Stuart Cox
Photo of a large romantic open plan kitchen in Other with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, wood worktops, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood flooring, an island, brown floors, brown worktops and a belfast sink.

Large shabby-chic style l-shaped kitchen/diner in Sydney with stainless steel appliances, an island, a built-in sink, white cabinets, wood worktops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic flooring, raised-panel cabinets, brown floors and brown worktops.

Rob Smalley
Design ideas for a medium sized romantic l-shaped kitchen/diner in Other with a belfast sink, recessed-panel cabinets, an island and beige floors.

Chris Snook © 2017 Houzz
This is an example of a small vintage u-shaped kitchen/diner in London with beaded cabinets, white cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, a breakfast bar and brown floors.

This character-filled house has been brought beautifully into the present day, maintaining echoes of history with the practicalities of modern living. Whatever they chose to be doing, there is a space for everyone within the one room, allowing the family to spend more time together without getting under anyone’s feet.

This bespoke painted kitchen is all about the natural elements of wood. The natural grain from solid Ash has been gently brushed and then painted so its unique characteristics come through. Hand crafted using traditional and modern techniques, this kitchen is perfect for those who love the natural look and feel of wood but in a colour.

We completed a luxury apartment in Primrose Hill. This is the second apartment within the same building to be designed by the practice, commissioned by a new client who viewed the initial scheme and immediately briefed the practice to conduct a similar high-end refurbishment. The brief was to fully maximise the potential of the 60-square metre, two-bedroom flat, improving usable space, and optimising natural light. 

We significantly reconfigured the apartment’s spatial lay-out – the relocated kitchen, now open-plan, is seamlessly integrated within the living area, while a window between the kitchen and the entrance hallway creates new visual connections and a more coherent sense of progression from one space to the next. The previously rather constrained single bedroom has been enlarged, with additional windows introducing much needed natural light. The reconfigured space also includes a new bathroom.

The apartment is finely detailed, with bespoke joinery and ingenious storage solutions such as a walk-in wardrobe in the master bedroom and a floating sideboard in the living room. Elsewhere, potential space has been imaginatively deployed – a former wall cabinet now accommodates the guest WC.

The choice of colour palette and materials is deliberately light in tone, further enhancing the apartment’s spatial volumes, while colourful furniture and accessories provide focus and variation. Photographer: Rory Gardiner

Design ideas for a medium sized romantic u-shaped kitchen in Sydney with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood flooring and no island.

This is an example of a medium sized vintage u-shaped kitchen in Sydney with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood flooring and no island.

Design ideas for a medium sized shabby-chic style u-shaped kitchen in Sydney with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood flooring and no island.

Inspiration for a medium sized vintage u-shaped kitchen in Sydney with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood flooring and no island.

This is an example of a medium sized shabby-chic style kitchen/dining room in Other with beige floors and white walls.

Carlos Muntadas
Design ideas for a large shabby-chic style galley kitchen/diner in Other with a single-bowl sink, open cabinets, painted wood flooring and an island.

Duncan Innes
Design ideas for a small vintage u-shaped open plan kitchen in Auckland with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, yellow cabinets, marble splashback, white appliances and a breakfast bar.

Duncan Innes
Design ideas for a small shabby-chic style u-shaped open plan kitchen in Auckland with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, yellow cabinets, marble splashback, white appliances and a breakfast bar.

This bespoke painted kitchen is all about the natural elements of wood. The natural grain from solid Ash has been gently brushed and then painted so its unique characteristics come through. Hand crafted using traditional and modern techniques, this kitchen is perfect for those who love the natural look and feel of wood but in a colour.

Duncan Innes
Inspiration for a small romantic u-shaped open plan kitchen in Auckland with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, yellow cabinets, marble splashback, white appliances and a breakfast bar.

This bespoke painted kitchen is all about the natural elements of wood. The natural grain from solid Ash has been gently brushed and then painted so its unique characteristics come through. Hand crafted using traditional and modern techniques, this kitchen is perfect for those who love the natural look and feel of wood but in a colour.

This bespoke painted kitchen is all about the natural elements of wood. The natural grain from solid Ash has been gently brushed and then painted so its unique characteristics come through. Hand crafted using traditional and modern techniques, this kitchen is perfect for those who love the natural look and feel of wood but in a colour.