Are you ready to change the look of your kitchen? Whether your style is sleek and chic or retro and nostalgic, you can bring your personality into the kitchen with these simple design tips.

Design by Andreas Charalambous

Asian
If you're looking for a style that brings harmony and balance to your kitchen, create a serene Asian interior. Natural elements, like bamboo flooring and stone countertops, are combined with clean architectural lines. Keep the color palette simple and light, and add appliances that blend into the overall design. Authentic Asian touches, like artwork or paper lanterns, provide the perfect elements to complete your new look.

Design by Thomas Conway

Cottage
The cottage kitchen is all about simplicity. Relaxed and informal, this easygoing style is perfect if you want a relaxed feel to your kitchen. Look for cabinetry and furniture in light woods or paint your existing pieces in a low-sheen white. Requisite open shelving lets you display your dishware, collections or family heirlooms.

Design by Camilla Forte

English Country
Casual and cozy, the English country kitchen combines traditional style with a bit of farmhouse flair. A crisp, clean color palette, vintage furniture and flowing drapes in casual flower and fruit prints give you simple ways to add the style to your kitchen. If you're making major changes, stick with easy-to-care-for surfaces, like subway tile and stone countertops, and pick cherry cabinets to add warmth to the space.

Design by Jackie Glisson

French Country
The French country kitchen serves up a warm, comfortable gathering place for family and friends. A color palette of blues, reds, greens and yellows echo nature, and walls and cabinets often feature a distressed, Old World look. Worn, antique furniture, the layering of fabrics, and accessories of bottles and baskets add the perfect French country touches.

Design by Deborah Smith

Mediterranean
A Mediterranean kitchen is vibrant, but combined with aged texture and warmth. The style is characterized by architectural details, such as arches and recessed nooks, and uses a color palette of soft yellows, wheats, oranges and reds. A big family table is a must for gatherings, so be thoughtful about food prep and seating areas. Add color and Old World character to the walls, and use rustic hardware on distressed cabinet doors.

Design by Rouzita Vahhabaghai

Modern
If you really want to make a statement, the modern kitchen is the way to go. Keep it simple with clean, straight lines on your cabinets, and use industrial materials like concrete or stainless steel for countertops and backsplashes. For your color palette, stick with black and white or choose one bold color to use throughout the space.

Design by Lori Dennis

Rustic Kitchen
Inspired by a mountain lodge, the rustic kitchen evokes a cozy, cabin-style ambiance, but it can easily blend into a modern home. Organic materials, like timber and stone, which maintain a natural finish are combined with polished tile and glass. If you live in an older home, highlight the original architecture to bring personality and a timeworn quality to the space.

Design by Erica Islas

Tropical
You don't have to live on the beach to have your own laid-back tropical kitchen. A bright and breezy color palette in citrus shades and oceanlike blues can be combined with natural elements like rattan and bamboo. Tile backsplashes or countertops are the perfect places to add bold color, and be sure to bring the outdoors inside by incorporating botanical prints or artwork.

Design by Steve Appolloni

Tuscan
Italy's region of Tuscany has achieved renown for its great food, so why not bring that rich flavor into your own kitchen? For your flooring, choose durable options like tile or tumbled stone. Tuscan walls are characterized with faux finishes and sun-drenched colors in shades of terra cotta, orange and yellow. Aged wood and open cabinets create an unstructured look, so complement the woodwork with rustic, handcrafted hardware.

Design by Kim Myles

Vintage
Whether you desire a cheerful '50s retro space or a graceful Victorian renovation, the vintage kitchen is the style for a chef who wants the special charm from a past era. A '50s kitchen conjures up ruby, yellow and turquoise shades while subdued colors mark the Victorian palette. Stock the ultimate vintage kitchen with the ultimate finds from the era you want to portray.