A cozy dining nook adjacent to your kitchen makes the entire space feel more social and welcoming. “Storage is, of course, important and critical for functionality, but it should be balanced with the need to bring natural light into the room,” says Ashley Macuga ofCollected Interiors. Floating shelves provide that contrast and offer a nice sense of openness. When designing a kitchen with limited square footage, it can be tempting to fill every inch of every wall with cabinetry.
- Beige has made a comeback recently, and it’s an easy way to transition from an all-white kitchen to one with a bit more warmth.
- Fill up shelves with lots of lovely knick knacks – crockery, cookware, jugs, flowers, plants, prints, anything and everything that looks pretty.
- Architect Mark Stumer and designer James Aman designed the Upper East Side home.
- At this house designed by Nicola Mardas in Deal, the kitchen was designed by the architectural studio Camu & Morrison, and Nicola chose the colours.
If you need to replace your kitchen floors and want to choose a finish that will stand the test of time, choose classic black-and-white checkerboard floor tiles, like this space from Erin Williamson Design. A compact kitchen island with built-in storage will add functionality and help define zones in a small space, like this highrise open-plan kitchen from Forbes + Masters. Match your countertops and backsplash in the same slab marble and finish it off with a matching wall-to-wall display shelf for a sleek modern look, like this New York City kitchen from Sissy + Marley Interior Design. This approach will make a large kitchen feel airy or make a smaller one feel more spacious. From the lantern-style pendant to the distressed wood kitchen island, this bright kitchen has country chic written all over it. Complete your decor with wood serving boards, glass jars and vintage buckets.
Cottage Kitchen
This dining nook set off of the kitchen features sneaky storage in the form of drawers underneath the banquette. They hold entertaining must-haves like extra napkins and serving pieces without crowding the already full cabinetry. Paneled appliances are a great way to combine form and function—you’ll never have to worry about fingerprints smudging your stainless steel fridge again. If you’re trying to land on a harmonious color scheme for your kitchen, look no further than the color wheel.
- Bi-fold doors make it easy to access the contents of the cupboard, while the space below could be used to include an integrated fridge drawer to store milk, ready to hand.
- The custom adobe-style plaster range hood calls attention to the vaulted ceiling and skylight, which stretches along the room’s width and brightens everything.
- Through our bespoke craftsmanship, we were able to design a kitchen that reflected their vision and create the uplifting energy they dreamed of for their home.
- An L-shaped kitchen layout is suited for corner kitchens in open plan spaces from studio apartments to larger spaces.
As well as lightening up smaller spaces, white kitchens feel clean and stylish – but you do need to balance it with a warming material like natural wood. Dusty green cabinets elevate this kitchen and showcase gorgeous brass pendant lights. The dark shade of green helps emphasize the metallic finish and light-wood island. Marble countertops continue the nature-inspired green kitchen design.
Marble and Pale Wood
A graphic, black and white backsplash feels unique and eye-catching in this minimalist and efficient kitchen. When creating a cohesive design, it’s common to want all your hardware, faucets, and pendant lights to match. However, this kitchen design proves you don’t need to get everything in the same finish. Mixing metals, like the gold pendants, silver faucet, iron stools, and nickel stove hood, work well together in this space.
This retro green refrigerator boasts both style and function and its magnetic surface doubles as storage. Pine countertops match this small kitchen’s floating knife holder, wooden spoon set, and other cooking accessories. Could there be anything more luxurious than floor-to-ceiling marble? In this galley kitchen in Paris by Hugo Toro, the counters, floor, and walls are clad in an eye-catching Brèche de Médicis marble.