Get used to looking at a room and analyzing the elements which make it up. Look at the materials, styles and colours, whether they blend with each other or contrast for effect. In a kitchen the main elements will be the units - style, material, colour, the walls and the floor. However, it’s the finishing touches which give a kitchen its own signature. Handles, window treatments, motifs on tiles and fabrics all make a difference. Equally as important though, are the non-decorative elements - the appliances and the sink, the pans, jars, mugs and utensils you keep on display.