A marble backsplash with swirls of blue veining—and carefully placed blue pottery—helps create a real feeling of intentional color design. As an alternative to a double island, consider filling your kitchen with an extra-long island. There’s plenty of room for seating and working in this modern kitchen by Design Alchemy. Note the rounded white pendant lights with a gold interior, tall wooden cabinetry, and gorgeous marble backsplash with beige veining. White is a large part of the color story in this L A R K + P A L M modern kitchen design. What helps set it apart is a fresh, midcentury-inspired island—with lots of space underneath—that doubles as a high-top table.

The best way to feel confident making decisions about appliances and backsplashes is to study up. When daydreaming about your ideal space, be sure to consider functionality as well as beauty. The free kitchenplanner.net online planner is a 3D online kitchen planner that can help you with your kitchen planning.

Dark Accented Kitchen

By mixing white with taupe and various shades of cream, Parkinson creates a calming yet elevated kitchen. If you’re looking for a stove top that’s as gorgeous as it is functional, take a note from Pure Salt Interiors and invest in a true stunner. By keeping the rest of the kitchen light and bright, this stove and hood combo becomes the true focal point. Reena Sotropa made an eye-catching display by extending her funky, floral tiling all the way to the ceiling. Everyone uses their kitchens differently, so be sure to consider materials that will work for your lifestyle.

• To imbibe the same look and feel as the living room we designed with neutral hues.
• The streamlined design stands in provocative contrast to the graceful kitchen alcove arch.
• We want to make sure that every Australian and New Zealand household can design and install their own kitchens.
• Print and hang phone numbers, grocery lists, calendars, and more in a common area where everyone in the house will know where to find them.