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Deserted island?
While all business for the chef, the island benchtop in this kitchen by Matisse all but conceals a flush hob, pop-up extractor and recessed double sinks.
Light all round
Does your kitchen have all the different types of lighting it needs? For this kitchen, designer Leonie Metge installed specific task lighting above the island and cooktop, ambient lighting around the splashback and underbench lig...
Dedicated and deep
This storage-rich kitchen by Studio Dearborn includes a dedicated, compartmentalised deep drawer for pot and pans.
Wood and stone – natural friends
Limestone tiles provide an elegant floor surface to complement the Corian surfaces and Navurban veneer in this contemporary kitchen by Craig Steere Architects.
Light and heavy
White and wood surfaces are matched with a substantial concrete-look benchtop and Aplomb concrete pendants by Foscarini.
Surface attraction
So your floor height changes dramatically between spaces, or your flooring – let the walls and ceiling carry your harmony forward. For this low-set Hamptons style kitchen a continuation of ceiling and wall treatments from adj...
Empathetic under foot
The largest surface area in your home, the floors can have a big impact. On this kitchen and house design by Kamermans Architects, the beech ceiling is complemented by the wood flooring in American oak. Granite kitchen co...
Round the corner but not far away
Want benchspace that‘s handy but not right on show? To the rear of this kitchen by designer Davinia Sutton, the on-show pantry includes countertops tucked into side niches within the ancillary space – keepin...
Always handy
A long marble-clad kitchen island is the central feature of this kitchen and includes a fitted chopping board that can be positioned anywhere along the island.
Hot and cold
The warmth of wood meets the cool of matt black and stainless steel in this kitchen by designers Alan Bertenshaw and Maria Pomeroy of Matisse. The kitchen accentuates long lines that work well with the wood batten ceiling and wood p...
Off the shelf
There’s a good reason that designers often add open shelving in a pantry. The mundane, day-to-day objects on the shelves aren’t seen in the main living spaces plus locating and grabbing this or that is instant, as in this kitchen p...