Kitchen
A kitchen needs to work for everyday cooking and feel like part of your home. Explore timber, stone, metallic details and lighting, with ideas for cabinet fronts, colours and a dining spot worth lingering in.
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Coastal Grandmother Kitchen | A Space Age Bar Stool
Linen curtains, driftwood shelving full of blue-and-white ceramics — and right in the middle, one glossy chrome Space Age bar stool that looks beamed in from a completely different decade.
Make the kitchen work for your routine
Begin with worktop space, storage and light. Keep the things you use daily within easy reach. Existing cabinet fronts and flooring offer a starting point for the look: choose a few complementary materials and repeat them in different parts of the room.
Compare timber, stone and reflective surfaces
Timber fronts can bring warmth, curved forms soften an outline, and darker cabinets give pale surfaces more definition. Use the room ideas to compare how light and colour change a similar layout. Check the care requirements of a specific finish before choosing it for a worktop.
Separate task light from evening light
Light the worktop directly so you can see what you are preparing. A separate pendant over the table or island can define a more relaxed area. This gives each light a clear purpose, rather than asking one ceiling fitting to do everything.