The original oak cabinets where painted white but lacked space and needed a fresh new look. New 45" Stacked wall uppers installed with clear glass top openings. LED under cabinet lighting All base cabinets refaced to match. Old uppers where re-installed in the garage. Learn more about Showplace: http://www.houzz.com/pro/showplacefinecabinetry/showplace-wood-products Mtn. Kitchens Staff Photo

Kopper Mountain

Northstar Systembuilt

Photo of a mid-sized country single-wall kitchen pantry in Minneapolis with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, linoleum floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.

Lakeside Modern

Marilyn Hill Interiors

Showcase Photography
Photo of a mid-sized beach style single-wall kitchen in Nashville with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, glass tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, linoleum floors and with island.

Kitchen Remodel + Home Addition In Fort Worth TX

Nomad Remodeling & Outdoors

In a picturesque Fort Worth home, a recent kitchen renovation has brought a fresh, Scandinavian charm to the heart of the house. The focal point of this transformation is the exquisite dusty emerald shaker-style cabinets, their subtle green hue lending an air of sophistication. Accentuating the cabinets are elegant gold handles, adding a touch of luxury to the design. Light oak flooring gracefully spans the kitchen's expanse, radiating warmth and contrast against the white quartz countertops, which provide both a pristine workspace and a seamless blend with the clean white walls. This modern kitchen renovation in Fort Worth seamlessly marries aesthetics and functionality, creating a welcoming space where culinary creativity flourishes.

Home Staging Irvington, NJ

Logan Sapphire Home Staging

This is an example of a large contemporary galley eat-in kitchen in New York with open cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, stone tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, linoleum floors, with island, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Nostalgic Industrial Kitchen

Rimrock Cabinet Co.

Mid-sized industrial u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, cement tile splashback, coloured appliances, linoleum floors and a peninsula.

Mid-century Modern Kitchen in Portland, Oregon

ColorMoxie NW

What is not to love about this kitchen?? Simple, full of charm, efficient layout..... and the perfect paint colors selected by ColorMoxie NW. Selecting white is much more complex than one might guess. The wrong white wall and cabinetry color could have forever looked "off" with the quartz counters and white subway tile. And that blue?? Swoon worthy Baltic Sea by Benjamin Moore. Hard to see in the photo, but there's a smidge of the same blue in the Marmoleum swirls (color: Sunny Day).

Cartmel - Sage Green

The Rigid Kitchen Company

Range: Cartmel Colour: Sage Green Worktops: Quartz
Mid-sized traditional single-wall separate kitchen in West Midlands with an integrated sink, raised-panel cabinets, green cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, glass sheet splashback, black appliances, linoleum floors, no island, grey floor and white benchtop.

Haven Hill, Kinsale

User

Dermot Fitzgerald Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped open plan kitchen in Cork with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, panelled appliances, linoleum floors and with island.

Du studio vers un deux pièces

Fables de Murs

Cuisine ouverte
Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall open plan kitchen in Other with grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, linoleum floors, grey floor, white benchtop, flat-panel cabinets and glass sheet splashback.

Kitchen Renovation

America Green Builders

New kitchen cabinets with an island in the middle and quartz counter top. built in oven with cook top, sub zero fridge. pendents lights over the island and sink. bar stool on one side of the island. pantries on both sides of the fridge. green cement tile on back-splash walls.. upper cabinets with glass and shelves. new floor. new upgraded electrical rewiring. under cabinet lights. dimmer switches. raising ceiling to original height. new linoleum green floors. 4 inch Led recessed lights. new plumbing upgrades.

809 Los Robles

LN Properties, LLC

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley separate kitchen in Los Angeles with a double-bowl sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, beige splashback, stainless steel appliances, linoleum floors and no island.

Burk Kitchen

Kitchens Made Simple

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Minneapolis with a double-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, yellow splashback, stone tile splashback, white appliances, linoleum floors and with island.

Contemporary in Meydenbauer - Bellevue, WA

Sockeye Homes

Inspiration for an expansive contemporary eat-in kitchen in Seattle with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, linoleum floors and with island.

Hexa

Agence OSSIBUS

Stanislas Ledoux pour Agence Ossibus
This is an example of a mid-sized modern l-shaped separate kitchen in Bordeaux with white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, panelled appliances, linoleum floors, no island, grey floor, beige benchtop, an undermount sink and flat-panel cabinets.

Modern Monochrome

Kitchen Architecture Ltd

Kitchen Architecture - b3 furniture in Graphite and Alpine White laminate with 12mm quartz worktop on island. Alpine White wall panels and integrated Gaggenau 400 series appliances.

Lackner remodel

Cathedral Construction, LLC

Pental Quartz counters sit atop custom cabinetry by George Ramos Woodworking. The three new 9-pane windows and full-lite door bring ample light into the space. Photo: Jeff Schwilk

Kitchen-diner Blues

Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens

This lovely kitchen-diner and utility started life as a collection of much smaller rooms. Our clients wanted to create a large and airy kitchen-dining room across the rear of the house. They were keen for it to make better use of the space and take advantage of the aspect to the garden. We knocked the various rooms through to create one much larger kitchen space with a flow through utility area adjoining it. The Kitchen Ingredients Bespoke designed, the kitchen-diner combines a number of sustainable elements. Not only solid and built to last, the design is highly functional as well. The kitchen cabinet bases are made from high-recycled content MFC, these cabinets are super sustainable. They are glued and dowelled, and then set rigidly square in a press. Starting off square, in a pres, they stay square – the perfect foundation for a solid kitchen. Guaranteed for 15 years, but we expect the cabinets to last much longer. Exactly what you want when you’re investing in a new kitchen. The longer a kitchen lasts, the more sustainable it is. Painted in a soft light grey, the timber doors are easy on the eye. The solid oak open shelves above the sink match those at the end of the peninsula. They also tie in with the smaller unit's worktop and upstand in the dining area. The timber shelves conceal flush under-mounted energy-saving LED lights to light the sink area below. All hinges and drawer runners are solid and come with a lifetime guarantee from Blum. Mixing heirlooms with the contemporary The new kitchen design works much better as a social space, allowing cooking, food prep and dining in one characterful room. Our client was keen to mix a modern and contemporary style with their more traditional family heirlooms, such as the dining table and chairs. Also key was incorporating high-end technology and gadgets, including a pop-up socket in the Quartz IQ worktop peninsula. Now, the room boasts underfloor heating, two fantastic single ovens, induction hob and under counter wine fridge. The original kitchen was much, much smaller. The footprint of the new space covers the space of the old kitchen, a living room, WC and utility room. The images below show the development in progress. By relocating the WC to just outside the kitchen and using RSJs to open up the space, the entire room benefits from the flow of natural light through the patio doors.

Becker

Kitchens Made Simple

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional galley eat-in kitchen in Minneapolis with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, linoleum floors and no island.

THE BOW ROOF CABIN

North Swell Design Build

Cabin Kitchen Remodel - AFTER
Mid-sized country u-shaped open plan kitchen in Portland with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, green cabinets, quartzite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, panelled appliances, linoleum floors, a peninsula and grey benchtop.

Kitchen with Quartzite Benchtops and Linoleum Floors 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!