Innholdsfortegnelse for Kitchens 2025 i Traditional Home

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Night and day. A sweet bite after a savory meal. A dressy blazer paired with jeans and sneakers. Juxtapositions bring welcome relief and engaging interest to everyday life. And in interior design, they’re almost a prerequisite for enveloping a room with delightful rhythm. In this Villanova, Pennsylvania, kitchen, the juxtapositions unveil a design that is classic yet modern and a palette that pairs light against dark. Black, often used sparingly as an accent, unfolds in dramatic fashion on a gleaming tile wall, a custom hood above the cooktop, floor-to-ceiling cabinets, and appliance fronts. “Black is one of my favorite elements to incorporate when I’m looking for bold contrast that feels timeless and elegant,” says designer Michele Plachter, who worked in collaboration with senior project designer Lori Kurnitsky and the…

A kitchen need not sacrifice style at the expense of function–and vice versa. Marisol and Rhett Thurman discovered that when they updated the kitchen in their Tudor-style home. The original room was a dim relic of the 1920s. The couple longed for a larger space that radiated with light, accommodated cooking essentials, and offered spots to display Marisol’s beloved collections. New York interior designer Sarah Robertson partnered with Connecticut architect Brad DeMotte to bring the couple’s vision to life. Their teams expanded the kitchen’s footprint into an adjacent family room and added sliding glass doors and large windows on the wall that houses the newly positioned sink. The updated kitchen is personal yet loaded with smart storage and organization. “Everything I do in the new space feels like an enjoyable…

Stainless steel seems as ubiquitous in the kitchen as salt and pepper. But in designer Mick De Giulio’s hands, the metal is an intriguing chameleon that smartly plays multiple roles. “When you see a great movie for the second or third time, you notice details that you missed the first time,” De Giulio says. “The best designs are like that too.” In this Michigan kitchen, polished stainless steel grabs attention like a matinee idol. De Giulio and colleague Kathy Manzella made the metal—used in a chevron pattern—the star of the island. “The chevron detailing gives texture and a touch of elegance, like jewelry,” De Giulio says. “I like the play of textures. The oak floor gives this space a raw quality, but at the same time, there’s an elegance from…

The little things in life—and in renovation—often bring the most happiness. For Tara Easley, joy came from a plate-warming shelf that kept dinners warm for late-arriving family. The stainless-steel shelf above the range was such an integral part of her routine that it dictated the design of the cooking area of her remodeled Maryland kitchen—to glorious effect. Initially, kitchen designer Tanya Smith-Shiflett and interior designer Elizabeth Reich began exploring designs that would create a spectacular range hood around the existing hood’s mechanicals that connected the shelf. When renditions seemed out of proportion, they streamlined. They built a basic drywall box around the housing and clad it in marble to seamlessly integrate with the backsplash wall, emphasizing the beauty of the stone’s dramatic veining. “Sometimes the simplest solution is the…

Some people visualize their dream kitchen for so many years that they have difficulty seeing beyond that vision, regardless of the house they’re remodeling. For interior designer Kate Marker, a dream kitchen happens more organically. She essentially listens to the house. She avoids the proverbial square peg in a round hole, such as an overly sleek and shiny kitchen in a century-old structure. In this Barrington, Illinois, home, the message was clear: The kitchen needed to have historical integrity, feel substantial, and make Mother Nature a proud partner. “I wanted it to feel that it was truly in its element,” Marker says of the house she previously called home. “Part of that was the architectural story, and part of it was my family’s story of moving to the country.” The…

By day, Ryan Pias wheels and deals for his job in medical device sales. At night and on weekends, he’s Chef Pias, rolling out dough with his mattarello and hosting groups for pasta-making classes. His grandmother made Italian dishes for him growing up, inspiring his love for cooking. This passion inspired Ryan and his wife, Kate, to place extra attention on the kitchen during the renovation of their 1937 Kansas City, Missouri, home. “I wanted a very functional kitchen, but we also wanted the space to be really pretty,” Ryan says. Interior designer Laura McCroskey proved to be the couple’s secret ingredient to achieve that flavor pairing. “It was like a meeting of the minds,” says McCroskey, who shares Ryan’s love for cooking and an appreciation for the couple’s…

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The evolution of kitchens from spaces intended primarily for cooking to ones meant for enjoying time with family and friends has enabled design artistry to flourish. That idea plays out in Jennifer and Robbie Abt’s Montgomery, Alabama, kitchen. An abstract painting stretches across a handsome paneled range hood, imbuing the kitchen with unexpected beauty, detail, and interest. For architect Scott Steen and interior designer Heather Steen, a husband-wife design team, the cooking zone became an opportunity to dish up an artistic delight. “We wanted the range station to serve as the focal point of the kitchen—much like the fireplace serves as the focal point of the living room,” Heather says. “We chose a mantel-style hood and layered it with an original abstract painting and art light to carry out that…

Look inside any refrigerator and you’ll find not-too-distant expiration dates. But the design of this Chicago-area kitchen? It’s guaranteed fresh for years. Designers Christina Samatas and Renee DiSanto made sure of that by creating a room built on a solid foundation that embraced classic elements rather than trends. “In any new build, part of the challenge and reward is in creating a space that has character,” Samatas says. “We want the home to feel lived-in, warm, unique. So we tried to incorporate unexpected elements that you might not necessarily find in other new builds.” The interior architecture provides a classic canvas with wood ceiling beams, thick crown moldings, and handsome paneled cabinetry. A slab marble backsplash and the silhouettes of mullioned glass-front cabinets, a bridge faucet, and cup-pull hardware…