Julika Hardegen
Inspiration for an expansive farmhouse bathroom in Cologne with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Luc Boegly
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary open plan open plan dining room with a built-in media unit, white walls, ceramic flooring, no fireplace and grey floors.

Building Designer: Gerard Smith Design Photographer: Paul Smith Images Winner of HIA House of the Year over $2M
This is an example of an expansive and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Brisbane with a flat roof.

Expansive modern single-wall open plan kitchen in Essex with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops and an island.

In the sought-after affluent village of Radlett, we were commissioned by our client to create a show-stopping masterpiece for their kitchen with an adjacent walk-in pantry. It wasn’t just a kitchen; it was a place where our client would feel right at home with their interior design, daily living and evening entertaining. The brief was clear: warm and luxurious with seating for all occasions and organised storage, a room that could move easily from quiet morning coffee to a long supper with friends. The house gave us a beautiful starting point. Working with the client’s mood board, the vision of walnut for the kitchen quickly felt inevitable, a way of grounding the cabinetry in the same tonal world as the architecture above it. Lighter accents were then layered in, lifting the palette and bringing it firmly into step with the direction interiors are moving in right now: rich characterful timbers softened by quieter, paler counterpoints. It’s a large space, and the cabinetry had to hold its own without overwhelming it. Our Lay-On Slim Shaker was the natural choice: a tailored frame that gives the room structure and rhythm. The slim profile keeps things contemporary, a quietly modernist take on a familiar silhouette. On top of that, we added reeded details to parts of the design, a textured piece that catches the light and gently slows the eye as it moves across the space. The tinted walnut veneer brings out the depth and grain of timber, giving the room exactly the warmth and luxury it asks for and the lighter tone of Rolling Fog Dark gives it space to breathe. A soft colour with just enough depth to feel considered next to the richness of the walnut. This contrast is what makes the room work, and we absolutely love it! At the centre of the room is a large rectangular island holding the whole composition together. It gives the space a clear focal point while giving a generous working surface that a kitchen of this scale deserves. One side leans into character, open-shelving set on solid legs, and on the other, a beautiful banquette wrapping around an L-shape. Set into the heart of the main run, the sink and tap claim their own moment in the design, framed by symmetrical cabinetry on either side. It’s a considered choreography, where the working part of the kitchen takes its place. Above it, bridging the gap between the upper and lower cabinetry, a walnut floating shelf adds a horizontal note of warmth, completed by an Armac Martin Cotswold gallery rail in aged brass. It’s these small pieces of jewellery that nod to traditional detailing. Behind, the splashback steps in as a beautiful backdrop, rising from the worktop in Dekton Arga. The smooth cream surface carries subtle brown-gold veins that intensify its dramatic structure, giving a beautiful, dazzling sheen. This kitchen didn’t just settle for one sink either. A secondary sink sits within the island, dedicated to prep and easy handwashing, so the rhythm of cooking, serving and entertaining never has to cross. An appliance lineup makes no secret of a real love for Miele. A huge bank of Miele appliances in Pearl Beige takes its place within the floor-to-ceiling cabinetry. It’s a quietly confident way to handle a serious amount of kit: rather than scattering appliances around the room, everything lands in one place, beautifully composed. A Smeg induction hob sits flush at the island, while a Siemens glass draft extractor rides behind it. Completing the suite of appliances is the integrated Fisher & Paykel French door fridge freezer. Grounding the whole space are the additional details that reward a closer look. Pocket door dressers with ordered storage, integrated lighting that brings the interiors to life, and the bespoke walnut cutlery drawers carrying the same level of care. The Walk-In Pantry Just off the main kitchen, hidden behind a pocket door, the walk-in pantry reveals itself as a beautiful, organised room. The smart, deep green Lay-On Slim Shaker cabinetry immediately changes the mood. Filled with floor-to-ceiling cabinetry, it gives the pantry a sense of generous, dedicated storage. It’s completed with Armac Martin handles in burnished brass, and the worktops are Carrara quartz. Open shelving set on bespoke corbels sits in front of the T&G wall panelling while integrated lighting picks out everything on display. A fridge sits within the cabinetry, joined by a sink and tap, so the pantry doesn’t just store the contents of a busy household; it actively supports them. Every part of this Radlett project has been shaped from the main room delivering the show-stopping masterpiece, while the pantry behind its pocket door offers a quieter, more intimate counterpoint. Both form a home that’s ready for a quiet morning and a long evening of entertaining. Our thanks go to Shaadee Asekour Interiors, whose interior design vision sat beautifully alongside our cabinetry from the very first conversation, and to photographer Paul Craig, whose images capture the warmth, texture and quiet luxury of the finished rooms exactly as we hoped they would.

Foto: Jens Bergmann / KSB Architekten
This is an example of an expansive contemporary boot room in Frankfurt with white walls, light hardwood flooring and a single front door.

Trappmann Michael
Design ideas for an expansive and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Dortmund with a flat roof and a green roof.

Creating alcoves in walls with mirror, glass or a panel such as this is a beautiful way to create intrigue, a mirror between spaces and depth to your space. - Mark Payne Landscape Design - Photographer - Mark Payne

The lower ground floor of the house has witnessed the greatest transformation. A series of low-ceiling rooms were knocked-together, excavated by a couple of feet, and extensions constructed to the side and rear. A large open-plan space has thus been created. The kitchen is located at one end, and overlooks an enlarged lightwell with a new stone stair accessing the front garden; the dining area is located in the centre of the space. Photographer: Nick Smith

Inspiration for an expansive contemporary open plan living room in Barcelona with white walls, concrete flooring, a standard fireplace, a wooden fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.

Vue globale extérieure
Inspiration for an expansive and beige classic concrete semi-detached house in Paris with three floors, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.

Aperture 22 Photography
This is an example of an expansive contemporary two floor detached house in Perth with a flat roof and a metal roof.

The exterior of the apartments incorporates a strongly defined entrance using the architectural language of repetition with dark louvers and vertical proportions breaking up the horizontal form of the building into smaller parts. The contrast of the development in the suburban context is reduced through the use of materials: the roughness of precast concrete panels, clean lines of the vertical black aluminium screening, and soft cedar colours work together to moderate the scale of the development. Photography by Simon Hewitt

Pierre Chancy

Aus der Sauna kommen und im Bademantel ein saftiges Steak vom Grill geniessen. Ein luxuriöser Männertraum wird wahr mit einer Kota. Eine Kota ist eine kombinierte Sauna- & Grillhütte. Diese wurde entworfen & gefertigt von Designwerk Christl. Bilder by DESIGNWERK CHRISTL

Inspiration for an expansive and white scandinavian two floor house exterior in Aalborg.

Beautiful bespoke kitchen with views down to an estuary. Secret location, South West England. Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling Jan Cadle
Inspiration for an expansive country kitchen/diner in Devon with beaded cabinets, beige cabinets, granite worktops, white appliances and slate flooring.

Kadri Reichard für FENG SHUI & LIVING
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary entrance in Hamburg.

Damian James Bramley, DJB Photography
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary house exterior with three floors, stone cladding and a hip roof.