Wonderful Kitchens: 10 Kitchen Design Rules

Want your dream kitchen? Then follow our 10 kitchen design rules for the best results.

White smooth and seamless Streamline Surfaces cupboards and benchtops. Designed and installed by Wonderful Kitchens, Sydney, Australia.

Think smooth and seamless. Cupboards should reach the ceiling or run flush with a bulkhead, doing away with dust-catching wasted space. Benchtops should be streamlined with few visible joins. Go for under-bench sinks that sit below the benchtop so you can’t see the edges.

Integrated appliances- kitchen fridge hiding behind closed doors for a clean look that blends with the living area. Installed and designed by Wonderful Kitchens Sydney, Australia.

In a quest for open-plan bliss, appliances are making themselves scarce, hiding behind closed doors for a clean look that blends with the living area. For fridges, it’s a matter of fitting a door in the same material as the cupboards. Disguise your dishwasher with an integrated front panel.

Natural, clear glass mosaics Splash-back to show off flair with colour and texture. Available to be installed same material as bench-top for a seamless look. Designed and installed by Wonderful Kitchens Sydney, Australia.

Want to show off some flair with colour or texture? As the design focus of modern kitchens, the splashback is the best place to do it. Natural, clear glass splashbacks are still high in the style stakes, as are mosaics, or choose the same material as your benchtop for a seamless look.

Natural textures flaunt bench-top, available in marble or matt granite, for a beautiful and modern kitchen design. Designed and installed by Wonderful Kitchens Sydney, Australia.

For a modern benchtop, choose natural textures like marble or matt granite. Stone composites, polished timber and poured concrete are also beautiful. Design-wise, it’s all about chunky slabs with deep edges. For a price-smart option, apply a thick edge to a thin slab.

A well-designed white and sleek island bench fitted with a sink, cooktop, and chopping boards. Installed and designed by Wonderful Kitchens Sydney, Australia.

A well-designed island bench is essential for entertaining. Fit with a sink, cooktop or chopping boards, so the cook can face family and guests. A benchtop overhang makes it comfortable for people to sit. Or if you prefer to keep mess out of sight, a raised edge will hide the lot.

Calm and neutral colours kitchen design with foolproof kitchen top, island bench, and bottom row cabinetry. Complete with dark tones furnishing. Designed by Wonderful Kitchens Sydney, Australia.

Create calm by choosing neutral colours. All-white, cream or pale grey are foolproof design classics. Dark tones make an impact, but can overwhelm small spaces, so use on the bottom row of cabinetry. Keep bursts of colour to feature spots, like splashbacks or the front panel of island benches.

White, provincial, and modern kitchen design with 'Golden Triangle' layout which optimises the space to make it look clean, tidy, and efficient for the user. Constructed by Wonderful Kitchens Australia.

No matter what your style, budget or space, every kitchen layout should be designed around what experts call the ‘Golden Triangle’. This involves placing the main work areas – fridge, sink and oven/cooktop – close to each other, positioned at three sides of a triangle. Regardless of kitchen size, these activity zones should be no more than three metres apart, so you can move easily between them.

A well-lit kitchen with pendants, halogens, and over-bench lights for a brighter work space. This creates a relaxing atmosphere while highlighting decorative features of the kitchen.

Light up your kitchen with pendants or halogens, and install over-bench lights for brighter work spaces. For extra atmosphere while relaxing, fit ceiling lights with dimmers, or just leave on the over-bench lights. You can also add lighting that highlights decorative features, or provides spotlighting over preparation areas.

Modern kitchen design with low-key cupboard handles or 'invisible angled finger pulls', providing a streamlined and clean look to the kitchen.

In Modern kitchens, cupboard handles are best kept low key. Choose invisible angled ‘finger pulls’ cut into the top or side of the cupboards. This provides a streamlined and clean look to a kitchen. If you want handles, go for no-fuss designs in matt chrome or stainless steel. Handles in Provincial kitchens can be much more ornate and opulent!

Contemporary kitchen design with maximised storage space. Extra-deep options available for pots and pans. Shallow and extra-wide option for storing cutlery. Tall narrow pull-out pantry option for storing jars. Perfect for hiding clutter.

Drawers maximise storage space, making it easy to access your kitchen’s darkest corners. Extra-deep options are perfect for pots and pans. Shallow, extra-wide varieties are great for storing cutlery. Tall narrow pull-out pantries are great for storing jars and preserved foods, and clutter can be hidden away with rotating shelves that fold back into a corner cupboard.

Our 10 kitchen design rules are a starting point to help you imagine your perfect kitchen. It is important that you consider your current lifestyle when designing a kitchen – and to also allow yourself to express your personal style!

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