9 of the Most Gorgeous Plywood Kitchens on Houzz
Beautiful, versatile and strong – what's not to love about plywood?
Plywood is becoming increasingly popular in kitchens. Its budget-friendly credentials and strength have always made it a good choice, but now we’re seeing it more and more in high-end cookspaces. Check out these beautiful rooms that show how this versatile wood can be used to give a stunning look to your kitchen.
Be bold with colour
The designers of this vivid kitchen have had fun with the material. A wall of shelves has been interspersed with cabinet doors covered with bright yellow laminate to form a grid. It looks almost like a piece of abstract art and offsets the more muted blue on the base cabinets. The warmth of the plywood is the perfect texture to contrast with the blocks of colour.
The designers of this vivid kitchen have had fun with the material. A wall of shelves has been interspersed with cabinet doors covered with bright yellow laminate to form a grid. It looks almost like a piece of abstract art and offsets the more muted blue on the base cabinets. The warmth of the plywood is the perfect texture to contrast with the blocks of colour.
Showcase an island
The majority of this kitchen is pretty traditional, with standard Shaker cabinets lining the perimeter. To liven things up, the designers have added a surprise element on the island. Plywood drawers with a very plain, contemporary design give a modern twist to the space. They’ve tied it all together by replicating the handle shape on both the Shaker drawers and the plywood versions, and by using the same worktop everywhere.
The majority of this kitchen is pretty traditional, with standard Shaker cabinets lining the perimeter. To liven things up, the designers have added a surprise element on the island. Plywood drawers with a very plain, contemporary design give a modern twist to the space. They’ve tied it all together by replicating the handle shape on both the Shaker drawers and the plywood versions, and by using the same worktop everywhere.
Frame the wood
Exposed plywood looks fabulous next to painted surfaces, especially in this cool cookspace. The designers have added painted panels to the base units and tall cabinet, but have left the wall units natural. To show them off, they’ve continued the painted surface along the top to form a frame. The recessed area is quite different from the grey shade around it, but the turquoise wall and yellow cabinet help to tie in the two zones.
Exposed plywood looks fabulous next to painted surfaces, especially in this cool cookspace. The designers have added painted panels to the base units and tall cabinet, but have left the wall units natural. To show them off, they’ve continued the painted surface along the top to form a frame. The recessed area is quite different from the grey shade around it, but the turquoise wall and yellow cabinet help to tie in the two zones.
Go for dark and moody
By adding coloured laminate panels to your plywood cabinets, or by spraying or staining the actual wood, you can create a number of different looks in your kitchen. Take this one for example, the choice of a dark charcoal gives this cookspace a smart, contemporary feel. A deep hue like this one is a great choice for highlighting the natural edges of the plywood cabinetry.
By adding coloured laminate panels to your plywood cabinets, or by spraying or staining the actual wood, you can create a number of different looks in your kitchen. Take this one for example, the choice of a dark charcoal gives this cookspace a smart, contemporary feel. A deep hue like this one is a great choice for highlighting the natural edges of the plywood cabinetry.
Leave it natural
You don’t have to add colour to your plywood cabinets at all, of course. This kitchen shows off the material in its most natural form and looks stunning. The cabinet frames are in fact made of metal, which gives the wooden doors a shiny contrast. The designers have kept the look minimal by adding more silver appliances and using the same pale plywood on the wall and for the shelves.
You don’t have to add colour to your plywood cabinets at all, of course. This kitchen shows off the material in its most natural form and looks stunning. The cabinet frames are in fact made of metal, which gives the wooden doors a shiny contrast. The designers have kept the look minimal by adding more silver appliances and using the same pale plywood on the wall and for the shelves.
Contrast with red
Birch plywood is featured throughout this elegant 1960s home and forms a beautiful natural backdrop. The designers have differentiated the kitchen from the rest of the house by painting the plywood door fronts grey. They look striking next to the bright red oven and extractor hood, and the natural wood elsewhere shows off the bold colour even more.
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Birch plywood is featured throughout this elegant 1960s home and forms a beautiful natural backdrop. The designers have differentiated the kitchen from the rest of the house by painting the plywood door fronts grey. They look striking next to the bright red oven and extractor hood, and the natural wood elsewhere shows off the bold colour even more.
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Give it a grid effect
Rather than adding a painted surface to the door fronts, the designers of this kitchen have gone for the opposite effect. The black carcass edges contrast sharply with the pale plywood cabinet fronts. In fact, the difference in shade is so strong that it has given the kitchen the appearance of a grid. To show it off to the max, the designers added a jet-black upstand and left the walls relatively plain and white.
Rather than adding a painted surface to the door fronts, the designers of this kitchen have gone for the opposite effect. The black carcass edges contrast sharply with the pale plywood cabinet fronts. In fact, the difference in shade is so strong that it has given the kitchen the appearance of a grid. To show it off to the max, the designers added a jet-black upstand and left the walls relatively plain and white.
Work with white
The designers have kept things clean and simple in this chic kitchen. Beautiful plywood cabinets have been paired with sleek white drawers and a fresh white worktop. The combination gives the cookspace a light and airy feel, and the white helps to show off the grain of the honey-coloured plywood.
Which of these plywood kitchens is your favourite? Have you used this type of wood in your own cookspace? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
The designers have kept things clean and simple in this chic kitchen. Beautiful plywood cabinets have been paired with sleek white drawers and a fresh white worktop. The combination gives the cookspace a light and airy feel, and the white helps to show off the grain of the honey-coloured plywood.
Which of these plywood kitchens is your favourite? Have you used this type of wood in your own cookspace? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
The kitchen here mixes natural and metallic finishes beautifully. The plywood cabinets have been treated with lye, which gives them a lovely pale look, but the designers have made sure we can see the natural colour of the wood in details such as the recessed handles. To finish it all off, they’ve added smooth sheets of steel to the worktops, which look sleek next to the layered plywood below. It’s a good way to incorporate steel into a kitchen without the space feeling too industrial.
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