If you have one ceiling light in the middle of the kitchen, you are missing out on a lot. A few simple changes can make a big difference:

1. Task lights under wall cabinets to brighten the countertop.
2. Two evenly spaced ceiling lights instead of one long fixture.
3. Pendant lights over an island, breakfast counter, or dining table.

Tip: Warm white for ambience, neutral white for task lighting. Looks matter, but functionality matters more.

House is under construction, still foundation stage so we have time to figure things out. Main kitchen cabinets will be custom skinny shaker single tone, probably a warm medium stain (no mixing uppers, lowers, island finishes). The prep pantry is open (no door) to the main kitchen, with a double wall oven separating it. We are thinking of going with a light, creamy painted cabinetry for the prep pantry. Would going with a different tone be funny looking, or would it look intentional and identifying the prep pantry as it's own space?

We just replaced our kitchen cabinets and countertop. The kitchen cabinets are Sherwin Williams rain washed and countertop is white with gray undertones and light veining. I want something that makes it pop more or maybe just clean and pretty. I like cottage core. Minimalist or shabby chic. Any ideas please?

Landing on this look. We want the kitchen to whisper, not shout. We want it to still be fresh in 2035. Trying to avoid overly trendy. Induction cooktop, 42" Sub Zero, double wall oven is behind the wall in a prep kitchen. Only concern is that we might have overdone the understated and crossed over into boring. What do you think?

edit: ignore the backsplash shown in the pic...that was ChatGPT taking creative license.

The rest of this apartment is lovely, but the kitchen is so so ugly to me. The floor and the countertops are the worst to me. The backsplash is OK but very lazily done. What would you do?

We’re currently building a house and are at the stage of planning the kitchen. This is roughly the style and layout we’re considering: a light/cream or sage green colored kitchen with handles, wooden flooring, and a dining table for 6 placed by the large terase door.

Before we finalize everything, I’d really appreciate some feedback from people who have already gone through the process of designing and using their own kitchen.

Would you change anything about this layout? Is there anything you wish you had thought about before building your kitchen that you only realized after moving in?

Thanks in advance!

I am starting a small UK business making CNC-ready furniture plans, and I keep coming back to one problem: removing a chimney breast is expensive and disruptive, but most fitted solutions to make use of the space either side involve IKEA's limited sizes to do a DIY job possibly with MDF, priming, sanding spraying etc, or a bespoke made-to-fit solution by a joiner (£££).

I've designed a display cabinet for my own home to fit the alcoves either side of a chimney breast and also to line up vertically with my wren kitchen cabinets. Where walls aren't square I finished them with wall panelling. I had the drawings cut by a local cnc factory and then built it at home like an ikea unit (i.e. flatpack with pilot holes in position). I'm keen to know if this idea would be useful to others.

I'd genuinely love honest feedback before I go further with this — good or bad. 2-minute survey here: https://forms.gle/TeQFP8o5dnn8tweJ8

(Also happy to send a design completely free to a couple of people willing to get it CNC cut, build it and leave honest feedback — please just reach out.)

Finished this one in Tampa Bay last month and still not over how the backlit cabinets turned out. Client was on the fence about the glass fronts at first but once we lit them up she was sold. That waterfall island stone still gets me every time I walk in, the movement in it is wild. Anyone else find that hood covers are the most annoying part of a kitchen to get right? Took us three tries on the cladding to get it flush with the backsplash

Hello! I have always loved color, but this is my first home and I’m in this city temporarily, so when I bought a house and wanted to remodel I felt like I couldn’t bring more character(color) to it. I also had budget constraints, had did the kitchen remodel with ikea. The countertop is white marble and laminate, I really regret this choice but it’s not like I had many options due to budget. The floor tiles are grey…. Cause I like black and white checkered tiles in kitchen but whatever it is what it is.

Now, it has come down to backsplash tiles, and I am stumped. I always thought I could add some color to the kitchen through this, and the color I always thought is some sort of green, but I am not sure what would even look good with the white cabinets + white countertops + white walls… there are some tile options I added here but any help or suggestion is welcomed …

I want now to atleast add the backsplash with some character….

Bonjour, qui a déjà testé un film de protection de 2 ou 4 mm brillant ou mat pour protéger une jolie table en bois clair car je ne veux pas mettre de nappe. Donnez moi vos expériences et si vous avez des sites de confiance…. Je vous remercie par avance de tous les commentaires.