Incorporate sleek materials like stainless steel or concrete, choose minimalistic cabinetry, and opt for innovative appliances. The contemporary design exudes sophistication and embraces the latest trends in kitchen aesthetics. Embrace simplicity and minimalism by selecting streamlined cabinetry, sleek appliances, and uncluttered countertops. Avoid excessive ornamentation and opt for a cohesive and understated look that emphasizes the beauty of simplicity. Combining sleek stone surfaces, such as quartz or granite countertops, with rich wood elements creates a striking and harmonious kitchen design.

Coupled with the faux furs and brass details, this kitchen design style is homey and extremely cosy. It’s also super functional and high-tech, with a storage solution for small kitchens and a small but comfortable island. But pair it with the right lighting and floorings featuring an intricate design and it will look sublime. If your kitchen is small, the best lighting for a small kitchen to compliment your monochromatic kitchen colour schemes are spotlights, or one statement light with a shade. And when it comes to kitchen cupboard designs, the warm, yet modern and streamlined cabinetry really elevates this space to another level.

Shelley’s kitchen

This oversized white oak kitchen island is the centerpiece of an open home layout because it works cohesively with the merged rooms. Its large size seats six people and still has plenty of room on the other side. An eclectic mix of materials lends this modern kitchen extension an easy-going, welcoming vibe. Natural materials like American white oak and stone lend texture to the handleless white units in this kitchen extension, designed by David Maguire, to a converted mill. This new open plan rear extension, designed by AR Design, oozes minimalist style with its monochrome Siematic kitchen fromMyers Touch. Parapan wall units from Mowlem & Co in Stone Grey compliment the stained oak veneer island to round out a cooler colour palette for this kitchen.

• Scandinavian design is known for its simplicity, functionality, and minimalism.
• Don’t underestimate the power of art in a kitchen too, which so often gets overlooked.
• In Johannesburg, architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens created an open kitchen with an island in flamed Namibian granite and dramatic overhead cylindrical vent hoods by Faber.
• This easy-to-clean finish looks sharp with any color scheme and will give your kitchen a dramatic edge.
• But it’s really important to understand that every choice you make for a small kitchen will be magnified by the compact conditions.
• It’s set in a U-shape with a single handle atop a farmhouse-style basin for further lightness.

Here, ATX Interior Design creates beautiful contrast with a black island underside , white cabinetry and backsplash, and wooden floors and shelving. Modern rustic interiors mix vintage elements with contemporary conveniences to create a homey mix. This guest house kitchen from Marie Flanigan Interiors includes modern cabinetry, rustic open shelving, and a French butcher block in place of a kitchen island for a modern space with a timeless feel. Give your kitchen a modern feel with heavily veined marble finishes on countertops, backsplashes, and kitchen islands. A mix of black and white stone with dramatic veining adds visual interest to this modern kitchen in a renovated 1970s Pittsburgh home from Leanne Ford Interiors.