Installing shelving rather than upper cabinets results in less of a boxy feel for this kitchen. Architect Neal Schwartz says that using strong textural tiles on the full wall behind also takes the focus off the kitchen's functional aspects and allowed the other materials to be toned back.
Kitchen island and formal dining table become one feature furniture piece in this new kitchen
Home kitchen bathroom commercial design
9 tile shapes and finishes that think outside the square
Reflection and repose
Curves upon curves