Traditional Kitchen Design Ideas

Two reception room walls were knocked down to create an open-plan kitchen dining space for our client, an interior designer, and her family. This truly bespoke kitchen, designed by Woodstock Furniture, features striking, stepped doors in a spray-painted French grey finish and charcoal grey spray-painted finish on the long, narrow island unit. The client wanted to create more open space with an extension to house the utility room so the kitchen could be reserved for cooking, living and entertaining. Once building work was complete, Andrew Hall, chief designer and managing director of Woodstock Furniture, was enlisted to realise the client's vision - a minimalist, industrial-style, yet welcoming, open-plan kitchen with classic contemporary styling. The client had not had a bespoke kitchen so was looking forward to experiencing a quality feel and finish with all the cabinetry closing and aligning properly with plenty of storage factored in to the design. A painted, pale grey colour scheme was chosen for the kitchen with a charcoal-grey island unit for a dramatic focal point. Stepped doors were designed to create a unique look to the bespoke cabinetry and a Victorian lamp post base was sourced from an architectural salvage yard to support the breakfast bar with an original, contrasting feature to the black island cabinets. The island unit fits in perfectly with the room's proportions and was designed to be long and narrow to house the sink, integrated dishwasher, recycling needs, crockery and provide the perfect place for guests to gather when entertaining. The worktops on either side of the range cooker are used for food prep with a small sink for rinsing and draining, which doubles up as an ice sink for chilling wine at parties. This open-plan scheme includes a dining area, which leads off from the kitchen with space for seating ten people comfortably. Dark lights were installed to echo the sleek charcoal grey on the island unit and one of the pendant lights is directly above the tap to highlight the chrome finish with five lighting circuits in the kitchen and adjacent dining room.

The second project for Edit 58's Lisa Mehydene, this time in London. The requirement was one long run and no wall cupboards, giving a completely open canvas above the worktops.

chris snook
Mid-sized traditional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Kent with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, quartz benchtops, metal splashback, linoleum floors, a peninsula, brown splashback, stainless steel appliances and brown floor.

Emma Lewis
Design ideas for a large traditional galley eat-in kitchen in London with a single-bowl sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, panelled appliances, limestone floors, with island and beige floor.

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.

Nordic blue shaker kitchen with quartz worktop
Mid-sized traditional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Kent with an integrated sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley eat-in kitchen in Surrey with shaker cabinets, turquoise cabinets and with island.

Design ideas for a large traditional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in London with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, porcelain splashback, limestone floors, with island, beige floor, white benchtop, a farmhouse sink and panelled appliances.

Inspiration for a small victorian galley eat-in kitchen in London with shaker cabinets, green cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors and no island.

Après plusieurs visites d'appartement, nos clients décident d'orienter leurs recherches vers un bien à rénover afin de pouvoir personnaliser leur futur foyer. Leur premier achat va se porter sur ce charmant 80 m2 situé au cœur de Paris. Souhaitant créer un bien intemporel, ils travaillent avec nos architectes sur des couleurs nudes, terracota et des touches boisées. Le blanc est également au RDV afin d'accentuer la luminosité de l'appartement qui est sur cour. La cuisine a fait l'objet d'une optimisation pour obtenir une profondeur de 60cm et installer ainsi sur toute la longueur et la hauteur les rangements nécessaires pour être ultra-fonctionnelle. Elle se ferme par une élégante porte art déco dessinée par les architectes. Dans les chambres, les rangements se multiplient ! Nous avons cloisonné des portes inutiles qui sont changées en bibliothèque; dans la suite parentale, nos experts ont créé une tête de lit sur-mesure et ajusté un dressing Ikea qui s'élève à présent jusqu'au plafond. Bien qu'intemporel, ce bien n'en est pas moins singulier. A titre d'exemple, la salle de bain qui est un clin d'œil aux lavabos d'école ou encore le salon et son mur tapissé de petites feuilles dorées.

Simon Black
Photo of a small victorian l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Melbourne with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, metallic splashback, metal splashback, stainless steel appliances, dark hardwood floors, no island, brown floor and white benchtop.

Large traditional single-wall eat-in kitchen in Cheshire with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, solid surface benchtops, beige splashback, mosaic tile splashback, terra-cotta floors, with island, multi-coloured floor and white benchtop.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional u-shaped separate kitchen in Gloucestershire with light wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, ceramic floors, a farmhouse sink, glass-front cabinets, porcelain splashback and no island.

Fraser Marr Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional single-wall eat-in kitchen in Surrey with shaker cabinets and with island.

Cucina bianca con top in gres dal color sabbia. Qui abbiamo sfruttato tutto lo spazio a disposizione utilizzando anche la nicchia vicino alla finestra. Un tavolo rotondo nella parte centrale e un tocco di colore acceso dato dalle sedie azzurro ottanio

@luisjaguilar, @ACGP_Arquitectura
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional single-wall eat-in kitchen in Madrid with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and no island.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional l-shaped separate kitchen in Cambridgeshire with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, wood benchtops and ceramic floors.

Rustic/ Traditional kitchen with custom shaker doors and tongue and groove paneling. Lacquered finish in Resene Element. Dekton chunky island benchtop and stainless steel back benchtop.

Photo of a large traditional l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Brisbane with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, green splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, laminate floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.