While this Italian design firm’s kitchen creations reflect a certain country styling, they seem to possess an elegant, refined quality more suitable for a luxurious metropolitan home than a country cottage or farmhouse. The majority of Minacciolo’s charming furniture is made of light finished or painted woods in natural, mint green, robins egg blue, cream, and yellow. The . . .
Category: Kitchen Designs
Find a huge collection of kitchen designs here. Styles covered include classic, country, modern, retro and also region specific styles of kitchens from Italy, France, Germany, Japan and more.
20 Kitchen Island Designs
As the heart of the modern kitchen, the island revs up the room’s function factor with extra storage space, work surfaces and as a cooking station. Perhaps, one of the most important roles that many islands play is that of gathering place. Family and friends love to hang out in the kitchen, and the island . . .
Open Kitchen Shelves Inspiration
Open sided storage adds a laid back look to a kitchen, as well as keeping cooking and serving essentials easily accessible, but what arrangements will keep your cooking space looking neat and stylish? We’re taking a look at open kitchen shelf ideas that create the perfect balance between chic and nonchalant. Recommended Reading 50 Cool . . .
Kitchens That Make the Cut
The amazing Artica kitchen by Estudiosat, was designed in answer to the challenge set by manufacturer Delta Cocinas to create a kitchen that stepped outside the box from the style of kitchens currently available on the marketplace; looking at the origami-esque geometric folds of these cabinet fronts, it appears as though that old constricting design . . .
Kitchen Dining Designs: Inspiration and Ideas
This collection of kitchen dining room visualizations covers just about every design style in the book, so lets take a walk through them to see what it is that makes a great culinary cross over space.
Kitchen Designs with Personality
Italian company Dada have put together these convivial kitchen schemes to inspire cooking spaces with individuality; simple slab front units look spick-and-span, but are given bags of character by placement of surrounding open shelving where collections overspill, bringing personality and intrigue. Find out more about the theory behind Dada Kitchens:
Innovative Kitchens & Curvaceous Countertops
Furniture artisans at SplinterWorks, formed in 2009 by Miles Hartwell and Matt Withington in the South of England, show their “particular affinity with developing work that re-thinks how we prepare, cook and experience food” in this collection of inspiring kitchen designs that break the grid of the traditional shaped kitchen, and carries it through as . . .
Modern Kitchens From Cesar
As one of the better known Italian kitchen companies, turning out designs since 1969, Cesar produce some pretty cool stuff, and this selection gives a taster of their current offerings should you be in the market for a new culinary space. As usual the range is shown in a way that the majority of us . . .
New Age Contemporary Kitchens
Check out this collection from Cuisines Morel. The old rule book is thrown clean out of the window when it comes to finish, color and creativity, seeing jaw dropping combinations of rustic, knotty cabinets against a graffiti backdrop, or bright sky blue gloss sandwiched right inside rich wood and white glass. Team all this with . . .
Modern Kitchens From Elmar Cucine
We were browsing through Italian kitchen maker Elmar Cucine‘s catalog the other day and liked what we saw. The forms they use are simple with bold lines and sharp edges giving their designs somewhat of a masculine touch. This emphasis on simplicity is no accident and is expressed quite clearly in their philosophy: Elmar is . . .
Kitchens From Alno
German kitchen brand Alno first previewed the Marecucina concept in 2010 which explored a boat-like form for the kitchen counter. This unique shape created quite an international stir in 2010 and Alno ended up winning several prestigious awards for it. Still popular, the Marecucina concept is displayed prominently in the company’s 2012 ebook. Check out . . .
Modern Japanese Kitchens
There’s something to be said about these Japanese kitchens – they are sleek, modern, captivating, and makes quite the dynamic statement. You cannot pin them to a particular mood or tone – they can be warm and cozy or cool and clean. But one popular idea most Japanese kitchens seem to subscribe to is to . . .
Open, Modern Kitchens with Few Pops of Color
The open kitchen has been a modern design staple for some time now. The pros of such an open and airy space, are many. They allow people to freely flow in and out of the adjoining rooms, and are usually closely located near a dining room or breakfast nook, which encourages togetherness, closeness and an . . .
Nordic Kitchen Design Inspiration
Consider these kitchens by Norema, a Norwegian designer and manufacturer of kitchen cabinetry. Any theme comes magically. Rustic designs appear fresh and inviting, especially when accentuated with abundant cabinet space. Retro designs like mid-century Modernism are clean and efficient. Traditional contemporary designs using this modular cabinetry seems timeless. That’s part of what gives this designer . . .
Personalized Kitchens from Logoscoop
There are so many companies now that specialise in kitchen design. The difference with Logoscoop lies in the fact that they don’t restrict themselves with what is popular rather they respond to each design brief individually and try to reflect the end user’s personality in the design. They pay attention to the lifestyle and habits . . .
Kitchen Inspiration
Today we feature the work of Meedo, a Poland based design studio that specializes in architectural visualization. They have an impressive portfolio and we thought the kitchens were especially well put together. While most of these renderings wouldn’t pass for photorealism, some of them feature solutions for spaces that are ‘life-like’ (read short-on-area). They also . . .
Purple Kitchens
If you have been a long term follower of this site, you will know that at times we do color specific posts. It is like we pick out a particular color and post pictures of spaces that give importance to this color. Today we specifically focus on purple kitchens, and we must say that the . . .
Coffee, Tea, and Sugar Jar Galore!
Doesn’t it seem like home canning jars have been around to preserve things (anything!) since the beginning of time? Well they have really only been around since the mid 1800’s, but with every passing century we are still finding ways to reinvent the jar with new styles, forms and designs. Below are some really beautiful . . .
Kitchens from German Maker Poggenpohl
We are quite impressed with what Poggenpohl has cooked up with its new Artesio range for 2011. Designed with inputs from renowned German architect Hadi Teherani they have experimented with the now-not-so-uncommon concept of cooking+living. It expands on traditional kitchen design by blending kitchen duty with your overall lifestyle. In recent years the open kitchen/living . . .
Modern Style Italian Kitchens from Scavolini
What exactly makes a kitchen Italian? Well if Scavolini has any clue, we can see in the photos of their kitchen designs below that they all manifest as a work of art. Whether it be in the sleek curvature of lines or the color and design of the cabinetry, the Italian kitchen concept is open . . .
White Kitchens
In the past we have done a series of kitchens featuring red, brown, black and white, orange, yellow, blue and green color schemes. But rooms need not always have a splash of color to make them look appealing. While technically not a color, white is the result of all colors appearing combined, representing wholeness and . . .
