Hamilton-Gray Design, San Diego, CA Modern kitchen remodel has a unique layout with a large central island. The stainless steel backsplash and hood compliment the large Wolf range and result in an ideal cooking zone. The light tone of the bamboo cabinets and hardwood flooring is contrasted with the dark countertops and wood clad beams. The modern chandelier over the dining table carries your eye up towards the vaulted ceiling.

Woodvalley House - Kitchen

Ziger|Snead Architects

Ziger/Snead Architects with Jenkins Baer Associates Photography by Alain Jaramillo
Photo of a contemporary galley kitchen in Baltimore with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, metallic splashback, metal splashback and panelled appliances.

Kitchens

Petersen Design Associates, LLC

This is an example of a large transitional l-shaped open plan kitchen in San Francisco with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, metallic splashback, metal splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and with island.

Kensal Green

Elina Päsok photography

Elina Pasok
Contemporary single-wall eat-in kitchen in London with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, light hardwood floors, with island and metallic splashback.

Modern Kitchen & Bath in Sierra Madre

Jennifer Wang Interiors

This is an example of a large contemporary galley eat-in kitchen in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, metallic splashback, stainless steel appliances, ceramic floors, with island and white floor.

Mountview

Martins Camisuli Architects

What struck us strange about this property was that it was a beautiful period piece but with the darkest and smallest kitchen considering it's size and potential. We had a quite a few constrictions on the extension but in the end we managed to provide a large bright kitchen/dinning area with direct access to a beautiful garden and keeping the 'new ' in harmony with the existing building. We also expanded a small cellar into a large and functional Laundry room with a cloakroom bathroom. Jake Fitzjones Photography Ltd

Duncairn Lane Bray

Culligan Architects

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall open plan kitchen in Other with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, blue cabinets, terrazzo benchtops, metallic splashback, glass sheet splashback, black appliances, terrazzo floors, with island, white floor, white benchtop and coffered.

Range Cooker

Danielle Lancaster Interiors

Mid-sized midcentury galley eat-in kitchen in Manchester with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartzite benchtops, metallic splashback, metal splashback, panelled appliances, light hardwood floors, no island and white benchtop.

Bold Colors

R Jones Designs, Inc.

Inspiration for a mid-sized midcentury single-wall separate kitchen in Atlanta with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, quartzite benchtops, metallic splashback, glass tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, dark hardwood floors, with island, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtop and exposed beam.

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Omega Furniture

This is an example of a modern galley open plan kitchen in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, metallic splashback, mirror splashback, stainless steel appliances, multiple islands and black benchtop.

Dublin Townhouse

The Design Yard Dublin

Classical kitchen with Navy hand painted finish with Silestone quartz work surfaces & mirror splash back.
Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Dublin with a farmhouse sink, beaded inset cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite benchtops, metallic splashback, mirror splashback, stainless steel appliances, ceramic floors, with island, white floor and white benchtop.

Winchmore Hill, London

K&I Kitchens

Contemporary handle-less white kitchen in matt finish with black granite worktop and mirrored splash-back
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped open plan kitchen in London with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, metallic splashback, glass sheet splashback, a peninsula and black benchtop.

ESSEFF HOUSE

Charlotte Cooper

Butler's pantry, drink tap station
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional u-shaped kitchen in San Francisco with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, metallic splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, porcelain floors, with island, white floor and white benchtop.

Contemporary Intuo Matt Glass Kitchen with Bespoke Additions

Searle & Taylor

As part of a large open-plan extension to a detached house in Hampshire, Searle & Taylor was commissioned to design a timeless modern handleless kitchen for a couple who are keen cooks and who regularly entertain friends and their grown-up family. The kitchen is part of the couples’ large living space that features a wall of panel doors leading out to the garden. It is this area where aperitifs are taken before guests dine in a separate dining room, and also where parties take place. Part of the brief was to create a separate bespoke drinks cabinet cum bar area as a separate, yet complementary piece of furniture. Handling separate aspects of the design, Darren Taylor and Gavin Alexander both worked on this kitchen project together. They created a plan that featured matt glass door and drawer fronts in Lava colourway for the island, sink run and overhead units. These were combined with oiled walnut veneer tall cabinetry from premium Austrian kitchen furniture brand, Intuo. Further bespoke additions including the 80mm circular walnut breakfast bar with a turned tapered half-leg base were made at Searle & Taylor’s bespoke workshop in England. The worktop used throughout is Trillium by Dekton, which is featured in 80mm thickness on the kitchen island and 20mm thickness on the sink and hob runs. It is also used as an upstand. The sink run includes a Franke copper grey one and a half bowl undermount sink and a Quooker Flex Boiling Water Tap. The surface of the 3.1 metre kitchen island is kept clear for when the couple entertain, so the flush-mounted 80cm Gaggenau induction hob is situated in front of the bronze mirrored glass splashback. Directly above it is a Westin 80cm built-in extractor at the base of the overhead cabinetry. To the left and housed within the walnut units is a bank of Gaggenau ovens including a 60cm pyrolytic oven, a combination steam oven and warming drawers in anthracite colourway and a further integrated Gaggenau dishwasher is also included in the scheme. The full height Siemens A Cool 76cm larder fridge and tall 61cm freezer are all integrated behind furniture doors for a seamless look to the kitchen. Internal storage includes heavyweight pan drawers and Legra pull-out shelving for dry goods, herbs, spices and condiments. As a completely separate piece of furniture, but finished in the same oiled walnut veneer is the ‘Gin Cabinet’ a built-in unit designed to look as if it is freestanding. To the left is a tall Gaggenau Wine Climate Cabinet and to the right is a decorative cabinet for glasses and the client’s extensive gin collection, specially backlit with LED lighting and with a bespoke door front to match the front of the wine cabinet. At the centre are full pocket doors that fold back into recesses to reveal a bar area with bronze mirror back panel and shelves in front, a 20mm Trillium by Dekton worksurface with a single bowl Franke sink and another Quooker Flex Boiling Water Tap with the new Cube function, for filtered boiling, hot, cold and sparkling water. A further Gaggenau microwave oven is installed within the unit and cupboards beneath feature Intuo fronts in matt glass, as before.

De Beauvoir, Hackney - Full house renovation

Emilie Fournet Interiors

The kitchen was transformed by removing the entire back wall, building a staircase leading to the basement below and creating a glass box over it opening it up to the back garden.The deVol kitchen has Studio Green shaker cabinets and reeded glass. The splash back is aged brass and the worktops are quartz marble and reclaimed school laboratory iroko worktop for the island. The kitchen has reclaimed pine pocket doors leading onto the breakfast room.

Transitional kitchen renovation with wonderful details in Cypress, Texas

By Design Interiors, Inc.

Perfect solution to a clean counter top, is the lift mixer.
Inspiration for a transitional l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, metallic splashback, metal splashback, panelled appliances, porcelain floors, with island, beige floor, multi-coloured benchtop and granite benchtops.

Mid-Century Modern Kitchen in Phoenix

Interior Design Solutions

Photo of a small midcentury single-wall open plan kitchen in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, metallic splashback, porcelain splashback, panelled appliances, concrete floors, with island, grey floor and white benchtop.

Elegant Contemporary Kitchen

The Kitchen Company

This custom contemporary kitchen designed by Gail Bolling pairs cool gray cabinetry with a crisp white waterfall countertop while the backsplash adds just a touch of shine. It is a national award-winning design.

Contemporary Grey Kitchen

Tom Howley

The Hartford collection is an inspired modern update on the classic Shaker style kitchen. Designed with simplicity in mind, the kitchens in this range have a universal appeal that never fails to delight. Each kitchen is beautifully proportioned, with an unerring focus on scale that ensures the final result is flawless. The impressive island adds much needed extra storage and work surface space, perfect for busy family living. Placed in the centre of the kitchen, it creates a hub for friends and family to gather. A large Kohler sink, with Perrin & Rowe taps creates a practical prep area and because it’s positioned between the Aga and fridge it creates an ideal work triangle.

Sophistication

Mowlem & Co

The result of a close collaboration between designer and client, this stylish kitchen maximises the varying heights and shapes of the space to create a blend of relaxed, open-plan charm and functionally distinct working and living zones. The thoughtful updating of classic aesthetics lends the room a timeless beauty, while a tonal range of warm greys creates a subtle counterpoint to distinctive accents such as brass fittings and sliding ladders. An abundance of light graces the space as it flows between the needs of chic entertaining, informal family gatherings and culinary proficiency. Plentiful – and occasionally quirky – storage also forms a key design detail, while the finest in materials and equipment make this kitchen a place to truly enjoy. Photo by Jake Fitzjones

Kitchen with Metallic 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!