If you live in a modern home and still want that cottage look, we think the easy way is to add plenty of texture and wooden accents. Choose a wooden farmhouse table, put up wooden shelves and decorate with nice traditional pieces, such as vintage crockery and cookware. And to ground your all-white kitchen and to create a focal point, add in a deeper more dramatic color like a dark blue, green, or black.

When designing and organizing your pantry, it’s important to think about accessibility—and that starts with being able to see what you’re working with. Clear or wire storage bins, lazy Susans, risers, and glass canisters are all tools for making grabbing what you need a cinch. Making the most of your walk-in pantry might not mean a singular approach to organization, but instead a mix of drawers, cabinets, and open shelves. If there’s one thing we know, it’s that there’s always need for one more sink—specifically when it’s a deep farmhouse-style number.

Install a Slim Pullout Cabinet

Kitchen islands help create a space that flows well, and provides space for casual dining, doing homework and entertaining when they include bar stool seating. This English Victorian villa kitchen from deVOL Kitchens has classic black-and-white marble checkerboard floor tiles from Floors of Stone. The tumbled edge gives them the look of reclaimed stone and adds a timeless feel that will never go out of style. This Northern California kitchen from Cathie Hong Interiors is covered in polished concrete effect tiles that add a modern feel that is easy to maintain. The cool gray flooring is warmed up with an abundance of honey- and pale wood tones.

• Modular kitchens use a wide range of materials and finishes to build kitchen elements.
• Hannah Tyler Designs knows that a high-contrast space never goes out of style.
• Kelly-Ann Baptiste of Pure Collected Living went with a larger range hood to help offset the size of her kitchen instead of keeping the pre-existing smaller hood.