Photo of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall open plan kitchen in Wollongong with an undermount sink, grey cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, porcelain splashback, black appliances, light hardwood floors, with island and white benchtop.

Karrinyup Home

Western Cabinets

Natural planked oak, paired with chalky white and concrete sheeting highlights our Jackson Home as a Scandinavian Interior. With each room focused on materials blending cohesively, the rooms holid unity in the home‘s interior. A curved centre peice in the Kitchen encourages the space to feel like a room with customised bespoke built in furniture rather than your every day kitchen. My clients main objective for the homes interior, forming a space where guests were able to interact with the host at times of entertaining. Unifying the kitchen, dining and living spaces will change the layout making the kitchen the focal point of entrace into the home.

Contemporary Kitchen

Inspiration for a contemporary galley kitchen in Sydney with marble benchtops, grey splashback, marble splashback, concrete floors, with island, grey floor, multi-coloured benchtop, an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets and grey cabinets.

Brighton Renovation and Extension

Sherbrooke Design and Construction

Design ideas for a large contemporary kitchen pantry in Melbourne with with island, an undermount sink, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, black appliances, concrete floors, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Minimalist kitchen

ARCO Designs

A sleek modern kitchen using a mix of materials to make it interesting. A butlers pantry hidden to the left behind the cement rendered wall.
This is an example of an expansive contemporary u-shaped kitchen in Sunshine Coast with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, stainless steel appliances, with island, brown floor, grey benchtop and medium hardwood floors.

Haberfield

Kenwood Kitchens Pty Ltd

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, panelled appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Alpha 18 - Marsden Park

MOJO Homes

The Alpha 18 is the big brother of the Alpha 17- a perfectly sized 4 Bedroom home with plenty of space for MORE. Recipient of an MBA Excellence in Building award in 2020, this design is truly a crowd favourite. The Master Suite is located at the front with a generous Walk-In Robe and Ensuite, followed by three Bedrooms and a generous open plan Kitchen/Dining/Living for simple entertaining. Possibilities are endless in the Alpha 18. Why not include a luxurious Lounge in lieu of Bedroom 4? This design is perfect for all members of the family to enjoy their own space. This spacious home design is made for making memories and is everything you need for Living Passionately!

Kitchen

Covemade.

Luxury kitchen featuring matte black tapware, natural stone benches and splashback, integrated fridge and storage under island bench and wide plank engineered timber flooring.

High on the cliff sleekness

Collaroy Kitchen Centre

This space was taken into the 21th century. Open, airy and elegant
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary galley open plan kitchen in Sydney with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, mirror splashback, stainless steel appliances, ceramic floors, with island, grey floor and white benchtop.

Contemporary Kitchen Design in Perth

Elementi Concept

Large industrial l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Perth with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, terrazzo floors, with island, beige floor and black benchtop.

Turramurra House

Bawtree Design | Architecture + Interiors

Galley kitchen with servery window
Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style open plan kitchen in Sydney with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, marble splashback, black appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor, grey benchtop and timber.

Killara House

Nathan Gornall Design

The new large kitchen at Killara House by Nathan Gornall Design marries the warmth of timber with the robust, impressive visual appeal of stone slabs. Bringing brightness and gleam is an inlay of brass in the draw pulls of the custom joinery.

Beach and Country House

Site Specific Designs

Design ideas for a large beach style l-shaped kitchen in Sydney with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, beige floor and white benchtop.

Red Hill Bach Pad

Maytree Studios

Looking over the living space to the integrated kitchen behind
This is an example of a large contemporary u-shaped open plan kitchen in Brisbane with an undermount sink, white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, black appliances, concrete floors, with island, grey benchtop, flat-panel cabinets and grey floor.

Urban Oasis

Elegant in Design

From little things, big things grow. This project originated with a request for a custom sofa. It evolved into decorating and furnishing the entire lower floor of an urban apartment. The distinctive building featured industrial origins and exposed metal framed ceilings. Part of our brief was to address the unfinished look of the ceiling, while retaining the soaring height. The solution was to box out the trimmers between each beam, strengthening the visual impact of the ceiling without detracting from the industrial look or ceiling height. We also enclosed the void space under the stairs to create valuable storage and completed a full repaint to round out the building works. A textured stone paint in a contrasting colour was applied to the external brick walls to soften the industrial vibe. Floor rugs and window treatments added layers of texture and visual warmth. Custom designed bookshelves were created to fill the double height wall in the lounge room. With the success of the living areas, a kitchen renovation closely followed, with a brief to modernise and consider functionality. Keeping the same footprint, we extended the breakfast bar slightly and exchanged cupboards for drawers to increase storage capacity and ease of access. During the kitchen refurbishment, the scope was again extended to include a redesign of the bathrooms, laundry and powder room.

Modern Luxe Kitchen

Simson Kitchens

The ideas and inspiration for this luxurious kitchen was the use of the bold industrial selection of the Caesarstone Australia Excava engineered stone. This stone combines features of rust and concrete. The natural beauty of raw materials create a dramatic contrast with the dark bulkhead and luminous joinery.

Textured Curves

Space Craft Joinery

Mid-sized midcentury l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Adelaide with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, panelled appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Monash Street

Daniela Fulford Photography

This is an example of a contemporary l-shaped kitchen in Melbourne with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, stainless steel appliances, with island, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Kedron

Saunders Building Company Pty Ltd

Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style single-wall kitchen in Brisbane with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, multi-coloured floor and white benchtop.

Marrickville Warehouse

Adele McNab Architect

Photo of a mid-sized industrial single-wall eat-in kitchen in Sydney with a single-bowl sink, grey cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, grey splashback, cement tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, plywood floors, with island, white floor and grey benchtop.

Kitchen with Grey Splashback 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!