Blend elements from different decorating styles for a kitchen that reflects your tastes and personality.
The rule of eclectic style is, ‘if you love it, it will match.’
Dip your toe in the design trend by adding small,colorful accent piecesyou love.
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Place similar items together for a collected look that doesn’t appear cluttered.
Just be sure the option you choose is heat-safe if you’re upgrading your oven.
Mixing finishes, textures, and shapes in a neutral color palette makes for a dynamic result.
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Highlight Architecture
Julie Soefer
An unusual arched window is the focal point for this eclectic kitchen.
The tile, lighting, and cabinetry frame this key feature and enhance it’s delicate character.
Pair it with equally daring cabinetry and accessories, and you automatically get a personality-filled kitchen.
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The goal is a complimentary mix of finishes where no one item is the star.
Having kitchen items or ingredients adds character while keeping the things you use often closer at hand.
Tri-color linoleum gives this otherwise traditional kitchen a fun pop of color.
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Play With Scale
Hector Sanchez
Add a playful touch to the kitchen by playing with scale.
Mixed Finishes
John Gruen
Mixing sleek stainless steel withrustic wood finishescreates fitting contrast for an eclectic kitchen.
Think about mixing finishes where you could, including cabinetry, appliances, hardware, and furniture.
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This kitchen features a collection of books with their spines facing inward.
This technique creates a soothing swatch of color that’s more decorative than it is functional.
For example, this kitchen has enough personality through the use of paint alone.
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Shelves made from different-size boxes make a dynamic and playful statement on this kitchen wall.
Using a strict color palette for the dishes on display ensures the look is not too chaotic.
However, it’s the meaningful mementos and collected cookbooks exhibited throughout that give the eclectic kitchen personalized appeal.
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The artistic elements combine to turn what was a stock kitchen into a rock-star work space.
Contemporary Kitchen
Ed Gohlich
Take a traditional kitchen into contemporary quarters with an unexpected color scheme.
In this eclectic kitchen, muted green coats the island, tile flooring, and inset shelving.
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Little hints of yellow on the barstools and dishware energize the otherwise neutral space.
Farmhouse Eclecticism
Fine-tuned fabric and accessory choices give a farmhouse kitchen a bit of French flair.
The not-quite-matching elements are essential to successful eclectic designs.
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Contemporary Farmhouse
Lincoln Barbour
Diversity reigns at every level of this kitchen.
Light fixtures vary, including classic drum-shaded pendants, schoolroom-style fixtures, and Moroccan-influenced pendants.
Hand-scraped floorboards supply a rustic anchor for the kitchen’s eclectic finishes.
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Pops of Pink
A plain-Jane kitchen converts to a global sensation with a few pops of pink.
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