeless as ever. Another fact for you to consider homes with a transitional kitchen tend to have the highest resale value when compared to other kitchen designs – simply because of their ability to appeal to such a wide range of people.
Transitional Kitchen Ideas
That being said, transitional homes are also the most difficult to design. The reason why is simple: it takes a practiced eye to strike an appealing balance between both “new” contemporary, and “old” traditional elements. Without the right sense of rhythm and flow, it can be easy for each design idea to clash with the others. That’s where the highly trained design team at Wood + Water comes in.
We’d love to take a look at your ideas, and help you make sure the end result really is the kitchen of your dreams. With our design studio in Durham, NC we can show you exactly what your kitchen will look like using virtual reality, before making purchasing decisions. So if you live in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, or Chapel Hill – contact us today!
What Would Your Kitchen Remodel Look Like?
If you know that your design style is transitional, then you probably already have some ideas floating around in your head about how your new space will look. We’d love to hear about them and guide you on your journey to the kitchen of your dreams. To best serve our clients, we have a design studio with a showroom, as well as technology that allows you to see layouts and products using virtual reality.