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

The tall perimeter cabinetry provides a clean backdrop architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, design, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, light fixture, lighting, loft, property, real estate, room, table, wood flooring, gray

The kitchen had to provide separation between the architecture, building, ceiling, design, door, floor, flooring, furniture, glass, hall, house, interior design, loft, property, real estate, room, wall, gray, black

Wood, white and white granite combine to optimum apartment, architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, daylighting, design, floor, flooring, furniture, green, home, house, interior design, kitchen, light fixture, lighting, loft, property, real estate, room, table, wall, gray, black

The kitchen had to incorporate breakfast seating and architecture, building, ceiling, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, kitchen & dining room table, laminate flooring, loft, property, real estate, room, table, wood flooring, gray, black

Strong, clean lines were appropriate for the new architecture, building, ceiling, daylighting, design, floor, flooring, furniture, glass, hardwood, home, house, interior design, light fixture, lighting, office, property, real estate, room, space, table, wall, wood flooring, gray

This is what an award-winning kitchen looks like. architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, design, floor, flooring, furniture, glass, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, laminate flooring, light fixture, lighting, living room, loft, material property, property, real estate, room, table, wood, wood flooring, gray

NEW IN KITCHEN DESIGN

Using the expanded available space from the home’s Kitchen Design, Kira Gray, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, benchtop, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, wood, wood flooring

Professional result

From its eye-catching 3D splashback to its slim benchtops and advanced fittings, this kitchen by designer Kira Gray makes quite a splash

An all-in-one piece, the Kitch’ T® is easy desk, furniture, interior design, material property, product, room, table, black, gray

An inspired compact (even moveable) kitchen solution

Times are changing, housing options are changing and kitchen options are changing too – what better time for the market to embrace a modest, stylish and easily moveable kitchen design? Introducing the...

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

Marble countertops meet marble-look porcelain wall tiles in countertop, cuisine classique, interior design, kitchen, gray

The beauty of stone

Stone, natural or engineered, is timeless and elegant – benefits seen in this TIDA-winning renovation by Leuschke Architects. Universal Granite & Marbles carries the largest supply of stone slabs in N...

Made to order

Looking to give your kitchen some flare without losing practicality? Custom cabinetry is one option that you may not have considered – but you should.

Kitchen layouts – which one is for you?

Galley, island, peninsular – just the design names can be confusing. Which kitchen style sizzles for you? See more

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Wood and welcoming

Designing your kitchen is about more than great ergonomics. If the best party conversations are enjoyed in the kitchen then this entertainer’s kitchen has great social implications for the homeowners. See more

Quartzite stone wraps around the three stainless steel architecture, house, interior design, living room, real estate, gray

Thrice as nice

Instead of traditional cabinetry for this kitchen, architect Domenic Ridolfi designed three commercial-style stainless steel workstations, and wrapped these in quartzite stone to create three sculptural work zones.

Recessed handles read as long lines, connecting to architecture, countertop, cuisine classique, house, interior design, kitchen, real estate, room, brown, sinks

Washing your hands of poor functionality?

Despite the eye-catching aesthetic, this kitchen is built around functionality – for instance, a second sink was added at the rear of the kitchen, near the back door, as a convenient place to wash your hands when coming in from the garden. See more Sink & Tap ideas here

The planning of a kitchen should begin not architecture, beam, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, daylighting, design, floor, flooring, furniture, hardwood, home, house, interior design, kitchen, kitchen stove, laminate flooring, living room, loft, material property, property, real estate, room, table, wood, wood flooring, gray

The kitchen of the future?

He's been at the forefront of kitchen design since the 1980s – so where does renowned British designer, author and educator, Johnny Grey, think we're heading now? See more

PRODUCTS – BROWSE BY CATEGORY

Benchtops

Appliances

Cabinetry

Tiles & Splashbacks

Sinks & Taps

Storage

Flooring

Lighting

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Storage with style

For decades, RH Cabinetmakers has been creating custom made Kitchens and Cabinets – you have complete control. Once you've settled on your design, your kitchen is built with excellence and precision.

Subtle lighting can make all the difference. For architecture, cabinetry, countertop, flooring, hardwood, interior design, kitchen, laminate flooring, sink, wood flooring, white, William Landeros, Kitchen Distributors

Does a splashback have to stand out?

Splashbacks are a great way to introduce an accent into a design, but they don’t have to. Two white glass panels provide the splashback for the cooktop in this kitchen, perfectly blending with the sur...

See more Tile & Splashback ideas.

So, what colours go with the brilliant blue architecture, building, cabinetry, ceiling, countertop, design, dining room, floor, flooring, furniture, home, house, interior design, kitchen, living room, material property, property, real estate, room, table, wall, white

Standing out and fitting in

So, what colours go with the brilliant blue of the ocean? This white and timber kitchen responds to its ideal seaside setting and saves a bit of the limelight for itself.

TRENDING NOW

Merquip supplies an extensive range of Cosmetal filtered glass, product, product design, restaurant, table, tableware, gray, white

Bubbly on tap?

The Cosmetal system – available from Merquip – offers instant sparkling, hot or chilled water, as well as water served at room temperature.

See more Lighting ideas here.

INSPIRING IDEAS

The traditional, detail-rich charms of a Queenslander home room, floor, fining furniture, interior design, light fixture, lighting, table, white, kithen, Hamptons, Baahouse + Baahouse Architecture

Queenslander meets the Hamptons?

Both of these styles are traditional and both are also detail rich – so how did the renovating architect make sure of a seamless connection between these similar but slightly different aesthetics? See more

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Brandt - distinctly french cooking

Create your functional French kitchen with well priced oven and cooktop combos by French appliance maker Brandt

2019 TIDA NZ Kitchen Winner Videos

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

The challenge in the design of this kitchen was how to make a bold but complementary statement within the dramatic context of the wider space.

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

Being a geologist, the owner of this new home wanted a black and timber kitchen with an emphasis on natural stone – and a design that complemented the surrounding mountain vistas and environment that ...

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

Early in the initial briefing process for the design of their new kitchen, the owners of this home emphasised two key aspects – they loved to entertain and they loved timber.

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