The checkered flooring and wooden ceiling panels are lovely details too. If you love to cook, it might be equipped with gleaming professional-quality appliances. If entertaining’s your thing, it might need a showstopping kitchen island for guests to gather around—and maybe a built-in bar to hold your glassware and fixings for cocktail hour. You may want a different layout and have different priorities if luxury means feeling calm when you pack your kids’ lunch or being able to watch your favorite show while you prep dinner. The contemporary coolness of marble combined with light oak cabinetry and Crittall doors.

• You might be surprised at how thoroughly a quick coat of paint can transform your space.
• In this space from Becca Interiors, a small kitchen island has a painted pale sage green base and is complemented with vintage metal stools.
• Transitional style kitchens blend the warmth and welcoming feel of traditional design with the clean, simple lines of contemporary style.
• In this California kitchen by design firm HurleyHafen, a sculptural light fixture is the main event.
• The enlarged kitchen is designed in a galley layout, with the dining zone opposite occupying what was once an unused internal courtyard.

Solid black and white cabinets are accented by patterned floor tile while the various materials of the wood bar stools and metal island give the space depth. Brass hardware and pendant lights add a pop of glam, while abutcher block island topperbrings in some much-needed warmth for visual balance. They allow plenty of room for circulation—designer speak for the space allowance between built-in elements like cabinets and islands and furniture.

Purple Kitchen Ideas

Here, an inky tile backsplash refracts sunlight, and a Pepto-pink shade on the walls and ceilings works to move the eye upward. Remodeling a kitchen will give valuable extra floor space, but factoring in an additional source of light with kitchen ceiling ideas is a must to prevent the extended space from feeling dark and gloomy. The modern kitchen of this Philadelphia apartment designed by Young Huh feels warm and inviting thanks to gorgeous cabinetry by Poggenpohl.

The high, white cabinets include lift-up drawers matched with three overhead lights for a bright and open design. It has tall, spacious wood veneer cabinets and a dark granite counter. Above the stainless-steel sink is a built-in dish rack for drying your dishes. Both the floor and walls are set with ceramic stone tile which gives this space a light and bright feel.