Now that I’m a wholesome distance from the completion of our kitchen transform, I’ve actually loved looking the attractive kitchens different designers have delivered to life. Any kitchen transform, whether or not huge or small, is a labor of affection, and I wished to pay homage to the considerate intention that goes into every design.
At the moment I’m sharing seven kitchen design examples I really like most and precisely what makes every reworked area so superb.
01
Shavonda Gardner (proven above)
I really like the eclectic nature of Shavonda’s kitchen design and the way in which she mixes shade and texture. The colours are sudden and create an area that feels wealthy and alive. I really like the combo of considerably formal wallpaper with casual open shelving, and the way mild from the skylight brightens an area stuffed with darker colours and ornate patterns. It doesn’t really feel like a model new kitchen, which I imply in the absolute best manner.
I additionally love the concept of getting a desk in the course of the kitchen. It feels delightfully casual, quaint, and welcoming. I used to be talked out of placing a desk in our kitchen in favor of a built-in island. I feel from a storage perspective it was the best choice however seeing how pretty a desk appears on this kitchen makes me nonetheless need one.
02
Sara Charlesworth
I really like that the design of this kitchen strikes a stability of recent with a standard nod. The usage of the terracotta shade on the checkerboard flooring is my favourite half. Sara took basic shade combos and warmed them up a bit which I feel makes the design really feel actually recent.
I additionally assume the shortage of higher cupboards makes the area really feel bigger. Higher cupboards can typically create extra of a “cave-like” feeling in kitchens (though they’re in fact typically a necessity for storage functions). I feel that’s why folks gravitate towards open shelving; it has that larger, open, casual feeling. It’s a part of what makes kitchens really feel like real residing areas vs. solely workspaces.
03
Matilda Goad
I first discovered Matilda’s design work after I was in a spot the place I wasn’t stretching my inventive muscle groups as a lot as I’d have appreciated. Ever since, I’ve soaked up all the small print, huge and small, in her designs.
Matilda’s kitchen is a customized masterpiece. What I really like most about it are the entire distinctive, very private touches—the scalloped edge behind the sink, the checkerboard tile framing the oven, and even a ravishing vintage stone swan. I feel that’s the largest factor we will take away from her kitchen—the ability of peppering in design parts which might be distinctive to your personal private style and magnificence.
04
Laura Jackson
Laura Jackson’s house design is de facto inspiring to me. After I consider Laura’s kitchen, I consider the terracotta flooring tiles and the ceiling home windows above the eating space. I really like that nothing concerning the areas she designs feels model new and that she actually leans into shopping for secondhand items. It goes to point out that you could assume outdoors of the field for what the design of your own home “ought to” appear to be.
05
Architect Murray Baker + Artist Esther Stewart
This pistachio and orange shade mixture is completely killer. It’s a simple shade palette to mess up however they did it so nicely. Whereas it’s not for everybody, I feel it exhibits you {that a} kitchen with minimal design parts is not boring. The general really feel is so delicate and gorgeous. I notably love the concept of utilizing outsized {hardware} in the identical shade as your cupboards—it’s a easy factor that feels actually distinctive in its execution.
06
Ashley Montgomery
After I first noticed this kitchen, I felt like I used to be going to fall out of my chair. It’s the alternative of the kitchen above, which highlights stunning design accomplished with minimal parts. Ashley’s design expertly balances a wide variety of supplies and textures via actually intentional scale and placement. That is additionally a really practical kitchen that doesn’t spare any area for cupboards or storage. As an entire, this design feels wealthy and vigorous.
07
Friederike – @haus_an_der_linde
I really like that this design takes a really fashionable, Scandinavian-esque format and cupboard choice and pairs them with unbelievable lights that appear to be they belong in a dimly lit bar over a cocktail desk. I really like the massive wooden desk, the marble backsplash, and the wealthy wood flooring—it’s a spectacular mixture of supplies and extremely practical too. The blue shade of the cupboards can be stunning. I’ve been wanting to make use of an analogous shade for years in our house and hold getting talked out of it; seeing this kitchen makes me wish to go for it.
Kate is at the moment studying to play the Ukulele, a lot to the despair of her husband, children, and canine. Comply with her on Instagram at @witanddelight_.