We all need a little more calm in our lives. Social media alerts are constantly pinging on our devices, demanding immediate attention. Work-life overspills into home life with no excuses or apologies. The world moves fast and never sleeps. The best we can do is to take control of our surroundings, to carve out a little piece of serenity to soothe tired eyes and minds. These two light and relaxed interior designs demonstrate how to take the noise and chaos out of our homes. Laconic white and wood colour palettes communicate only peace and restful balance. A combination of linearity and curves mould clean layouts that flow gently.
Visualizer:Jiajun Vision
In our first calming home interior, a wood laminate floor treatment is laid bare of rugs in the TV lounge. The simple, minimalist aesthetic works to clear the mind. The soothing subtraction of clutter is matched by a serene white and wood colour scheme, which is both crisp and warm.
At the other side of the sofa, an area rug gives a conversational lounge area a soft and welcoming appeal. The double-sided modular sofa arrangement negotiates the space around an awkward structural support column in the room.
A round coffee table and a matching wooden side table pull texture toward the white modern sofa design.
A wooden sideboard is placed at a perpendicular angle to the living room wall, which creates a small divide across the home entryway. This furniture placement builds a divide both physically and mentally from the outside world. A decorative vase adds pleasant adornment.
In the short hallway that leads to the bedroom, a closet conceals a mini laundry room. Bifold doors provide easy access to the stacked washing machine and tumble dryer inside. LED strip lights offer bright task lighting.
A small sink is tucked into the remaining laundry space, providing a handy spot to tackle soaking and stain removal.
A living room floor lamp is set at one end of the modular sofa arrangement. It emits a soft ambient light whilst the homeowner relaxes in front of a TV show.
The open plan living room has an L-shaped layout. The kitchen and dining area is tucked around the corner out of plain view. A curvaceous partition wall floats in front of the kitchen, shielding it from the front door.
Inside the kitchen diner, a linear suspension light illuminates the length of an understated wooden dining table. A rattan bench introduces natural texture and tone.
A one wall kitchen maintains the minimalist flow of the living room. Open kitchen shelving displays a small selection of ceramics and kitchenware.
A white Smeg coffee machine and a simple white pitcher create an inviting drinks prep area at one end of the clean white corian countertop. Wooden cup hooks hang mugs within close reach.
Wooden dining chairs have a comfortable rounded back and a simple white seat.
A gleaming chrome kitchen faucet fills a stainless steel sink. Wooden chopping boards serve as naturally toned kitchen accessories.
Built-in wardrobes fill an entire wall between the front entry door and the kitchen diner. A small nook houses an entryway bench and convenient coat hooks.
The bedroom carries a white minimalist aesthetic with warming wooden accents. Recessed perimeter lighting washes down a plain white headboard wall, creating soft illumination over the pillows.
Beside the window, a small desk provides a quiet home workspace. At the other side of the bedroom, a small couch and side table make a comfortable reading nook.
Floating bedside units wing the bed. Their rounded corners aid an easy flow around the furniture.
Wall sockets and switches are cleanly colour-matched to the white walls to maintain the simple aesthetic.
A walk in wardrobe is lined with honey-coloured wooden units, creating a cocoon of visual warmth.
Visualizer:森林空间
Our second calm home interior offers a tailored aesthetic with elegant details. A round rug sets down a soft island for the open plan lounge area. A relaxed, brown sofa design looks irresistibly soft.
Behind the sofa, a glass wall kitchen shares natural light with the living room. The glazed walls visually open up the living space, even when the doors are closed to contain cooking smells and steam.
In front of the comfy couch, an oval coffee table is nested with a small round side table to form a layered look.
The living room dining room combo features a matching array of white cabinets across a built-in buffet area and the TV wall. Wood toned interludes break up the blank space.
Interior windows open up a connection between the dining room and a home office. A pair of dining room pendant lights gently illuminate the space.
Inside the workspace, mood lighting sets a peaceful working ambience.
The modern home office is equipped with an abundance of built-in cabinets to keep stressful clutter at bay.
A closet and backlit shelves neatly furnish the hallway.
The bedroom features a wood clad window nook, where a bespoke desk and window seat are tailored to the length of the room.
An elegant black lamp arcs over a beige and brown bed set to provide reading light.
A white panelled headboard mirrors a wall of white wardrobes.
Bookshelves and storage untis are built into the window area to achieve a streamlined aesthetic. A modern decorative vase holds an uplifting floral display to raise a smile each morning.
Human beings come to love books right from their early childhood. The stories that they tell and the adventures they take us on make us hold them close to our hearts, and take them into our beds to relax us off into dreamland. We’ve composed this set of unique wall shelves and book cases by the bedside which allow us to do just that. From a few well placed shelves to story filled headboards. From book nooks to sleeping in an entire home library, this article has got the whole spectrum of bedtime reading storage for book lovers who love to sleep beside their beloved books.
Source:Hunting For George
The first inspirational book filled bedroom is a simple serene space where the bookshelves run the whole width of the room above a bench seat, bathed in sunlight.
Visualizer:Nagwa Shawer
The unique wall sconces on either side of this modern platform bed provide light for both partners to do a little bedtime reading. A contemporary snaking bookshelf design holds a moderate selection on standby.
Visualizer:Giorgos Tataridis
This really is a headboard feature wall suited to book lovers. With ten LED-lit cubby holes, suited perfectly to displaying book stacks, this is a thing of beauty and practicality. Though, maybe those higher out-of-reach shelves should be just for those out-of-rotation old books that you just can’t seem to part with. A tangle of bedroom pendant lights provide the bedtime reading light here, along with a pair of Vibia Slim 0920 pendants over the bedside units.
Designer:Shexia Space Design
Just how cool is this circular bookshelf!
Visualizer:Vladimir Prichina
This super sophisticated bedroom scheme, with textured feature wall, harbours a bookcase alcove. The comfortable reading chair here is the Husk chair by Patricia Urquiola.
Visualizer:Vadim Kuchuk
Not many of us have a sprawling bedroom of these proportions but if we did we’d sure like to fill it with a home library like this one. One entire wall has been filled top to bottom with bespoke shelving. An additional unit, to hold even more books, runs behind the headboard. This low-level console acts as a functional device to section the sleep space off from the walkway to the library area.
Visualizer:Artem Trigubchak & Alexey Gulesha
Another home library style bedroom but this time one of more modest proportions. Many of us could make this type of layout work in our bedrooms - though we might have to sacrifice our wardrobes! Hey, who needs clothes when we’ve got all these books to read whilst tucked up in bed? A dual head directional floor lamp provides an opportunity to light up the page and the reading stacks at the same time.
Via:Bindo
Over-bed shelving can be a space saving option for book storage in a small scale bedroom.
Designer:2B Group
This bespoke book shelving makes use of the space around and between two large windows. A librarian’s ladder allows use of the full wall height.
Architect:Shamsudin Kerimov
A solid wall of books can look a little repetitive, so these bright orange decorative boxes serve as moments of relief, adding pops of interest and style.
Visualizer:Lala Akkiraz
The open-backed bookcase in this industrial decor scheme has been wall mounted to maintain all of the floor space, A clear bubble chair hangs in the home library area, and the shape of this is echoed in the ball shades of the floor lamp by another bedside chair.
Visualizer:Boom Project
A trio of square frames form a unique wall shelf above this grey upholstered platform bed. Angular bedside table lamps match the look.
Visualizer:Plasterlina
A walk-in wardrobe flanks this sleeping space, the wall of which is composed from a ceiling height bookcase that can be accessed from either side.
Visualizer:Andew Sadokha
This beautiful grey and white modern bedroom scheme utilizes a barn door to conceal a study area where reference books occupy recessed shelving. Out by the bed, more bookcases run beneath and between undressed windows. Each of the charcoal grey towers hold unexpected flashes of yellow and white, lining random sections.
Visualizer:Nikita Borisenko
An enormous uniform layout of boxes make up this white bedroom library wall. A long desk has been built into this arrangement, where books can be studied. A couple of the cubes have been populated with display pieces, like colourful decorative vases and the Eames Bird replica . Three cupboards are concealed behind sliding doors, one of which holds a TV monitor that can be viewed from the bed when the owner is not in the mood for reading one of their many books!
Visualizer:Plasterlina
The symmetrical roof-shaped canopy over this bed has made playful use of the rooms sloped ceiling angle, exaggerating it rather than trying to disguise it. The resulting triangular void would have been wasted space if not filled with this jaunty little bookcase. The bed resides inside of the cosy house-shaped den surrounded with more accessible book shelving options.
Visualizer:Max Kuczkowski
This bespoke bookcase has been built to the same shape of the sloping wall but on a smaller scale. The reading nook with a comfortable reading chair , floor reading lamp and a sprawling window with a view completes the setup
Visualizer:Only Studio
Another loft bedroom, only this one is of tiny proportions. Four basic shelves of decreasing lengths make maximum use of the awkward space.
Via:Sergi Mengot
A child’s bedroom should always have some sort of book storage. Here, two long units are wall mounted in a staggered layout to create an nice feature.
Visualizer:Sergi Mengot
The upper shelves of this tall bookcase could be accessed from the top bunk in this children’s bedroom.
Visualizer:Sangiorgio Mobili
An adjustable shelving system spans the headboard wall of this bedroom, continuing over the work area and stylish desk chair .
Visualizer:Sangiorgio Mobili
The shelves in this kids room are filled with books and knick-knacks side-by-side.
Via:Naver
This desk bed provides the perfect solution for an amalgamated library/study and bedroom scenario.
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
