kitchen ideas will help you make your kitchen both functional and beautiful. Whether it’s a smooth finish, a minimalist aesthetic, or subtle textures and patterns, there are many ways to decorate your kitchen. Here are five stylish kitchen ideas from the AD archives that will inspire your renovation and help you create a space that is both visually appealing and functional.
Interplay of Materials
A residence in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills neighborhood is characterized by its original structure, and the elegant residence exudes a contemporary feel that contrasts with its surroundings. Designed by Sona Reddy Studio, the 11,000-square-foot, three-story project reinterprets tradition with a contemporary perspective, with a dialogue between Brutalist aesthetics and vibrant interiors that touch every corner. This home has a lot to offer. There’s a good combination of materials, textures, and colors in the main kitchen, accented by a vented brass cover. The countertop is decorated with garlic ornamentation.
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The exterior of the building is made of charred wood, prepared using an ancient Japanese preservation technique called “yakisugi”, which gives the building its unique character. But most importantly, the treated wood is made more durable and resistant to heat and moisture, making it ideal for Goa’s hot climate, while allowing the façade to change and flourish over time. br>< br>The contrast with this organic character is also felt in the kitchen form, which is not only clad in zinc, but also breaks the main linear geometry of the structure through fragmented consoles. In this space, one feels almost distant from nature; there is a swimming pool at one end and a kitchen garden at the other.
A cocoon of peace, an oasis where you can spend time in peace, and a hotel in Goa does that and more. The surroundings, especially the rice fields, are changing, but this change is not very noticeable. We preferred earthy tones throughout the villa, from the white background to the beige and brown tones in the furniture. “We tried to change the color and contours of the Oryza rice field from the rice to the soil,” explains Prakhar Tandon of Studio TreeSpace. This feeling is best seen in the kitchen, where the muted green of the backsplash and the beige of the furniture blend with the white walls in the room. In the home, the lines between the indoors and outdoors blur, and the kitchen is no exception.
Bringing the colors and textures of nature indoors is one thing, expressing its voice is another. Architect Muaz Rahman combines all of these and more in a building that integrates (or separates, depending on how you look at it) the interior from the natural environment. Yes, Muaz is all about entertainment, but he’s also all about performance. He designed the house in an “H” shape, which is a no-brainer in Kerala’s tropical climate, combining vertical gardens and stone walls for privacy and openness to nature, with large windows and sloping skylights to block the sun and let in breezes. Muaz stuck to a monochromatic color scheme with glossy plywood surfaces, a black marble countertop, and black-and-white plywood shelves. A lush vertical garden flanks the kitchen, making it feel like you’re in a backyard, Shi said. For an Indian couple, their permanent home is bright and airy, using neutral tones while also incorporating styles that reflect the couple’s Indian heritage. They also love hosting guests, so the house needed an open space to entertain friends, so they created a stylish open kitchen. The kitchen is surrounded by warm and neutral brown tones and features a large floating island in the middle that also doubles as a breakfast bar.
