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Traditional Eat-in Kitchen with Medium Hardwood Floors Design Ideas

Millers Reimagined
Millers Reimagined
Lorena GaxiolaLorena Gaxiola
Nestled within Sydney’s historic Millers Point, this 1860s Victorian terrace has been reimagined as a serene family sanctuary—where patina-rich surfaces meet contemporary elegance. The curated interiors tell a story of history-infused maximalism, where every layer reveals a detail in service of heritage, emotion, and craft. Lorena Gaxiola’s poetic vision was to celebrate the family’s tri-cultural identity through salvaged timbers, artisanal finishes, and restrained yet expressive craftsmanship. From reinstated cornices to hand-finished brass accents and kauri floorboards, each intervention evokes a dialogue between past and present. Realising that vision required deft navigation of significant constraints: extensive structural damage from decades of water ingress and termites, heritage restrictions that demanded visual continuity, and tight access that challenged the logistics of modern construction. As designers, we oversaw every detail—from heritage review and documentation to construction coordination and bespoke installations. Threading new electrical, climate, and plumbing systems through fragile timber bones took surgical precision. Yet the results were seamless: original chandeliers revived, floorboards restored or matched with reclaimed timber, and American oak joinery paired with brass trims and marble mosaics brought new life to tired volumes. Design decisions were driven by sustainability, narrative, and craftsmanship. Custom pieces were commissioned from masters in their field—such as Lowe Furniture’s bespoke creations and a custom mural by Indigenous artist Danie Mellor, which pays homage to the family’s cultural roots. Each space was approached with emotion and intentionality, particularly the bathrooms which the client described simply and joyfully as: “The bathrooms make me happy.” Every room in the home unfolds like a story—patterned tiles, textured stone, and layered materials come together to offer intimate moments of discovery. Our commitment extended from spatial planning to final flourishes. We handled styling, soft furnishing installation, custom window treatments, and every curated object. Furniture was sourced locally, materials were salvaged when possible, and thoughtful detailing elevated every corner. The result is a timeless, emotionally resonant home—one that celebrates craftsmanship, elevates functionality, and preserves a precious piece of Sydney’s architectural legacy for generations to come.
Belgravia Kitchen in Shell & Willow by Kitchens By Design
Belgravia Kitchen in Shell & Willow by Kitchens By Design
STORISTORI
This renovation transformed the kitchen into a family and social-focused hub, designed for both everyday living and entertaining. With clever storage solutions, including a corner larder and ample drawers, the space is practical, organised, and perfect for bringing family and friends together.
A Kitchen With a View
A Kitchen With a View
Spires InteriorsSpires Interiors
Spires Interiors turned this small, separate kitchen and dining room into stunning, open-plan dining, cooking and living space.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional eat-in kitchen in Essex with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.
Trinity road
Trinity road
Troughton Residential LondonTroughton Residential London
Large traditional galley eat-in kitchen in London with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, marble benchtops, panelled appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island and an undermount sink.
Traditional Kitchen Design SW17
Traditional Kitchen Design SW17
Chantel Elshout StudioChantel Elshout Studio
Kitchen & Dining space renovation in SW17. A traditional kitchen painted in Little Greene Company - Sage Green and complemented with gorgeous Antique Bronze accents.
Bespoke Dining Kitchen
Bespoke Dining Kitchen
Churchwood DesignChurchwood Design
A bespoke solid wood kitchen hand-painted in Sanderson 'Driftwood Grey'.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Other with a double-bowl sink, beaded inset cabinets, green cabinets, granite benchtops, metallic splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and no island.
Traditional Kitchen
Traditional Kitchen
Photo of a mid-sized traditional eat-in kitchen in West Midlands with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, black appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.
Cavendish Holt
Cavendish Holt
The White Kitchen CompanyThe White Kitchen Company
Design ideas for a traditional eat-in kitchen in Other with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, medium hardwood floors, no island and white benchtop.
Tahmour: Kitchen NSW 2573
Tahmour: Kitchen NSW 2573
The Renovation BrokerThe Renovation Broker
This luxurious Hamptons design offers a stunning kitchen with all the modern appliances necessary for any cooking aficionado. Featuring an opulent natural stone benchtop and splashback, along with a dedicated butlers pantry coffee bar - designed exclusively by The Renovation Broker - this abode is sure to impress even the most discerning of guests!
Lansdown
Lansdown
Stephen GraverStephen Graver
This is an example of a large traditional galley eat-in kitchen in Wiltshire with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and with island.
Hammersmith Grove
Hammersmith Grove
Domus NovaDomus Nova
Beautiful touches of artistry have been applied to each interior pocket – from moody greens set against emerald tiling to happy collisions of primary colours.
Elmbrae
Elmbrae
UserUser
Open Plan kitchen and family room with island unit, in this super cool and stylishly remodelled Victorian Villa in Sunny Torquay, South Devon Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling Jan Cadle
Greetland House Renovation - Kitchen
Greetland House Renovation - Kitchen
Russell J MilliganRussell J Milligan
Hand painted in Fired Earth Pearl Ashes, Silestone Lagoon Quartz worktops, Perrin & Rowe Taps, Quooker hot tap, Aga, Samsung Showcase fridge, Fischer & Paykel Dishdrawers, Miele microwave and extractor.
Clapham Painted Shaker Kitchen
Clapham Painted Shaker Kitchen
Higham FurnitureHigham Furniture
Painted shaker kitchen with a Corian worktop. Cabinets painted in Farrow and Ball Shaded White. 40mm thick Glacier White Corian. Satin Nickel cup handles and knobs.
Traditional Kitchen Design SW17
Traditional Kitchen Design SW17
Chantel Elshout StudioChantel Elshout Studio
Kitchen & Dining space renovation in SW17. A traditional kitchen painted in Little Greene Company - Sage Green and complemented with gorgeous Antique Bronze accents.
Tusculum Court
Tusculum Court
Provincial KitchensProvincial Kitchens
Sue Stubbs
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and with island.
Ashley Green - Bespoke Traditional Walnut Kitchen with Restored Island
Ashley Green - Bespoke Traditional Walnut Kitchen with Restored Island
Simon Taylor FurnitureSimon Taylor Furniture
One of the crucial elements of being a truly bespoke furniture business is that we can say yes to commissions that other companies will not usually undertake. For this new kitchen and home renovation project, our clients had an unusual request. As opposed to removing and creating a new kitchen island, they asked us, instead, to restore and repaint their existing one. It was a 1.8 metre vintage oval design by furniture company, Chalon, to which they wanted a new worktop added to complement their new kitchen style. They also asked for us to renovate the oval hanging rack and light fitting above it, and to re-paint an existing wine rack, also by Chalon. We duly took the furniture pieces to our cabinet workshop and carefully restored them, whilst making the rest of the new kitchen so that it could all be installed at the same time. The rest of the new kitchen was designed, made and installed by Simon Taylor Furniture in accordance with our clients’ brief. They wanted an elegant dark wood-drenched kitchen that would complement new herringbone flooring that we also supplied and laid. They requested lots of storage, both overhead and undercounter. We incorporated various drawers at different depths to accommodate all their cooking items, including pans, crockery and cutlery, together with specifically-designed drawer inserts for chopping knives, herbs and spices. The door and drawer fronts are all handmade in Black American Walnut with a cot bead detail throughout. This beautiful timber features a stunning woodgrain when lacquered and polished. A new 60mm thick worktop in American Black Walnut was added to the refurbished island, which was handpainted in Cinder Rose by Farrow & Ball. This romantic pastel violet colour also follows through to a wall-mounted wine rack that faces the island to the left-hand side. The wine rack is located above the sink run, which has a window at the centre of it in the u-shaped kitchen. There are three base storage drawers next to an integrated 60cm dishwasher by Gaggenau, adjacent to a to-door utility cupboard and a cabinet for pull-out bins. Within the 50mm raised Calacatta Gold quartz worktop is a Kohler single bowl undermount sink with a Quooker Fusion 3-in1 boiling water tap in gold colourway. To the centre of the u-shape is the surface cooking run, with an antique mirror splashback behind a central 90cm Gaggenau induction hob with a concealed Gaggenau canopy hood installed within walnut cabinetry above it. Flanking the hood are two tall wall-mounted cabinets with fluted glass inserts that have integrated LED lighting to make a feature of them at night. To the right-hand side is a slim cabinet next to housings for a bank of Gaggenau Vario 400 ovens a 45cm combination microwave above a 60cm pyrolytic oven, with a 14cm warming drawer beneath, and with storage cabinets above and below to accommodate cooking trays and accessories. Adjacent is a tall Vario 400 integrated fridge freezer, also by Gaggenau. 12mm Calacatta Gold splashbacks are featured above the worktop in the corner space. All hammered forged antique brass handles are made bespoke by Ged Kennett and the plinth is finished in brushed brass to complement the accessories in this kitchen. The project also included a matching utility room, with floor-to-ceiling walnut cabinetry and open shelving with a farmhouse sink by Shaws and an antique brass tap by Perrin & Rowe.
Harvey Jones - Original Kitchens
Harvey Jones - Original Kitchens
Harvey Jones KitchensHarvey Jones Kitchens
This is an example of a traditional galley eat-in kitchen in Kent with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, red cabinets, medium hardwood floors and with island.
Tahmour: Kitchen NSW 2573
Tahmour: Kitchen NSW 2573
The Renovation BrokerThe Renovation Broker
This luxurious Hamptons design offers a stunning kitchen with all the modern appliances necessary for any cooking aficionado. Featuring an opulent natural stone benchtop and splashback, along with a dedicated butlers pantry coffee bar - designed exclusively by The Renovation Broker - this abode is sure to impress even the most discerning of guests!
Gayhurst Road - London Fields
Gayhurst Road - London Fields
Roushka BoydRoushka Boyd
Styled for The Plumguide; Photographer - Billy Bolton
Mid-sized victorian galley eat-in kitchen in London with a double-bowl sink, black cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, black appliances, medium hardwood floors, shaker cabinets and no island.
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