Kitchen Styles
Choosing a kitchen style isn’t just about aesthetics — it’s about how you live, how you cook, and how you want your space to feel. Whether you’re starting from scratch or updating an existing space, understanding the core styles can help you make confident, lasting choices.
At Kubo, we believe a well-designed kitchen balances form and function. Some lean toward minimal and modern, others toward timeless and traditional — and many fall somewhere in between. Wherever you land, it should feel like home.
Here’s a closer look at the four main kitchen styles that continue to shape great design.
Contemporary
Ultra sleek, clean lines and minimalist. A functional space, usually handleless, a blend of materials and textures with high tech integrated appliances.
Unity
Volpi
Modern
A wide category that spans the middle but a nod towards contemporary, but not so sleek.
Doors can be flat slab or even simple flat painted shaker style. Non-ornate handles, if any. Neutral colours with a pop of a bold colour feature.
Porter
Remo
Classic
A wide category that spans the middle but a nod towards traditional, but not such fussy details. Think woodgrain Shaker doors, bold Blues deep Greens and perhaps a timber worktop.
Open shelving packed with cookbooks. Brushed brass knurled handles, perhaps ceramic sinks, but undermount not Belfast style.
Belsay
Mornington
Traditional
Think warm, quintessential British country cottage with a traditional elegance and charm. Pilasters, corbels and loads of decorative and craftsmanship detail. Perhaps, double Belfast sink with a breakfront detail.
Much more bold colours with woodgrain plus brass, bronze and copper features. Shaker doors would almost definitely have a beading or pencilled and scallop detail. A charming kitchen.