Kitchen with a Drop-in Sink, Limestone Floors, Terrazzo Floors and Cement Tiles Design Ideas

This dark green kitchen shows how Tom Howley can create a kitchen where everything has a place and can be easily accessed. Integrated appliances and bespoke storage minimise clutter and glass fronted cabinetry with subtle lighting provides plenty of opportunity to display both attractive essentials and pieces of art.

This bespoke professional cook's kitchen features a custom copper and stainless steel La Cornue range cooker and extraction canopy, built to match the client's copper pans. Italian Black Basalt stone shelving lines the walls resting on Acero stone brackets, a detail repeated on bench seats in front of the windows between glazed crockery cabinets. The table was made in solid English oak with turned legs. The project’s special details include inset LED strip lighting rebated into the underside of the stone shelves, wired invisibly through the stone brackets. Read our article about The Regency Cook's Kitchen. Primary materials: Hand painted Sapele; Italian Black Basalt; Acero limestone; English oak; Lefroy Brooks white brick tiles; antique brass, nickel and pewter ironmongery.

Photo of a small contemporary single-wall separate kitchen in Cologne with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, stainless steel appliances, cement tiles, no island and beige floor.

Photo of a contemporary l-shaped kitchen in Other with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, pink cabinets, pink splashback, panelled appliances, terrazzo floors, no island, multi-coloured floor and white benchtop.

Kitchen Island with built in induction hob and large draws for storing all your cooking essentials.
Design ideas for a large country u-shaped open plan kitchen in Cornwall with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, black appliances, limestone floors, with island, black floor and white benchtop.

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Inspiration for a contemporary galley eat-in kitchen with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, black splashback, coloured appliances, cement tiles, with island and multi-coloured floor.

Glazed oak cabinet with LED lights painted in Farrow & Ball Chappell Green maximise the space by making the most of the high ceilings. The unified colour also creates a more spacious feeling. Pine table with chapel chair hint at the origins of the house as an old chapel with the limestone flooring adding to the rustic feel.

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Photo of a small transitional single-wall separate kitchen in London with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, limestone floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

The kitchen space is not huge but has everything you need and is great for entertaining. The utility area in the distance is as well designed as the kitchen. The Portland stone floor runs straight out in to the garden. The space is flooded with light. Photo:James Balston

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Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall kitchen in Paris with white cabinets, white splashback, terrazzo floors, grey floor, grey benchtop, a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets and white appliances.

Bespoke hand painted shaker kitchen by Distinctly Living.
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional galley open plan kitchen in Devon with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, limestone floors and a peninsula.

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped separate kitchen in Rome with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, green cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, cement tiles, with island, blue floor, white benchtop and recessed.

Located on the dramatic North Cornwall coast and within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the clients for this remarkable contemporary family home shared our genuine passion for sustainability, the environment and ecology. One of the first Hempcrete block buildings in Cornwall, the dwelling’s unique approach to sustainability employs the latest technologies and philosophies whilst utilising traditional building methods and techniques. Wherever practicable the building has been designed to be ‘cement-free’ and environmentally considerate, with the overriding ambition to have the capacity to be ‘off-grid’. Wood-fibre boarding was used for the internal walls along with eco-cork insulation and render boards. Lime render and plaster throughout complete the finish. Externally, there are concrete-free substrates to all external landscaping and a natural pool surrounded by planting of native species aids the diverse ecology and environment throughout the site. A ground Source Heat Pump provides hot water and central heating in conjunction with a PV array with associated battery storage. Photographs: Stephen Brownhill

Design ideas for a large country u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Surrey with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, beige cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, limestone floors, with island, beige floor, white benchtop and vaulted.

This is an example of a large contemporary single-wall eat-in kitchen in Rome with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, red cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback and cement tiles.

Inspiration for a small scandinavian single-wall kitchen in Paris with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback and terrazzo floors.

This bespoke professional cook's kitchen features a custom copper and stainless steel La Cornue range cooker and extraction canopy, built to match the client's copper pans. Italian Black Basalt stone shelving lines the walls resting on Acero stone brackets, a detail repeated on bench seats in front of the windows between glazed crockery cabinets. The table was made in solid English oak with turned legs. The project’s special details include inset LED strip lighting rebated into the underside of the stone shelves, wired invisibly through the stone brackets. Primary materials: Hand painted Sapele; Italian Black Basalt; Acero limestone; English oak; Lefroy Brooks white brick tiles; antique brass, nickel and pewter ironmongery.

Inspiration for a mediterranean single-wall open plan kitchen in Other with a drop-in sink, laminate benchtops, beige splashback, cement tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, limestone floors, beige floor, black benchtop and exposed beam.

Ce projet nous a été confié par une famille qui a décidé d'investir dans une maison spacieuse à Maison Lafitte. L'objectif était de rénover cette maison de 160 m² en lui redonnant des couleurs et un certain cachet. Nous avons commencé par les pièces principales. Nos clients ont apprécié l'exécution qui s'est faite en respectant les délais et le budget.