Antique French country side sink with a whimsical limestone brass faucet. This Southern Mediterranean kitchen was designed with antique limestone elements by Ancient Surfaces. Time to infuse a small piece of Italy in your own home.

Photo: A Darling Felicity Photography © 2015 Houzz
На фото: маленькая отдельная, параллельная кухня в стиле ретро с двойной мойкой, плоскими фасадами, белыми фасадами, столешницей из ламината, фартуком цвета металлик, фартуком из металлической плитки и техникой из нержавеющей стали для на участке и в саду

The owners of a charming home in the hills west of Paso Robles recently decided to remodel their not-so-charming kitchen. Referred to San Luis Kitchen by several of their friends, the homeowners visited our showroom and soon decided we were the best people to design a kitchen fitting the style of their home. We were delighted to get to work on the project right away. When we arrived at the house, we found a small, cramped and out-dated kitchen. The ceiling was low, the cabinets old fashioned and painted a stark dead white, and the best view in the house was neglected in a seldom-used breakfast nook (sequestered behind the kitchen peninsula). This kitchen was also handicapped by white tile counters with dark grout, odd-sized and cluttered cabinets, and small ‘desk’ tacked on to the side of the oven cabinet. Due to a marked lack of counter space & inadequate storage the homeowner had resorted to keeping her small appliances on a little cart parked in the corner and the garbage was just sitting by the wall in full view of everything! On the plus side, the kitchen opened into a nice dining room and had beautiful saltillo tile floors. Mrs. Homeowner loves to entertain and often hosts dinner parties for her friends. She enjoys visiting with her guests in the kitchen while putting the finishing touches on the evening’s meal. Sadly, her small kitchen really limited her interactions with her guests – she often felt left out of the mix at her own parties! This savvy homeowner dreamed big – a new kitchen that would accommodate multiple workstations, have space for guests to gather but not be in the way, and maybe a prettier transition from the kitchen to the dining (wine service area or hutch?) – while managing the remodel budget by reusing some of her major appliances and keeping (patching as needed) her existing floors. Responding to the homeowner’s stated wish list and the opportunities presented by the home's setting and existing architecture, the designers at San Luis Kitchen decided to expand the kitchen into the breakfast nook. This change allowed the work area to be reoriented to take advantage of the great view – we replaced the existing window and added another while moving the door to gain space. A second sink and set of refrigerator drawers (housing fresh fruits & veggies) were included for the convenience of this mainly vegetarian cook – her prep station. The clean-up area now boasts a farmhouse style single bowl sink – adding to the ‘cottage’ charm. We located a new gas cook-top between the two workstations for easy access from each. Also tucked in here is a pullout trash/recycle cabinet for convenience and additional drawers for storage. Running parallel to the work counter we added a long butcher-block island with easy-to-access open shelves for the avid cook and seating for friendly guests placed just right to take in the view. A counter-top garage is used to hide excess small appliances. Glass door cabinets and open shelves are now available to display the owners beautiful dishware. The microwave was placed inconspicuously on the end of the island facing the refrigerator – easy access for guests (and extraneous family members) to help themselves to drinks and snacks while staying out of the cook’s way. We also moved the pantry storage away from the dining room (putting it on the far wall and closer to the work triangle) and added a furniture-like hutch in its place allowing the more formal dining area to flow seamlessly into the up-beat work area of the kitchen. This space is now also home (opposite wall) to an under counter wine refrigerator, a liquor cabinet and pretty glass door wall cabinet for stemware storage – meeting Mr. Homeowner’s desire for a bar service area. And then the aesthetic: an old-world style country cottage theme. The homeowners wanted the kitchen to have a warm feel while still loving the look of white cabinetry. San Luis Kitchen melded country-casual knotty pine base cabinets with vintage hand-brushed creamy white wall cabinets to create the desired cottage look. We also added bead board and mullioned glass doors for charm, used an inset doorstyle on the cabinets for authenticity, and mixed stone and wood counters to create an eclectic nuance in the space. All in all, the happy homeowners now boast a charming county cottage kitchen with plenty of space for entertaining their guests while creating gourmet meals to feed them. Credits: Custom cabinetry by Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry Contracting by Michael Pezzato of Lost Coast Construction Stone counters by Pyramid M.T.M.

Rev-a-Shelf pantry storage with custom features Jeff Herr Photography
Идея дизайна: большая кухня в стиле кантри с с полувстраиваемой мойкой (с передним бортиком), фасадами в стиле шейкер, белыми фасадами, столешницей из известняка, техникой из нержавеющей стали, паркетным полом среднего тона, островом и кладовкой

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Пример оригинального дизайна: п-образная кухня-гостиная в средиземноморском стиле с одинарной мойкой, желтым фартуком, техникой под мебельный фасад, фасадами с выступающей филенкой, столешницей из известняка и серыми фасадами

This Banquette and the entire project was designed by Renzo J Nakata Architects and constructed by M&J Star Construction. Renzo J Nakata Architects http://www.houzz.com/pro/renzojnakata/renzo-j-nakata-architects

Architect Nils Finne has created a new, highly crafted modern kitchen in his own traditional Tudor home located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. The kitchen design relies on the creation of a very simple continuous space that is occupied by intensely crafted cabinets, counters and fittings. Materials such as steel, walnut, limestone, textured Alaskan yellow cedar, and sea grass are used in juxtaposition, allowing each material to benefit from adjacent contrasts in texture and color. The existing kitchen was enlarged slightly by removing a wall between the kitchen and pantry. A long, continuous east-west space was created, approximately 25-feet long, with glass doors at either end. The east end of the kitchen has two seating areas: an inviting window seat with soft cushions as well as a desk area with seating, a flat-screen computer, and generous shelving for cookbooks. At the west end of the kitchen, an unusual “L”-shaped door opening has been made between the kitchen and the dining room, in order to provide a greater sense of openness between the two spaces. The ensuing challenge was how to invent a sliding pocket door that could be used to close off the two spaces when the occasion required some separation. The solution was a custom door with two panels, and series of large finger joints between the two panels allowing the door to become “L” shaped. The resulting door, called a “zipper door” by the local fabricator (Quantum Windows and Doors), can be pushed completely into a wall pocket, or slid out and then the finger joints allow the second panel to swing into the “L”-shape position. In addition to the “L”-shaped zipper door, the renovation of architect Nils Finne’s own house presented other opportunity for experimentation. Custom CNC-routed cabinet doors in Alaskan Yellow Cedar were built without vertical stiles, in order to create a more continuous texture across the surface of the lower cabinets. LED lighting was installed with special aluminum reflectors behind the upper resin-panel cabinets. Two materials were used for the counters: Belgian Blue limestone and Black walnut. The limestone was used around the sink area and adjacent to the cook-top. Black walnut was used for the remaining counter areas, and an unusual “finger” joint was created between the two materials, allowing a visually intriguing interlocking pattern , emphasizing the hard, fossilized quality of the limestone and the rich, warm grain of the walnut both to emerge side-by-side. Behind the two counter materials, a continuous backsplash of custom glass mosaic provides visual continuity. Laser-cut steel detailing appears in the flower-like steel bracket supporting hanging pendants over the window seat as well as in the delicate steel valence placed in front of shades over the glass doors at either end of the kitchen. At each of the window areas, the cabinet wall becomes open shelving above and around the windows. The shelving becomes part of the window frame, allowing for generously deep window sills of almost 10”. Sustainable design ideas were present from the beginning. The kitchen is heavily insulated and new windows bring copious amounts of natural light. Green materials include resin panels, low VOC paints, sustainably harvested hardwoods, LED lighting, and glass mosaic tiles. But above all, it is the fact of renovation itself that is inherently sustainable and captures all the embodied energy of the original 1920’s house, which has now been given a fresh life. The intense craftsmanship and detailing of the renovation speaks also to a very important sustainable principle: build it well and it will last for many, many years! Overall, the kitchen brings a fresh new spirit to a home built in 1927. In fact, the kitchen initiates a conversation between the older, traditional home and the new modern space. Although there are no moldings or traditional details in the kitchen, the common language between the two time periods is based on richly textured materials and obsessive attention to detail and craft.

WHOLE HOUSE RENOVATION AND ADDITION Built in the 1940s, this cottage had an incredible amount of character and personality but was not conducive to the way we live today. The rooms were small and did not flow well into one another. The renovation of this house required opening up several rooms and adding square footage to the back of the home, all the while, keeping the curb appeal of a small cottage. Photographs by jeanallsopp.com

Kitchens of The French Tradition
Стильный дизайн: угловая кухня среднего размера в средиземноморском стиле с обеденным столом, с полувстраиваемой мойкой (с передним бортиком), фасадами с выступающей филенкой, темными деревянными фасадами, столешницей из известняка, серым фартуком, фартуком из кирпича, техникой из нержавеющей стали, полом из терракотовой плитки и островом - последний тренд

На фото: угловая кухня среднего размера в классическом стиле с столешницей из ламината, накладной мойкой, фасадами в стиле шейкер, светлыми деревянными фасадами, белым фартуком, фартуком из керамогранитной плитки, техникой из нержавеющей стали, полом из бамбука, островом и барной стойкой

Идея дизайна: кухня в современном стиле с столешницей из известняка, техникой из нержавеющей стали, фасадами в стиле шейкер и темными деревянными фасадами

На фото: угловая кухня среднего размера в стиле модернизм с обеденным столом, одинарной мойкой, фасадами с декоративным кантом, синими фасадами, столешницей из ламината, белым фартуком, фартуком из керамической плитки, техникой из нержавеющей стали, полом из керамической плитки, синим полом и бежевой столешницей

Идея дизайна: параллельная кухня-гостиная среднего размера в стиле рустика с одинарной мойкой, фасадами в стиле шейкер, белыми фасадами, столешницей из ламината, белым фартуком, фартуком из керамической плитки, техникой из нержавеющей стали, полом из ламината, островом и серой столешницей

Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Photography: Landmark Photography
Стильный дизайн: кухня среднего размера в стиле модернизм с плоскими фасадами, столешницей из известняка, бежевым фартуком, техникой из нержавеющей стали, бетонным полом, островом и темными деревянными фасадами - последний тренд

Идея дизайна: маленькая прямая кухня в морском стиле с монолитной мойкой, белыми фасадами, столешницей из ламината, зеленым фартуком, фартуком из керамической плитки, техникой из нержавеющей стали, бетонным полом, серым полом и зеленой столешницей без острова для на участке и в саду

Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: маленькая угловая кухня-гостиная со стиральной машиной, в белых тонах с отделкой деревом в морском стиле с одинарной мойкой, фасадами с декоративным кантом, белыми фасадами, столешницей из ламината, черным фартуком, черной техникой, полом из ламината, полуостровом, бежевым полом и бежевой столешницей для на участке и в саду

This Caulfield South kitchen features a Calacatta Caesarstone benchtop and French Oak flooring. Paired with a gloss-white tiled splashback and brushed brass fixtures, this kitchen embodies elegance and style. The generous sized island bench is the anchor point of the free flowing kitchen. The joinery details were designed and skilfully crafted to match the existing architecture on the hallways doors, paying homage to the grandeur of the home. With multiple access points, the kitchen seamlessly connects with an open living space, creating an entertaining hub at the heart of the home.

Um auch der Stilwand besondere Offenheit zu verleihen wurde unter den Oberschränken und hinter dem Spülbereich auf einen klassischen Fliesenspiegel verzichtet. Stattdessen gibt eine Spiegel-Verkleidung auch dem wandseitigen Küchenbereich eine offene und großzügige Wirkung.

На фото: маленькая прямая кухня-гостиная в морском стиле с врезной мойкой, фасадами с декоративным кантом, бежевыми фасадами, столешницей из ламината, белым фартуком, фартуком из удлиненной плитки, техникой под мебельный фасад и полом из ламината для на участке и в саду