Kitchen Design Ideas

This is an example of a contemporary galley open plan kitchen in Gold Coast - Tweed with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Photo of a beach style l-shaped kitchen in Central Coast with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, subway tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, beige floor and white benchtop.

This is an example of a contemporary open plan kitchen in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, light hardwood floors, a peninsula and beige floor.

The Goodtown house is a beautifully crafted, texturally rich contemporary courtyard home in the sought-after suburb of Rochedale, 17km south- east of Brisbane. The large 1900m2 plot situated on the corner of Goodtown street and Grieve road with large imposing neighbouring homes, presented a challenging design brief to the architects. The introduction of a courtyard between the bedrooms and the living spaces was vital to allow the internal spaces to orientate inwards and find visual relief in the green spaces and view corridors framed by the building. The strip of garden between the building and Grieve Road was an important design consideration in allowing visual privacy and acoustic buffering from the roadway. This sprawling single storey home sits gently on the site where subtle level changes navigate the landscape and the orientation. Goodtown House presents large oversailing roof eaves to the north to create the essential shading over the clerestory windows below. The clerestory windows above the doors will encourage natural airflow and the ingress of soft light throughout the living areas. The material palette is warm and diverse including charred timber, warm oak floors, steel, concrete and stone presented in a rich architectural composition. An interplay of levels, interconnected internal living spaces and the relationship to the exterior, creates a multi-faceted yet private living experience.

Jonathan Tabensky
Photo of a contemporary l-shaped kitchen in Melbourne with grey benchtop, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, green splashback, mosaic tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Photo of a beach style kitchen in Melbourne with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, grey benchtop and exposed beam.

Photo of a beach style kitchen in Gold Coast - Tweed with a triple-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, window splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Photo of a mid-sized industrial galley eat-in kitchen in Perth with concrete floors, an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, concrete benchtops, red splashback, brick splashback, stainless steel appliances, with island, grey floor and grey benchtop.

May Photography
Inspiration for a modern galley kitchen in Melbourne with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, window splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.

This is an example of a contemporary kitchen in Canberra - Queanbeyan.

Photo of a contemporary kitchen in Melbourne.

Design ideas for an industrial galley kitchen in Sydney with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white splashback, mosaic tile splashback, with island, grey floor and white benchtop.

Shannon McGrath
Photo of a contemporary galley kitchen in Melbourne with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, with island, grey floor and white benchtop.

Photo of a contemporary galley kitchen in Brisbane with black cabinets, window splashback, ceramic floors, with island, grey floor, white benchtop, a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets and stainless steel appliances.

Photography: The Palm Co.
Inspiration for a beach style l-shaped kitchen in Wollongong with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, green splashback, mosaic tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and brown benchtop.

This is an example of a contemporary l-shaped open plan kitchen in Sydney with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and grey benchtop.

The Maker Group
Inspiration for a transitional kitchen in Perth with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, window splashback, medium hardwood floors, with island, white benchtop and panelled appliances.

A new house in Wombat, near Young in regional NSW, utilises a simple linear plan to respond to the site. Facing due north and using a palette of robust, economical materials, the building is carefully assembled to accommodate a young family. Modest in size and budget, this building celebrates its place and the horizontality of the landscape.

Design work started with a modest design focused on improving the kitchen, living, dining and outdoor living areas. However, a feasibility study determined that a better option was to fully remodel the existing dwelling, resulting in reclaiming some of the front veranda to increase the size of the living and dining areas. The remaining section created an alcove to the main bedroom, increasing privacy and creating a dedicated outdoor area. A large awning, cantilevered so as not to impose on the existing septic, created a separate outdoor living area. A teak facade, that will weather to grey in the salty sea air over time, was added to extend high above the box gutter, conceal the solar panels and cap the ends of the separation walls. The roof was repitched and the internal ceilings raked upwards from the teak facade, thereby increasing the internal volume and allowing for the addition of high-light windows in rooms on the ridge side of the dwelling to capture the vista, increase natural light, ventilation and sense of space. A skillion roof outside the back kitchen area was strategically positioned out of sight from the inside of the home and created a second outdoor area in the rear courtyard, serving as the main entry point. A gate house was incorporated in the rear fence to enhance the entry. The rear courtyard reclaimed an existing parking bay to create space for the cellar/music room.

This is an example of a scandinavian kitchen in Sydney.