Our Most Popular Kitchens

We pulled the stats and the results are in. The 20 kitchens that follow are hands-down the most popular on TraditionalHome.com. Maybe it's the rich use of color—especially shades of gray and blue—that makes these spaces so alluring. Maybe it's their open concept floor plans that are perfect for spending time with family and friends. Or maybe it's all in the details—the shiny faucets, gracious farmhouse sinks, sparkling hardware, and hardworking appliances. Can you even pick a favorite?

We love the natural light and neutral palette of this showhouse kitchen designed by Christopher Peacock, and clearly you do too! For this space in the 2015 Lake Forest showhouse, the designer removed walls and doors and enlarged entryways to allow all that gorgeous natural light to flood in. Brass accents on hardware, over-the-the-island lights, and the range hood tie the space together.

Design: Christopher Peacock

Turquoise Delight

A renovation of this family home in Richmond resulted in this tantalizingly turquoise kitchen. An Ann Sacks glass tile backsplash lends an element of cool to the white space. The color also makes an appearance on barstools and the island niche.

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Design: Kat Liebschwager 

Gorgeous Blue-Gray

A dose of color, a farmhouse sink, and abundant natural light keep this kitchen among our most popular ever. Those not-quite-gray yet not-quite-blue cabinets have had us—and you!—captivated since we first ran this home in 2011.

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Design: Design Galleria   

Glam Showhouse Kitchen

We’re not sure what we love more—the gorgeous gray color of this showhouse kitchen or the sleek integration of a butler’s pantry door and refrigerator/freezer into the paneled cabinetry.

Kitchen design: Matthew Quinn, Mary Kathryn Timoney, Laurie Lehrich, Kelly Carlisle, and Debbie Blumencrantz, Design Galleria Kitchen and Bath Studio
Interior design: Maria McLaurin

Colorful Kitchen

What happens when a foodie who isn’t afraid of color gets to design her new kitchen? She picks a bold red for her island base and continues with color on soft-green perimeter cabinets to create a thoroughly modern but vintage-look kitchen.

Interior design: Dawn Bergan   
Kitchen design consultant and recipe developer: Arlene Mead

Designer's Kitchen

A soapstone countertop and farmhouse sink pair with an unlacquered brass faucet for a chic, sultry combination in this Manhattan kitchen.

Kitchen design: Randy O’Kane  
Interior design: Blair Harris

Black-and-White Delight

Pulling inspiration from the Art Deco era in which this High Point, North Carolina, home was built, designer Lisa Mende chose a fresh black-and-white palette and graphic patterns to update this showhouse kitchen. Mixed metals—copper faucets, brass hardware, and a nickel bar sink—nod to the home’s storied past.

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Design: Lisa Mende

Soaring Kitchen

In this gracious open concept kitchen, a cherry red French Lacanche range holds court amongst Rutt cabinetry painted in a custom cloudy blue. Combined with a pewter island and copper accents, it’s no wonder this is one of our most popular kitchens.

The rest of this home is equally stunning. See it here.

Architect: Greg Tankersley and Bobby McAlpine
Design: Rochelle Warner 

Bold Kitchen

Gray-blue subway tile with a variegated crackle finish complements this kitchen's navy island and gray veining in quartzite countertops. The rich navy island offers a beautiful contrast to cabinets painted in Benjamin Moore’s “White Dove.”

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Kitchen design: Mariette Barsoum
Design: Katie Rosenfeld 

Elegant Butler's Pantry

A marble backsplash and soapstone countertop set the stage in this sophisticated butler’s pantry. A custom wine cubby mirrors the elegant fretwork on overhead cabinets.

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Design: Dana Wolter 

Open Kitchen

Terra-cotta floor tiles help ground this bright, white Chicago-area kitchen. A gracious island and long counter both made of Calacatta Gold marble provide ample room for prepping and gathering. 

This Chicago-area home is a delight in white.

Design: Laura O’Brien 

Grand Design

A walnut island with teak top provides contrast to white cabinetry and countertops. Burled detail on the island and a copper backsplash add a glitzy touch to this traditional kitchen. 

Tone-on-Tone Kitchen

A walnut stained island anchors this inviting sunlit kitchen in New Jersey. While the backsplash, countertops, and floor wear the same colors, the slight variation of pattern in each provides visual relief. 

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Kitchen design: RitaLuisa Garcés   
Interior design: Jack Levy

Family-Friendly Space

The microwave built into this kitchen island is positioned at an easy-to-use height for all family members. Below, a Wolf warming drawer keeps cooked food warm until it’s time to eat. Cabinetry painted c2 paint’s “Pavement” provides a lovely mid-tone gray to complement a dark soapstone countertop.

Design: Kristina Crestin       

Graphic Touch

In a matching fabric by Barbara Barry for Kravet, the valance and sink skirt add balance to this mostly-white kitchen by bringing in darker tones and a tenacious pattern. A stainless-steel apron-front sink is both pretty and practical.

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Design: Colette van den Thillart     

Country French Flair

Designer Charles Faudree paired an antique French butcher table with a backsplash featuring intricately carved cows’ heads in this Carolina cabin, one of his final projects. The repurposed antiques lend a charming country farmhouse feel to the kitchen.

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Design: Charles Faudree & Linda James    

All in the Details

Situated in a sunny niche, a polished nickel pull-down faucet form Waterstone is picturesque. White cabinetry and leathered white quartzite countertops give the kitchen clean, timeless appeal.

There's a lot to love about this Nantucket home.

Design: Nancy Serafini 

Tudor with a Twist

Designers Catherine and Justine Macfee honored the history of this Tudor Revival home when they transformed the petite kitchen as part of the 2015 Napa Valley Showhouse. A fabulous DXV farmhouse sink, hex tile backsplash, and Cambria countertops have a classic yet fresh feel. Window trim painted black and coordinating kitchen cabinets amp up the drama.

Design: Catherine Macfee and Justine Macfee 

Casual Kitchen

Providing contrast to white-painted cabinets, a tall gray custom table acts as a kitchen counter and pulls in the gray of the adjoining family room. Linen-upholstered bar stools add low-key charm.

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Design: Melanie Turner     

Nice and Neutral

“We wanted a cool palette—taupe with a little bit of green,” says designer Justine Macfee of these custom putty-colored cabinets. “We tried probably 10 different finishes trying to find the right one. Then we added the distressing for texture.” Honed limestone countertops and high-gloss backsplash tiles complete the refined look. 

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Design: Cathering Macfee and Justine Macfee     

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