U-shaped Eat-in Kitchen Design Ideas

Our clients were looking to achieve a seamless integration between the main living timber floors and the new floors in the Kitchen space. Having Cork originally in the #MountLawleyProject, I suggested a large slab format Marble Porcelain tile in matte. This has really given the Kitchen a beautiful finish tying effortlessly into the matte grey, white, timber and concrete finished benchtops.

A light and bright minimalist design featuring two-pack painted cabinetry to match the clients freshly painted walls, subway tile stack-style, and feature timber components bring warmth into the space. 20mm Caesarstone 'Ocean Foam' benchtops in a polished finish help to reflect overhead light. A small kitchen packed with functionality.

Contemporary Retro Kitchen
Mid-sized contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Melbourne with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, laminate benchtops, orange splashback, ceramic splashback, black appliances, medium hardwood floors, a peninsula and exposed beam.

This is an example of a contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, blue splashback, subway tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, a peninsula, brown floor and white benchtop.

Photo of a transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Central Coast with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, beige splashback, stainless steel appliances, a peninsula, grey floor and beige benchtop.

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Newcastle - Maitland with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, with island and white benchtop.

This is an example of a small industrial u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with a drop-in sink, white splashback, glass sheet splashback, black appliances, medium hardwood floors, a peninsula and black benchtop.

New Kitchen Layout, removed corner pantry, flipped fridge & bench to avoid fridge blocking flow, inbuilt microwave area, stainless steel appliances, shaker profile joinery, tiled splashback.

Contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Wollongong with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Putting cabinetry along the back wall of our Condo project would have looked clumsy butted up against the window. Instead we made this otherwise awkward corner shine with a striking marble splash back to the ceiling. Keeping the upper cabinets white (which keeps the space open and spacious) adding a splash of colour below and hint of timber and brass means that this small kitchen is not small on style.

Mid-sized contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Melbourne with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, engineered quartz splashback, black appliances, medium hardwood floors, no island and brown floor.

Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with a double-bowl sink, beaded inset cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, ceramic floors, with island, white floor and white benchtop.

This is an example of a contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Melbourne with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, white splashback, subway tile splashback, white appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, tile benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, no island, brown floor, black benchtop and exposed beam.

This is an example of a mid-sized modern u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, engineered quartz splashback, black appliances, ceramic floors, grey floor, grey benchtop, a peninsula and recessed.

Photo of a transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sunshine Coast with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, with island, grey floor and white benchtop.

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Sydney with a double-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, window splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island, brown floor and white benchtop.

Underpinning our design notions and considerations for this home were two instinctual ideas: that of our client’s fondness for ‘Old Be-al’ and associated desire for an enhanced connection between the house and the old-growth eucalypt landscape; and our own determined appreciation for the house’s original brickwork, something we hoped to celebrate and re-cast within the existing dwelling. While considering the client’s brief of a two-bedroom, two-bathroom house, our design managed to reduce the overall footprint of the house and provide generous flowing living spaces with deep connection to the natural suburban landscape and the heritage of the existing house. The reference to Old Be-al is constantly reinforced within the detailed design. The custom-made entry light mimics its branches, as does the pulls on the joinery and even the custom towel rails in the bathroom. The dynamically angled ceiling of rhythmically spaced timber cross-beams that extend out to an expansive timber decking are in dialogue with the upper canopy of the surrounding trees. The rhythm of the bushland also finds expression in vertical mullions and horizontal bracing beams, reminiscent of both the trunks and the canopies of the adjacent trees.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in Melbourne with white cabinets.