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| 1. Flat-panel door style. This is sometimes referred to as a slab-door style and is a signature element of modern kitchen design. You might see a modern kitchen using a Shaker door style, but that often falls into transitional rather than modern — which is not to say it can't be used; it's just not a purist's perspective. Private Comment
2. Frameless, full-overlay cabinet construction. A bunch of terms are thrown around to describe this type of cabinet construction: frameless, Euro frameless, overlay, full overlay. They all mean the same thing, that the door overlays the cabinet box. This style is the most often used in modern kitchens because it's sleeker than a flush-inset cabinet, which is often associated with more traditional kitchen, cabinet and furniture design. |
| 3. Sleek and simple hardware. In modern kitchens you'll most often see C-channel hardware that's integrated into the cabinet, as well as tubular pulls or flat linear pulls. Lots of times the horizontal lines of the cabinets will be accentuated by cabinet hardware running the full length of the drawers and doors. Private Comment
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| The grain of the walnut on this island is all this modern kitchen needs in terms of ornamentation. Private Comment
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| 6. Emphasis on horizontal lines. You might not notice at first, but many modern kitchens share a tendency toward the horizontal: long, wide lines, stacks of drawer cabinets lined in a row, hardware set long and horizontal to accentuate the lines of the drawers. In this kitchen the floating panel of the back wall and the cutout accentuate the horizontal theme. Private Comment
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| In this kitchen the tile's natural grain is like rift-cut wood, and the tiles themselves are set and stacked on a horizontal grid. Private Comment
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| Even in a kitchen that skews toward transitional, a standard 3-by-6 Cararra marble set in a stacked pattern rather than a brick pattern can make it more modern. Private Comment
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| 7. Consistency in style of accent pieces. Accents like lighting, tables, chairs and bar stools all have to be considered when designing a kitchen. In a modern kitchen these elements will stay consistent rather than deviate like you'd see in an eclectic kitchen. The pieces here show simple, clean lines and lack of ornamentation. Private Comment
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| There's nothing to say that color can't be introduced into a modern kitchen, whether it's in the accents or the cabinets. Private Comment
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