High-Rise Kitchen

Translucent glass panels and slender pulls enhance the sleek maple cabinetry in this high-rise kitchen. Bar stools are positioned under a curved countertop in granite to take full advantage of the condominium's fabulous city view.

Infused with old-world charm, this kitchen's cooking zone resembles a Colonial-era hearth, featuring a cast-iron range and brick backdrop. From the copper faucets to the tarnished bronze light fixtures, nothing looks too shiny or new here.

In this open floor plan, the kitchen opens onto the family room. To distinguish the kitchen, the range is set an angle, with the hood treated as hearth, creating a focal point. Cabinetry smooths the visual segue between the spaces, and the rooms share an earth-tone decorating scheme.

Furniture-like cabinetry and natural surfaces bring old-world style to functional design. A dramatic 14-foot-high copper hood rises over a professional cooktop on the kitchen's island. Maple cabinets were stained dark and fitted with antique-look hardware and pulls.

This kitchen reflects an appreciation of traditional cottage style. The mix of woods, the blend of inset and overlay drawer styles, and the intricate fish-shape cutouts in the upper cabinets demonstrate the attention to detail that guided the room's design.

The kitchen cabinetry is a freestyle gathering of recycled pieces, blended under and over a stone-look countertop. The salvaged store display case is home to a changing display of china and collectibles. It has been raised on furniture feet to normal counter height.

Remodeling a 1908 Victorian home borrowed space from a breakfast room to create a new kitchen with all the modern conveniences. Neutral tones, wood floors, and wide moldings make the transition between the home's original architectural features and the new space.

A dash of color is a welcome surprise in this kitchen, where the cabinets are offset by soothing aqua walls and cool stainless-steel counters. Maple floors tie this room to the rest of the apartment.

Unlike a modern great-room, the spaces in this breakfast area and sitting room are defined -- yet family and friends feel connected to everything. A two-sided fireplace warms both spaces and serves as a physical separation between the rooms.

Near the sink, an angled dishwasher forms a mini peninsula, introducing a welcome diagonal into the long narrow kitchen space. To maintain the granite's visual flow, the homeowners chose a drop-in cooktop rather than a slide-in range.