Bonjour and welcome to our Art of the Home gallery of beautiful kitchen ideas. We have carefully selected these beautiful kitchens for you. We also highlighted below good ideas to consider if some of the photos you see inspire you. Hope you enjoy the visit!
What are the pluses of spending extra time (and money too…) designing a beautiful kitchen?
- The heart of the home – we often spend a lot of time in the kitchen so why not make it welcoming and a place where you feel good and can bond over food with family and friends
- Inspiring meal preparation – a beautiful kitchen can inspire you to spend more time preparing meals for your loved ones and your loved may even join you to keep you company while you cook
- Multi-functional space – depending on where you are in life, the kitchen can be designed to serve different purposes (enjoying a quick breakfast for young professionals, grabbing a quick bite before soccer practice or do homework with children for parents, enjoying a glass of wine with your other half for empty nesters, or simply enjoying a quiet moment of solitude)
What are some good ideas selected by the homeowners of the kitchens featured below?
- Countertop Material: Calacatta marble quartz, Burgundy marble kitchen island countertop with triple pencil edge, Ivory Fantasy granite countertop
- Backsplash: polished turquoise-colored arabesque tiles, mother of pearl mosaic tile stove backsplash and medallion, antique bronze medallion stove backsplash and embossed wall tiles
- Cabinetry: arch style raised panel cabinets, curved seeded glass corner cabinets, floor-to-ceiling shaker cabinets, corner cabinet with wire-mesh door front, illuminated overhead cabinets with glass and wire lattice door inserts, illuminated glass cabinets with gothic mullions, lattice wine rack, arch top refrigerator armoire
- Flooring: hand scraped red oak, matte clay-look porcelain tile, reclaimed antique terracotta tiles in offset pattern, ginger brown-stained Brazilian teak hardwood floors, rough-sawn distressed oak wood floor
- Kitchen Island: 2 kitchen island design, kitchen island with built-in pet food bowls, oval kitchen island topped with Calacatta marble, distressed sage island with cabinet and drawer knobs on decorative backplates, tiered island with open base shelves
- Lights: copper pendant light with verdigris and hemp rope cord, blue blown glass ball pendant lights, French empire style bronze chandelier with green crystals, pulley style brushed nickel cone pendant lights
- Furniture: woven seagrass counter stools with foam padding and mahogany legs, antique white Chippendale style counter chairs with yoke back and pierced splat, French ladder back loveseat with rush seats, distressed scalloped ladder back bar stools with rush seats, natural oak top farmhouse table with husky table legs and farmhouse bench, bow-back Windsor counter stools
- Range Hood: white mantel-style hood with decorative trim molding and lion head onlay, antique zinc range hood, green blue slate-colored range hood with corbels and crown moldings
- Ceilings: antique white coffered ceiling, vaulted ceiling with natural finish decorative timber trusses, vaulted ceiling with arched clerestory windows and reclaimed hand hewn beams with notches and steel plate beam brackets, beadboard cathedral ceiling with skylights
- Distinct Features: reclaimed wood lintel with corbels, curved banquette with black leather upholstery, pass through window behind L-shaped banquette, arched stone veneer stove alcove with wooden mantel shelf and display niche, white wall with board and batten wainscoting, archway to living room with square-paneled columns and crown moldings, hanging rectangular wooden pot rack, 2-door refrigerator and freezer combo
- Decorative Accents: antique Gustav Becker pendulum wall clock, decorative vintage birdhouses, vintage copper pans, antique cast iron fireback
So check out the beautiful kitchen ideas we selected for you, you may be able to use or adapt some of them for your kitchen…and as always, sharing “The Little Plus” (“Le Petit Plus”), our favorite design ideas on these photos. Enjoy and beautiful day to you!
1. Double Kitchen Islands
The Little Plus • gray and white marble countertops with double ogee edge on 2 kitchen islands with glazed antique finish base cabinets • 2 oil rubbed bronze crystal chandeliers over kitchen islands • white mantel-style hood with decorative trim molding and lion head onlay • marble stove backsplash with brass pot filler • semi-gloss diagonal distressed oak flooring
2. Vintage Black and Gold Stove
The Little Plus • 2 step elevated kitchen with hand scraped red oak flooring • floor-to-ceiling shaker cabinets with built-in ovens and refrigerator with panel overlay • rustic reclaimed wood lintel with corbels • counter stools with tawny brown cushioned seat and black turned legs • rectangular woven basket at the foot of eat-in island with wood paneled base and Carrara White marble countertop • glass pendant light with rope cord over French Louis XVI style side chair
3. Polished Turquoise Arabesque Tiles
The Little Plus • illuminated glass-faced transom cabinets over white recessed panels cabinets with long black bar pulls • snow white paneled range hood with natural wood beam over stove backsplash with polished turquoise-colored arabesque tiles • Elegant White marble on countertops and on kitchen island with built-in pet food bowls with accent tiles matching the stove backsplash • antique industrial copper pendant light with verdigris and hemp rope cord
4. Colored Glass
The Little Plus • Calacatta marble countertops and full wall backsplash • 3 blue blown glass ball pendant lights over oval kitchen island • satin finish stainless steel range hood with brass straps • white framed single-hung windows with woven wood shades below recessed panel transom cabinets with under-cabinet lights • 2 chocolate brown bar stools with metal foot rail tucked under the small kitchen island round table extension topped with Calacatta marble
5. Herringbone Pattern Subway Tiles
The Little Plus • white herringbone pattern subway tile backsplash • 4-lite bow windows with colonial grilles and craftsman style trim • 2 espresso cross-back counter chairs with ecru cushioned seats • built-in double wall oven and refrigerator with panel overlay on white recessed paneled cabinets • corner cabinet with wire-mesh door front • 2 large frosted glass dome shade pendant lights over eat-in island with dark wood paneled base
6. Coffered Ceiling
The Little Plus • polished nickel 3-light linear island pendant hanging from the rounded center of antique white coffered ceiling • Burgundy marble kitchen island countertop with triple pencil edge and cherry island base with toe kick valance • glazed wooden ladder-back swivel counter stools with nail-trimmed seat • mother of pearl mosaic tile stove backsplash and medallion • antique white raised panel zand illuminated glass faced transom cabinets with mullions
7. Green Crystals on Bronze Chandelier
The Little Plus • recessed paneled gray blue-colored drawers and island base • herringbone pattern brick backsplash medallion under cast stone range hood with corbels and moldings • French empire style bronze chandelier with green crystals • baby powder beadboard paneled tray ceiling with recessed lights • illuminated overhead cabinets with glass and wire lattice door inserts over the kitchen peninsula
8. Woven Counter Chairs
The Little Plus • woven counter chairs with high backs • recessed lights on glazed and whitewashed beadboard ceiling calling back range hood panel and backsplash • linear pendant light with linen fabric shades over kitchen island • cream and beige travertine subway tile stove backsplash with brown travertine border • glass cabinets with muntins calling back colonial windows with black locks and handles
9. Blue Hydrangeas in Fish Bowl Vase
The Little Plus • 3 glossy antique-finished cross-back counter chairs with cushions • 2 6-light foyer lantern pendant lights over eat-in kitchen island with Gold Brazil granite countertop • glazed antique white kitchen cabinetry with matte black round knobs and dark antique copper drop handles • arched mantel-style range hood with topiaries on wooden candlestick as decor • casement windows with arched transom and golden mist-colored curtains
10. Arched Valance
The Little Plus • oil-rubbed bronze faucet and undermount stainless steel sink on butcher block kitchen island countertop with medium double Roman ogee edge • built-in oven on distressed sage island base with oil rubbed bronze cabinet and drawer knobs on decorative backplates • vaulted ceiling with natural finish decorative timber trusses • illuminated glass cabinets with gothic mullions on jet black quartz countertop with sidesplash • wood-framed casement windows with colonial grilles framed by arched valance with decorative moldings, hand carved wood appliques and corbels
11. Contrast of Black and White
The Little Plus • woven seagrass counter stools with foam padding and mahogany legs • stove niche with white marble backsplash surround • black beauty-colored recessed panel cabinets with polished nickel cup pulls and polished chrome knobs calling back beadboard panel island base • apron front undermount stainless steel sink on eat-in island with polished white Carrara marble and notched corners • matching colonial door and window with fluted casings and moldings
12. All Glazed Up
The Little Plus • rustic wood valance and supporting brackets framing the picture window backsplash with colonial flankers and transoms • antique zinc range hood in arched stone cooking alcove with white and bronze glass mosaic tiles backsplash and white tile stove medallion • glazed white cross-back swivel counter stools with carved details calling back the glazed antique white shaker cabinets • 2 vintage 6-light chandeliers with crystal pendants hanging from wooden coffered ceiling with pine beams • curved banquette with black upholstered leather seat and backrest
13. Raised Arch Panels
The Little Plus • transom window as backing for open shelf over French doors with frosted glass panels • afterglow-colored arch style raised panel and glass cabinets with curved seeded glass corner cabinets • arch top shelf with gallery rails below the built-in cooktop calling back the shelf on top of the hood • satin finish rectangular wooden dining table with lath back wooden chairs • matte clay-look porcelain tile flooring
14. Cathedral Ceiling
The Little Plus • beadboard cathedral ceiling with skylights and dark stained exposed trusses • curved wall with colonial glass doors and windows with buff yellow Roman shades topped by rectangular transoms • antique Gustav Becker pendulum wall clock with wood carving over arched whitewashed brick fireplace • built-in gas burner and induction cooktop on Autumn Beige granite island countertop over white paneled base • decorative vintage birdhouses on top of the cabinets
15. Dark Stained Wooden Cabinets
The Little Plus • butcher block island countertop with dark stained base with storage and open shelf • spice niche on stove backsplash with square tiles and diamond inlay bordered by rope liner tiles • wall-mounted illuminated glass cabinets with X mullions • built-in stove on Saturnia granite countertop over natural wood cabinets and drawers with decorative wood onlay • archway to living room with square-paneled columns and crown moldings
16. Bright Kitchen
The Little Plus • antique white Chippendale style counter chairs with yoke back and pierced splat • pass through window behind L-shaped banquette with brown leather seat and blue striped fabric backrest • butcher block countertop on kitchen island with metal foot rail • brushed stainless steel range hood and polished nickel pot filler on blue-hued glazed tile backsplash with patterned tile border • satin finish ebony-stained oak wood flooring
17. Mediterranean Kitchen
The Little Plus • reclaimed antique terracotta floor tiles in offset pattern • vintage copper pans on arched stone veneer stove alcove with wooden mantel shelf and display niche • antique cast iron fireback against stove backsplash with square terracotta tiles • wall-mounted open shelves with decorative corbels over dark-stained base cabinets • French ladder back loveseat with rush seats
18. Green Blue Slate Range Hood
The Little Plus • glass foyer pendant lights with iron frames • dark wooden countertop with ogee edge and curved end on white island base with open shelves and turned island legs • two black saddle seat counter stools under island overhang with corbels • green blue slate-colored range hood with corbels and crown moldings over stainless steel stove mirror backsplash with shelf • single hung colonial windows with flat stock window trim on blue glow walls
19. Shade of Gray
The Little Plus • stainless steel range hood between two recessed paneled cabinets on glossy glazed gray ceramic subway tiles backsplash • saddle style bar stool on oak wood floors • rise and fall pulley style brushed nickel cone pendant lights • Impala Black granite countertop on white beadboard paneled island base • stainless steel side-by-side refrigerator calling back the built-in stainless steel dishwasher and ovens
20. Glazed Cabinets
The Little Plus • Amber Yellow granite countertop on cloud cream eat-in island with storage and acanthus leaf corbels • pristine glazed raised panel cabinets and frosted glass faced cabinet with antique brass mushroom knobs • frosted glass pantry door with etching and a Venetian bronze handle • cream travertine backsplash with brown diamond inlay • low gloss gunstock finish white oak flooring
21. Vaulted Beamed Ceiling
The Little Plus • built-in refrigerator with beadboard panel overlay matching the cabinets and island base • vaulted ceiling with arched clerestory windows and reclaimed hand hewn beams with notches and steel plate beam brackets • distressed scalloped ladder back bar stools with rush seats by the eat-in tiered kitchen island with Ivory Fantasy granite countertop and open base shelves • green lily chalk painted range hood with mantel shelf calling back kitchen island with prep sink and glass-faced base storage • wood framed painting on white wall with board and batten wainscoting
22.Farmhouse Table
The Little Plus • copper range hood and framed antique bronze medallion stove backsplash on embossed wall tiles • Gantry pull-down spray faucet in antique pewter finish and apron-front fireclay farmhouse sink • natural oak top farmhouse table with husky table legs and matching farmhouse bench on satin finish walnut flooring • 2 vintage 4-light aged bronze chandeliers with crystals • built-in ovens and refrigerator with lattice wine rack on top
23. Eat-in Island
The Little Plus • French country rush seat counter stools with checkered tie-back cushions • butcher block island countertop with large Roman ogee edge and dark stained island base with husky dining table legs • covered range hood over stove backsplash with diagonal pattern porcelain tiles • antique white arch top refrigerator armoire blending in with the kitchen cabinetry • ginger brown-stained Brazilian teak hardwood floors with satin finish
24. Beamed Ceiling
The Little Plus • 4-light brushed nickel lantern pendant hanging from snow white ceiling with dark stained wood beams • angled wall with colonial casement windows as sink backsplash • round seat wooden counter stools under the white quartz kitchen island overhang • a collection of crucifixes on arched shelf above a pair of 2-door refrigerator/freezer combo with beadboard panel overlay matching the cabinetry • satin finish rough-sawn distressed oak wood floor
25. Ambrosia Cabinets
The Little Plus • hanging rectangular wooden pot rack with lights hanging from beadboard ceiling with wooden beams • celadon-colored recessed panel and glass-faced muntin cabinets matching the island base • round undermount sink on butcher block island countertop with inset panel cabinet storage and side shelves • matching white-framed picture windows and glass doors • medium gloss hand scraped hickory floors
26. Beadboard Paneled Cathedral Ceiling
The Little Plus • bright white beadboard paneled vaulted ceiling with beams and posts • 2 white bow-back Windsor counter stools by eat-in island • butcher block island countertop with corbels and two supporting posts • white raised panel and glass-faced cabinets with white round ceramic knobs • strips of shadow lime-colored walls over windows with white plantation shutters
27. Vintage Galvanized Bucket with an Assortment of Flowers
The Little Plus • Calacatta quartz countertops and matching backsplash • built-in refrigerator with recessed panel overlay calling back cabinets with oil rubbed bronze cup pulls and clear glass knobs • fir green leather upholstered counter stools with low back and solid wood frame • mirrored pantry door with vintage crystal knobs • 2 large old bronze dome shade pendant lights over kitchen island