This large kitchen in a converted schoolhouse needed an unusual approach. The owners wanted an eclectic look – using a diverse range of styles, shapes, sizes, colours and finishes. The final result speaks for itself – an amazing, quirky and edgy design. From the black sink unit with its ornate mouldings to the oak and beech butcher’s block, from the blue and cream solid wood cupboards with a mix of granite and wooden worktops to the more subtle free-standing furniture in the utility. Top of the class in every respect! Photo: www.clivedoyle.com

Residential Interior Design & Decoration project by Camilla Molders Design
Design ideas for a large classic u-shaped kitchen/diner in Melbourne with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, blue splashback, a submerged sink, wood worktops, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring and an island.

Inspiration for a large country l-shaped kitchen/diner in Other with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, terracotta flooring, a breakfast bar and white appliances.

Roundhouse Classic matt lacquer bespoke kitchen in Little Green BBC 50 N 05 with island in Little Green BBC 24 D 05, Bianco Eclipsia quartz wall cladding. Work surfaces, on island; Bianco Eclipsia quartz with matching downstand, bar area; matt sanded stainless steel, island table worktop Spekva Bavarian Wholestave. Bar area; Bronze mirror splashback. Photography by Darren Chung.

Darren Chung
This is an example of a large traditional kitchen in Essex with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, wood worktops, an island, brown floors, beige worktops and blue cabinets.

Large Kitchen, island, fireplace and butlers pantry.
Large traditional l-shaped kitchen in Sydney with a submerged sink, marble worktops, white appliances, travertine flooring and an island.

View of the whole kitchen. The island is painted in Valspar Merlin and has an oak worktop with an antiqued brass inlay. The stools are also oak. The base cabinetry is painted in Farrow & Ball Ammonite. The splashback behind the Aga cooker is also antiqued brass. The hanging pendant lights are vintage clear glass, chrome and brass. The worktop on the sink run is Nero Asulto Antique Granite. The floating shelves are oak. Charlie O'Beirne

Inspiration for a large farmhouse l-shaped kitchen/diner in London with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, wood worktops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, integrated appliances, limestone flooring, no island and blue floors.

Classic tailored furniture is married with the very latest appliances from Sub Zero and Wolf to provide a kitchen of distinction, designed to perfectly complement the proportions of the room. The design is practical and inviting but with every modern luxury included.

Our client was undertaking a major renovation and extension of their large Edwardian home and wanted to create a Hamptons style kitchen, with a specific emphasis on catering for their large family and the need to be able to provide a large entertaining area for both family gatherings and as a senior executive of a major company the need to entertain guests at home. It was a real delight to have such an expansive space to work with to design this kitchen and walk-in-pantry and clients who trusted us implicitly to bring their vision to life. The design features a face-frame construction with shaker style doors made in solid English Oak and then finished in two-pack satin paint. The open grain of the oak timber, which lifts through the paint, adds a textural and visual element to the doors and panels. The kitchen is topped beautifully with natural 'Super White' granite, 4 slabs of which were required for the massive 5.7m long and 1.3m wide island bench to achieve the best grain match possible throughout the whole length of the island. The integrated Sub Zero fridge and 1500mm wide Wolf stove sit perfectly within the Hamptons style and offer a true chef's experience in the home. A pot filler over the stove offers practicality and convenience and adds to the Hamptons style along with the beautiful fireclay sink and bridge tapware. A clever wet bar was incorporated into the far end of the kitchen leading out to the pool with a built in fridge drawer and a coffee station. The walk-in pantry, which extends almost the entire length behind the kitchen, adds a secondary preparation space and unparalleled storage space for all of the kitchen gadgets, cookware and serving ware a keen home cook and avid entertainer requires. Designed By: Rex Hirst Photography By: Tim Turner

Project completed in association with Beyond Kitchens based in Northwood. www.beyondkitchens.co.uk
This is an example of a large contemporary grey and pink kitchen/diner in London with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets and an island.

Bespoke solid ash cabinetry with oak internals, dovetail drawers and subtle decorative beaded door detail – handpainted in Light Grey with Lava on the island. The cabinetry has been designed to look as though it’s part of the room’s architecture with the ceiling coving around the top of the cabinets to make it look as though the kitchen has always been there. Appliances include Fisher & Paykel freestanding fridge freezer, Prima dual zone wine cooler and Rangemaster Nexus 110cm range cooker. Work surfaces are Silestone Snowy Ibiza. Images Infinity Media

Joan Bracco
This is an example of an expansive contemporary grey and pink single-wall open plan kitchen in Paris with black cabinets, marble worktops, marble splashback, flat-panel cabinets, grey splashback, medium hardwood flooring, no island, brown floors and grey worktops.

A bespoke, handmade Shaker style kitchen with ‘in-frame’ mortice and tennon jointed doors hung with traditional burnished brass butt hinges. This luxurious kitchen features Oak dovetailed and polished drawer boxes on soft-close concealed runners and rigid Birch plywood carcasses. All units have been factory painted in Basalt Blue from Little Greene Paint & Paper, to complement the worktops in Silestone Quartz Blanco Zeus extreme. All cup handles and knobs are in burnished brass. The range cooker is by Mercury, whilst all other appliances are from Bosch. The brassware is from Perrin & Rowe. Harvey Ball Photography Ltd

The Rural Building Company
Photo of a large contemporary kitchen/dining room in Perth with travertine flooring.

Gary Hamer Interior Design, Bribane The island bench is constructed from concrete and the pendant lights are copper. Tom barstools are available from Stylecraft in this kitchen on Queensland's Gold Coast. Photography by Robyn Mill

Jonathan Little Photography
Photo of an expansive classic grey and purple u-shaped kitchen/diner in Surrey with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, purple cabinets, granite worktops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic flooring, an island, grey floors and grey worktops.

A lay-on shaker style grey kitchen in a beautiful barn conversion with white quartz worktops and stainless steel appliances.
Photo of a large contemporary u-shaped kitchen/diner in Hertfordshire with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz worktops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood flooring and an island.

Metallic cubanite high gloss lacquer with White high gloss lacquer wall units Bold blue glass splashback. Compac Lactea Quartz worktop on hob run / Compac Absolute Blanc Quartz in island