Style 101
We understand naming your style might seem daunting. With that in mind, we've provided a quick overview of the most common styles for your reference.
Remember, your style can be a blend of multiple styles!​
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Elegant and timeless
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Clean, comforting, and inviting
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Classic design elements
Traditional
The Traditional style offers a combination of comfortable furniture, classic designs, and casual decor. It includes several design elements, including warm colors and symmetrical lines. The Traditional style is one of the most popular styles used to decorate homes.
Intricate detail and edges, typically including raised panel doors, curved lines and arches. Doors may be inset, half overlay, or full overlay.
Transitional
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Traditional and Contemporary elements
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Clean and simple design
Embracing a timeless aesthetic, Transitional style celebrates natural light and a relaxed feel with smooth, blending details that create warm yet modern spaces. If you think your style is somewhere between Traditional and Contemporary, consider Transitional style for a warm but up-to-date look.
Raised panel, flat panel (shaker), or slab (entirely flat) doors and drawer fronts.
Contemporary
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Stark and sleek
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Extremely minimalized
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Streamlined
Contemporary style embraces minimalistic elements highlighting grays, beiges, and shades of white. Sleek, thoughtful, hidden details emphasize an edited aesthetic. Contemporary style offers an 'everything in its place' interior, featuring designs that are high on function and simplicity and low on collections and fuss.
Slab (entirely flat) doors and drawer fronts which entirely cover the cabinet frame (full overlay). Pulls and knobs are minimalized or hidden.
Modern
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Clean lines
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Minimalism
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Natural accents
Modern design is an interior design style characterized by a monochromatic color palette, clean lines, minimalism, natural materials, and natural light. It refers specifically to a historical aesthetic movement that took place during the early to mid-twentieth century.
Doors and drawer fronts are slab (entirely flat) and full overlay (covering the entire cabinet frame).
Farmhouse
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Intimate and cozy
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Highly decorative
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Natural materials
Farmhouse style is an interior design style that prioritizes practicality, simplicity, and rustic charm. While Farmhouse style tends to reflect the aesthetics of rural architecture, it also embraces modern comforts, creating a look that feels both cozy and stylish.
Flat panel (shaker-type) doors and drawer fronts. Typically inset doors.
Rustic
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Abundance of unfinished, stone, and metal materials
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Comfortable and earthy
Rustic interiors are defined by ruggedness and letting natural beauty shine. The focus is to create a relaxing atmosphere by highlighting the use of wood, stone, raw materials, and other organic elements. Rather than worry about perfect lines, rustic allows the character of each piece to stand out.
Flat or raised panel doors and drawer fronts. All overlay styles (inset, full, or half) can be used.
