Contemporary White Kitchen with Metro Tiled Splashback Ideas and Designs

Nell Gwynn House
Photo of a medium sized contemporary single-wall kitchen/diner in London with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring and no island.

Overview Extend off the rear of a Victorian terrace to yield an amazing family space. The Brief Phase II of this project for us, we were asked to extend into the side and off the rear as much as planning would allow, then create a light, sleek space for a design-driven client. Our Solution While wraparound extensions are ubiquitous (and the best way to enhance living space) they are never boring. Our client was driven to achieve a space people would talk about and so it’s has proved. This scheme has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Houzz; we think the neat lines and bold choices make it an excellent ideas platform for those looking to create a kitchen diner with seating space and utility area. The brief is a common one, but each client goes on to work with us on their own unique interpretation.

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary galley open plan kitchen in London with a belfast sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops, grey splashback, metro tiled splashback and an island.

Photographer: Derek Swalwell
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary galley kitchen/diner in Melbourne with an island, flat-panel cabinets, concrete flooring, a submerged sink, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback and stainless steel appliances.

Our clients wanted a new, spacious kitchen in their late Victorian property and asked us to design a ground floor side return extension. In addition to the kitchen extension, the clients asked us to draw up plans for a loft conversion which would include a new master bedroom with an en suite. Although the loft conversion was allowed under permitted development laws, full planning consent was needed for the kitchen extension. Lambeth is a notoriously tricky borough in which to secure planning consent, but with 20 years of experience working in the borough we secured planning approval for a side return extension. The extension incorporates a strip of frameless glass which runs from floor to ceiling at a right angle to the side of the house, ensuring maximum light penetration at all times of day. Bi-fold folding doors open onto a large terrace from the dining area.

This is an example of a medium sized contemporary galley open plan kitchen in Paris with a built-in sink, white cabinets, wood worktops, brown splashback, metro tiled splashback, white appliances, ceramic flooring and a breakfast bar.

Photo credit Thomas Dalhoff
Small contemporary u-shaped kitchen/diner in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, a breakfast bar and medium hardwood flooring.

This is an example of a large contemporary u-shaped kitchen pantry in Melbourne with a built-in sink, beaded cabinets, green cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, limestone flooring, an island and white worktops.

Photo of a contemporary kitchen in London with a submerged sink, white cabinets, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring, an island, beige floors, granite worktops and shaker cabinets.

Leading from the kitchen bespoke cabinetry was designed and fabricated for the laundry room/pantry, which features crittall style shelving with Corian made to measure shelves and a sliding system ladder. David Giles

Rei Moon
Inspiration for a contemporary kitchen in London with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, black splashback, metro tiled splashback and stainless steel appliances.

Beautiful light and bright open kitchen with a coastal feel. An amazing transformation from a 25+ year old all timber kitchen which made the space feel dark and closed in.

Contemporary l-shaped kitchen in London with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, black appliances, a breakfast bar, grey floors and white worktops.

Family kictchen, Clapham Common, with marble and green styling
Large contemporary galley kitchen/diner in London with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring, an island, white worktops, black appliances and brown floors.

Inspiration for a contemporary kitchen/diner in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, metallic splashback, metro tiled splashback and dark hardwood flooring.

Art Department Creative
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary galley kitchen pantry in Adelaide with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, concrete flooring, an island, grey floors and grey worktops.

Zesta Kitchens
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary u-shaped kitchen/diner in Melbourne with a submerged sink, beaded cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring and no island.

Gareth Gardner
Photo of a contemporary galley kitchen in London with an island, flat-panel cabinets, stainless steel worktops, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring, white cabinets, white splashback and metro tiled splashback.

Art Department Creative
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary galley kitchen in Adelaide with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, concrete flooring, an island, grey floors and grey worktops.