Kitchen

The open kitchen overlooks the living room. Ample glazing provides natural light and views of the surroundings.

Modern bathroom fixtures are paired with rustic, natural materials.

The master bath features a rounded, freestanding bath.

Natural and black painted oak cabinets provide plentiful storage in the galley kitchen.

Garden Wall Residence, Kitchen

The rear garden looks into the kitchen and dining space right through the internal courtyard and beyond.

While the house’s original pine is richly colored and textured, a number of structural posts rendered the kitchen difficult to furnish with modern fixtures. A newly-added black beam, which extends outward into the dining room, allowed for the posts’ removal.

The smooth, raven-hued island in this kitchen is made of oak with a thin stone countertop. A Foscarini Gregg Pendant hangs overhead.

Rectangular skylights help bring natural light into the home, offsetting the heaviness of the concrete volume.

Teak is used extensively throughout the home—from the flooring to the kitchen cabinetry. The dining chairs and table are from Sakura Shop.

It took six weeks to build the formwork for the poured-concrete walls that make up the first floor. Inthe kitchen the floors are raw European white oak, the countertops are Capolavoro granite with a leather finish by Antolini, and the natural oak cabinets are by Varenna.

A view across the display island to a breezeway betweent the house and the garage that Pacek and Roynon created as part of their home addition. They use the space for entertaining and food service when the weather cooperates.

Make sure your kitchen fits seamlessly with the rest of your home. A good entertaining space should have a look that's consistent with the overall design, so use finishings, colors, and other elements that compliment the rest of the space.

Despite their dark color palette, black and white kitchens can still feel bright. This tiny kitchen perfects the art of chiaroscuro with white shiplapped walls, custom-built open shelves and dark concrete floors. The owners selected sleek faucet fixtures by Santec and a sink by Blanco to complement the white laminate countertops. The stainless steel appliances include a Bertazzoni oven, Fisher & Payel refrigerator, and Thermador dishwasher.

At a home renovation in Connecticut, cabinet fabricator Michael Madore experimented with what he calls an "aggressive" metal-sanding process to pull out the grain from the whitewashed oak plywood. For the hardware-free cabinets, Julie Salles Schaffer looked to a drawer pull detail derived from Giò Ponti’s work—though she admits the radial edging is an effect entirely her own.

Specialty drawers like spice drawers, customized freezers, and other specialty appliances often use ball-bearing slides, tracks and latches in concert with cabinet pulls. Here, modern brushed nickel pulls are used in a very wide, rectangular setting.

At a home in California, wood and glass take the lead, including wood drawers with cutout pulls for a custom but simple look.

Massive glass sliding doors flood the interiors with natural light and create a connection with the stunning surroundings.