Styles
Industrial
Raw materials left visible: brick, black steel, concrete, reclaimed wood.
The industrial style works best in buildings that already invite it: converted lofts, former workshops, and the Montreal plexes where the brick has been exposed. Its interest comes from materials left legible rather than finishes applied on top.
Applied to a 2005 suburban house, it becomes a stage set. It is the only style on this list that genuinely depends on the building: if nothing in the structure justifies the steel and the brick, choose something else.
Style markers
- Exposed brick or concrete kept rather than covered
- Visible metal structure: shelving, brackets, island legs
- Matte black dominating hardware and taps
- Workshop-style pendants with a visible bulb
- Reclaimed, heavily grained wood as counterpoint
Typical materials
- Blackened steel
- Polished concrete
- Cleaned brick
- Barn wood
The honest limitation
The exposed brick in a plex is porous and absorbs cooking grease. Behind the range you need a washable backsplash, not brick, even if the rest of the wall stays bare.
What comes next
The materials
A style is built from specific materials, and each behaves differently after five years of use.
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