This bought off plan 9 year old home lacked all personality for my clients, option A,B,C in these new developments end up needing a lot of personalisation. we removed the entire kitchen/dining area and flooring. It was far from desireable. Now with new warming underfloor heating throughout, bright and fresh new palette, bespoke built furniture and a totally NEW layout. This Home is more than they have ever wanted! its incredible and the space also feels so much larger due to the design planned and products used. Finished to an excellent standard with our trade team.

Historic Renovation

Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.

This is an example of a transitional kitchen in New York with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, coloured appliances, dark hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.

Sandbanks

Jenny Martin Design

Joshua Lawrence
Photo of a large beach style l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Vancouver with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, coloured appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, beige floor and white benchtop.

Extension & Renovation Malone Belfast

Jim Morrison Architects

Rory Corrigan
Photo of a mid-sized transitional eat-in kitchen in Belfast with a double-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, mirror splashback, coloured appliances, with island and white floor.

Copperfield

Acadian House Design & Renovation

Photo of a large transitional l-shaped kitchen pantry in New Orleans with quartz benchtops, porcelain floors, with island, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, a farmhouse sink, cement tile splashback, coloured appliances, grey floor and white benchtop.

The Stunning Shaker Kitchen

Sustainable Kitchens

Shaker style oak cabinets are painted in Farrow & Ball Strong White. The Falcon range cooker is visible with a cornice fitted around the extractor hood above. The hanging pendant light adds a subtle industrial touch. Photography Credit - Charles O'Beirne

Talavera Kitchen Tile

Rustic Brick and Fireplace

Mexican Talavera kitchen tile
Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean single-wall eat-in kitchen in Sacramento with raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback, coloured appliances, with island and black benchtop.

Debra Campbell Design

Debra Drake Design

Design ideas for a small traditional l-shaped kitchen in Seattle with coloured appliances, a farmhouse sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, stone slab splashback, medium hardwood floors and with island.

Radiant reno

New Zealand Certified Builders Association

A renovation with a radiant result, transforming a closed-in home to one with an open plan kitchen and lounge area.
Design ideas for a large transitional galley eat-in kitchen in Auckland with a single-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, coloured appliances, dark hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

O'Brien Harris Classic

O'Brien Harris LLC

Photo of a traditional kitchen in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, coloured appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.

Neolith Urban Apartment Kitchen

Neolith UK

Use Blanco Carrara in different elements of your kitchen for a sophisticated and unifying effect. Its subtle veining lends itself well to being used with contrasting patterns and materials without being overpowering. Hygienic and robust, this surface can meet all of your cooking and baking needs.

Kitchen

Windstone Partners

This kitchen stays bright and clean by eliminating bulky cabinetry that often immediately ages a home. Instead, the architect designed large auxiliary kitchen spaces and pantries for storage, extra appliances, and food prep. This kitchen contains a mixture of traditional southern charm with the design of the doorways and the built in antique hutches, and contemporary vent hood and cabinetry.

Yellow Range- Coastal Renovation

Design Studio West

The yellow Bertazzoni range was the focal point of the kitchen, but we accentuated it with soft white and royal blue cabinets, rich walnut wood counters combined with Dekton. The result was a welcoming and fresh space.

Elegant, Chic and Completely Cozy

Leslie May Designs

This is an example of a large transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Raleigh with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, black splashback, stone slab splashback, coloured appliances, dark hardwood floors and a peninsula.

West Alamo Residence

Kelly Scanlon Interior Design

This was a collaboration spanning a few years. The Client had already remodeled the spaces by the time I came in to furnish and finesse. They took a generic ranch style home and modernized it for their lifestyle. The asks were for cool, collected, color, and nothing "off the shelf". The results are a sophisticated and artful personal point of view, timeless, yet forward thinking, full of Vintage Finds, Carefully curated art and fabulous textiles.Kathryn MacDonald Photography

Architecture and Interior Design

JawDesigns

This is an example of a country single-wall kitchen in Berkshire with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, coloured appliances, ceramic floors and no island.

Turquoise and White Kitchen Renovation St. Louis, MO

Karr Bick Kitchen and Bath

Denash Photography, designed by Jenny Rausch
Design ideas for a small country l-shaped open plan kitchen in St Louis with white cabinets, coloured appliances, with island, an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

East 86th Street Coop

Manhattan Renovations

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley kitchen in New York with white splashback, dark hardwood floors, a farmhouse sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, coloured appliances and no island.

Shaker Grey

Glenvale Kitchens

Inspiration for a transitional kitchen in Other with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, black splashback, stone slab splashback and coloured appliances.

Dallas | Melissa | Kitchen, Bar, Dining, Fireplaces

Kitchen Design Concepts

This 1960's home needed a little love to bring it into the new century while retaining the traditional charm of the house and entertaining the maximalist taste of the homeowners. Mixing bold colors and fun patterns were not only welcome but a requirement, so this home got a fun makeover in almost every room! New cabinets are from KitchenCraft (MasterBrand) in their Lexington doors style, White Cap paint on Maple. Counters are quartz from Cambria - Ironsbridge color. A Blanco Performa sin in stainless steel sits on the island with Newport Brass Gavin faucet and plumbing fixtures in satin bronze. The bar sink is from Copper Sinks Direct in a hammered bronze finish. Kitchen backsplash is from Renaissance Tile: Cosmopolitan field tile in China White, 5-1/8" x 5-1/8" squares in a horizontal brick lay. Bar backsplash is from Marble Systems: Chelsea Brick in Boho Bronze, 2-5/8" x 8-3/8" also in a horizontal brick pattern. Flooring is a stained hardwood oak that is seen throughout a majority of the house. The main feature of the kitchen is the Dacor 48" Heritage Dual Fuel Range taking advantage of their Color Match program. We settled on Sherwin Williams #6746 - Julip. It sits below a custom hood manufactured by a local supplier. It is made from 6" wide Resawn White Oak planks with an oil finish. It covers a Vent-A-Hood liner insert hood. Other appliances include a Dacor Heritage 24" Microwave Drawer, 24" Dishwasher, Scotsman 15" Ice Maker, and Liebherr tall Wine Cooler and 24" Undercounter Refrigerator.

Kitchen with White Cabinets and Coloured Appliances 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!