Kitchen Renovation Styles

Covid-19 definitely brought on a flurry of home improvement projects for tons of people. I mean, being stuck inside your house for months will do that to ya!

For us, we already had a few home improvement projects planned for 2020, which included some much needed work on the outside of our home, like a new front door, paint, new light fixtures and landscaping. (Pictures to come, we are still awaiting the landscaping to be put in! 😉

Then we spontaneously converted our guest room into a home office so we could survive working and teaching from home. Which literally saved our lives when this all began.

And now, we have taken the leap and made the decision to completely redo our kitchen.

Our First Kitchen Renovation

When we moved in, we had the most basic of cabinets. I think they actually might have been faulty or some kind of mistake because after living with them for almost 8 years, we have realized that our kitchen is just not functional. The cabinets are the smallest possible size and they have this divider in between them making them so difficult to get things in and out.

We did give them a little aesthetic upgrade when we moved in, which made a huge difference, but we are definitely ready for a complete overhaul.

We are keeping the layout the same, but adding some additional storage to an area left of the island near our kitchen table that is going to look beautiful and add so much more storage for us which is a huge problem for us. We are so excited!

But now that we have made the decision to go all in, we have so many design decisions to make! I know that I want to brighten up our house, we have a lack of natural light, but I am so torn on style!

Farmhouse

Photo by Solitude Homes – Browse kitchen photos

Farmhouse is so in right now, and I just love Joanna Gaines’ style so much. I am just not sure if I am 100% farmhouse, or if I am on the border of this and something else. Plus, our biggest problem right now is functionality, and let’s get real, floating shelves are gorgeous, but where do I put the actual dishes we use?

French Country

Photo by Fautt Homes – Browse kitchen photos

French Country was a style that I didn’t even know existed really until I started looking more at kitchens and realized I love a lot of the design features. But again, some of it is a bit much and I’m not 100% there.

Coastal

Photo by Timber Trails Development Company – Search kitchen design ideas

I love the coastal look and feel. It’s so beautiful, with natural materials and blues and teals. I’m definitely feeling this one.

Modern

Photo by Paradigm Construction Company – Search kitchen pictures

And then there is the modern twist on all of them. How do I decide?

I’m definitely still trying to figure out what my Kitchen Style is, but I have come to the realization that I just want to love it. So whatever makes me happy every time I see it is what I will have to go with. Pinterest definitely makes it so hard to find my own style, though!

I’m wondering, is there such thing as a Modern French Coastal Farmhouse Kitchen? That may be what I am going for!