Best of the Week: 38 Eclectic Kitchens From Around the Globe
There's no doubt Australians love a white kitchen. But, what if you're a fan of colour and clamour? Look no further
Vanessa Walker
5 July 2018
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
1. Location: Cardiff, Wales
Features: Reclaimed patinated floorboards, signage, plants and cooking accoutrements in a kitchen brimming with personality.
Features: Reclaimed patinated floorboards, signage, plants and cooking accoutrements in a kitchen brimming with personality.
2. Location: Chicago, USA
Features: Like a beautiful dress; colour coordination, a bit of pattern and touch of plain.
Features: Like a beautiful dress; colour coordination, a bit of pattern and touch of plain.
3. Location: Atlanta, USA
Features: Stacked shelves with a joyous approach to objets d’art.
Features: Stacked shelves with a joyous approach to objets d’art.
4. Location: Singapore
Features: A lovely example of architectural features played up in just the right way.
Features: A lovely example of architectural features played up in just the right way.
5. Location: Sydney, NSW
Features: At one end of the spectrum are streamlined kitchens, at the other, open shelving packed with all manner of foodie accessories. We like the real-life-on-display aspect of this approach.
Features: At one end of the spectrum are streamlined kitchens, at the other, open shelving packed with all manner of foodie accessories. We like the real-life-on-display aspect of this approach.
6. Location: Paris, France
Features: A little bling in the form of brass details.
Features: A little bling in the form of brass details.
7. Location: Montmorency, France
Features: Ply lifted by a heroic splashback and elegant pendant lights.
Features: Ply lifted by a heroic splashback and elegant pendant lights.
8. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: A statement range hood and a cocktail bar-like approach to the kitchen space.
Features: A statement range hood and a cocktail bar-like approach to the kitchen space.
9. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Features: Complementary colours and life on display.
Features: Complementary colours and life on display.
10. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: A dark and moody approach with a jewel-like lustre.
Features: A dark and moody approach with a jewel-like lustre.
11. Location: Malmo, Sweden
Features: Lively vintage approach with wallpaper, artwork, sculptures and bits and bobs.
Features: Lively vintage approach with wallpaper, artwork, sculptures and bits and bobs.
12. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: A passion for display in glass-fronted cabinets topped with lustrous urns and decorative plates.
Features: A passion for display in glass-fronted cabinets topped with lustrous urns and decorative plates.
13. Location: Vancouver, Canada
Features: Streamlined joinery with distinctive tiles that bring a living-room vibe to this hardworking area.
Features: Streamlined joinery with distinctive tiles that bring a living-room vibe to this hardworking area.
14. Location: California, USA
Features: Eye-catching lighting and a cosy colour and materials palette.
Features: Eye-catching lighting and a cosy colour and materials palette.
15. Location: St Petersburg, Russia
Features: Bling.
Features: Bling.
16. Location: London, UK
Features: A burnished gold splashback to lift this modest space.
Features: A burnished gold splashback to lift this modest space.
17. Location: Rome, Italy
Features: An ever-so-slightly futuristic appeal.
Features: An ever-so-slightly futuristic appeal.
18. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: Soothing retro colour and comfortable seating to lend a sense of occasion.
Features: Soothing retro colour and comfortable seating to lend a sense of occasion.
19. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: Wedgwood-like delights.
Features: Wedgwood-like delights.
20. Location: Grenoble, France
Features: A curated mix of rusticity, modernity and tactility.
Features: A curated mix of rusticity, modernity and tactility.
21. Location: Gothernburg, Sweden
Features: Colourful crates on a butcher’s bench.
Features: Colourful crates on a butcher’s bench.
22. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: A fun splashback that adds personality.
Features: A fun splashback that adds personality.
23. Location: Paris, France
Features: All the materials of the moment; glass pendants, grainy timber and open shelving.
Features: All the materials of the moment; glass pendants, grainy timber and open shelving.
24. Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Features: Super-size comic-style images and flowery floor tiling shout fun and individuality.
Features: Super-size comic-style images and flowery floor tiling shout fun and individuality.
25. Location: Neuilly Sur Seine, France
Features: Tough glamour.
Features: Tough glamour.
26. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: An entirely individual approach to material selection.
Features: An entirely individual approach to material selection.
27. Location: Paris, France
Features: A rustic ceiling and country-style joinery paired with a restrained colour palette.
Features: A rustic ceiling and country-style joinery paired with a restrained colour palette.
28. Location: Paris, France
Features: A whimsical splashback tied in well to the kitchen colour selection.
Features: A whimsical splashback tied in well to the kitchen colour selection.
29. Location: San Francisco, USA
Features: A fearless approach to all things splashback.
Features: A fearless approach to all things splashback.
30. Location: Mumbai, India
Features: A modern cave-person style.
Features: A modern cave-person style.
31. Location: Nagoya, Japan
Features: A diner approach to a kitchen bar.
Features: A diner approach to a kitchen bar.
32. Location: London, UK
Features: Bold colour and distinctive cabinet fronts. This is no shrinking violet.
Features: Bold colour and distinctive cabinet fronts. This is no shrinking violet.
33. Location: Sussex, UK
Features: Colour and pattern in a riot of interest.
Features: Colour and pattern in a riot of interest.
34. Location: Granada, Spain
Features: Cottage, rustic, industrial, barn; a wonderfully eclectic combination of styles.
Features: Cottage, rustic, industrial, barn; a wonderfully eclectic combination of styles.
35. Location: Lyon, France
Features: Statement colours and a moody aesthetic.
Features: Statement colours and a moody aesthetic.
36. Location: Turin, Italy
Features: An unabashedly colourful approach to life.
Features: An unabashedly colourful approach to life.
37. Location: Sydney, NSW
Features: Decoration – in the form of art and ornate pendants – wins in this kitchen by Dan Kitchens Australia.
Features: Decoration – in the form of art and ornate pendants – wins in this kitchen by Dan Kitchens Australia.
38. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features: A Wonderland-like approach to the heart of the home.
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Features: A Wonderland-like approach to the heart of the home.
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What a refreshing change, so many ideas, so much variety, these photos invite the eye to study and look for ideas to take from them. Would have to vote for #18 after all green is my favourite colour but who would have thought of putting a rug and formal furniture in a kitchen??? It looks so elegant I would want to create gourmet meals in such a space.
Some I loved and some I didn't but at least people are out there making something they like, which is the most important thing.
Thank you so much for featuring my diy rented home