The oversized island is built in a classic silhouette and serves triple duty. Not only is it an entertaining space with seating for four, but it also provides additional storage and a spacious prep station. In this kitchen—interior designer Marie Flanigan’s own—she ensured there were plenty of natural textured layered throughout.

• “I love that this scheme is simultaneously casual and glam, classic and fresh,” she says.
• An eat-in kitchen allows for casual meals and reduces the need for a formal dining room.
• A tile treatment could be the trick to making the whole room live larger.
• Thus, it becomes a functional very small open concept kitchen as well as an environment where all family members or guests can spend time together.

When you choose a material as gorgeous as this white marble, why restrict it to only your countertops? This waterfall style extends your counters down the sides to the floor making for a stunning showpiece. The kitchen in a floor-throughManhattan apartment is appointed with wall and cabinet panels of chocolate brown cerused oak, an unusual choice that can’t help but draw the eye. Architect Mark Stumer and designer James Aman designed the Upper East Side home.

How can I make my kitchen look modern?

The home triangle rule – placing sink, stove and refrigerator in a triangle layout with covering about inches in total, with unrestricted pathways in between. Difficult to get a cohesive design, with the right flow between zones in the kitchen. Designs, the likelihood of designs, and appropriateness are dependent factors. Mirrors reflect light and trick the eye into perceiving a space is larger than it actually is — plus, they look great while doing it. Tlant-based, whole-foods chef Katie Simmons says she uses her Breville at least five times a week.

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• Modern layouts often center around open plan kitchen ideas, which means your cooking area is on display even when it’s not in use.
• This modern rustic kitchen feature floating shelves over its counter to hold its collection of pottery, dinnerware and other kitchen essentials.
• Saving money on countertops, appliances and flooring is the best way to approach kitchen design to give the ‘bones’ of the space the maximum longevity,’ explains kitchen designer Tom Howley.