From Silver Cabinets to Pink Refrigerators: 20 Inspiring Kitchen Design Ideas

Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold is the Executive Editor of Cubby, and one of Apartment Therapy Media’s first full-time editors from way back when. She was The Kitchn's founding Design and Lifestyle Editor as well as Managing Editor of Re-Nest, Apartment Therapy’s late '00s green living site. She now thinks a lot about design, kids, and designy kids' things. She lives with her two daughters and their father in St. Paul, MN.
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Floral wallpaper. Minty green cabinets. Sliding ladders. A multi-purpose bookshelf. Copper pipe utensil racks. These are just some of the clever, eye-catching kitchen design ideas we loved this year. Read on for more!

TOP ROW
• 1 10 Examples of Wallpaper in the Kitchen: Just a Splash, Used Well
• 2 Look! A Good-Looking, Multipurpose Kitchen Bookshelf
• 3 An Open Shelving Twist: Cabinet Cubbies
• 4 10 Minty Fresh Kitchens
• 5 Look! Shimmery, Hammered Silver Cabinets

SECOND ROW
• 6 Artfully Arranging Your Cup of Joe: Separate Morning Coffee Areas
• 7 Look! Copper Pipe Kitchen Utensil Racks
• 8 A Smart Dining Solution for Tiny Kitchens: A Pull-Out Tabletop Hidden in the Cabinets!
• 9 Greenhouse-Inspired Kitchens: Lots of Windows and Light!
• 10 Summer Salad Colors… In the Kitchen!

THIRD ROW
• 11 A Restaurant-Style Kitchen Renovation
• 12 Tiled Countertops & Matching Backsplash: Three Beautiful Examples
• 13 Look! A Restaurant-Style Dish Rack Used for Kitchen Storage
• 14 A Hand-Carved Kitchen Cabinet Design… From Contact Paper!
• 15 Valentine’s Day All Year Round: Hot Pink in the Kitchen

BOTTOM ROW
• 16 A Blush Crush: Pink Refrigerators
• 17 Pretty Kitchen Idea: Hang Wallpaper In the Wasted Space Above Kitchen Cabinets
• 18 An Airy French Kitchen
• 19 Sliding Library Ladders in the Kitchen
• 20 Design Inspiration: Josef Frank Wallpaper in the Kitchen

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Welcome to The Kitchn’s Best of 2012 roundup!
From December 17 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.

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