This beautiful kitchen stands where the original dining room was located. While older homes tended to have the kitchen hidden away, modern living brings the kitchen into the heart of the home. From here, the homeowners can watch their children play outside, have direct access to their outdoor living and dining as well as their lovely dining room, and all while entertaining guests or serving up their young children at this expansive island.

Mount Baker Historic Craftsman

Board & Vellum

Photography by Miranda Estes

Adirondack Style Custom Home

Howell Custom Building Group

The homeowners of this wanted to create an informal year-round residence for their active family that reflected their love of the outdoors and time spent in ski and camping lodges. The result is a luxurious, yet understated, comfortable kitchen/dining area that exudes a feeling of warmth and relaxation. The open floor plan offers views throughout the first floor, while large picture windows integrate the outdoors and fill the space with light. A door to the three-season room offers easy access to an outdoor kitchen and living area. The dark wood floors, cabinets with natural wood grain, leathered stone counters, and coffered ceilings offer the ambiance of a 19th century mountain lodge, yet this is combined with painted wainscoting and woodwork to brighten and modernize the space. A blue center island in the kitchen adds a fun splash of color, while a gas fireplace and lit upper cabinets adds a cozy feeling. A separate butler’s pantry contains additional refrigeration, storage, and a wine cooler. Challenges included integrating the perimeter cabinetry into the crown moldings and coffered ceilings, so the lines of millwork are aligned through multiple living spaces. In particular, there is a structural steel column on the corner of the raised island around which oak millwork was wrapped to match the living room columns. Another challenge was concealing second floor plumbing in the beams of the coffered ceiling.

Vintage Lake House Kitchen

TruKitchens

In the vintage-inspired kitchen, the handmade clay tile backsplash pops while also working to tie together the entire space through the colors. The custom paint match, blue-gray inset cabinets from Grabill Cabinets in their Lacunar door style anchor the kitchen. The beautiful windows overlooking the lake invite in lots of light, but limit the number of upper cabinets in the design. A large walk-in pantry makes up the storage space and keeps the countertops clean for this large family. The warm wood island countertop from Grothouse offers ample space to cozy up for a casual lunch.

Home Acres Main Floor

Hometown Design-Build & Allens Creek Cabinetry

Affirmations of Morris

H2 Design Studio

A few tweaks to this already well built kitchen, refreshed the space and solidified the Arts & Craft theme carried throughout the space. A change to the pantry wall provided better and increased storage and countertop space and a new island created finely tuned symmetry to the layout. Combned with new cabinet hardware and modern chevron backsplash, the updated marble-look quartz countertops offer durability and a tailored sophisticated elegance.

Entryway into kitchen

Jody Snider Homes, Inc.

This entryway leads you directly into the warm inviting kitchen. White shaker style cabinets and marbled quarts keeps the kitchen very bright. Large open concept lets the light shine throughout. These large silver island pendants add to the clean look of this kitchen.

Ironwood Modern Craftsman Kitchen

Meyer Design

Beautiful, bright open kitchen with gorgeous waterfall island.

Oklahoma City Craftsman Renovation

Lori Fleet Interiors, LLC

Arts & Crafts Kitchen Hampton

The Kitchen Designer

Simplified Arts & Crafts style kitchen. A large L-shaped kitchen with timber panelling to rear of island bench. Raised timber bar top to the island. Pale grey painted panel doors to the main part of the kitchen to match the marble top. Originally the room was painted yellow but a new owner has painted it in a neutral white - not as interesting or as in keeping with the Arts & Crafts style of the home.

Violet 250

Omega Builders

Woodcrest Sherman Oaks

Build 4 You Inc.

Parkville Maryland Home Renovation

IRG Renovations

Oklahoma City Craftsman Renovation

Lori Fleet Interiors, LLC

Open concept kitchen

Jody Snider Homes, Inc.

This extended island seats plenty of family members and friends for great conversation. White shaker style cabinets and marbled quarts keeps the kitchen very bright. Large open concept lets the light shine throughout.

The Rambler

George Pendleton & Co., Inc.

Rustic but Refined...this large kitchen is wide open and inviting. Ideal design for the informal and inclusive lifestyle.

Home Acres Main Floor

Hometown Design-Build & Allens Creek Cabinetry

Butler Pantry

Wicksburg, AL

Craftway Homes

The beautiful open concept kitchen custom built for the client.

ITALIAN LUXURY KITCHEN DESIGN

Andre Bondarev

IMG_2536.HEIC

LuAnn Lewis Designs

White and navy kitchen, two tone kitchen

Arts and Crafts Kitchen with Coffered Design Ideas

There’s a lot to consider when it comes to planning your kitchen design. Where do you even start? Gathering some inspiration in a photo gallery is always a good starting point, as looking at different kitchen designs often brings up ideas you haven’t even thought of yet.

Browse Photos of Kitchen Designs for Inspiration and Collect Your Ideas

You can browse through photos of all kinds of kitchen styles, layouts and sizes on Houzz to get started before jumping into any design software or contacting a local professional for help. Here’s a few considerations to keep in mind when planning your kitchen.

1. What Makes a Good Arts and Crafts Kitchen Design, and Why is it Important?

For starters, you want to find a balance between aesthetics and function. You may have heard of the ‘kitchen work triangle’, which refers to the space between your fridge, sink and stove. You want everything within easy reach when you’re working in the kitchen and look beautiful at the same time. It’s a good idea to take note of both when browsing our photo gallery.

2. Consider Your Space to Determine Your Kitchen Layout

Firstly, consider the space you have, and the limitations that come with it. Do you have a small kitchen and need to maximise your workspace and storage? Can you allow yourself some more space and a big island with seating? Are you designing your kitchen from scratch or renovating an existing design? Which appliances do you already own and what are their measurements? Are there windows you need to take into consideration when planning cabinets? How do kitchen, living and dining areas connect? Depending on your space and needs, you want to use a shape that suits you. U, G, or L-shaped kitchen, with or without island or peninsula? Know your dimensions, plan cabinetry carefully and consider the placement of your appliances. You don’t want to end up with a finished design, only for your significant other to question where the fridge is supposed to go. Consider from the start where your fridge, oven, microwave and sink goes to save yourself from starting again from scratch - remember the kitchen work triangle! You also want to plan the layout of your cabinets. Maybe you’re planning for a pantry and can do with less storage space in your kitchen, so that your design can be one without upper or lower cabinets for a different look. A corner cabinet can be a smart storage solution if you want to keep the look clean and simple.

3. Decide on a Kitchen Style, But Don’t Forget Practicality

You want the style of your kitchen to reflect your personality and taste. We have curated a large array of kitchen styles here at Houzz, from traditional to contemporary to transitional and everything in between. Consider what your cooking style is for a start - Italy is known for its cuisine, so italian kitchen designs are generally popular. Also consider ergonomics - depending on how much time you spend in your kitchen, the height of your counters can make a big difference to your overall health. You also want to consider colour and finishes of cabinets, countertops and splashbacks. Which colour do you want your cupboards to be? Simple, timeless white or rather making a statement in black? Maybe rather a rustic wood? Also consider the colour of your floor - if you have dark floors, you may want to keep cabinets lighter. You could also go for an all-white look and choose black appliances for contrast. Once you know which style you fancy, don’t forget how you will be using the space. You want to keep cooking in mind, as well as how easy to clean and maintain the space will be. How many cooks do you need to accommodate? Do you have kids around? How much storage do you need? Maybe you want to go for open shelves rather than cabinets and allow for easy reach of key items you use when cooking. Again - remember the triangle! Lastly, choose lighting that both enhances the look of your kitchen as well as your cooking performance, providing light in all the right places.

4. Be Conscious of Your Budget

No matter what you plan for your kitchen design, cost is always a big factor. Be sure to plan with your budget in mind. It may make more sense to go for a modular kitchen design rather than custom build. You can save a lot of money if you get at least 3 estimates from professionals before locking in the job. And don’t forget to allow a 20% buffer for emergencies. Once you are ready to hire a pro, our directory will help you find one, no matter where you are. So whether you're looking for an Interior Designer in Melbourne or an Architect in Sydney, you can be sure to find a qualified expert for the job!