Design Contemporary Ideas: Designer Kitchens

Renovating your kitchen? Take a cue from these 10 glorious spaces, outfitted by the world's top architects and designers. (photo: Pieter Estersohn) In designer Ray Booth's home outside of Nashville, Tennessee, pendant lights by Roman Thomas are installed Need some help with our Kitchen layout. We really like the idea of having the fireplace, sink and range along a center line in the room. With our current layout, there is slightly extra counter/ cabinet space to the right of the range if we leave it like this. A well-designed kitchen offers home chefs the maximum amount of efficiency with the minimum of clutter creating clean countertops unhampered by endless gadgets and easy-to-reach tools, pots and pans as well as the calming feel of having the space in which (Family Features) It often starts as a blank spot on the patio, usually somewhere just outside the back door. Then come the “things” to fill the spot. There’s so much to consider that it gets difficult to make a decision. According to a 2014 survey Your kitchen will likely always be the gathering space in your home, but how it is designed and finished now comes with new options and features. “The look of the whole kitchen is definitely a mix, a little more industrial in style and design, using Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, published his research on kitchen designs in his book, “Slim By Design.” His research discovered that white- and cream-colored kitchens agitate us and cause us to eat too much .

was a time when we thought stainless steel appliances had to set the tone for all the metal finishes in the kitchen. Not true. Designer Michelle Workman proves that a well-planned design can incorporate just about any color or type of metal finish. Since the beginning of this year we have been focusing on promoting refrigeration equipment and with a series of new launches that we have made since, we continue to aggressively target the hospitality and retail refrigeration segment. At the exhibition in Before their brewery opened its doors, DC Brau founders Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall would sit in their kitchens and design cans as a pre-emptive “cheers” to the company’s future. Now, four years and nine different canned beers later, a new brew Designer Kate Davidson says your kitchen needs to be properly lit not only to make it functional but to show off all its great design features. — Kate Davidson is principal of Kate Davidson Design Inc., an interior design firm that focusses on creating .