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No matter what guests you have over to your home, the party always ends up in the kitchen, right? So you certainly want to have a well designed space to gather in. With that in mind, here we give you 45 designer kitchen decor ideas for your home.
Whether your kitchen is small or large, modern or traditional, our photos below are sure to give you ideas for your space for simple upgrades or a major renovation. You can always add a fresh coat of paint to your walls or cabinetry to create a classic all-white kitchen or a bring in a fun colorful hue. Countertop and backsplash selections are major elements of the design, and you can bring lots of new life to a kitchen with innovative high-end appliances.
Now for those 45 kitchen design ideas from interior designers all over the country, plus a few international ones. Get ready for your design creativity to start flowing!
Add Brass Accents
In Atlanta’s Pink Palace, designer Melanie Turner selected a French bistro-inspired brass hood from François & Co.’s new line to shine against existing gray tilework. Lighting, Visual Comfort & Co.. Stools, Bradley
Spinkle in Color Inside Cabinetry
In Hartford, Connecticut, interior designer Kristen McCory used a rich shade of deep burgundy inside the glass cabinets flanking the sink (and on floor-to-ceiling cabinetry in an adjacent butler’s pantry) to coordinate with a Lacanche range in the same hue (not pictured). But like all satisfying spice, the beauty is in the balance. Pegasus marble countertops, linen white cabinetry paint, and black accents temper the red.
Cover Surfaces in Stone
The stone-clad kitchen in an Upper East Side townhouse designed by Carrier and Company (Christopher Peacock) features a mix of dolomite, arabescato, and sivec surfaces. Pendants, Carrier and Company for Visual Comfort & Co
Consider Accent Flooring
In the kitchen of Palm Beach’s Casa della Porta, the backsplash and countertop’s wispy veining (Calacatta lasa gold marble) and custom cube flooring design bring movement to the kitchen. The space was designed by Mary McDonald. Stools, Holly Hunt
Incorporate Appliances a Cook Will Love
MORE Design + Build and Kurt Bielawski redesigned the kitchen of this Kips Bay Dallas Show House to feel “timeless and luxurious but still relaxed.” Its generous working pantry makes the cooking experience a pleasure, and with the oversize island, the party is likely to gather around the heart of this home time and again.
Bielawski ensured it functioned at the highest level for any and all culinary ventures by choosing JennAir appliances and cookware and accessories from Zwilling.
Mix in Tile with Character
Statuario marble clads kitchen walls in earthen opulence in Atlanta’s Villa Juanita, designed by Heather Dewberry of Huff-Dewberry, Inc. Its hand-painted floor tiles were inspired by the bar at Le Sirenuse in Positano, Italy.
Let in Lots of Light
“Lots of light and views” were the cornerstones of the kitchen’s design in a Block Island home, says architect Gil Schafer. The island countertop is crafted of pippy oak, and the range is by Wolf.
Use a Bold Wallpaper
In this Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House, cabinetry designer Christopher Peacock wrapped the walls of this kitchen in a luminous metallic brushstroke paper by York Wallcoverings and modernized the kitchen’s outdated features with sleek bleached wood cabinetry and slab-front drawers from Peacock’s Montauk collection, staining the island and wet bar cabinetry slate blue for contrast.
Get Dramatic with Double Height
For the kitchen of this 1920s New Jersey estate, designer Eric J. Smith created a double-height space with a row of clerestory windows. The dark wood floors echo those of adjoining rooms, and he added dramatic details such as a gunmetal-and-brass hood, a veneered table, and textured shades to the space..
