This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped open plan kitchen in Canberra - Queanbeyan with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, green splashback, light hardwood floors, with island, marble benchtops and porcelain splashback.

Seabrook

MBT Specialties

Photo of a mid-sized traditional galley open plan kitchen in New York with white cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, dark hardwood floors, with island, a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets and subway tile splashback.

Loft Design

Yorkville Design Centre

One of the coolest features of this design is the sliding barn door, blending in with the cabinets and the spiral ductwork.
Design ideas for a mid-sized industrial l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Toronto with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and with island.

Vauxhall, London

Laura Gompertz Interiors Ltd

Design ideas for a small contemporary galley eat-in kitchen in London with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and no island.

Blue Gray Remodel Escape

Traci Connell Interiors

A grey-blue painted open floor plan home that incorporates a feminine touch is what makes this space transitional. The Carrara marble backsplash and Kashmir White granite are classic choices for a classy kitchen.

A Traditional Home Designed In Classic White

Chervin Kitchen & Bath Inc.

This traditional kitchen has a large center island with plenty of room for guests to sit and chat with the cook in the kitchen. The custom range hood with crown molding features makes a grand statement in this kitchen. Around the corner, you will find an area in this kitchen with lots of natural light that has an integrated sink, mini-fridge, and built-in custom bottle rack.

Classic Warm Kitchen in Melrose

Halco Showroom

This is an example of a small u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Boston with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, white splashback, subway tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, a peninsula, brown floor and white benchtop.

Solid Oak units.

Kettle Co. Kitchens

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Cornwall with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, soapstone benchtops, green splashback, glass sheet splashback, stainless steel appliances, laminate floors, with island and white benchtop.

Kitchen Bar With Black Barstools

Christopher Scott Cabinetry and Design Inc.

Windsor style bar stools tie in the black and wood tones in the rest of the kitchen.
Photo of a traditional u-shaped kitchen in Salt Lake City with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, marble splashback, light hardwood floors and with island.

Trend Sage Green Kitchen

Alexander Kitchens

This kitchen is another that has been designed by George from our Horsham showroom and is another that has been installed by our fitting team in the local Horsham area. This kitchen is slightly different to most of our installations as it uses the Trend range which is the trade arm of the British Mereway company. As you would expect with a kitchen closely related to Mereway’s own, this kitchen boasts extreme durability and all the style that is incorporated into luxury Mereway kitchen. The shade used in this kitchen is the immensely popular Sage Green which is used in the five-piece woodgrain shaker door. The combination of a shaker door and a pale green shade is an extremely popular choice at the moment as it helps to create a light ambience in the kitchen area. The five-piece woodgrain shaker used here features a deep grained finish adding texture to the kitchen. The reason this door is named ‘five-piece’ is because the five components used to create the door are used in such a way that it helps to allow natural movement of the material. Manufacturing in this way ensures the durability of the door for many years to come. Trend carries all the quality and manufacturing experience of the Mereway name at a slightly more affordable price. This kitchen for example is from the Trend’s second price group but still has enviable quality. Alongside the kitchen installation we have also installed Trend furniture into the utility room where this customer has used their own existing appliances.

Delcy Award Winning Kitchen 2019

Chris Rossetti at Main Line Kitchen Design

Main Line Kitchen Design's unique business model allows our customers to work with the most experienced designers and get the most competitive kitchen cabinet pricing. How does Main Line Kitchen Design offer the best designs along with the most competitive kitchen cabinet pricing? We are a more modern and cost effective business model. We are a kitchen cabinet dealer and design team that carries the highest quality kitchen cabinetry, is experienced, convenient, and reasonable priced. Our five award winning designers work by appointment only, with pre-qualified customers, and only on complete kitchen renovations. Our designers are some of the most experienced and award winning kitchen designers in the Delaware Valley. We design with and sell 8 nationally distributed cabinet lines. Cabinet pricing is slightly less than major home centers for semi-custom cabinet lines, and significantly less than traditional showrooms for custom cabinet lines. After discussing your kitchen on the phone, first appointments always take place in your home, where we discuss and measure your kitchen. Subsequent appointments usually take place in one of our offices and selection centers where our customers consider and modify 3D designs on flat screen TV's. We can also bring sample doors and finishes to your home and make design changes on our laptops in 20-20 CAD with you, in your own kitchen. Call today! We can estimate your kitchen project from soup to nuts in a 15 minute phone call and you can find out why we get the best reviews on the internet. We look forward to working with you. As our company tag line says: "The world of kitchen design is changing..."

Open Plan Traditional Kitchen

Tom Howley

Our light grey Open Plan kitchen brings a traditional design into the modern age. The bespoke, hand-painted cabinetry with carefully crafted curves gives the impression of lightness. This elegant design technique combined with a soft, contemporary colour scheme, encourages the natural movement of light throughout the room. Beautiful worktops flow seamlessly in a subtle ‘U’ shape from cooking area to island providing plenty of space to prepare food. A curved breakfast table separates dining space from work space in a contemporary manner that is a signature of Tom Howley design.

Kitchen

Coastal Signature Homes

Tom Jenkins Photography Kitchen pendants: Hinkley Lighitng, Pace Lighting (Fletcher Pendant) Faucet: Brizo Sink: Kohler Cabinet Knobs: Top Knobs
Design ideas for a large beach style eat-in kitchen in Charleston with shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, white splashback, light hardwood floors, with island, multi-coloured benchtop, a drop-in sink, timber splashback, stainless steel appliances, brown floor and quartzite benchtops.

1909 In-Frame shaker style traditional kitchen in dove grey and charcoal

AD3 Design

Vipera Images
Design ideas for a large transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Manchester with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, granite benchtops, panelled appliances, porcelain floors, with island, white floor and white benchtop.

Modern Farmhouse Kitchen

Tempting Interiors

Modern farmhouse kitchen remodel progress shot.
Photo of a small country galley kitchen in Boston with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, black appliances, light hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Beach House Remodel Jupiter

North Branch Construction and Design

Shaker Style Contemporary Kitchen Remodel in Jupiter. The island was finished in a blue color.
Mid-sized beach style galley eat-in kitchen in Miami with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, laminate floors, with island and grey floor.

San Clemente

Blackband Design

AFTER: MAIN FLOOR | Throughout the home we replaced the travertine flooring with dark hardwood floors. We replaced the sea life inspired etched glass for a cleaner look. We painted the walls in Cool December by Dunn Edwards | Renovations + Design by Blackband Design | Photography by Tessa Neustadt

2015 Best Green Custom Home

Celebration Green Design & Build

Caryn Davis
Design ideas for an arts and crafts kitchen in Bridgeport with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, soapstone benchtops, beige splashback, glass tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, ceramic floors and with island.

Croton On Hudson Kitchen

Joan Bigg Design LLC

Working within a set of constraints, whether of space or budget, challenges my creativity and leads to a beautiful end result. The old kitchen used the space very poorly. The intent was just to replace the countertop. But once we investigated, the inferior cabinets needed replacing, too, so a rethink of space usage created a small and stylish kitchen of lasting quality.

Vauxhall, London

Laura Gompertz Interiors Ltd

Inspiration for a small contemporary galley eat-in kitchen in London with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and no island.

Kitchen with a Drop-in Sink and Shaker Cabinets Design Ideas

There’s a lot to consider when it comes to planning your kitchen design. Where do you even start? Gathering some inspiration in a photo gallery is always a good starting point, as looking at different kitchen designs often brings up ideas you haven’t even thought of yet.

Browse Photos of Kitchen Designs for Inspiration and Collect Your Ideas

You can browse through photos of all kinds of kitchen styles, layouts and sizes on Houzz to get started before jumping into any design software or contacting a local professional for help. Here’s a few considerations to keep in mind when planning your kitchen.

1. What Makes a Good Kitchen Design, and Why is it Important?

For starters, you want to find a balance between aesthetics and function. You may have heard of the ‘kitchen work triangle’, which refers to the space between your fridge, sink and stove. You want everything within easy reach when you’re working in the kitchen and look beautiful at the same time. It’s a good idea to take note of both when browsing our photo gallery.

2. Consider Your Space to Determine Your Kitchen Layout

Firstly, consider the space you have, and the limitations that come with it. Do you have a small kitchen and need to maximise your workspace and storage? Can you allow yourself some more space and a big island with seating? Are you designing your kitchen from scratch or renovating an existing design? Which appliances do you already own and what are their measurements? Are there windows you need to take into consideration when planning cabinets? How do kitchen, living and dining areas connect? Depending on your space and needs, you want to use a shape that suits you. U, G, or L-shaped kitchen, with or without island or peninsula? Know your dimensions, plan cabinetry carefully and consider the placement of your appliances. You don’t want to end up with a finished design, only for your significant other to question where the fridge is supposed to go. Consider from the start where your fridge, oven, microwave and sink goes to save yourself from starting again from scratch - remember the kitchen work triangle! You also want to plan the layout of your cabinets. Maybe you’re planning for a pantry and can do with less storage space in your kitchen, so that your design can be one without upper or lower cabinets for a different look. A corner cabinet can be a smart storage solution if you want to keep the look clean and simple.

3. Decide on a Kitchen Style, But Don’t Forget Practicality

You want the style of your kitchen to reflect your personality and taste. We have curated a large array of kitchen styles here at Houzz, from traditional to contemporary to transitional and everything in between. Consider what your cooking style is for a start - Italy is known for its cuisine, so italian kitchen designs are generally popular. Also consider ergonomics - depending on how much time you spend in your kitchen, the height of your counters can make a big difference to your overall health. You also want to consider colour and finishes of cabinets, countertops and splashbacks. Which colour do you want your cupboards to be? Simple, timeless white or rather making a statement in black? Maybe rather a rustic wood? Also consider the colour of your floor - if you have dark floors, you may want to keep cabinets lighter. You could also go for an all-white look and choose black appliances for contrast. Once you know which style you fancy, don’t forget how you will be using the space. You want to keep cooking in mind, as well as how easy to clean and maintain the space will be. How many cooks do you need to accommodate? Do you have kids around? How much storage do you need? Maybe you want to go for open shelves rather than cabinets and allow for easy reach of key items you use when cooking. Again - remember the triangle! Lastly, choose lighting that both enhances the look of your kitchen as well as your cooking performance, providing light in all the right places.

4. Be Conscious of Your Budget

No matter what you plan for your kitchen design, cost is always a big factor. Be sure to plan with your budget in mind. It may make more sense to go for a modular kitchen design rather than custom build. You can save a lot of money if you get at least 3 estimates from professionals before locking in the job. And don’t forget to allow a 20% buffer for emergencies. Once you are ready to hire a pro, our directory will help you find one, no matter where you are. So whether you're looking for an Interior Designer in Melbourne or an Architect in Sydney, you can be sure to find a qualified expert for the job!