The Monochrome Kitchen

27 01 15. Interiors
While my boys (big and smalls) passed the hot Australia day with games and music, I took the opportunity to get some work done on our developing house plans. The drawing board lead to the Mac and modelling software, which inevitably lead to procrastination (i.e. doing ‘research’ on Pinterest and Houzz). I am always amazed by how many hours can pass while I am trapped in interior eye-candied cyberspace. 

My obsession at the moment is designing the perfect kitchen for my family - it needs to be robust enough to handle the two boys, clean and simple enough for my ‘minimalist’ husband and eclectic enough to suit my many varies tastes. Easy, right!

I have always loved a black and white kitchen, the bar constantly moving on the proportional scale between the two. A few years ago, I would have been happy with almost all crisp, glossy white, but I have been swinging towards textured black with glossy white accents lately, as it seems so many of you are as well. Here are a few (and by that I mean heaps!) of black and white kitchens to get you inspired.


#Black kitchen with pattern tile, architectural moulding and detailed cabinetry - by Greg Natale. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Loved this even before I saw it was Greg Natale’s work - should have guess that from the pattern and mouldings but I always end up loving his style}


Striking Kitchen in 33 Mackenzie Street Tower Melbourne By Elenberg Fraser. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Striking Kitchen in 33 Mackenzie Street Tower Melbourne By Elenberg Fraser}


Industrial L.A. loft, home of Joan’s on Third. #Black and #white kitchen. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Industrial L.A. loft, home of Joan’s on Third}


#Black and #white kitchen in Small Apartment in Poland by architect Ewa Czerny. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Small Apartment in Poland by architect Ewa Czerny}


Statement #Black kitchen in Marine Parade Apartment in Brisbane, by James Dawson Interiors. How cool are those legs and that statement ceiling?! From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Marine Parade Apartment in Brisbane, by James Dawson Interiors. How cool are those legs and that statement ceiling?!}


Steven Miller created a dramatic black, white and silver space for entertaining, winning the 2014 Kitchen of the Year. Check out the details for the Christopher Boots light feature that you can see just a hint of at the top! From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Steven Miller created a dramatic black, white and silver space for entertaining, winning the 2014 Kitchen of the Year. Check out the details for the Christopher Boots light feature that you can see just a hint of at the top!}


Love the dark polished concrete bench in this 2014 Sunset Idea House, designed by DISC Interiors. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Love the dark polished concrete bench in this 2014 Sunset Idea House, designed by DISC Interiors}


The greenery in this #black kitchen lifts this space to a new level, picking up tones in the marble and mosaic floor. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{The greenery in this kitchen lifts this space to a new level, picking up tones in the marble and mosaic floor}


Raw, industrial texture in the Stockholm apartment of interior designer Benedikte Ugland. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Raw, industrial texture in the Stockholm apartment of interior designer Benedikte Ugland}


Scandi-simple #white kitchen with #chalkboard feature. Love those simple hanging pots from Ikea rails. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Scandi-simple kitchen with chalkboard feature. Love those simple hanging pots from Ikea rails}


#Marble bench and #subway tiles paired with simple pendants and table give this #black kitchen featured in Elle an industrial vibe. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Marble bench and subway tiles paired with simple pendants and table give this kitchen featured in Elle an industrial vibe}


#Black, #white and #timber kitchen in Martin Neruda and Jana Štastna's Czech apartment in Prague. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Martin Neruda and Jana Štastna's Czech apartment in Prague}


Ornate shaker-style #black kitchen with detailed mouldings and furniture. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Ornate shaker-style black kitchen with detailed mouldings and furniture}


Mix of classic cabinetry and modern furniture for an eclectic but clean styled kitchen, captured by Lisa Petrole Photography. From The #Monochrome #Kitchen, the RSD Blog.
{Mix of classic cabinetry and modern furniture for an eclectic but clean styled kitchen, captured by Lisa Petrole Photography}


The majority of these black and white kitchens are with warm timber floors, but we are going with a cool polished concrete or terrazzo floor to our kitchen/living/lounge. I'm hoping to bring some warmth in with colourful art and accessories. What are your thoughts?

xo Romona


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