Dish it Up: The Best-Looking Kitchens of 2017
These kitchens topped the lot when it came to the most-saved photos of the year on Houzz
Kitchen renovations are high on the list of priorities for many homeowners, whether they’ve just moved into a newly purchased home, or have been living in a home for some time and their kitchen is ripe for an overhaul. These kitchens topped the list of most-saved photos to Houzz ideabooks this year, revealing that we don’t just want a kitchen that looks fabulous – we’re seeking clever storage solutions and practical ideas too, to make this important room of the house easy to use and a pleasure for family and friends to gather in before, during and after a meal.
2. Location: Baltimore, USA
Key features: The combination of navy, marble and white is winning hearts across the globe, and brass accents add an appealing modern touch.
Key features: The combination of navy, marble and white is winning hearts across the globe, and brass accents add an appealing modern touch.
3. Location: Sydney, NSW
Key features: Marble can become the star attraction of a kitchen when clever lighting comes into play.
Key features: Marble can become the star attraction of a kitchen when clever lighting comes into play.
4. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: Black cabinetry tempered with timber, marble and white is the mark of a contemporary kitchen scheme.
Key features: Black cabinetry tempered with timber, marble and white is the mark of a contemporary kitchen scheme.
5. Location: Sydney, NSW
Key features: Calacatta marble gives this classic kitchen a luxe lift.
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Key features: Calacatta marble gives this classic kitchen a luxe lift.
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6. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: Timber and black cabinetry are a perfect match for polished concrete floors.
Key features: Timber and black cabinetry are a perfect match for polished concrete floors.
7. Location: Boston, USA
Key features: Innovative storage solutions like these just make life easier.
Key features: Innovative storage solutions like these just make life easier.
8. Location: Adelaide, SA
Key features: A standout splashback can make the blandest of kitchens beautiful. These Spanish Sevilla splashback tiles are from Ceramica Tile + Design.
Key features: A standout splashback can make the blandest of kitchens beautiful. These Spanish Sevilla splashback tiles are from Ceramica Tile + Design.
9. Location: Sydney, NSW
Key features: Traditional white kitchens are eternally on trend. Luxurious Perrin & Rowe tapware and a premium Lacanche stove take this kitchen upmarket.
Key features: Traditional white kitchens are eternally on trend. Luxurious Perrin & Rowe tapware and a premium Lacanche stove take this kitchen upmarket.
10. Location: Perth, WA
Key features: A soothing colour scheme and a green outlook make this kitchen an inviting place to be.
Key features: A soothing colour scheme and a green outlook make this kitchen an inviting place to be.
11. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: Fishscale splashback tiles bring an extra element of interest to this lovely timber kitchen.
Key features: Fishscale splashback tiles bring an extra element of interest to this lovely timber kitchen.
12. Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Key features: A glass splashback that opens is a smart move in a warm climate, and those Caesarstone benchtops go on for miles.
Key features: A glass splashback that opens is a smart move in a warm climate, and those Caesarstone benchtops go on for miles.
13. Location: London, UK
Key features: A pantry with extra storage built into the doors is worth aspiring to.
Key features: A pantry with extra storage built into the doors is worth aspiring to.
14. Location: Adelaide, SA
Key features: Here, the triple pendant set-up so common over islands in contemporary kitchens has been discarded in favour of a shapely timber light from Aptos Cruz.
Key features: Here, the triple pendant set-up so common over islands in contemporary kitchens has been discarded in favour of a shapely timber light from Aptos Cruz.
15. Location: Wollongong, NSW
Key features: Multi-faceted brass pendants give this kitchen some serious pizzazz.
Key features: Multi-faceted brass pendants give this kitchen some serious pizzazz.
16. Location: Sydney, NSW
Key features: A tiled island face can take a classic kitchen to the next level.
8 Finishing Touches to Make Your Kitchen Stand Out
Key features: A tiled island face can take a classic kitchen to the next level.
8 Finishing Touches to Make Your Kitchen Stand Out
17. Location: Adelaide, SA
Key features: A butler’s kitchen is clearly on many homeowners’ wish lists for their future kitchens.
Key features: A butler’s kitchen is clearly on many homeowners’ wish lists for their future kitchens.
18. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: A cantilevered polished concrete benchtop over Scandi-style cabinetry with a difference is a refreshing combination.
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Key features: A cantilevered polished concrete benchtop over Scandi-style cabinetry with a difference is a refreshing combination.
Take a tour of this home
19. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: You can never have too much bench space.
Key features: You can never have too much bench space.
20. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: Black accents bring some designer style to this all-white kitchen.
Key features: Black accents bring some designer style to this all-white kitchen.
21. Location: Adelaide, SA
Key features: A benchtop that extends seamlessly into an outdoor kitchen; an island that drops down to incorporate a dining table: brilliant.
Key features: A benchtop that extends seamlessly into an outdoor kitchen; an island that drops down to incorporate a dining table: brilliant.
22. Location: Ballarat, Victoria
Key features: Hoop pine plywood brings a humble quality to this out-of-the-ordinary kitchen, and greenery brings it to life.
Key features: Hoop pine plywood brings a humble quality to this out-of-the-ordinary kitchen, and greenery brings it to life.
23. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: A concealed rangehood allows the splashback tiles and eye-catching pendants here to shine.
Key features: A concealed rangehood allows the splashback tiles and eye-catching pendants here to shine.
24. Location: Sydney, NSW
Key features: It just goes to show, a butler’s pantry doesn’t need to be big to be useful.
Key features: It just goes to show, a butler’s pantry doesn’t need to be big to be useful.
25. Location: London, UK
Key features: Opting for no overhead wall cabinets provides a prime opportunity to make more of the splashback, as this kitchen does so well.
Key features: Opting for no overhead wall cabinets provides a prime opportunity to make more of the splashback, as this kitchen does so well.
26. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: A mirrored splashback in the butler’s kitchen makes more of the space.
Key features: A mirrored splashback in the butler’s kitchen makes more of the space.
27. Location: Perth, WA
Key features: Clean lines, a soft colour scheme and unusual pendants make this kitchen stand out from the crowd.
Key features: Clean lines, a soft colour scheme and unusual pendants make this kitchen stand out from the crowd.
28. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: Encaustic cement tiles in a bold flower pattern add personality to this beachy kitchen, and blue cabinetry softens the look.
Key features: Encaustic cement tiles in a bold flower pattern add personality to this beachy kitchen, and blue cabinetry softens the look.
29. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Key features: The parquet floor steals the show in this kitchen; a classic black-and-white colour scheme complements the flooring beautifully.
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Key features: The parquet floor steals the show in this kitchen; a classic black-and-white colour scheme complements the flooring beautifully.
How Do I Choose a Timber Floor?
30. Location: Sydney, NSW
Key features: High-end style is all about the details. In this case, the modern and traditional are married in perfect harmony.
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Key features: High-end style is all about the details. In this case, the modern and traditional are married in perfect harmony.
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Key features: Shaker-style cabinetry in soft grey will never go out of style.
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