Be inspired by a modern galley kitchen with hi-gloss units
Beautiful Kitchens tours a traditional painted kitchen. See more kitchen design ideas, tips and decorating inspiration at housetohome.co.uk/beautifulkitchens
Hi-gloss kitchen units painted in soft magnolia are a modern alternative to traditional wood. All the cooking appliances have been fitted along one side with the sink area opposite for a clutter-free working triangle.
1/7 Kitchen units and design
Ballerina at Mark Plant
2/7 Gloss kitchen units
Avoid a visually overbearing scheme by employing large base kitchen cabinets with linear wall units above. A large sink is big enough to soak pans and baking trays.
Kubus sink and Gotthard tap
Franke
3/7 Pull-out kitchen drawer
A kitchen drawer within a drawer makes it easy to reach both cutlery and crockery.
Similar crockery
Villeroy & Boch
4/7 Stone kitchen worktop
Glossy and eyecatching, this polished stone worktop with clear and brown bottle glass, and flecks of aqua and silver suits both traditional and contemporary kitchens.
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Similar worktop
Silestone
5/7 Induction hob
Safe, energy-efficient and easy to keep clean, induction hobs are a great option for contemporary kitchens.
Induction hob
Siemens
6/7 Kitchen-dining area
To save space in the kitchen-dining area (and also prevent any light from the doorway being blocked out), the table is fixed to the wall.
Table top
Spekva
7/7 Informal kitchen seating
The lower kitchen cabinet is actually a drawer that is used to store various paraphernalia. During the warmer months, the owners eat and entertain outdoors.
Similar stool
Ikea
Looking for more kitchen inspiration? Take a look at our other kitchens for more ideas to steal, or check out the Beautiful Kitchens home page
Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.
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