White Kitchen Ideas and Designs

Photo of a large traditional kitchen/diner in Surrey with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, integrated appliances and an island.

Streng Home

Design Shop Interiors

black cabinets, wood range hood, open shelving, wood shelves, oranges, white backsplash, white tile, greenery, plants, shelf styling, vintage rug, white barn lights, barn lights, cutting boards

Modern Mountain Home

Studio McGee

Shop the Look, See the Photo Tour here: https://www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog/2016/4/4/modern-mountain-home-tour Watch the Webisode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtwvqrNPjhU Travis J Photography

Wetherby

hcdb.uk.com

James Smith
Photo of a medium sized contemporary u-shaped enclosed kitchen in London with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, laminate countertops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic flooring, no island and integrated appliances.

Beautiful Chaos Farmhouse

Beautiful Chaos Interior Design & Styling

Medium sized rural kitchen in Minneapolis with a belfast sink, white splashback, painted wood flooring, an island, white floors, white worktops, recessed-panel cabinets, metro tiled splashback and stainless steel appliances.

Contemporary Kitchen

Inspiration for a large contemporary l-shaped open plan kitchen in New York with flat-panel cabinets, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood flooring, an island, brown floors, grey worktops, a built-in sink and quartz worktops.

Parisian Patisserie Inspired Kitchen

Griffin Designs

Inspired by the homeowner’s love of European travel, the kitchen uses a mix of materials and finishes to create symmetry. Paired marble islands take advantage of the depth of the room. Photo credit: Peter Rymwid

Modern Farmhouse - Parade of Homes 2018

Ezra Lee Design+Build

A two-tone white and black kitchen with a plenty of space to sit at a large island.
This is an example of a classic kitchen in Salt Lake City with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring, an island, metro tiled splashback, beige floors and grey worktops.

Black and White Modern Contemporary

Pillar Homes

Builder: PIllar Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary l-shaped open plan kitchen in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, quartz worktops, black splashback, porcelain splashback, stainless steel appliances, an island, white worktops, a submerged sink, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Wychwood Residence

Root Architecture

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary l-shaped kitchen in Austin with flat-panel cabinets, marble worktops, light hardwood flooring, an island, white worktops, white splashback, marble splashback, stainless steel appliances, beige floors and a submerged sink.

Roseville

Integriti Projects

Josephine Willcox
Design ideas for a medium sized classic galley kitchen in Sydney with recessed-panel cabinets, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, multiple islands, black floors and white worktops.

SeaThru

Josh Wynne Construction

SeaThru is a new, waterfront, modern home. SeaThru was inspired by the mid-century modern homes from our area, known as the Sarasota School of Architecture. This homes designed to offer more than the standard, ubiquitous rear-yard waterfront outdoor space. A central courtyard offer the residents a respite from the heat that accompanies west sun, and creates a gorgeous intermediate view fro guest staying in the semi-attached guest suite, who can actually SEE THROUGH the main living space and enjoy the bay views. Noble materials such as stone cladding, oak floors, composite wood louver screens and generous amounts of glass lend to a relaxed, warm-contemporary feeling not typically common to these types of homes. Photos by Ryan Gamma Photography

MANO kitchen

Kvik Denmark

Kvik's kitchen series Mano is Danish design at its best. Mano means "hand" in Italian, and it's precise hands and crafts, the Mano series from Kvik is about. The horizontal lines are thought into a design context, so all lines continue across drawer and cabinet modules regardless of size and height. The long lines in the Mano kitchen go again throughout the kitchen, and the series is thus developed without interfering elements such as grip. The unique gripless doors and drawers are easy to open both up and down.

Industrial Dark Green Kitchen with a Vintage Twist

Sustainable Kitchens

View of an L-shaped kitchen with a central island in a side return extension in a Victoria house which has a sloping glazed roof. The shaker style cabinets with beaded frames are painted in Little Greene Obsidian Green. The handles a brass d-bar style. The worktop on the perimeter units is Iroko wood and the island worktop is honed, pencil veined Carrara marble. A single bowel sink sits in the island with a polished brass tap with a rinse spout. Vintage Holophane pendant lights sit above the island. The black painted sash windows are surrounded by non-bevelled white metro tiles with a dark grey grout. A Wolf gas hob sits above double Neff ovens with a black, Falcon extractor hood over the hob. The flooring is hexagon shaped, cement encaustic tiles. Black Anglepoise wall lights give directional lighting. Charlie O'Beirne - Lukonic Photography

Highsted Touchtex ZeroLine Kitchen

Panelform

Touchtex ZeroLine 'laser edge' doors and panels. Lumo Photography
This is an example of a medium sized modern galley open plan kitchen in Christchurch with flat-panel cabinets, marble worktops, stainless steel appliances, porcelain flooring, an island, white floors and window splashback.

East Hampton

Winter McDermott Design

Jacob Snavely
Design ideas for a medium sized modern u-shaped open plan kitchen in New York with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring, an island, beige floors and engineered stone countertops.

Glencairn (2015)

Lorraine Franklin Designs Inc

Design By Lorraine Franklin Design interiors@lorrainefranklin.com Photography by Valerie Wilcox http://www.valeriewilcox.ca/

Pinehurst, Etobicoke

Upside Development

Design ideas for a contemporary kitchen in Toronto with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white splashback, glass sheet splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood flooring, an island and brown floors.

Göteborg House

Fido Projects

Lisbeth Grosmann
Medium sized modern galley kitchen in Melbourne with a submerged sink, concrete worktops, white splashback, stone slab splashback, black appliances, an island and flat-panel cabinets.

Handpainted Kasbah Trellis Kitchen Backsplash

Fireclay Tile

Photo: Lindsay Lee Brown Design: Scout Design
Inspiration for a classic kitchen in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, multi-coloured splashback and stainless steel appliances.

White Kitchen Ideas and Designs

Want to discover beautiful kitchen ideas to inspire your new kitchen design? You’ve come to the right place. You can discover millions of kitchen designs and ideas; from kitchen islands and storage units, to all sorts of kitchen lighting ideas, such as pendant lighting or under cabinet lighting. Whether you want inspiration for all-in-one fitted kitchen designs, some small kitchen ideas or maybe just some tips for improving your kitchen decor, there are tons of photos to inspire you for your next kitchen project on Houzz.

What kind of kitchen design should I go for?

With so many kitchen ideas and photos to look at you might be a bit overwhelmed when it comes to picking your own kitchen design. If you are updating your kitchen you know what a big and important decision it is to get the design right – the kitchen can be the hub and heart of the home, and it’s unlikely that you would invest in renovating your kitchen again in a few years. But fear not, focusing first on the important elements like layout, cabinet style, worktops and appliances will help you to bring together your dream kitchen design. Additional elements like kitchen lighting, cupboard storage and decor can come after in the kitchen planning process. A kitchen designer or fitter can help you to decide the layout of your kitchen in terms of where to place your kitchen units, appliances and island (if you’re having one), but if you prefer to handle this yourself you can focus on where you want your key elements of your kitchen to be – the oven, hob, sink and fridge. Of course you might be constricted by space, but try to envisage the easiest and most efficient layout based on how you usually like to cook and prepare your food. If you’re fed up of always having to carry dirty pans and pots across the room to the sink, place the sink closer to your oven and hob. Once you have the core elements sorted, consider extra layout considerations, such as where your bins will be stored, where the cutlery draw should be and where small kitchen appliances can be installed.

Should I include a kitchen island?

Kitchen island ideas are abundant these days; it seems most kitchen designs include a kitchen island, if not multiple islands. However, if the layout doesn’t work, especially if you have a small kitchen, then there’s no necessity to add in a kitchen island. You can add a breakfast bar or counter to your existing kitchen units, or stick with a good old-fashioned dining table if you don’t need the extra work surfaces. That said, if you do have the room, take a look at some kitchen island ideas to see if the designs inspire you for your kitchen. There are a huge variety of island designs to cater to different needs – you can have sinks, ovens, hobs, wine storage and all sorts of drawers and organisers built-in, you can have separate bars and counters that extend from your island, or you could go for a kitchen island on wheels to make your kitchen layout more versatile.

How do I choose my kitchen units and cabinets?

When picking out kitchen units and cupboard styles for a fitted kitchen, you’ll first want to consider the more practical questions – how many units do you need? How many cupboards and drawers do you need? Do you need extra kitchen storage built into your units? It’s always best to overestimate how much kitchen storage you’ll need as we all tend to have a habit of filling up whatever current space we have to the maximum. Next you can consider kitchen cabinet style and colour. Shaker style cabinets and raised and recessed panel cabinets offer a more traditional kitchen cabinet look, while flat panel cabinet doors tend to lend more to the modern and contemporary style. However, going for raised or recessed panel work in a striking colour such as dark blue, green or black can still work with contemporary kitchen ideas. White kitchens can give a sleek and clean feel, but remember you may have to do a bit more cleaning of those cupboard doors if you want everything to stay shiny and fresh. Of course, grey kitchens are the neutral colour choice du jour and can be paired with pale and rich shades alike if you want your fitted kitchen cupboards to contrast with your worktop, splashback, floor, or all of the above. Exposed shelving and storage is also popular for eclectic, Scandi and industrial-inspired looks, so you could opt for glass-fronted cabinets or no wall-mounted cabinets at all. Remember that this will require more restraint in what you can store and more effort in keeping it looking presentable compared to what is stored away hastily behind cupboard doors. The kitchen cupboard handles are also another element to decide upon – do you want traditional round knobs, modern metal bars, country kitchen cup handles or maybe to go ultra sleek with a completely handleless kitchen?

What kitchen storage ideas should I consider?

If you want to keep your kitchen well-stocked and well-equipped but don’t want it spilling over with clutter, then you’ll need to rely on good kitchen storage. Apart from the usual fitted kitchen cupboards and drawer space, there are many other ways of keeping your kitchen tidy. Whilst a large kitchen pantry is the dream of most homeowners, it can’t always be a reality. However, there are now lots of pull out compartments and drawers with trays and shelving that can act as mini kitchen pantries, and you can install handy cupboard organisers that fit onto the inside of the door to make the most of your cupboard space. You can also look at corner drawers and cupboards that open up to reveal lots of extra storage. Rails or small shelves along your kitchen walls or splashback can help with hanging utensils or pans, or storing small items like herbs and spices in an usually empty space. Buy extra kitchen storage products for your home on Houzz

Are there small kitchen ideas for small spaces?

If you’re working with a galley kitchen, a one-wall kitchen in an open plan space or just a pretty small kitchen, there are some small kitchen ideas that can help you get the most out of your cooking and dining area. If you find that you don’t utilise the back of your cupboards (maybe they become the graveyard for out-of-date tin cans), you could decide to go with shallower kitchen units to free up some extra floor space in front of your cabinets. As mentioned, open shelving or glass-fronted cabinets are a popular trend and they should make the space feel more open and less boxed-in. However, if you have the capacity for it, cupboards and kitchen units that maximise the floor-to-ceiling space you have will mean you can use all of that for valuable kitchen storage. Wall or ceiling racks could be a useful solution for hanging pans and pots if you’ve run out of cupboards in which to store them. Kitchen ideas and accessories such as baskets, trolleys and storage jars are both aesthetically pleasing and practical as they give you extra storage space. Kitchen appliances like a fridge or dishwasher can be tucked away in built-in units in fitted kitchens so they blend into your layout and don’t make the space look crowded. Discover all the small kitchen ideas you could need by taking a look at photos of compact kitchens.

What sort of kitchen lighting should I go for?

In the kitchen you need to have practical lighting – no one wants to chop, cut and cook in a dingy room. Kitchen ceiling lights are probably the best way to go, but should you opt for recessed spotlights or traditional hanging ceiling lights? While spotlight LED kitchen lighting will give you excellent light, they may not fit with a design that’s not contemporary. Traditional chandelier lights could work for other kitchen styles, and of course, kitchen pendant lighting comes in all sorts of styles, colours and designs. While the popular choice is to go with one or two pendant lights over your kitchen island, you could also opt for a single pendant light over your dining space, or a few spaced out across your kitchen. Of course, if you want good lighting for your worktops, under-cabinet lighting is the way forward. Speak to your kitchen supplier about having this pre-installed, or there are a number of easy-install options you can fit yourself or with the help of a lighting expert or electrician. In the market for your kitchen lighting today? Once you’ve found some inspiring kitchen lighting ideas here, take a look at our kitchen lighting products to find the new lights for your kitchen project.

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