1. Lightning inspired this Barcelona home and kitchen

Barcelona, Spain
“It is said that the lightning came through the chimney and circled the room for a few seconds.” The yellow pendant light zig zags like a lightning bolt across the ceiling. Bright yellow and intense green colors pop.

2. Brutal Okinawa house has brutal kitchen softened by a little wood

Okinawa, Japan
“The facade along the main street stands as a windowless monolith”—of concrete. Most of the interior surfaces are also concrete, including the kitchen. Stark but warmed by a run of stained wood lower cabinets.

3. Cabinet fronts are a cross between board and batten, and beadboard

Melbourne, Australia
While the base cabinets are white, the tall cabinetry is unique. It looks like board and batten with the boards as narrow as the batten.

4. Window to the stairwell in this San Francisco kitchen

San Francisco, California
“In the kitchen, white cabinets reach the ceiling, wood accents provide a natural touch, and a kitchen island includes a wine fridge and seating. A window behind some shelves provides a glimpse of lights in the stairwell.”

5. ‘Mountain modern’ Asheville kitchen

Asheville, North Carolina
“Mountain modern design bridges the gap between log cabin chic and modern utilitarian.” Cabinets are a custom green/bronze, with walnut hood, island and upper cabinets.

6. Goodbye wood, hello white cabinets, with a checkerboard floor

Washington D.C.
“Bespoke cabinetry really made this small galley kitchen sing.” Along with flipping placement of the sink and the range.

7. Polished white cement kitchen in Mexico

Campeche, Mexico
The countertops are cement, as are the shelves, the cabinets without doors, the walls—even the sink. The floor is tiled with varying shades of brown, and the ceiling is fluted and beamed in a dark stained wood.

8. Goodbye white raised panel cabinets, hello green and wood shaker cabinets

Spring Hill, Florida
“The 150-square-foot black-and-white kitchen lacked style and efficient storage.” Florida remodel where the “client didn’t want to change the footprint of the kitchen.” Black granite countertops became golden veined quartz. Houzz kitchen of the week.

9. White cabinets, black island & white oak floors in North Carolina kitchen

Banner Elk, North Carolina
Via stacked molding the cabinetry comes to the top of the 10’ ceilings. The black island has a pedestal at each corner, and space for cookbooks.

10. Kitchen cleverly added to corner of Buenos Aires renovation

Buenos Aires, Argentina
“The utility areas were discreetly positioned behind a custom-designed curved wooden structure.” The tall, warm wood cabinetry on one of the two walls of the kitchen curves around the corner and hides a bathroom and laundry.