10 Kitchens for Capricious Individualists

According to statistics, we spend most of our time on the kitchen. No wonder designers pay special attention to this area — the kitchen should match our taste, be convenient and functional, and also create an atmosphere of maximum comfort. In this post, we've collected ten kitchens that their owners are rightly proud of.

Sunny Kitchen-Dining Room

This kitchen has everything the clients dreamed of, and even a bit more.

The kitchen area is only five square meters, but it has everything the client requested: a tall refrigerator and a separate freezer, two ovens, and a large working surface.

A bar counter separates the cooking area from the living room. The splashback was made from a single sheet with a beautiful natural stone pattern — this helped avoid fragmentation and unify the space.

"Copper adds a touch of rich yellow to the calm pearl-like color of the kitchen," — the project author explains.

Design: Yana Zhdanova. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

Brutal Colors and No Decor

Freshness and modernity to the interior come from using chrome-plated metal structures.

The owner of this apartment wanted a calm and relaxing atmosphere in muted tones without any decor. For the kitchen cabinet fronts, they chose wood in gray and brown shades, while black marble was selected for the splashback and countertop, which the client loves.

This combination of textures — the stone pattern with veins and the clean lines of wood — allowed for visual zoning of the space. Additionally, a bar counter with vertical columns separates the kitchen and living room.

Design: Evgenia Ermolaeva. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

Harmony for Designers

Design is about comfort, so the approach to trends in interior design should always be very individual. In the kitchen of the owner's apartment, architect Pavel Zheleznov made a bet on white finishes and light base furniture. All items are carefully chosen and look very harmonious.

Thanks to the glossy cabinet fronts from Nolte and the absence of handles, it was possible to create a kitchen cabinet that blends into the wall and creates an illusion of a space filled with air.

Design: Pavel Zheleznov. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

A wooden antique bench is a fresh and unusual solution. And very cozy — your hand naturally reaches for a cup of coffee.

On the kitchen, items and furniture of different styles and eras. The main thing is that the kitchen interior appeals to the owner.

Vibrant Eclecticism

After talking with the clients, we realized that their mood and positive associations fit best into the Provence style.

The clients wanted a vibrant interior that reflects their lifestyle and hobbies. The couple was ready for experiments and trusted the designers.

During the interior design process, the style turned out to be eclectic, including on the kitchen: bright art objects mixed with elements of the Provence style and classic bone-colored kitchen cabinet fronts.

Design: U-Style. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

Kitchen Made of Natural Materials

The project concept was developed based on principles of conscious eco-friendliness.

The kitchen cabinet is made from natural wood, the kitchen splashback from marble, and the countertop and bar counter from stone. According to the client's requirements, all materials are certified according to eco-standards.

Due to the heavenly white-blue combination of cabinet fronts, the kitchen-dining room interior became light and neutral.

"The project concept was developed based on principles of conscious eco-friendliness," says the designer. "It's not about eco-style, but rather a deeper approach to life".

Design: Olesya Fedorenko. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

The designer applied the golden ratio principle, which helps mathematically calculate an intuitively harmonious and proportional interior that satisfied all family members. According to Olesya Fedorenko, blue softens the textures of stone and metal and adds warmth. Comfort and nothing extra

Plenty of light and maximum functionality — the main wishes of the client, which were fully implemented.

The owner of this apartment is a fan of Scandinavian style, so there was no doubt in the designer's mind about how to decorate the kitchen. Oxana made a bet on an abundance of natural wood, and when choosing kitchen furniture, she followed the principle: "comfortable and functional". No dramatic shapes here: white glossy cabinet fronts and no hardware or decoration.

The designer provided several lighting scenarios: there is the main light from built-in spotlights and working light, which is provided by stylish chandeliers above the dining area.

Design: Oxana Agaponova. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

Monochrome Comfort

Special attention was paid to the design of the furniture. The shape of the carved supports of the bar counter is repeated in the elements of the dining table — this emphasizes the unity of style.

A strict palette of walls and cabinet fronts, natural stone in the finish, original lighting fixtures that immediately draw attention — this minimalist kitchen-dining room will not seem soulless or boring.

To match the client's wishes, the designer preserved maximum space and lightness.

Design: Elena Semenova. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

The relaxation zone with a spacious corner sofa is conveniently located next to the bar counter — for parties with friends, it’s hard to find a better idea. The kitchen is separated from the living room only by a sliding glass partition, and if desired, the kitchen can be isolated.

"Male" Kitchen for Mom with Daughter

It's nice when the client knows exactly what they want, and these wishes align with the designer's preferences.

To create a comfortable space for the client, Maria Puzanova focused on functionality. It's hard to believe that this restrained and slightly brutal interior is intended for a mom with a little daughter. But the client likes these interiors: "masculine" in style and content.

"For the kitchen cabinets, we used Nolte fronts in concrete combined with white gloss," Maria explains. The kitchen turned out to be spacious. According to the client's wishes, it was equipped with drawer units, and a laundry system was hidden in one of the columns.

Design: Maria Puzanova. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

Art Deco in Complex Tones

The owner wanted an interior in a calm color palette: I suggested stopping on shades of taupe — soft gray-brown.

Nadezhda Kapper took the complex gray-brown shades in the finish as a basis, warm gray gloss on kitchen cabinet fronts, and diluted them with textured decor and bright details.

Design: Nadezhda Kapper. Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

The main accent in the kitchen zone was a panel in the Art Deco style, which decorated the load-bearing column — it can be seen from the entrance door. Following it, she added shiny light fixtures, a kitchen splashback made of glass tiles, a crystal chandelier, and paintings — the interior was filled with life.

Kitchen in Porsche Style

Just say Porsche, and everyone understands that it's elegance, speed, and flawless quality.

The designers conceived an ambitious project: to create an interior for the client, a big fan of German cars, that reflects her ideology.

"Just like the creators of Porsche, we did everything to make our client feel aesthetics and comfort," — says one of the founders of the studio, designer Sergey Bakharev.

In the kitchen cabinet, natural textures and urban materials blend harmoniously: gloss and solid wood cabinet fronts, concrete on the kitchen splashback, stone countertop, and steel.

Design: Studio "One-Flat". Kitchen furniture: Nolte Küchen

On the cover: Design project by Studio U-Style