Nothing says effortless cool and easy maintenance than an industrial-style living room. Exposed brick walls greet black and white typographic prints, factory windows meet shaggy rugs, and iron piping encounters roughshod wooden floors to create living spaces that look perfectly thrown together. Unleash your inner bookworm by piling your factory ceilings high with books. Inject prim and proper detailing, comfortable couches and beautiful light fixtures into a space lined in concrete. Light a fire in the middle of your living room, housed in copper and glass. Design your own industrial-style interior, by taking a read through our lounge guide.
Designer:Form 8 Studio
Make the most of concrete walls, by interspersing them with wood and slate. This many-textured apartment keeps it simple by using only brown, grey, black and green in its colour palette. Camera lights and a wooden runway guide the way in, while longer pendants dangle in the kitchen. A block sofa and wooden-crate coffee table offer a place to relax, while newer crates provide an inbuilt seat opposite. Black, chalkboard-esque textures make the room appear worn and torn, as a projector TV caters to modern needs.
Designer:Form 8 Studio
Visualizer:Yo Dezeen
Create a dark and dreamy industrial home decor mood. This high-ceilinged space reverses roles as polished wood lines the ceiling, rough concrete the floor. A soft brown L sofa provides a seat, matching the wooden tones of the bookcase behind. Rows of black shelving add an air of intellectualism, eschewing artwork. Stencilled details in a one-wheel coffee table, rows of lighting and a staircase add finishing touches.
Visualizer:Zooi Design
An industrial living room doesn’t have to be brown and grey. This smaller space brings in a dash of lemon, which forms abstracts and a slinking cat in the kitchen. A black quilted couch offers comfort before painted brick in the same hue. Light-wooden floors create warmth amidst concrete and grey, as guests are led to a modern panel fire.
Source:B&B Italia
Lucky enough to live in a loft? Use its high factory windows to full effect. Unfinished concrete walls and wooden floors provide an industrial canvas for bold, modern ottomans , sleek grey booth chairs and an eclectic dining table. Elements of cream dot the space in hovering lamps, simple bookcases and dining table ornaments. Paired with white rafters and different-texture rugs, its high windows shine upon a room both industrial and modern.
Visualizer:Ibrahim Ethem Kisacik
Have a ceiling that stretches two floors? Make the windows a little wider, the concrete bolted and the rails iron, and you’ve got a winner like this classy living space. Mirroring the joinery, a geometric light hangs low from the ceiling, drawing the eye to its two chains. A large, airy space allows black to pepper framed artwork, seating and rugs, while an exposed brick walls bring colour. Unique finds in a yellow ostrich egg, golden telescope and garbage-can pot add personal style.
Visualizer:Mattreid88
Want to create two floors, where you only have one? Make like this living room and construct a steel staircase on stilts. Framed by high ceilings of bolted concrete, a spiral staircase winds up to the loot, lit by drop pendants on the way. Low, leather cubby chairs, an abstract gangster dog and simple potted tree finesse the look. An interesting thing to note here is that apart from the concrete walls and the metal staircase, the rest of the room hardly looks industrial. Everything from the floating tv stand to the armchairs follow a more modern aesthetic.
Visualizer:Romas Noreika
Industrial spaces don’t have to be separate. This lounge, kitchen and bedroom area uses steel, glass and polished wood to create the vibe of a modern factory. Ceiling rafters, couch frames, staircases and kitchen stools mix wood with metal. Through an uncannily-high entrance, the floor reveals large extractor piping, impressive under a runway of glass. A cloister of idea bulbs form a chandelier and edge along the runway, lighting up the space alongside factory windows.
Visualizer:Javier Wainstein
Take your industrial living room down a level. This space keeps it clean and sophisticated in terracotta, grey and light wooden hues. Factory windows meet face-to-face with an abstract of the sea. Polished concrete holds terracotta leather met by white and wooden tables, their steel legs tying in modern elements. Potted plants beside hark back to nature.
Visualizer:Koj Design
Give your lounge an artsy look. Under a concrete ceiling and snaking extractor fans, a criss-cross wooden floor holds a variety of art deco objects. A black dog statuette guards the tree-lined balcony. A quilted white leather couch and chandeliers add luxury, while a chequered floor decal ties black and white in. A final fusion lies in the china cabinet, industrial in its steel frame, traditional in its wares.
Visualizer:Lyubimova Kate
This industrial lounge carries a relaxed, warehouse vibe. Faded wallpaper sits beside whitewashed rafters and exposed brick, creating large expanses interspersed by leaning prints. Two grey leather couches slide over a scratched rug, while a bevy of unique floor lamps keep watch behind.
Visualizer:Alexander Uglyanitsa
Create fire in the middle of your lounge. This lounge uses brown and grey wood with a sprinkling of brick to house an innovative modern fireplace . The focal centre of the room, copper-pipe railing keeps the feel industrial, while a one-piece S-chair, Turkish rug, turquoise L-seater and pendant lamp bring elements from the 70’s.
Visualizer:Algimantas Raubiška
Indulge your hipster inclinations with a bike on the wall. With one wall washed over in white, this mostly-grey space uses its original red brick as a feature. Lined with Scandinavian-style shelving, it makes an impact beside muted grey seating and a horsehair throw. A geometric rug, female figure and glass-jar lighting provide personality.
Visualizer:Adel Maza
Living in an abandoned factory? Make the most of your location, by mixing the corporate and industrial. Stacked glass cubes create rooms under corrugated iron, as thick grey piping winds around the space. As bright orange pops beside concrete and exposed brick, light falls from ceiling-hung rosary bead lighting. A mosaic floor decal and leather seating take centre stage, as large palms and a jukebox lurk behind.
Visualizer:Pavel Vetrov
Take the rustic look into the 21st Century. Using pops of red to highlight focal spaces, two leaning prints, nesting coffee tables and wall-mounted deer head draw the eye over fire. Leather couching goes from rigid to relaxed; bookcases from wooden and solid to made of metal. An exposed brick column and concrete inner balcony add points of interest. A metal spider shaped living room chandelier completes the look.
Designer:Hao Design
Mix the industrial and the heroic in this unusual living room. Part of a superhero-themed home , an exposed brick panel stands beside a row of camera lighting, as a Marvel star shines in the metal bookcase. Quilted leather couches hark to the rustic with a cow hide rug, while a hi-vis orange lamp and metal table make it industrial.
Visualizer:Dmitry Tisnoguz
Make the industrial style completely your own. In this lounge, a metal spider pendant creeps over a light wooden table, as a lemon-coloured modern sofa sits to the side. Traditional exposed brick and concrete walling feature a typographic decal and DVD cabinets with the latest screens.
Visualizer:Sitnik Vladimir
Make your living room a time machine. Encased in brick with train station windows, an exposed centre panel hosts a giant artwork fan. Pops of orange and brown create the couch and rug, while unique floor lamps shine over the top of a cherry picker coffee table.
Visualizer:CG Marines
Designing a bachelor pad? This brick-walled living room has everything you need. Three hanging pendants light up a Darth Vader print, two black leather chairs, a gramophone and telescope, as a white electric guitar hides under the stairs. Drenched in white, a floating staircase mimics the ceiling rafters and colour of the rug.
Visualizer:Viktor Pryshliak
Add comfort to a concrete room. Beige hessian lamps and pendants mingle with muted grey sofas and a half-and-half coffee table, tying in the two. Potted trees add life beneath three framed photographs, while a cascading wood and steel bookshelf holds memories in trinkets.
Visualizer:Darkroom Studio
Want a room lined with bookshelves? This industrial interior eschews paintings for the colourful form of books, which line two sides of two brick walls. A grey tweed lounge set and low-down table add conversation, while an orange-inlet dome pendant and roaring fire bring in warmth. Red elements in a suede reading chair and cherry blossom blend in the colours.
Architect:Sergey Makhno| Photographer:Andrey Bezuglov
Industrial living rooms can hold colour. This concrete-walled décor sprawls a blue sofa and multi-coloured abstract across its length, as two yellow chairs say hello. A white rhinoceros head peeps over in stencil, referencing a white dining table and factory-style joinery. A wooden wheeled table and scattered toys add elements of play.
Visualizer:Sergiu Zboras
Make your view the feature. Concrete walls, wooden floors and soft grey furniture offer a perfect combo for looking out the window. As a simple wood and metal work desk offers a view outside, a rainbow abstract faces a cat and two tall hovering lamps.
Visualizer:Mihail Scherbak & Timothy Kalakutsky
Let your industrial living room be full of shapes. This room uses circles to form a bauble chandelier, standing lamp and bound-leather cubby chairs. Lines criss-cross the room in Venetian blinds, ceiling rafters, Scandinavian wooden shelving and carefully-placed speakers. Central rectangular shapes in the TV, cabinet, antique coffee table and rug complete the scene.
Visualizer:Nordes
The industrial can be eclectic. Factory-windowed and brick-walled, this living room exudes a beachy feel with simple wooden rafters and a block bookcase. Screws and pulleys introduce steampunk in the dining table and space above the bookcase, polished metal wall art fills the space between the windows. Colourful and playful, the bright yellow TV crate, orange trash bin side table and Turkish rug add individualism.
Visualizer:Dattran
For a simple and classic look, add less colour and more detail. This seemingly-effortless living room relaxes a taupe couch under muted-pattern cushions. Two canvases in monochrome shades mast the space, as a rotunda pendant hangs at the same height. Stencil design cues creep over the side chair, coffee table legs and ornaments, as a similarly-stencilled window lights up the tree inside.
Visualizer:Tilt Pixel
Create a sense of luxury in the industrial style. This living room wows with high Californian-style windows and black and metal vintage lamps . Glossy quilted couches invite the guest in, as two maps behind speak of the exploring of yesteryear. Combined with a faded Turkish rug, glass decanters, wooden liquor crates and a steel corner bar, this lounge is the perfect venue for sharing old travel stories.
Source:Sklar Furnishings
Found an old, cavernous space to play in? This brick-arched gem is made modern via flashing lights. A standing lamp makes the first move, as numerous, steampunk-esque lighting lurks behind a robot traffic light. A collapsible leather sofa, factory crate coffee table, rough copper staircase and heater complete the look.
Designer:Houtwerk BV & Witteveen Architects
Light, bright and clean, this living room houses all the family. High-ceilinged brick is framed by spacious white ceilings, chiffon curtains and French-style windows. A metal indoor balcony and staircase make a strong stand over a red-hot racing car, while a wheeled glass coffee table and orange-and-black recliner add comfort with a difference.
Visualizer:Algis Raubiska
For something darker and more mysterious, this concrete living room has all the assets. A full row of train-station windows light up a rocking chair with fur throw, hinting at luxury. Cabled, rectangular bulbs form clusters over grey, wood and metal furniture, introducing the modern. A kitchen beckons with offerings of greenery.
Visualizer:Alexander Sadriano
Go for a living room in white and grey. Concrete walls, light-wooden floors and high factory windows meet wood and metal bookshelves and tables lining the walls. As a soft grey sofa relaxes underneath piping, an orange tree and leaning planter shelf lead to the dining room.
Visualizer:ArchiGraphics
The eclectic interior never looked more festive. Silver-painted concrete meets a ceiling covered with baubles, as golden, mounted plants and an array of artwork fill the walls. Dusky curtains let light onto a low-lying couch, Turkish rug and tea set, perfect for sharing spirituality. Metal elements in washed cans, a fan and window joinery keep it industrial.
Visualizer:Dimitar Karanikolov & Veneta Nikolova
Make a real feature of your brick wall. This industrial lounge inserts an eye-catching fire in the middle, as thick black bookcases and ceilings frame either side. Brown hues cover the rest of the space in a tan leather couch, roughshod dining table, copper industrial standing lamp and wooden bonsai pot.
Designer:MaRae Simone Interiors
Eclecticism takes on luxury in this industrial-style lounge. Mixing exposed brick, silver metal and glossy wood textures, a bevy of animal hides and a thick grey rug create cosiness. Metallics add pizzazz in circular hanging pendants, a pineapple-shape table and bending lamp, while human figures in a wall-hung painting and tribal statuettes remind this is a space for living.
Visualizer:Koj Design
Sleek and understated is the name of this lounge’s game. White and grey overlap between the doors and walls, while a seaside abstract, bauble chandelier and shagpile rug bring them together. A wooden chicken crate adds an industrial touch to surfaces smooth and clean.
Visualizer:Javier Wainstein
Use industrial elements to frame a statement painting. The exposed brick walls, factory windows and concrete walls of this living room afford enough clean space for a dramatic monochrome. Relaxed beige seating, photography equipment and a low wooden table expand the theme.
Designer:Dmitry Sheleg & Zrobym Architects
Copper is a beautiful, industrial-style accent. This living room uses it wisely, in a fireplace column mirroring the kitchen. Metallic canisters hang gracefully amidst a plethora of leads, as subtle beige seating and a roughshod roller table provide a place for rest. A leaning typographic has the final say.
Visualizer:Javier Wainstein
Industrial décor can lean towards the Scandinavian. A range of seating in wooden schoolyard chairs, a modern rocking chair and low taupe couch offer a range of perspectives on a large statement piece. Potted plants on a metal end table are lit by a Fortuny-style Floor Lamp . The exquisite Eames molded plywood chair plays the role of accent chairs here.
Visualizer:Golovach Tatiana and Andrey Kot
If you’re lucky enough to have two storeys to play with, be inspired by this two-view living room. Looking towards the multi-coloured couch, metal sculptures wow over an indoor balcony. Glass extends from the factory windows through to the kitchen screen and table round, held steadily on two sanded tree stumps. Opposite from the on-the-couch view, full bookshelves take it up another level. Ladders to the library mirror those to the balcony, as an LED-stick chandelier reflects the balcony’s metal sculpture. A few bike patents, concrete walls and a crouching lamp tick more industrial boxes.
Visualizer:Golovach Tatiana and Andrey Kot
Industrial bedrooms exude calm and cool. Exposed brick walls, iron finishes and unpolished floors carry the creativity of the artist – and what better way to experience the house-in-an-old-factory vibe than in the place you sleep? These forty industrial bedrooms show the scope and stretch of the industrial genre, coupled with soft and playful finishes. Go back to your childhood, with a roughshod wooden bed hanging from the ceiling. Hang iron pipes on your wall to hear how the water runs. Throw woollen throws and suede chairs beside factory carts, softening harsh surfaces. See our guide’s tricks to creating beautiful industrial bedrooms.
Visualizer:Alex Koretsky
Industrial bedrooms can carry colour. Hanging on a stark concrete wall, a double-angled violet painting draws towards the centre. A velvet wingback adds luxury to a steel hover lamp, while a pair of lamps add steel and copper to an inviting, velvet-covered futon. The bedroom chair you see here is the Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen.
Visualizer:Yarko Kushta
Make your industrial bedroom mismatch – on purpose. Shattered factory windows are filled with stained glass; the bed covered with pumpkin leather. Bach floorboards, an exposed brick wall, grated ceiling fan and variety of patterns ensure a different décor at every turn.
Visualizer:Koj Design
Show industrial sleek in different shades. This loft bedroom oozes sophistication with a multi-layered brick wall in grey, greyscale photographs and a darker mottled rug. White and brown make an appearance in a soft suede duvet, sliding wardrobe and simple floorboards beneath.
Visualizer:Zooi Design
Want your bedroom to look a bit quirky? Utilising an awkward space to full effect, three layered concrete panels provide the perfect canvas for a sliced-orange moon, running copper dog and metal cage accessories. Bedding completes the look by reinforcing artistic white and orange hues.
Visualizer:Int2 Architecture
Only have a small space to work with? This over-the-stair-top bedroom makes a haven all its own, with a typographic artwork as the centrepiece. Clever inlets in the divider provide a bedside table, while muted grey and white bedding, expanding grey walls and floorboards make the space look larger.
Visualizer:Andew Sadokha
Book lovers rejoice in this industrial bedroom’s shelf space. Filling the space between two factory-style windows, the books’ many colours add flavour to a décor largely white and grey. A subtle mirror behind the bed gives the illusion of book-stacked walls, while copper inlet pendants add to its eclecticism.
Visualizer:Anna Fedyukina
Typical of the style, the exposed brick wall is an industrial asset. This bedroom makes the most of it, by drawing the eye with a chalkboard triptych, caged lighting and a slatted wooden ceiling. A roughshod wooden wardrobe and white wall provide breathing space and storage, while a geometric rug beckons sleepers to bed.
Visualizer:Lyubimova Kate
Our next brick bedroom keeps it simple. Filled with sunlight from factory windows beside, a futon bed and greyscale sketch mark the space for sleeping. A knitted ottoman, floor lamps and leaning print make the most of the style, while a leather chair to the side matches brick tones.
Visualizer:Isadhora Omar
Iron or metal piping makes the most of brick. Here, two plumbing lines leading from wall sconces draw a frame around the bed, while two hanging metal lamps support. Factory windows mirror their lines beneath a metal extractor fan. An antique headboard attracts attention while rugs, leaning prints and a bicycle fill the space.
Visualizer:Arkivizone
Monochrome photographs and prints can easily fill a space. This low, wide room dots their forms, large and small, across a series of industrial, British flag-backed platforms. Subtle grey drapes over the bed, floor and chairs, while a metal staircase shows the way out.
Visualizer:Luxe Architects
Looking for something whiter and brighter? This bedroom mixes white and grey in a plethora of exposed brick walls, LED lights, wooden floors and wall features. Different-level platforms, a painted metal staircase and indoor tree make a scene, while leather adds rock chic in a bed frame and chair.
Visualizer:Denis Bespalov
Make a wooden wall panel the feature instead. A hovering chandelier lights people in this funky bedroom, which pops with a sunshine crate table and sky-blue rug. Taupe curtains, an LED-lit wardrobe and concrete walls and floors keep it classy.
Visualizer:Vudu Motion
Sometimes it’s the treatment, not the material, which acts as the centrepiece. This bedroom feels industrial yet chic, as perforated windows create circles of light over a wooden floor and matching headboard. Straight-from-the-factory concrete tiles, aptly-shaped side tables and TV crew lighting complete the look.
Visualizer:Denis Osmanbegovic
Mix art deco and industrial interiors. Wooden floors and ceilings frame concrete tiles in this rectangular bedroom, with each piece of furniture assuming the shape. As a wooden artwork hangs over two rectangle-forming amps, the living room table mirrors their form. A low bed, TV cabinet, bookcase and room divider follow the trend.
Visualizer:Room Studio
Black and white work wonderfully with grey brick walls. This modern industrial bedroom invites with portrait typography and architecture, shifting the colours from black and white, to black and blue and back again. White sheets sit on black leather amidst black and wood accessories. Dark and light colours in a fluffy rug, iron piping and light grey floor tie it all together.
Visualizer:Giorgos Tataridis
Join your ceiling and wall for a bedroom tres chic. Pendant baubles illuminate a grey brick wall, low bed and nifty ottoman as a rug matches the floor. A velvet wingback offers alternate views of an abstract photo and the city beyond.
Designer:Michelle Chaplin
Let your concrete wall do the talking. This attic-roofed space builds portrait tiles into an art piece. Colorful details bring this space to life - copper designer table lamps serving as a luxurious complement to the bright minty teal accents.
Designer:Svoya Studio
Texturing is the real hero of this industrial style white bedroom . Subtle nails – yes, builder’s nails – create an artwork atop the bed, which matches its texture to a pucked woollen cover. Wood lines the ceiling, bedside table, floors and shelf, while a black and yellow abstract offers difference.
Visualizer:Room Quadro
Love cats and the industrial look? Reverse traditions and elevate a cat above your plank-high bed. Rustic skirting keeps it natural on an unpolished floor; a Scandinavian lamp, abstract cat print and grey fabric make it modern.
Visualizer:Vic Nguyen
Hipsters can’t go past this quirky bedroom look. A white brick wall holds a tiled artwork, caged light, and even breaks away from the usual style of industrial metal wall art with a flying mint bicycle complete with headlamp. Grey floors introduce elegance, as a similarly-coloured bed frame is draped with patterns and black. A standing metal lamp and mint chair provide finishing touches.
Visualizer:Krzysztof Wolski
Want the industrial look with classic elements? This many-windowed bedroom makes the most of its space by letting light peek through wooden Venetians. The industrial reigns in wood and steel rafters, a telescope and concrete walls. The modern takes over in shiny floors, Scandinavian furniture and modern office accessories.
Visualizer:Anjey Babych
Want your bedroom to remain open? Try the concrete arch in this bedroom space - in place of a door. Lining the walls and ceiling, it provides a base palette for a greyscale print, tartan armchair, wooden cube bed and dusky pink curtains.
Source:Gruppo Tomasella
Make industrial windows look fresh and clean. This bedroom lets in light as shades of blue patch the rug, chair and bedding. White block furniture creates room for thought; a greyscale painting and antique pendant a hint of luxury.
Visualizer:Archivizer
Sleeping in an attic? Make the most of your roof with an exposed brick wall and juxtaposed white walls. Thick black joinery suns the bed and floor, while simple white furniture and a host of prints tie it all in.
Visualizer:Kareem Badie
Open up your bedroom with a glass wardrobe. Wood and steel create the structure within; concrete and wood the walls on the outer. A white futon blends in with the floor as pops of monochrome art, idea bulbs, greenery and teal make the room come alive.
Visualizer:Blalank Studio
Want your industrial bedroom to have a vintage feel? Paint your concrete in charcoal and French windows in white, while you pepper your walls with black and white photography. Rustic wooden assets add to an antique suitcase, while a wide-set chair and delicate lighting adds romance.
Visualizer:Kostya Entaltsev
Create a log cabin inside your bedroom. A wooden feature wall and exposed brick create a room cosy, warm, and held high by steel rafters. Typography and cushions bring it into the 21st Century, while an old leather suitcase and zigzagging lamps hold on to memories. Steel Venetian blinds and a steampunk-style chandelier ensure the industrial isn’t lost.
Designer:CCR Architecture
Keep your bedroom’s factory look. Three concrete planes hold blocks of wood and suede, as corrugated iron lines the ceiling. Old wooden rafters play with industrial metal fans, as squares in the rug mimic the factory boxes of the past.
Photographer:Hey!Cheese Photography
Glass is the perfect segue between industrial and modern. Two idea bulbs mark the entrance to a sleeping and eating space, provided for by a bench in glass. Rugged concrete rafters match the floor, while LEDs illuminate the cavity behind. As a wide window lets the city in, a gold tree coat rack and rattan light stretch out to the sun.
Photographer:Kuda Photography
Dare to use rusted metal as the base for your bedroom. This unique separating wall and floor are the perfect canvas for a wheeled trolley bed. Slatted Venetian partitions play alongside sprigs of poppies and marigolds, an extractor fan pipe and motley cushions.
Designer:JKL Design Group
Love Jules Verne’s under the sea classic? Sleep in the theme day and night, as nautical overtones mix with this industrial sleeping space. Large metal pipes snake across the room, as a clock masts the bed opposite brick. Metal stacks act as bookcases as red and blue, compasses and wooden decks make it maritime.
Designer:Barasona
Make your bedroom elegant yet playful. This industrial bedroom hangs a wooden crate from the ceiling, as an iron chandelier and exposed piping skirt the walls. A corrugated ceiling and roughshod furniture maintain an industrial mood.
Visualizer:Marek Sota
Looking for something simpler? This bed on a hanging crate hovers over concrete and between industrial windows, as wooden tiles mimic its shape. Extending over to form an inbuilt shelf, concrete holds books, ornaments and a few prints telling us more.
Visualizer:Zrobym Architects
Industrial bedrooms hold green walls, too. Caging masks an exterior brick wall, while grating skims over the entrance of this unique bedroom. A photographic lamp shines towards panels of green, as wood forms a low-height floor bed under bold artwork. A spider chandelier and metal cabinet lurk to the side.
Designer:Subu
Make a statement with your bed board. This roughshod wooden frame mixes industrial and beach themes beneath concrete walls. Simple white and wooden accessories keep the focus on the bed, a feature masted by a monochrome triptych.
Visualizer:Maxim Zhukov
Build a treehouse in your room. This industrial bedroom sleeps guests under the British flag and gets work done above it. High concrete ceilings with grated panels keep it fun, as unpolished wood holds the bed and LEDs beneath. A potted tree and colourful artwork keep the room full of colour.
Visualizer:Anwar Al Jufrey Khalid
Use top-to-toe concrete to frame your space. Elevated on rustic wood, this bedroom uses black and white to decorate between, with a Mondrian-esque gridded artwork, thick steel joinery, wall-hung tables and black bedding. A simple white bathtub offers retreat.
Visualizer:he.D creative group
Don’t live in an abandoned factory? Create an industrial bedroom with a concrete feature wall. Keep your walls in simple eggshell, your furniture steel-legged and your bedding coloured in grey and white. A studio light panel, hover lamp and unpolished floor won’t go astray.
Visualizer:Harun Kaymaz
Confine the industrial look to your bedroom. Opening to a full concrete wall, grey tones in an abstract artwork, bedding and side tables complement those in the more modern living room. Metal chairs and lamps blend the two upon a shared wooden floor.
Visualizer:KDVA Architects
Be minimalist and industrial at the same time. A futon platform holds simple white bedding, while a gap in the concrete lets LEDs shine. Low-set black furniture and an opaque partition wall continue the black and white theme, a stylish asset in a concrete room.
Dark isn’t the first theme that comes to mind when designing a kitchen. Stereotypical assumptions are of white and bright kitchens matched by light wood—something like the color of breakfast pancakes. Have you ever thought otherwise? Perhaps something like a modern dark kitchen?
We’ve got a collection of stunning spaces sure to switch up your vision. This black kitchen design inspiration is the sexiest interior design can muster. All divulging in shades of black, navy, or dark brown, they add what white kitchens cannot—a seductive allure that says sleekness and sophistication at the same time. Take a peek at some brilliant interiors on the darker side to see if a modern luxury black kitchen could be for you.
Modern Dark Kitchen Design Ideas to Inspire Your Next Renovation
1. Make it an All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:Design At Sketch
Almost completely covered in black, a few minor elements shine in chrome and wood in this kitchen interior. We love how the textures do the talking, especially through the matte table under black wood-panelled walls. But having an open approach like this means that every one of your accessories on display—including knives, wine glasses, mugs, cutting boards, teapots, cookie jars, etc.—need to be on point.
2. Add Wooden Elements
Visualizer:Bogdan Tovstyy
This black beauty edges towards wooden elements. We see a speckled floor, a white wall, and a central bench. Rounded black lamps hover over the island, providing functionality and style. If you’re wondering how visual intrigue is added to this modern black kitchen… a huge credit goes to the abstract art!
3. Complement the Black Kitchen with Orange
Source:Vancouver House
A bit of curve rounds out the hard edges—adding some much-needed warmth. This wave-design bench leads up to an orange-hued enclave in this black-and-silver interior. The burnt orange sure makes a design statement (apart from the unique central island).
4. Keep Your Dark Modern Kitchen Simple
Visualizer:Panda Fox Studios
A simplistic look makes this black kitchen a winner. We see the basics: a light floor, a black minimalist island, and sleek cabinetry. But the contrast between light and dark keeps the ambiance interesting, while the large window welcomes plenty of natural light.
5. Make it Dark… Or Not?
Visualizer:Who Cares Design
If you’re eyeing a dark kitchen aesthetic but are hesitant to make the change, this is it. Introducing more light, this black kitchen is hardly dark at all. Black benches, cabinetry, fixtures and stools are intersected by large-panel windows, a white shelving stand and light flooring.
6. Make Use of Asymmetry in the Black Modern Kitchen
Visualizer:Visual Method
This modern black kitchen takes another angle on this kaleidoscopic space, breaking all spatial boundaries. Black and glass alternate in this chic kitchen as the interesting ceiling design keeps the space unconventional. We’ve also got to appreciate the cherry blossoms, doubling as decor even within the interior.
7. Factor in Some Warmth
Source:Modulnova
This warmer-looking kitchen makes a move to brown. It strategically achieves the purpose with the use of wood. This not only introduces natural textures but also makes the ambiance inviting. Talk about a modern style that’s equal parts welcoming!
8. Place a White Island in a Black Modern Kitchen
Visualizer:Jean Regauer
An instant way to brighten up a dark kitchen (we mean, get the best of both worlds)? This kitchen space shows us how by using a white island on a black floor. The backsplash further enhances this dark-and-light effect, while the cowhide rug adds just the right amount of coziness.
9. Make Marble Your Best Friend
Architect:Chamberlain Javens Architects
If you’re looking to create a modern luxury black kitchen, you know what you’ve got to do: Go big on marble! This natural stone adds the luxe factor to any space, especially as a large, central island, as seen in the kitchen above. You can also add it through the backsplash.
10. Make it Mysterious
Visualizer:Tomek Michalski
You can double the visual intrigue in your all black kitchen by adding some mystery. In this kitchen, mood-lighting sets the scene in black and grey, while a marbled bench acts as the hero. The back inlet and flooring create contrast and depth. Taken together, these elements make the space an interesting one.
11. Layer Gray and Gold
Visualizer:Mitaka Dimov
Black kitchens are cool, but what if we layer in gray and add accents of gold? This stunning kitchen space uses gray flooring to add diversity to the otherwise black palette. The thick gold panel is one way that makes the space look incredibly high-end.
12. Add French Style to Black Kitchen Design
Visualizer:Aeroslon
Make your kitchen both modern and French with traditional black cabinetry. In this space, standing armoires act as sinks, and all other displayed items remain black. The stark white clock can surely act as the focal point of the space!
13. Consider Soft Elements
Visualizer:Julia Sultanova
Rough, light wood and low-hanging white lights set this kitchen interior a world apart. You can also notice a layer of light gray cabinetry, adding variation to the otherwise dark color palette. These elements factor in softness to the black kitchen design.
14. Let the Accessories Do the Talking
Photographer:Mikko Ryhänen
In this black-and-wood creation, the accessories take center stage in adorning the interior. We love the houseplant, but the crockery deserves a special mention for doubling as decor. The light oakwood backdrop further warms the space up.
15. Consider a Matte All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:HDR Designer
Neat square panels perfectly line up to emphasize the stark black minimalism that is at play here. We love how the cabinetry is matte black with no hardware, adding a sense of simplicity. The herb planters are a healthy green addition to bring the otherwise simple space.
16. Add Some Stencilling to Black Kitchens
Visualizer:Julia Sultanova
Fine lines and stencilling set this monochromatic space apart. Lined by black magnetic lights, black stencils and glossy white facades, it makes its mark on a light wooden floor.
17. Build a Shape Out of Black
Visualizer:Huso
18. Create a Modern Dark Kitchen with Gradients
Visualizer:Mario Nogueira
If you’re wondering how the intrigue in this space is working… It’s the gradients from black, to charcoal, to light grey. White surrounds in the walls and a monochromatic hanging light. This clever design technique makes sure the space is anything but boring, even if it’s using mere neutrals (minus the stunning orange dining chairs, of course).
19. Leverage Black Textures
Visualizer:Nefeli Kallianou
One instant way to add interest to a black kitchen is with textures, as seen in this metallic matte kitchen. This accounts for decorative presence in the light and bright space, providing character to an otherwise simple room.
20. Work on the Functionality of the Modern Dark Kitchen
Visualizer:İbrahim Ethem KISACIK
This dark modern kitchen makes sure it’s as functional as is stylish. The central island is paired with a black dining table, while all necessary appliances are fixed into the cabinetry. We also see pendant lights and lighting under the hood providing just the right illumination.
21. Create a Modern Classic All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:A&L Interior Design
Folks seeking an inviting all black kitchen can look towards this modern classic space. It merges contemporary elements (through sleek black cabinetry) with traditional ones (as seen in the wooden backsplash) to bring together the best of both worlds.
22. Put Essentials on Display in Your Modern Black Kitchen Interior
Visualizer:Polygon
Yet another kitchen that uses black and wooden elements to create a dark-themed interior. What sets this one apart is the hanging pans. They do offer easy access as the residents cook, but they also double as decor! (Note how the pans also use black and wooden elements to stay coherent with the theme).
23. Add the Industrial Style to the All Black Kitchen
Via:Emotion School
Industrial style lovers, rejoice! This is THE inspiration to set up your favorite interior design style, the dark way. This kitchen uses rustic wood and exposed elements for the ceiling to create an industrial black kitchen interior.
24. Make a Statement with Black Chunky Lamps
Via:HomePicture.in
All eyes on the two chunky lamps hanging in this monochromatic setting. They do add focus but also allow the contrasting white inset to shine. Not to forget the central island, providing plenty of storage space.
25. Make Room for Keepsakes
Visualizer:Maxim Goryachev
There’s nothing like personalizing your space to who YOU are. This kitchen serves the purpose by adding keepsakes and heirlooms. Also, black leaves room for details, so it’s one of the best colors to use if you’re hoping to display knick-knacks.
26. Use Black to Add Intimacy
Visualizer:Helen Bank
Who says dark colors make small spaces feel smaller? We only see black adding luxury to this compact space (with some credit to the white flooring adding brightness). This kitchen—with black marble backsplash—speaks opulence, and for all the right reasons!
27. Enhance Black Kitchen Design with Patterns
Visualizer:Ksenia Lenski
This black kitchen interior makes a design statement with the patterned marble island. Its sleek metallic legs lift it off the floor, creating an illusion of space. Simultaneously, the textured inset makes sure visual interest is added.
28. Don’t Forget a Black and White Rug
Visualizer:Nada Aboelrous
If you’re not in for a complete kitchen renovation, simply painting your cabinets black and adding a black-and-white patterned rug will achieve the purpose! We love how this kitchen keeps sets the base with white and tops it with black.
29. Let the Lighting Make a Statement in the All Black Kitchen
Architect:Artpartner Architects
When everything else is understated, letting the lighting create a statement is a good idea. This matte black kitchen interior uses rod lighting to do the talking. It sticks to the all black kitchen color scheme, though!
30. Tone it Down
Visualizer:Valeria Mosolova
This open floor plan uses dark gray throughout, showing us that black can work in more spaces than the kitchen 😉 It sure makes a design statement for those cooking and dining—or lounging!
31. Consider a Black and Wooden Bar
Visualizer:Amir Emami
This is the ultimate modern luxury black kitchen! After all, what’s better than displaying your favorite collection of beer right behind the black kitchen island? The low-hanging pendant lights also add to the black kitchen design.
32. Add the Gothic Vibe
Visualizer:Sebastian Lorio
This dark-gray kitchen is super simple with its sleek, hardware-less cabinetry. Well, except the far left end. Here, we see a statement piece of art and intriguing layered lighting created a focal point.
33. Stick to the Minimalist Style for Black Kitchens
Visualizer:Miguel A. Ramos
This compact kitchen space follows the simple rule: white walls paired with black cabinetry and an island. Even in this nook, the space is able to make a style statement while providing optimal functionality. The window here gives a contrasting element of light to the otherwise dark modern kitchen.
34. Layer Lighting in the All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:Tatiana Durnescu
We see shades of gray and black coming together to bring this modern dark kitchen to life. What we especially love is the multiple types of lighting, all layered together to bring visual interest to the space.
35. Set the Backdrop For Your Living Space
Visualizer:Sasha Zolotukhin
