Once cramped and inefficient, this kitchen today beams with cottage appeal thanks to a thoughtful collaboration between homeowner and architect. New windows capture plenty of natural light while enhancing the home’s classic style. The original archway still frames the now-inviting breakfast nook, which also gained a radiator and built-in storage bench.

Must-Have Feature: “Built-in Look” Refrigerator. Install cabinetry around your refrigerator to get a built-in look minus the added expense.

Opening up this area allows the addition of a storage-filled peninsula. Topped with a butcher block, the peninsula is a handy spot for prepping. It also serves as a gathering place when having company over. A plate rack gives easy access to dishes and mugs that were out of immediate reach before. A pendant light directly overhead provides the necessary task lighting.

Must-Have Feature: Pendant Lights. Set at three different heights, the period-appropriate light fixtures from Holophane suit different tasks in the now-efficient kitchen.

The new layout has a streamlined look. Moving the stove to the other side of the long wall creates a continuous run of counter space — terrific for a family who entertains as well as cooks. “I often use the counter as a buffet,” admits Bowen. Ordinary subway tiles become extraordinary when arranged in a herringbone pattern for the backsplash. APPLIANCES: KITCHENAID. SINK AND FAUCETS: BLANCO STAINLESS.

Red Kitchens and Red in Kitchen

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Red and white country kitchen design, china kitchenware, red cabinets.
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Kitchens completed in the French nation mode are extremely well-liked, but for those of us looking for impressive a little unusual and a little more “nowadays” while motionless retaining that huge French artistic, we have the design branded as French modern style.
The French kitchen modern design style slots in classic French essentials such as blue white accents and walls with contemporary details such as stainless steel appliances. French kitchen design style also frequently comprise a center island – with or with no …

Rustic Contemporary Kitchen Diner

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Contemporary kitchen diner
White walls offset warm wenge wood floors and slick black Bulthaup units teamed with Miele appliances and stainless steel splashback. Modern grey Dutch chairs from De Kastoor contrast with a chunky oak table. Peonies in a black glass vase and candles in hurricane lamps and glass candelabra decorate the table. A Mario Testino photograph of Madonna hangs on a wall. http://www.housetohome.co.uk

Light, bright kitchen-diner
A built-in oversized chopping block in the island is ideal for making big meals and, being round, it offers space for more than one person to …

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