Kitchen

It’s often said the kitchen is the heart of the home – and we tend to agree. Here's all the inspiration, ideas and information you need to get started.

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Kitchen of the week

A distressed-look splashback and wood shelving punctuate the bar stool, black, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, cupboard, design, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, kitchen, kitchen stove, material property, property, room, table, black, gray

Slender Dekton benchtops are a feature of this architecture, black, black-and-white, building, ceiling, design, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, house, interior design, light, line, material property, room, table, wall, wood, black, gray

The kitchen's open timber shelving links to the architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, cupboard, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, kitchen, property, room, shelf, shelving, tile, wood, black, gray

NEW IN KITCHEN DESIGN

All the right connections – dovetailed solid oak architecture, open beams, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, kitchen, loft, wood flooring, Kira Gray, Designer, Fyfe Kitchen

Tropical feel bar-kitchen a one-off centre of attention

This unique kitchen-bar-wine cellar design is the centrepiece of a resort style home – if the run-of-the-mill isn't for you then a great kitchen designer can lead the way.

This through kitchen forms an understated part of apartment, architecture, building, ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, loft, property, real estate, room, window, wood flooring, gray

Island in the sun

When your new kitchen is a through kitchen, just not getting in the way of pedestrian flow is a must. This kitchen all-but disappears into the walls, but the island stands out like a lead actor under ...

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Personal outcome

When it comes to your brand new kitchen don't settle for average – settle for exceptional. RH Cabinetmakers meets with you, measures up, then comes back and presents 3D rendered designs that you can a...

Easy to use, easy to clean and energy-efficient architecture, bar stool, building, cabinetry, countertop, floor, flooring, furniture, glass, gloss, home, house, interior design, kitchen, kitchen stove, material property, product, property, room, shelf, small appliance, stool, table, tile, turquoise, gray

Gas, electric, induction? Which cooktop should you choose?

Six top designers reveal which cooktop is currently in their kitchen – and whether they'd change if they were planning a new kitchen for themselves today

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Professional result

Packing everything into a kitchen for a family that loves to bake and entertain could well leave a design looking cluttered and crammed. However, engaging a skilled kitchen designer such as Kira Gray ...

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Proudly of French extraction

Complete your quintessentially French Brandt kitchen with a Brandt rangehood. Three new models have just arrived. They all feature strong extraction and a gorgeous stainless steel style with or withou...

PRODUCTS – BROWSE BY CATEGORY

Benchtops

Appliances

Cabinetry

Tiles & Splashbacks

Sinks & Taps

Storage

Flooring

Lighting

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Open and relaxed, with a pool. spa pool, outdoor living, home, house, pool, spa, Kira Gray, Fyfe Kitchens, patio, porch, shade

Entertainer’s home benefits from custom cabinetry and a one-off kitchen-bar design

This spacious home has the air of a tropical getaway, reflecting a natural, relaxed ambience with a life-of-the-party kitchen-bar area at its heart – the kitchen and custom pieces seen throughout are ...

For this project, the homeowners wanted a matt apartment, architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, design, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, kitchen, living room, property, real estate, room, table, gray

Sense of opulence

The substantial black and white-veined island countertop and island front panel give this kitchen an instant sense of relaxed luxury.

A solid bank of cabinetry and appliances is architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, daylighting, design, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, lighting, living room, material property, property, room, shelf, shelving, table, tile, wall, window, wood flooring, gray

Social agenda

Attractive and well connected, this kitchen is an entertainer's dream with a solid marble chunk-look island at its heart and a large scullery out the back.

TRENDING NOW

With a drinks area, including a 'leaner' to architecture, black-and-white, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, design, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, laminate flooring, living room, material property, product, property, real estate, room, table, wall, white, wood flooring, white

Areas of operation

How to get the most out of your kitchen space? Well the short answer is create dedicated zones, so one or more can utilise the space at the same time. This kitchen is a highly efficient case in point.

Good taste on display – the long wall cabinetry, furniture, interior design, shelving, kitchen design, Damien Hannah

High and mighty

Good taste on display – the long wall of this kitchen features runs of underlit display shelving. The shelves add to the aesthetics as well as the functionality of the space

INSPIRING IDEAS

Want to know what the exterior of this architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, coffee table, design, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, light fixture, lighting, living room, property, real estate, room, table, gray

Bringing the outside in

Want to know what the exterior of this home looks like? Well, the kitchen designed by Kyla Potter of Carlielle Kitchens offers some excellent clues.

Looking a little like a perfectly balanced abstract architecture, bar stool, cabinetry, countertop, benchtop, floor, flooring, home, house, interior design, kitchen, Darren James, wood veneer, bar stools

Picture perfect

With dark wood veneer matched with dark-and light-toned porcelain sheeting, plus brass and walnut accents, this kitchen design looks looks much like a perfectly balanced abstract painting.

2019 TIDA NZ KITCHEN WINNER VIDEOS

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TIDA 2019 New Zealand Imported Kitchen of the Year Winner – Matisse

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TIDA 2019 New Zealand Designer Kitchen of the Year Winner – Cube Dentro

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TIDA 2019 New Zealand Architect-designed Kitchen of the Year Winner – Eliska Lewis Architects

NEW ZEALAND TIDA KITCHENS 2019

New Zealand TIDA Kitchens – 2019

Award-winning New Zealand kitchens in the Trends International Design Awards.

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Home Trends Vol. 35/4

Real estate agents often say the kitchen is one of the major factors that sways potential buyers of a home. But these days, it's just as likely that the home's bathrooms will also influence a sale. So...