Small, quiet but efficient appliances fit seamlessly into the kitchen while still leaving space for an eat-in banquette area. photos by Shelly Harrison

Soapstone Kitchen by Granite Grannies

Stone Action

This eclectic kitchen has Soapstone countertops! Thanks Granite Grannies for fabricating this project and providing us this photo! http://www.granitegrannies.com Look through our soapstone or other stone options: http://www.stoneaction.com Soapstone is a classic. Stone colors are available in dark gray to blueish or greenish gray with light or dramatic veining. Over a period of time as soapstone ages it achieves a beautiful patina. When treated with mineral oil the stone will darken. Soapstone is an ideal kitchen countertop choice because it never has to been sealed and has high heat resistant properties. Soapstone, although soft, is a very dense (non-porous) stone. Most people are surprised to learn it is more dense than marble, slate, limestone and even granite. Since soapstone is impenetrable and it will not stain. No liquid will permeate its surface. This is why through the years soapstone is widely used in chemistry lab countertops and acid rooms. If you love the dark beauty of granite and the light veining of marble, consider soapstone instead. It's durable, relatively low-maintenance, and has a lovely, old-world feel.

Mt. Vernon Traditional Cherry Kitchen

St. Clair Kitchens

Small traditional l-shaped separate kitchen in DC Metro with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass sheet splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and no island.

IRIDE

BKT LOFT Italian Kitchen Cabinets in San Diego

An extremely contemporary offer, which conceals the culture and flavour of tradition. Every kitchen is a system providing functions which it is able to satisfy. A suitable space is needed for each of these. Selecting with care allows you to organise the kitchen perfectly according to individual style, to enjoy a kitchen with the very best in terms of USER-FRIENDLINESS.

San Francisco High Rise Kitchen

RC Cabinets & Closets

Photo of a small contemporary u-shaped separate kitchen in San Francisco with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, solid surface benchtops, red splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances and ceramic floors.

Lyptus Java & Daquiri / Canterbury & Wellington

Blue River Cabinetry Kitchen & Bath

StarMark Lyptus cabinetry with Java stain and maple with daquiri finish and chocolate glaze, Cambria quartz in Canterbury with waterfall edge and Wellington with ogee flat edge, KitchenAid appliances, Brizo faucet, mosaic backsplash with copper glitter grout and bronze accent tiles, wood plank tile flooring, and crystal pendant lighting.

Gallery

Boxwood Cabinetry & Design

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped separate kitchen in Salt Lake City with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, granite benchtops, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and a peninsula.

swansea kitchen

Dartmouth Building Supply Design Center

Schrock Cherry Cranberry Princeton Arch. 48" two sided Island with arch flush toekick All Plywood construction. Cambria Charston countertop. Designed by Christine Cunha

Cinnamon & Spice and Everything Nice

EHL Kitchens

Cozy up in this extra large kitchen: Beaded Inset Cabinetry by EHL Kitchens with a custom red glazed perimeter and black island and distressed finish. (#7817)

Kitchen and Pass-Thru Display

Gritton & Associates Architects

Inspiration for a kitchen in Tampa with red cabinets, a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets and stainless steel appliances.

All That Glitter's is not Gold(en Oak)

Interior Designer / Cabinet Designer

The out-dated kitchen and cramped laundry room provided little function for a young growing family. The wall between the family room and kitchen was removed to open up the space. A small closet that separated the kitchen fro the laundry room was removed to make a larger mudroom. All of the oak interior doors and trim were also replaced with fresh painted white. Too keep with the family's transitional style, new birch cabinets in a dark cherry-colored stain with a glaze replaced the original oak cabinets. Maintenance-free Cambria Quartz countertops were also installed. In the mudroom, additional countertop space was created as well as a custom locker unit for storage for the entire family.

Cordovan on Cherry with Uba Tuba

Kitchen Magic

Some remodeling customers are uncertain about the best way to change the look of their space, and turn to us at Kitchen Magic for guidance; other homeowners already have a clear idea of what they want, and ask us to make their vision a reality. The latter was very much the case in a recent remodeling project we completed in Milford, New Jersey. The home had been designed by the homeowner, who was clearly accustomed to creating and implementing an artistic vision for their living space. By the time Kitchen Magic arrived on the scene, the homeowner already had clear ideas about the colors and materials that would go into creating the look of their new kitchen. Cabinet refacing was the perfect solution for staying within budget, yet still having the kitchen they had always dreamed of. Building on the Existing Decor is Key The sleek, black appliances already in place demanded a bold complement, and the rich, deep hue of Cordovan on Cherry stain fit the bill perfectly. The arched cabinet doors add a classic touch of elegance, but one that blends seamlessly with the modern feel of the other design elements. The clean lines and chrome finish of the cabinet hardware serve to unite the vivid cherry cabinetry with the gray toned counters and backsplash. That backsplash, a custom design envisioned by the homeowner, brings both unity and contrast to the entire space. The splashes of lighter values brighten the deep red tones of the cabinets, keeping the room from feeling too dark. The use of texture and varied tonal values create a unique piece that adds dimension to the kitchen's personality and reflects the creative energy of the homeowners. The luxury of the deep cherry-red cabinets and the sleekly modern lines of the furnishings create a timeless and bold back drop for the counters, and only one stone perfectly fits that bill: granite! The black Uba Tuba granite countertops chosen by the homeowners have the visual weight and richness to pair with the Cordovan on Cherry, and the marbling of lighter and darker values echo of the custom-designed backsplash over the range, completing the new design. Taken together, the effect of the homeowners' choices create a striking, elegant, and almost decadent feel without any heavy or dark characters. The sleek lines and organic look created by the arched cabinet doors give the room a sense of grace and motion that is entirely appropriate to the homeowners' aesthetic, given their fondness for the adventure of hot-air ballooning and active life style. David Glasofer

Recent Work

Liberty Homes

Design ideas for a large country u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Boston with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island and brown floor.

Beach Condo Remodel

Oak Tree Construction

Mid-sized beach style l-shaped separate kitchen in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, black appliances, ceramic floors and with island.

Charming Cherry Select, Golden Colorado

ACODenver

Stunning custom hood with full-overlay, mullion five-piece drawer fronts. Wood is Pennsylvania Steam Cherry Select. Ideal for dry climate acclimation.

WINE VALLEY CIRCLE

Tomlinson Kitchen and Bath

Modern Traditional Kitchen for a lovely couple in the Bay Area. The Fieldstone and Forte paprika cherry cabinetry invite you into the kitchen and give warmth to the room. The Bainbridge door style used in this design is a beautiful traditional raised panel door with clean lines and details. The light natural tones from the polished porcelain floors by Emser Tile and the natural tones from the Havenwood chevron porcelain backsplash by MSI serve as a great accompaniment to the cabinetry. The pop in this kitchen comes from the stunning blue Cambria Skye countertop on the kitchen island and is a great complimentary color to the red tone radiating from the cherry cabinetry. The tall celings painted in Malibu Beige by Kelly Moore in this kitchen allow for a light an airy feel, and this feeling is felt even more by a mirrored backsplash in the Hutch area, as well as the diffused glass cabinet doors in the hutch and island cabinetry. Accents of polished chrome hardware from Top Knobs Hardware allow for a sparkle and shine in the kitchen that compliments the stainless steel appliances. All of these materials were found and designed in our wonderful showroom and were brought to reality here in this beautiful kitchen.

Large Cherry Kitchen

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…”

Elmhurst Luxury Kitchen

Custom Cabinet Source Inc

Photo of a large transitional eat-in kitchen in Chicago with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, granite benchtops, metallic splashback, metal splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and with island.

Southampton, PA Kitchen Remodel

Ryann Reed Design Build

Ilona Kalimov
Large traditional l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, ceramic floors and with island.

Mt. Vernon Traditional Cherry Kitchen

St. Clair Kitchens

This is an example of a small traditional l-shaped separate kitchen in DC Metro with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, red cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass sheet splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors and no island.

Kitchen with Raised-panel Cabinets and Red 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!