A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment. In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator, counters and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a microwave oven, a dishwasher and other electric appliances. The main function of a kitchen is serving as a location for storing, cooking and preparing food (and doing related tasks such as dishwashing), but it may also be used for dining, entertaining and laundry.
VARIOUS TYPE OF KITCHEN DESIGN
RUSTIC AND REFINEDIn a Northern California mountain getaway designed by Will Wick, limestone countertops from exquisite surfaces were hand-distressed to give the space a lived-in look. A La Cornue stove and custom hood with copper accents command attention in the kitchen.
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SMALL, ELEGANT, AND COLORFULHer New York City kitchen may be on the small side, but designer Sheila Bridges didn't let that cramp her style. An elegant silvery-blue wallpaper adds some unexpected excitement to a tiny space.
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CLASSIC WHITEDesigner Caitlin Wilson wanted to clean up and let in more light in this Gibbsboro, New Jersey, kitchen. Swirling grays and gleaming brass warm up the space.
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ENGLISH COUNTRY STYLE
In this bright space in New York City designed by Incorporated Architecture & Design, contemporary materials evoke the spirit of 19th-century England.
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BOLD, BURNT ORANGEA liberal dose of spicy orange is the detail that makes this Hillsborough, California, kitchen really special. Designer Melanie Coddington says it all started with the tile.
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WARM AND MODERNRich woods in clean shapes, dark hues, and burnished surfaces play up the warm side of modern style in thisNew York City kitchendesigned by Elena Frampton of Curated.
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A Dramatic SpaceFor the San Francisco Decorator Showcase, designer Steven Miller creates a dramatic space for entertaining.
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Feminine & MasculineFor this year's Kips Bay Inspired by the blue-gray veining on the Silestone countertops, designer Quinn chose blue-gray subway tile and then warmed up the cool colors and the stainless steel appliances with brass trim.
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FARMHOUSEDesigner Lynn Butler Beling took an old farmhouse kitchen in Southampton, New Yorkand gave its decor a cozy and lived-in feeling with old-fashioned navy blue cabinets, beadboard, bronze hardware, and apothecary-style drawers.
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NATURAL AND MODERN Countertops are pre-cast polished concrete, unstained — like the cypress walls — so they'll gain patina over time. The integral wall clock is a Tamarkin signature.
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KITCHENOLOGY
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< Ask a Designer: Best Kitchen Layouts >
< Ask a Designer: Appliance Color >
< Family Kitchens >
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