Tuesday 30 September 2008

What's Your Kitchen Cabinet Style?

The folks over at HomeOpinion.com, an online portal that offers advice and guidance on practical remodeling topics from other homeowners, are currently running a "Discover Your Kitchen Style" interactive quiz. One of the questions posed of the quiz takers is "My Favorite Kitchen Cabinet Style Is ...". The inquisitive homeowner is then given a series of colorful pictures from which to choose.

Favorite kitchen cabinet options include:
1. Old World Euro
2. French Provincial
3. Lodge
4. Cottage
5. American Country
6. Elegant
7. Urban Minimalist
8. Farmhouse
9. Contemporary
10. Arts and crafts
11. Eclectic

Most homeowners wouldn't know their kitchen cabinet style from their backsides, and even if they did, they probably wouldn't appreciate being pigeonholed. Then again, a little bit of friendly, preferential advice can lead the homeowner toward the kitchen cabinets of his or her dreams. Of course, in the best of all worlds, the home makeover seeker's kitchen cabinet manufacturer of choice will offer do-it-yourself choices that run the gamut of these styles.

That way, the homeowner who is deemed "French Provinicial" can dare to step out of his or her comfort zone and try on Urban Minimalist, for example, kitchen cabinets for size. But in case you're still wondering where you DO fit in on this kitchen cabinet quiz, here are some details that are the hallmarks of each of the afore mention kitchen cabinet styles:

• Old World Euro combines a variety of traditional woods and finishes for that Emerald Isle countryside of Ireland flavor.
• French Provincial provides romantic touches like ornate handles and leaf and vine highlights atop the wood finish.
• Lodge is straight out of a log home with a rustic, natural appeal.
• Cottage lends that whimsy of a seaside getaway with their clean yet functional design.
• American Country lends a lived-in charm to the room and provide a glimpse of what's inside with their glass-paned cabinet fronts.
• Elegant exudes a sophistication that discerning homeowners crave. An attention to finishing detail is evident in every inch of this decorating style.
• Urban Minimalist harnesses the beauty of simplicity with ultra-clean designs that are free of fancy adornments. Functionality and understated appeal are the hallmarks of this decorating style.
• Farmhouse harkens the summer days down on the farm at grandma's. You'll step back in time in a kitchen featuring this style of cabinets with old-fashioned layouts and details updated for the 21st century.
• Contemporary speaks to the modern-day embracer and complement today's steel kitchen appliances and high-tech gadgets and gizmos.
• Arts and crafts exudes the ambiance of an historically registered home, bringing the antique charm of days gone by into the room.
• Eclectic encourages an anything-goes mentality with a mix and match of wood styles, finishes, decorative features and design elements.

Whatever your kitchen cabinet style - or even if you don't have one at all - chances are you'll find what you're looking for with a reputable manufacturer of assembled and ready-to-assemble kitchen cabinets.

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