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Thinking Of Kitchen Furniture Styles

November 17th, 2009 Owen Makita No comments

When you are thinking of renovating your kitchen, consider your kitchen furniture styles, too. There is more to choose from than you could possibly have imagined. There are as many styles of tables, chairs, side tables, highboys, and cabinetry as there are home styles.

Below you will find some of the many kitchen styles you can shop from, plus aesthetic tips to help you finish your kitchen with perfect kitchen furniture styles.

Cottage style kitchens draw their inspiration from the simple honesty of smaller, older homes built in the’20’s. You will typically find cabinets made of wainscoting (beaded board) and clean, simple lines. Many kitchens use open shelving, windows with small panes, shutters, and wood flooring.

Shaker style kitchens are typified by plain, strong functionality and basic design. Cabinets and furniture are often made of cherry though other woods are sometimes favored. You may be fortunate enough to find a furniture maker who uses reclaimed, or recycled, wood to make Shaker furniture. You will pay a premium for kitchen furniture made from reclaimed wood but you will have ambiance galore with a long, wide harvest table made of American Chestnut, for example. Do you want to know more about Shaker kitchen furniture?

Mission style kitchens and kitchen furniture have a solid, rectangular design. The style began in the’20’s and is still popular today. Mission style is typified by rectangular panels and natural wood finishes though original woodwork has often long since been painted. If you are refurbishing an older mission style kitchen, you may wish to go through the process of stripping the paint to reveal the solid wood beneath. Besides the cabinets, mission style furniture is available for kitchens — mission style tables and chairs. Similar, though subtly different, styles include craftsman and arts and crafts kitchen furniture.

How about having a country style kitchen? These cheerful spaces are often typified by bright wallpaper — plaid, gingham, striped, or checked. You will find chintz or calico window and wall treatments. Rather than glass, cabinet doors sometimes have pierced tin or even chicken wire. You may find exposed beams, and if so, all manner of antiques hanging on hand-forged nails are a nice touch. Country style kitchen furniture is clean, simple, and functional.

Perhaps your taste runs to contemporary. Your contemporary kitchen will have a Scandinavian flair with gleaming stainless steel and big cabinet hardware. Cabinet faces of frosted glass hint at the contents while avoiding a cluttered look.

One of our favorite styles for the kitchen, and the furniture it is home is rustic style. Your rustic kitchen will have large, sturdy tables and chairs. Copper pots and pans and wrought iron give handsome accents. Rustic furniture can be rough-hewn or smoothed and care-worn over time.

You will find many more kitchen furniture styles available because there are as many styles for the kitchen as there are for the rest of the home. We suggest you browse online to get an idea of the scope and scale of what is available — you will be amazed! Start your search by Googling “Kitchen Furniture Styles.” Set some time aside, take notes, and enjoy yourself!

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Pros and Cons of Breakfast Nook Benches

August 31st, 2009 Malisa Holderbaum No comments

There are many things to consider when picking out your kitchen furniture. First, you must consider how many people will be sitting at the table and how much room you have. Second, the interior design of your home and kitchen specifically should be considered. Thirdly, you want to make sure that your choice is comfortable so that people will want to spend time there.

If you choose chairs for seating, then your will be able to accommodate four to six people. An alternative seating arrangement is benches that easily can hold eight to nine people if you sit close. Another benefit of the bench option is that they take up less room than chairs.

The L-shaped bench is a very common option. The L-shaped bench is just as it sounds. An L-shaped bench sits in a corner with the table moved up to it. You can then fill in the rest of the seating with additional benches, or chairs in any combination. Using additional benches will provide more seating space because you can fit a bench for three in the same space occupied by two chairs.

In addition to providing more sitting space, benches also provide other space saving benefits. Most benches will come with storage compartments underneath where you can store small kitchen appliances, art supplies, games or linens. These storage compartments are very convenient if you have limited counter or cabinet space.

If you choose to use the L-shaped or parallel benches then you want to consider the image they portray. Benches are usually made of wood and have a country feel to the room. Perhaps this is because of the similarity to picnic tables and benches. Whatever the reason, benches are not very formal or contemporary.

Think of the breakfast nook as an extension of your kitchen. If you have decorated your kitchen with black marble and stainless steel appliances, then wooden benches will seem out of place. However, if your walls are decorated with homemade arts and crafts and you use checkered linen, then the benches will fit in nicely.

Since most families gather in their breakfast nook for more than just eating meals, the comfort level of the seating arrangements is important. Benches require you to sit very close to your neighbor. If it is just you and your family then that should not be much of an issue, but if you entertain that is a different story. Your guests might not be comfortable with the intimacy required to sit so close. A good compromise is to use the L-shaped bench with chairs around the rest of the table.

In addition, benches can be uncomfortable for people of larger size. The surface area of a chair is much larger than that of a bench. If a larger person is sitting at your table, they will definitely be more comfortable in a chair. Again, the combination of benches and chairs should keep all your guests comfortable without denying you of the extra storage or accommodations.

Ms. Malisa knows for sure that a well appointed breakfast nook table will bring a lot of versatility to a kitchen. She also gets a rush writing about breakfast nook sets.