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Access into the garden is through the side of the kitchen and not the rear. This means the rear is protected for wildlife and the family do not have to go through the garden to access the BBQ and hard landscaping.

The pantry lines the wall to the right.

A special finish brings out the grain in the kitchen's walnut cabinetry.

A San Francisco home by ballonSTUDIO employs a warm beige palette across all four flours.

The kitchen island and cabinets at this Melbourne renovation are made of recycled timber, taking cue from the wooden bookcase that designer Kim Kneipp installed during the home’s first restyling.

Project architects Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter opened up the center of the house, previously comprising a maze of fourteen small rooms, creating one large and airy kitchen and dining space with a high, chapel like ceiling. A six-meter-long concrete plinth standing at the center of the room which doubles as an island bench and dining table, had to be lowered into the house by a crane while the roof was being reconstructed.

Light pours into the renovated kitchen from all directions, with the breezy natural palette transforming the room into a warm and inviting family space. After removing walls, the dated and mismatched floors became an eyesore, with Leah opting to replace them with Hakwood Engineered European Oak floors in ‘Aura,’ which run throughout the home.

“We chose to have a very big kitchen,” says Egelund. “I love it when people cook together.” The kitchen is by Egelund’s brand Vipp, and is a design that was developed more than 14 years ago. The couple have the same kitchen in black in their Copenhagen apartment but decided that the warm gray color was better suited to the coastal setting of the summer house.

After: An all-white palette at the kitchen and master bathroom above creates a cohesive and calm atmosphere.

The split provides abundant natural light and a subtle pause, as well as a physical and visual connection down to the kitchen.

This home that was built atop of home constructed in World War I is completely reimagined by Daniel Rabin and Annie Ritz of local architecture and design firm And And And Studio. Details like fluted white cabinetry in the kitchen give this LA home a posh look.

Note Mansawataphaiboon cooks something up.

"The marble was chosen to complement the tones of the timber floors,

View into the open-plan kitchen and living room in the bungalow's newly built back end. "T

"The home is about 1,500 square feet, but I knew I wanted to devote a lot of that to a large kitchen and living space,