
Updating your kitchen doesn’t have to break the bank. Painting your existing cabinets and adding a fun new backsplash can make an old kitchen instantly appear 10 years younger.

Warmly-stained maple and black cabinetry combine to create an unfitted English cottage kitchen. The beadboard-paneled breakfast bar with a stainless steel countertop and pot rack complete a sophisticated yet highly practical kitchen space.

A hammered copper sink adds a rustic flair against the green glass subway tiles and recycled glass counters.

This modern kitchen's open space makes it a great place to cook and entertain guests. The glass bar top is custom-made by Kersey's Glassworks. Photography by Rio Costantini.

The design of the kitchen was inspired by the bright orange oven. The asymmetrical arch is an illusion because the two halves don't actually connect. Photography by Rio Costantini.

The open floor plan in this modern kitchen makes it a great place for cooking and entertaining guests. Photography by Rio Costantini.

The frosted glass-front cabinets synchronize with the stainless steel backsplash and kitchen hardware. Photography by Rio Costantini.

Cherry cabinets combined with Brazilian cherry wood flooring, a black granite countertop and a black glass chandelier complete this transitional kitchen.

Image courtesy of Gene Northup of Synergy Sotheby's International Realty

Image courtesy of Gene Northup of Synergy Sotheby's International Realty
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