When selecting a gift for your favorite home cook, it’s best to find something functional and versatile that will fit their design and cooking style. Considering many home cooks are working with limited space, a thoughtful gift should also be easy to clean, care for, and store. For the ultimate list of the best kitchen gifts, we rounded up some of the most chef-loved and expert-tested products to help find a quality gift for even the most hard-to-shop-for cook.

And where possible, use authentic materials to create a characterful look. This works particularly when you are looking for kitchen flooring ideas – the brick look of this herringbone flooring is spot on. Perhaps the easiest way to add pattern, and one that is simple to update, is to use interesting wallpaper ideas and fabric. The trend for kitchens to be larger, to be an open space that incorporates some form of living zone, encourages décor with curtains or blinds, and perhaps even a sofa and cushions. Kitchen interior design should never be overlooked – and can be easily introduced into a space with pattern.

Outdoor Kitchen

Fell in love with a piece of vintage furniture but just can’t make it work in its current space? You would be surprised what you can make work – use a chest of drawers to store pans, an old shelving unit for cookbooks, or a console table for your best crockery. A kitchen island is another great kitchen idea, and again you don’t have to be buying a whole new kitchen to add one to your current space. You can buy a kitchen island separately or even pick up something like a butcher’s block secondhand for a similar effect. Hanging up some prints in your kitchen will bring in color and pattern plus fill a blank space that’s just going unused. Depending on your space you could have just one large prints – this always looks very cool in a small kitchen when you don’t want too much fuss – or you could create a gallery wall.

The zingy yellows and greens of this deVOL kitchen serve to brighten up the rustic space. Including a freestanding table or butchers block is the perfect way to conjure up a farmhouse feel. This beautiful cream kitchen is from Davonport — its pared-back, simple design allows the exposed timber frame of the space to shine. “There is also a mistaken perception that you need to live in a cosy cottage or farmhouse to have a farmhouse style kitchen, but this just isn’t the case. Kitchen trolleys are a kind of kitchen island on wheels, which is a great option for a small kitchen because they can be wheeled out when needed, and tucked away when not.