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.

Traditional hand painted, Shaker style kitchen with a Corian worktop and butler sink. Photos by Adam Butler
Inspiration for a small classic u-shaped enclosed kitchen in London with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, grey splashback, metro tiled splashback, no island, composite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic flooring and beige floors.

David Parmiter
Photo of a large classic grey and purple l-shaped kitchen/diner in Wiltshire with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, marble worktops, coloured appliances, porcelain flooring and an island.

Williams Ridout Ltd. bespoke furniture www.williamsridout.com
Photo of a small traditional u-shaped kitchen in London with a belfast sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, grey splashback, metro tiled splashback and no island.

Inspiration for a large traditional grey and purple l-shaped kitchen in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, integrated appliances and an island.

Kitchen with amazing views of the River Dart to Kingswear, Quarterdecks, Dartmouth, South Devon. Colin Cadle Photography, photo styling Jan Cadle
Small contemporary grey and pink u-shaped kitchen/diner in Devon with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, glass sheet splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring, pink splashback and no island.

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.

Liadesign
Small urban grey and white single-wall open plan kitchen in Milan with a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, black appliances, light hardwood flooring, no island, a drop ceiling and feature lighting.

Double larder cupboard with drawers to the bottom. Bespoke hand-made cabinetry. Paint colours by Lewis Alderson
Photo of an expansive rural kitchen pantry in Hampshire with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, granite worktops and limestone flooring.

The elevated central working space features a stunning island which allows for cocktails to be enjoyed at one end while cooking happens at the other.
This is an example of a large contemporary l-shaped kitchen in London with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, stainless steel appliances and glass sheet splashback.

This is an example of a large contemporary grey and pink u-shaped kitchen/diner in West Midlands with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback and a breakfast bar.

Photography by Shannon McGrath
Design ideas for a large country l-shaped kitchen pantry in Melbourne with white cabinets, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring, a built-in sink, beaded cabinets, composite countertops, stainless steel appliances and an island.

An old timber table and red leather bench seat provide a comfortable and homely feel to this bespoke kitchen. Source www.garyhamerinteriors.com
This is an example of a small eclectic galley kitchen/diner in Brisbane with a double-bowl sink, concrete worktops, grey splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring, no island, shaker cabinets and dark wood cabinets.

Contemporary open plan kitchen space with marble island, crittall doors, bespoke kitchen designed by the My-Studio team. Larder cabinets with v-groove profile designed to look like furniture.

A spacious kitchen designed for a beautiful, new build. The bold, matte orange cabinets and dark grey worktop contrast against the white, clean walls. Making this kitchen stand out from the rest of the room. All storage solutions have been carefully planned and most of the storage is hidden behind doors adding to the spacious feeling of this stunning kitchen.

As is always the case, we design kitchens in a way where they are as practical as possible. We worked in order to ascertain how our clients would use their space, and ensured we designed their kitchen in a way which was natural their ways of cooking and entertaining. A variety of storage solutions were used to make this possible.

Our clients wanted a fresh approach to make their compact kitchen work better for them. They also wanted it to integrate well with their dining space alongside, creating a better flow between the two rooms and the access from the hallway. On a small footprint, the original kitchen layout didn’t make the most of the available space. Our clients desperately wanted more storage as well as more worktop space. We designed a new kitchen space for our clients, which made use of the footprint they had, as well as improving the functionality. By changing the doorway into the room, we changed the flow through the kitchen and dining spaces and created a deep alcove on the righthand-side of the dining room chimney breast. Freeing up this alcove was a massive space gain, allowing us to increase kitchen storage. We designed a full height storage unit to match the existing cupboards on the other wide of the chimney breast. This new, super deep cupboard space is almost 80cm deep. We divided the internal space between cupboard space above and four considerable drawer pull-outs below. Each drawer holds up to 70kg of contents and pulls right out to give our clients an instant overview of their dry goods and supplies – a fantastic kitchen larder. We painted the new full height cupboard to match and gave them both new matching oak knob handles. The old kitchen had two shorter worktop runs and there was a freestanding cupboard in the space between the cooking and dining zones. We created a compact kitchen peninsula to replace the freestanding unit and united it with the sink run, creating a slim worktop run between the two. This adds to the flow of the kitchen, making the space more of a defined u-shaped kitchen. By adding this new stretch of kitchen worktop to the design, we could include even more kitchen storage. The new kitchen incorporates shallow storage between the peninsula and the sink run. We built in open shelving at a low level and a useful mug and tea cupboard at eye level. We made all the kitchen cabinets from our special eco board, which is produced from 100% recycled timber. The flat panel doors add to the sleek, unfussy style. The light colour cabinetry lends the kitchen a feeling of light and space. The kitchen worktops and upstands are made from recycled paper – created from many, many layers of recycled paper, set in resin to bond it. A really unique material, it is incredibly tactile and develops a lovely patina over time. The pale-coloured kitchen cabinetry is paired with “barely there” toughened glass elements which all help to give the kitchen area a feeling of light and space. The subtle glass splashback behind the hob reflects light into the room as well as protecting the wall surface. The window sills are all made to match and also bounce natural light into the room. The new kitchen is a lovely new functional space which flows well and is integrated with the dining space alongside.

One of Wendy's main wishes on the brief was a large pantry.
Photo of a large contemporary single-wall kitchen pantry in London with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, granite worktops, grey splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, ceramic flooring, an island, grey floors and grey worktops.