Victorian Style Kitchens for The Fascinating Supreme Royal Lifestyle

Victorian style kitchens define the typical of the England royal's kitchen style in the past, which formal, somber impressed with the colors of deep reds, blues, browns, purples, and greens. In addition, graceful and elegant with elaborate carvings and gothic ornamentation is the typical that many found in Victorian kitchen cabinets with the finest materials selection of Rosewood, Ash wood, Maple, Butternut, painted wood, Walnut and Oak. Victorian style kitchen also accommodates the materials such as wood, brass, copper, stained glass and stone. Kitchen countertop materials include soapstone, granite, wood, and marble, and furnished with Victorian sink in cast iron or soapstone. And a Victorian style is enhanced with some luxurious upholstery and draperies made from silk, velvet, and tapestry fabrics.

Victorian style kitchens lead us to the era of Queen Victoria of England who reigned from 1837 to 1901, where its influence is clearly visible in the ornate furniture styles. During its development, the style is not exclusively belong to the royals, but it affects and belong to the public at large. Nowadays, this is a matter of style and preference. Everyone can enjoy and feel the life of the royals and the kings of the past with a touch of Victorian kitchen style, whether partially by maintaining some parts are heavy Victorian style kitchen or adds many more so the atmosphere of Victorian era is more pronounced. However, the appearance of modern Victorian kitchen design accommodates many accents of modern and contemporary with less formality.

Inspired from Victorian style kitchens, the images below is the particular Victorian renovation from Sawhill Custom Kitchens & Design (you'd better visit: www.sawhillkitchens.com) presents a modern version of the Victorian kitchen design. One thing is very important of this renovation is retaining the Victorian roots, but at the same time optimizing the traffic, seating, lighting, storage and organization to suit the function and charm. The classic Victorian kitchen colors are not fully adopted for the easier approach to the contemporary and modernity, so that the neutral and white colors are dominating. Nevertheless, traces of the Victorian kitchen is still very pronounced, especially in the kitchen island cherry wood furnishings with rich black enamel, white tin ceiling, Victorian cabinets and Victorian furniture style. In general, this modern Victorian kitchen is capable of combining style, lifestyle and functionality successfully.