What IS Your Kitchen Style Saying? 

GUYS it has been SO LONG since I shared my secrets to kitchen design!!! So today, I HAD to dive into the best tricks to designing your kitchen BY YOUR STYLE... not just designing for 2021, or to be on trend, but for your particular design style... so listen up, this is a biggie!!!! Comment below if you know your style or if you have MORE questions for me!!

It’s mind blowing how you can share so much on point, no nonsense information in such a short time. Clear, straightforward useful tips for all to apply. Every taste, every budget. I enjoy your videos so much. Have learned tons from you Lisa. Thank you again for all you share. Love ya!

I learned more than you can imagine !!!!! THANK YOU !

Happy Saturday from southern California designing women glad I made it !!

I feel schooled…in a good way! Educational and fun video 🤩

I learn so much from your videos! 💜 No matter what one’s personal style is, it helps to know other styles. I love the look of contemporary, but I’m finding I’m more transitional myself (best of both worlds). For example on kitchen cabinets, I ADORE the slick no-hardware look. But I lived in an apartment once that tried to go for that look and I found that they are so high maintenance. They get dirty or get fingerprint smudges on the edges where you constantly touch them to open them (especially when one is cooking and hands are messy). I cleaned them, of course, but after a while all the touching and cleaning started to damage the paint (they were done on the cheap, clearly, just painted wooden cabinetry). From then I decided I’d rather have handles on all cabinet doors. I don’t have to touch the cabinet paint, they are easy to clean, and I can always change them if I want to refresh the look. Does it make my kitchen a little more transitional? Sure. Just a touch (pardon the pun 🙂).

Very helpful. Thank you!

So helpful and a fun, energetic watch as always!

First off I love all your videos! E are building and I went with white shaker cabinets and black honed granite but I’m stumped with what back splash. But I do believe I realized I’m transitional now so that helps!!

You are so much fun to watch and so informative! Thank you for yet another great video. I may be reaching out. We are remodeling our kitchen (WITHOUT a designer...eek).

Great tips, thank you!,

Great advice, I’m keeping this video. Thanks

Love your channel, Lisa! Great info and wonderful taste! Where would you categorize beadboard? Is it farmhouse style? Would it hold up to shaker-style cabinets in a transitional kitchen? I'm considering using it as a backsplash in the minuscule space I have in my kitchen.

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Great video as always! I am renovating my kitchen and apartment in a mid century modern style and I'm wondering about hardware. Would cognac leather and brass work for this style (I found something I like) or is it conflicting with my statement? Thanks Lisa!

Lisa, what style is your office? Is it transitional? Like that style!!!

Where does mid century modern fall under,? Contemporary, transitional, or minimalist??

mine is saying " i do not have the money to get out of the 1990s." lol

This whole channel is SUPER for anyone who is building or doing a remodel! The way Lisa dives into style and the elements that work together to create a look is so inspiring!

I wish i could hug you threw the computer screen. Finally a u tuber that listens to what her loyal viewers want to see. Keep it coming love the kitchen videos.

I'm curious about your own home. What is your style preference? Our family recently traveled to upstate New York. I saw lots of interesting architecture. I wonder how interiors vary from region to region and why. Great video! I tend towards Transitional/Traditional

I really like Lisa's energy and good humour. She's a bit crazy but in a good way! 😄💖

Wait ... my kitchen is supposed to have a style? Guess that shows you what my kitchen style is! LOL

Oh my happy place! Spending time with Lisa ! Looking forward to this, as always! 😘💕🙌🏻

Thank you so much for showing us TRANSITIONAL style. I had a really hard time justifying my love for old wooden furniture and collectibles, along with a more contemporary background. You've given me permission to combine these styles with your brilliant guidance to keep it from looking confusing. 🥰

I call my style "Early Relative" because I inherited so much stuff from my grandmother. That stuff owns me; I don't own it.

For traditional, I would stress, again, what she said about making sure it fits with the rest of your home. Make sure it fits with the *Architecture*, especially. My craftsman house has an ornate, custom ($$$$$) Tuscany kitchen that looks WAY overdone and absolutely ridiculous for this house... And the previous owners put this in with the help of a professional designer. So, beware!

Mine says I hate washing dishes;)

Great video 😊👍 I don’t know about the functionality of ornate back splashes like that decorative 3D tile. I can just see it collecting grime and fat in the grooves. Just my thoughts though.

My rental's kitchen is stupidly small. I'm just trying to figure out how to provide FUNCTION.

My kitchen say that I live with a chef, that cook a lot, we don't eat out so the most important thing in the kitchen it's the stove and the pans..also i live in Europe, don't have open concept so the kitchen can be totally different.

I feel so energized after watching these videos

Lisa Holt in a red lip = the tonic u need for summer :)

I just realized I’m a transitional girl! Who knew?!? My kitchen screams transitional. ❤️

♥️ Will you please do a similar video, but outdoor space version? If that’s a thing!😂

I feel like my husband and I are the only two people left on earth who actually really like cherry wood finished cabinets. I know it's super unfashionable anymore, because everyone is painting everything, but to me painted cabinets don't seem likely to wear well and I really love nicely finished natural wood. I wish I could find some better ideas for how to update some things in the kitchen which didn't revolve around "paint the cabinets!!"

Hi Lisa, I love your videos... But I needed some more direction on how to blend the kitchen style with the rest of the house. In the first few minutes of this video, you said you are going to show us how to do that. But then the video only focused on the styling of the kitchen itself. Can you do a video that shows the principles for blending a white kitchen with the rest of the house, without making the other rooms too modern. thanks so much!!

Thank you so much for all the help regarding kitchen designs. Just thinking about remodeling our kitchen had me stumped and overwhelmed. You explained the specifics of each style and how they relate to the rest of the home. I think I finally know what works! Now all I need is a pile of money to make it happen. 😄 Thanks for making it make sense. XO😘

This video was amazing! Could you do a video on design styles from coast to coast? We live in South Fl, some trends/styles are different. Question Lisa, is it a rule of thumb to have same name brand for all appliances? Unless of course if you have one of those super fancy stoves. Love'ya mucho!😘❤

This was excellent, Lisa! Now I know why I had such a hard time deciding what I wanted for my kitchen remodel... I love them all!!! But my home is mainly a non-ornate cottage style so I've decided my kitchen style will be transitional. Shaker cabinets, light-medium neutral wood stained maple on the bottom cabs and painted white for the tops. Brushed nickel simple hardware and stellar snow quartz countertops. It's the appliance decisions that are killing me! I'm torn between stainless (I'm worried about fingerprints!) and white, or maybe a combo! I'm leaning white because my kitchen faces north and I think it would help brighten it up, but still not sure. It's so hard to picture it, and even my "inspiration picture" has a combination of appliances... so maybe there's not a right or wrong answer! It's hard to restrain yourself when you like so many different styles, but it's for the best so it doesn't look confused and chaotic in the end! Thank you (and your team!) SO much for all your hard work... you have been the single most helpful person in my kitchen remodel, no question, and I appreciate it more than you know. 🤗

I know my style what I like and feels comfortable. Retailers in America don’t always agree. I need to live in France which will give you an idea of my style.

I always thought my kitchen & style was traditional but after looking at your trad. pics….they look European.🤷‍♀️ my kitchen looks more like your Transitional pics.

I had never really thought about what my kitchen style was, but after watching today's video, I'd say it's Contemporary, so that's good to know. I do wish I'd gone with a flat front cabinet--cleaning the corners of the shaker cabinets is a PAIN!

Can you do a video on how to decorate a large wall please? My 30 foot wall is not the focal point - how do I decorate a plain wall where the focal wall has so much going on? ie- TV/fireplace/surrounding cabinets and then a large wall to the side?

I'm kind of shocked that these very ornate traditional kitchens are still considered in style. To me they are just so busy and over the top in a weird plasticky 80s/2000s kind of way, it pains me to look at it. Mind you, a traditional cottage style kitchen without these frills looks lovely because it appears much more functional and no nonsense in comparison. I suppose because cottage style kitchens with butcher blocks and cast iron taps look like a place where back in the day ordinary people or servants would have actually cooked, whereas this ornate ivory coloured Versailles type kitchen with blingy chandeliers is a ridiculous concept because I doubt even at Versailles the kitchen would have looked ornate as no nobility would have ever been present in there. It would have been a dark, slightly grubby cottage style kitchen with butcher blocks and cast iron tools and taps there too. The ornate kitchen is sort of a fantasy concept and I think that's why it gives me goosebumps.

Scandinavian kitchen, plus room by room

I’m building! Have NOT been to the design center yet, have no idea what to do, but LOVE white!!!!! Is white boring? Thinking about adding black island cabinets to all white around???? Hard to visualize something but built yet……where should I splurge/spend my money? Hardware right?

Lisa shares designer tips and helps you pull it all together, (pallette, plumbing, lighting, cabinets, hardware, appliances, flooring), and way to do each for the style kitchen you want (contemporary, transitional, cottage, traditional).

Lisa!! This video was SO helpful and well done! You could totally make a whole series out of this breaking down the sub-styles within the 3 main styles like mid-century modern, scandinavian, coastal, industrial, etc! We have a 1956 mid-century modern home so there are a lot of contemporary elements but it's also transitional because it has that 1950s family cozy non-pretentious look too.

Lisa, how fun would it be for you to take us to an Amish build?! I can see you in the horse-drawn buggy now! Perhaps the workers could explain to us their fine art of wood craftsmanship and the difference between that and mass-produced work, so we can steer clear of items that won't stand the test of time. You got your outfit planned out yet??!! 🐴 🏗 📐 ⚒

This is SO good! Well done. Lisa! ♥

I’ve got a territorial 1980’s desert open concept home with big beautiful satillo tiles. Come from mid century modern home and live that sensibility. We’re eclectic and like peaceful but not boring look. Have honey colored shaker cabinets, black handles and a huge black brown ish guartz countertop. We’re torn… do we go with more drama for backsplash and do cement ish black or gray or quieter cream with a few 2 x 2 Mexican tiles scattered randomly ( like 5) it’s only 9 feet but it’s a focal point..indecisive in tucson. Lisa, I love your sensibilities and style.

😂 I'm curious what you say which style I have. diy, old, black and white, no fronts instead black fabric, open shelves, black sink and fridge... you would go crazy 🙈

Fireplace replace ugly tile with shiny porcelain grey with lightening strikes looks like marble/ so nice 👍👍👏🏻💡 not screaming anymore🤦🏼thankyou 💋

Especially small kitchens or lack of storage kitchens, and for convenience sake, install a pot rack in the ceiling. I chose a stainless steel oval shaped one to hang above my island/peninsula to store (and show off) my stainless steel pots and tools. It is chandelier-like and makes for easy access to pots and cooking tools; it negates all that scrambling thru cupboards for pots, and eases up on storage. Plus IKEA sells a handy wall-mounted pot lid holder. Also I detest sinks and cooktops in kitchen islands, which often serve as a work surface, dining area and gathering place. Keep the cooking mess away from here on the perimeter / back counter tops. Get over it if you think you need to be putting on a cooking show for your guests at your centre island.

Hey Lisa🎉 The Gorny (spelling?) blue frenchy looking (transitional) ranges. Gorgeous❤️ Learned a lot🥳🙋🏼‍♀️

Mine is saying l still love my lush hydrangea wallpaper and border. I wish l could replace my cabinet doors, but l still love my probably very dated room.

hahahaha, you would hate my kitchen. I love it. I live in a circa 1895 Victorian era cottage and my cabinetry is either original, original modified, or recycled from an old drug store cabinet. The original owner was a drug store owner, and the second owners were an oral surgeon and nurse who loved to pinch pennies. My sink is an enameled cast iron "farmhouse" one that has the drain board to the left. My cookstove is a circa late 1940s/early 1950s Magic Chef gas model. I had reproduction bead board added as wainscot, most of which is topped with a grooved shelf for displaying antiques and collectibles. The doors are all period pieces added to the home after I bought it (the home was remodeled in the 1950s in the streamline style of the time, it didn't fit for the most part so most of it has been replaced with period or period appropriate pieces or reproductions), and the streamlined woodwork around the door frames were replaced with period trims and woodwork salvaged from other historic homes in my hometown that were scheduled for demolition. The floor is wood laminate; I did not choose that floor, so come time to replace it, I'm looking at authentic linoleum (NOT vinyl flooring). The only modern things in my kitchen are the refrigerator, coffee maker, toaster, and microwave (when that goes it will not be replaced). The countertops and backsplash are authentic 1950s Mid Century Modern Boomerang formica in yellow with teal and beige boomerangs; I thought about replacing it but it has grown on me so it stays. I keep adding period appropriate pieces to the kitchen-a chrome multi-arm towel drying rack, a white with black trim enamel baking table, a herb/spice cabinet made from a wooden cabinet that was to be thrown in the dumps, etc. Lots and lots of old stuff in my kitchen and throughout my home...and that's the way it's going to be.

My kitchen is transitional. To open up views out the kitchen window from the living room, I am having to eliminate two kitchen cabinets. Some of the lost cabinet space will be made up by taking all the new cabinets to the ceiling and bringing the depth of the new cabinets out from the walls about 4 more inches. And I will be adding one new cabinet where there was previously not one. Because my kitchen is small, and cabinet space is at a premium, I'm wondering if a transitional look can carry solid frosted glass (not paned) cabinet fronts and plain silver bar pulls. I have that in mind in hopes of giving the kitchen a more spacious feel. Lisa, do you think lightly frosted fronts could fill that bill? I don't really want clear glass because then every single thing in the cabinets can be seen, and I want to stay away from a cluttered look.

Absolutely love your rouge, that red -absolutely French and somewhat Big glam of Hollywood (M.Monroe vibe.), but oi-la-la, Lisa!

Waka from Japan. I love your T-shirts this video. COMME des GARCONS ? It refrects your passion and good taste.

A lot of European kitchens have 'hidden' appliances because they're so small, so you can find more traditional kitchens with hidden appliances in Ikea...

My kitchen is somewhat a nightmare - its hmm peculiar -the best word for it ,the house build in 50 th ,but not MCM ,traditional,but cottage, but with somewhat European vibe ...its oak-its huge beams with weaved wood arch in the middle at huge taking half of the kitchen island -impossible to eat at - because of the side beams -can't take them as all electric for living room and a kitchen to the front entry goes inside them - the previous owner was eccentric plumber - we thought we would be able to remodel - lol for that we have to take half a house apart , we invest about 2000 in electric ,but to redo - we so far didn't get any estimates under 10.000 for electric alone -so we can't move our gas stove ,we can't move our sink ,we took out part of weird corner cabinet that had top with doors,than a small landing size of bandana and just an empty wooden corner as a triangle notch from counter height to the floor 🤣vase?,no,enough for put beer keg -no ,wine -no ...honestly after 2 years starring at ,one day ,i just took big mama - the huge hammer ⚒ and empty the corner ,paint and later find slim microwave cabinet,because the standard pantry too big for it ... we had new( back then) in 2005 appliances -top notch,so since then they shine among oak with brass handles and brass doors corners - old man for sure love brass,add cafe style wooden shatters on the each of 3 windows - can't remove them , way they attached ,oh and under all heavy oak cabinets and beams and appliances no floor tiles ,lol after this video , i have a burning desire to demolish my kitchen ...but can't so its traditional meet cottage married to some other country country, did i mentioned its pretty big awkward space .for cottage - on a street of small town ,about 30.000 ppl,corner lot with small nice creek on a back of our 1 acre lot ,in a full finished basement i got build- in bar with walls -as a separate room inside made of real boulders - no one see that coming, as we thought its just an faux application ,just a face of huge stones- it till we try ,so far every person who come to estimate gave me look ,like lady those boulders must be brought there before walls and stairs and everything build ,they all say they would contact me later ,big roundish boulders,which no one had means to evacuate/remove -but that another story , to be positive its for sure survive any tornado as its basically a cave with window and a door,I mentioned that cave because its under the kitchen ...lol just have to get it out of my chest..lol ...At least we have great facets ! ! !

Wow there are some truly great (and expensive) kitchens in your picutres. In Germany it´s pretty common to have appliances with cabinet fronts (dishwasher and fridges). When I renovated my house five years ago I couldn´t decide on a backsplash (everything was so permanent and expensive). So I did playwood and painted it with chalkboard paint. I love it and it fit´s my space and me: I´m a teacher. =) My stile is contemporary/scandi/simple/clean. Love from Germany ♥

my kitchen is Traditional Futuristic. Plain white cabinets with bar pulls, white appliances but a stainless stove, nuke and backsplash with black/gray/white classic speckled granite. Think 50's diner meets mad scientist laboratory as I LOVE love LOVE antique chemistry glass, and SMALL 5x8 floor. it's an Olde House.

I love texture play with the black on black. Hubby too. And he liked he back-lit one too. Very cool. Happy Weekend.

1970s orange countertops … why don’t you tell me what it says? Can’t wait to be at a point to redo the debacle.

Chrome plumbing fixtures for traditional kitchens. Who knew?

My kitchen style says..I work 3 jobs, decided to repot my plants in there, and praying the half working appliances hang in there.

My house has a lot of knotty pine. Walls and floors are pine. But the open kitchen is all white and beadboard, not knotty pine. When we bought the house, it seemed totally disconnected. I began putting in white...white ceilings, white trim, new white trim windows, white beam between the kitchen and living area and a big chunky white electric fireplace on the living room side. Trying to tie in the white cabinets. But it's not enough. It's still disconnected...in style I guess mostly. The knotty pine looks country, log cabin or something. The kitchen is white shaker looking cabinets with beadboard inserts and a big chunky beadboard island. The kitchen seems cottage style. Both are pretty on their own, they don't flow and they're open to one another. I don't know what to do to make them gel.

I have a transitional kitchen with inherited cabinetry which I simply painted but need to be careful with appliances as I love ranges but none of them fit in the space. Grrr. I love your ideas on lighting, flooring & splash backs. They’re great. Thanks!

We just finished our new kitchen and chose white flat cupboards for a contemporary style. Because there is no crown moulding at he top, there is a tiny gap between the top of the cupboard and the ceiling which we don’t live. Is there any solution for that?

This is going to be fun because we'll get to see so many great ideas, gorgeous outcomes, whether they would fit our home or purse or not. Oh, one of each, please! I love so much that you are showing us, but the one that gets me (by surprise, I think) is that I adore the the mosaic emblem with pheasants behind the stove and may have to go look for a home to put that in. LOL. I have to say that in terms of finding the right stuff, it might help with your designer to say that you have pets and want the heat source under the flooring, so now what is available to me? That gives the designer, even if it's just an advisor at the shop, your life requirements and you may hold back that if you found only ugly choices that you may reconsider the heat source placement, but the pets are family and not negotiable. I think sometimes there are problems when you do not even make clear to a salesperson what your life needs are: like, if your husband is quite tall, but also often in a wheelchair. Though I must say that, unless I fall in love with a piece, I often buy jewelry this way. When we got our wedding/engagement rings, I told the jeweler what metals, stones, styles, and price range we were looking in. Then it was more or less "show us what you've got." Then I eliminated what I did not like, my spouse eliminated what he did not like, and then we chose with fairly little time or debate required and none of our parameters were overlooked.

Thank you for helping me understand my Transitional style! I also love your glasses- can you tell me what the brand/style is?

I liked the modern and transitional kitchens, but the traditional kitchens were not very traditional. No one had kitchens with intricate moldings and glasswork, not even royalty. Traditional kitchens are much more rustic and utilitarian. I recommend looking at the kitchens of historic castles or Victorian era kitchens if you want inspiration for a traditional kitchen. Traditional kitchens should not try to look like the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.

Girlfriend, you've lost a bunch of weight!!! I think I found it!.

🎉👍❤ great ideas learned the right color to my kitchen thank you!!!!

Girl, I moved into a place with so many boob light I stopped counting!!!!

What in the world goes with cherry cabinets in a galley kitchen? The house was built in the 50s and the boldness doesn't flow with the rest of things.

My Kitchen style is Southwest ( we are renting ) . I live in Albuquerque NM . It came with bright , cheerful colors . We are painting it , right now . Sticking with the same colors . Cream, Blues , Orange , Green . It has tiles from Mexico on the walls, with flowers, birds and and fish . I will copy that design and paint them on the newly painted cabinets . It looks great , half way done. It is SW Hippy Chic . All happy space to cook SW foods . Fun and awesome.

Hi Lisa You are the best teacher! Inspiring, such a rock star with your knowledge and addicting to watch. What are your thoughts on a transitional kitchen island top with 12 inch overhang for seating. Should you round the edges slightly on the seating side or leave the island counter top purely a rectangle shape? Remodel is in Oct. Cabinets on order.....counter tops will be quartzite.

Small kitchen, extremely limited counter/drawer space. White cabinets, black granite countertops came with the townhouse. I’ve tried to maximize lighting control (dimmers and task); keep counters clutter free; maximize / double-duty storage (measuring cups, etc inside cab doors with magnets). Neutral stone backsplash. A few small pops of orange and red for a color break. I managed to work in some pothos (hanging & shelf)! Is there such a style as laidback “California Calm”? PS - Is there a way to replace granite countertops without destroying existing backsplash?

WHOOHAAAAAA what a TON of information!!!!!! That was soooo great!!!! And it's kinda funny - but THIS one finally helped me decide my "Palette"!!! I do have ONE question though: What about wooden (butcherblock/solid) countertops? I do love the concrete and granite and stone and SOAPSTONE??? But I LURVE wood and because I am a contemporary SCANDI fan ......... HELP!!! Also, kitchen would be OPEN OPEN OPEN into the rest of the small house...... THANK YOU LISA!!!!!! LOVE your videos!!!!! ♥♥♥

My old kitchen has plugs and switches at so many heights, it made designing a backsplash really tricky. My rock-countertop installer suggested a full-height backsplash of the countertop rock, it was the best idea ever! It looks fabulous!

Having lived a life, everyone should do a kitchen at least once before they die, there's nothing else like it! Also, I cook a lot & wish you would have addressed the grease & grime factor included in a kitchen. it's a hard working room.

My kitchen style is transitional. It works great for those doing renovations on stages, because once one stage is completed, things can look relatively put back together until you're ready to tackle the next stage.

The most beautiful traditional/country style is French Provence style. The cabinets can be various hues of blue or green with a huge choice of matching colours.

My kitchen says I'm more into art than cooking and don't have a budget for a kitchen overhaul.

6:33 to it video, you showed a kitchen in the back was an outside door it had no trim around the door and windowsills what's new for trim work around windows and doors and where do you see it going? thanks

Sorry but some are very tacky , nouveau rich . A kitchen is not a living room!

I think I know, but do I? I'm building a new house soon and want something timeless, yet different for the counters. What is the thought around concrete or soapstone counters?? I like quiet counters and not a lot of movement. I hope I can participate today!

Mind blown! I now understand why I don’t like my kitchen (we bought it with the intention to remodel). Dark wood ornate traditional cupboards, Granite countertops, rustic plank flooring, white subway backsplash… I could feel it intuitively but now I know why! Thanks

Hi Lisa, timely video as I am planning my new house kitchen. Are waterfall island counters always done on both ends? Also what is the best way to find a custom grey on solid maple cabinets. Buy paint and do one? I find the maple doesn’t seem to give the stain I like and wonder about a solid colour.

My kitchen says the previous owners didn’t cook (20 foot work triangle!) and were color blind (red, yellow and green undertones in floor, countertops and cabinets respectively!). So I need to change countertops and paint cabinets because floor is throughout house.

Traditional is my fav. Then add the unexpected😊

I couldn't agree more with everything you said. Also, thanks for always being so energetic, funny and just...awesome. It's so nice to have someone with your energy in times like these. Thanks so much :)

Is it possible for a wall oven to fit in a traditionally styled kitchen?

Wish I had these great ideas. Just finished building a small 2nd kitchen in my guest suite. I think I am in the Japandi style. The ceiling is low and had to work with that too. Do you have ideas for Scandinavian kitchen?

Shiny oversize tile with minimal grout seems like a slip and slide

I totally learned from you! Thanks so much!