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Best of the Week: 23 'Extra' Scandi Kitchens
Blonde timber, white details and pared-back designs are key Scandi kitchen looks. But what if you want more oomph?
Scandi kitchens are beloved in Australia for good reason; they are low-maintenance, easy on the eye and wallet, and are easily integrated into open-plan spaces. But what if you love the look yet want to push the envelope a little? To change it up, add some dramatic flourishes. Here are 23 kitchens that didn’t settle for cookie-cutter Scandi style, but added their stamp to the genre.
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2. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Anna Carin Design
Features: The overall effect is Scandi, but the addition of darker wood highlights and shiplap on the island bench add interest.
Designer: Anna Carin Design
Features: The overall effect is Scandi, but the addition of darker wood highlights and shiplap on the island bench add interest.
3. Location: Cambridgeshire, UK
Designer: Katie Malik Interiors
Features: A coloured chair that makes all the difference.
Designer: Katie Malik Interiors
Features: A coloured chair that makes all the difference.
4. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Kvik Denmark
Features: Blonde wood that is anchored with dark floors for an edgier appeal.
Designer: Kvik Denmark
Features: Blonde wood that is anchored with dark floors for an edgier appeal.
5. Location: Tüttleben, Germany
Designer: Architekt Maurice Fiedler
Features: An ethereal approach. By embracing lightness in the extreme, this kitchen seems to float.
Designer: Architekt Maurice Fiedler
Features: An ethereal approach. By embracing lightness in the extreme, this kitchen seems to float.
6. Location: Paris, France
Designer: Marion Tixier
Features: All the Scandi colours, but adding details to the joinery lifts this kitchen out of the ordinary.
Designer: Marion Tixier
Features: All the Scandi colours, but adding details to the joinery lifts this kitchen out of the ordinary.
7. Location: San Francisco, USA
Designer: BK Interior Design
Features: An island bench wrapped in a darker wood to make this kitchen transitional rather than strictly Scandi.
Designer: BK Interior Design
Features: An island bench wrapped in a darker wood to make this kitchen transitional rather than strictly Scandi.
8. Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Features: Rather than smooth uniform planks, rustic knotted flooring. And rather than a streamlined island bench, a chunky alternative reinforces its uniqueness.
Features: Rather than smooth uniform planks, rustic knotted flooring. And rather than a streamlined island bench, a chunky alternative reinforces its uniqueness.
9. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Thomas Archer
Features: A beautiful and unexpected pairing. Light grey shiplap meets blonde wood veneer and streamlined surfaces…
Designer: Thomas Archer
Features: A beautiful and unexpected pairing. Light grey shiplap meets blonde wood veneer and streamlined surfaces…
…here’s a wider view of how that blonde joinery fits within the whole.
10. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Hatch Interiors
Features: A closely clustered trio of black lights for an extra eye-catching element.
Designer: Hatch Interiors
Features: A closely clustered trio of black lights for an extra eye-catching element.
11. Location: London, UK
Designer: House of Grey
Features: A pale and interesting interpretation of Scandi style.
Designer: House of Grey
Features: A pale and interesting interpretation of Scandi style.
12. Location: Esbjerg, Denmark
Designer: Svane Køkkenet
Features: The requisite colour palette, but deviates with detailed joinery…
Designer: Svane Køkkenet
Features: The requisite colour palette, but deviates with detailed joinery…
…you deserve another view.
13. Location: Paris, France
Designer: Atelier Daaa
Features: A wonderfully restrained approach as Scandi so often is… but the spidery pendant puts it in the next dimension.
Designer: Atelier Daaa
Features: A wonderfully restrained approach as Scandi so often is… but the spidery pendant puts it in the next dimension.
14. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Nicolaj Bo
Features: A jolt of personal style in the form of grey-toned blue-green joinery and an unsquared hexagonal splashback.
Designer: Nicolaj Bo
Features: A jolt of personal style in the form of grey-toned blue-green joinery and an unsquared hexagonal splashback.
15. Location: London, UK
Designer: Block Design & Build
Features: Scandi up top, dark and daring below.
Designer: Block Design & Build
Features: Scandi up top, dark and daring below.
16. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Designer: Goodcow Design Studio
Features: Jewel-like ornamental and eye-catching chairs.
Designer: Goodcow Design Studio
Features: Jewel-like ornamental and eye-catching chairs.
19. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Designer: Even Steven Agenturer
Features: Two tones of kitchen cabinetry mix things up.
Designer: Even Steven Agenturer
Features: Two tones of kitchen cabinetry mix things up.
20. Location: Austin, US
Designer: Arbib Hughey Design
Features: Scandi down the middle but with dark drama on either side.
Designer: Arbib Hughey Design
Features: Scandi down the middle but with dark drama on either side.
21. Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Designer: Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri
Features: Darkening the tone of the cabinetry helps a kitchen mature from usual to unique.
Designer: Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri
Features: Darkening the tone of the cabinetry helps a kitchen mature from usual to unique.
22. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Kvik Denmark
Features: With two main colours and a streamlined approach, this borrows the basic idea of Scandi then ramps up the look with darker tones, chevron flooring and ornate cornicing. Beautiful.
Designer: Kvik Denmark
Features: With two main colours and a streamlined approach, this borrows the basic idea of Scandi then ramps up the look with darker tones, chevron flooring and ornate cornicing. Beautiful.
23. Location: Denmark
Designer: JKE Design
Features: Picking out the ceiling beams adds another element to this straightforward kitchen. A simple but bold decision.
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Designer: JKE Design
Features: Picking out the ceiling beams adds another element to this straightforward kitchen. A simple but bold decision.
Tell us
Which of these kitchens is your favourite? Tell us in the Comments below and remember to like this story, save the images, and join the conversation.
More
Craving more design inspiration? Feast your hungry eyes on last week’s Best of the Week: 30 Marvellous Multi-Level Living Areas
Features: Solid black forms where blonde might be expected.