Trending: 13 Warm, Inviting Kitchens You’d Want to Wake Up To (2024)

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Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource

1. Beckoning Barn

It’s easy to see why this has been the most popular kitchen photo uploaded to Houzz since July 1. Designers Matt Retzak and Heather Scott of Bartelt the Remodeling Resource used timber framing, a wood ceiling and reclaimed pine on the floor and island top to put anyone lucky enough to belly up to that countertop in a sandwich of coziness. Cream-colored cabinets (Creamy by Sherwin-Williams, in fact), stone countertops and a green-covered view make this barn kitchen worth getting out of bed for.

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New River Building Co.

2. Sunny Side Up

Something magical happens when sunlight hits brass fixtures, light wood floors and creamy cabinets (here, it’s the fittingly titled Wind’s Breath by Benjamin Moore). Michelle Mentzer designed a winning recipe for this welcoming vibe. Even the gray-tiled backsplash and granite countertop add to the visual softness.

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ADŌR Homes

3. Lakeside Lightness

Hard to imagine a more blissful moment than raising a steaming cup of coffee to your lips as you watch the sun rise over Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka through this kitchen’s wall-to-wall windows.

Meanwhile, ash wood cabinets and brass hardware and shelving rods give off a subtle golden aura, waking up the light and airy design by Laurie Kruhoeffer.

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4. Farm Fresh

Many of us have been fortunate to spend time in a home that just has good vibes — maybe it was a vacation cabin, a best friend’s house, your grandparents’ place or your own. Designer Aimee Brothers of nailed that feeling with this New Hampshire farmhouse kitchen. Her approach included an antique sink, a mix of refinished oak and painted cabinets, beadboard paneling on the island, rich wood floors and dark granite countertops.

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Keith Wing Custom Builders

5. Spanish Revival

If someone described a kitchen as having soaring ceilings, tile floors and a large cast-stone range hood, you might imagine that kitchen would look cold. But that’s not the case for this kitchen design by Courtney Blanton Interiors, where reclaimed wood beams, soothing white walls (Mediterranean White from RH) and a dark, worn antique farm table make it just the kind of kitchen you’d want to stick around in for a second breakfast.

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Design Shop Interiors

6. California Casual

Leyla Jaworski and Ashlee Berry of Design Shop Interiors used white shiplap walls and cabinets (Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore) to embrace the Northern California sunshine while wood-look tile flooring and a large custom maple island and table would have anyone clearing their calendar for the day to hang out here.

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Lenore Weiss Studios, LLC

7. Into the Woods

If you want warm and welcoming, just think walnut. Designer Lenore Weiss used the wood extensively in this Chicago kitchen, making it a cozy destination even during the most blustery of winter mornings. A Fusion quartzite island countertop and range backsplash make the kitchen all the more dynamic and inviting.

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Blackband Design

8. Morning Ritual

Mixing wood tones and species is a juggling act, but designer Wendy Blackband of Blackband Design didn’t fumble in this Southern California kitchen. A rift-cut oak coffee cabinet on the right beckons guests to grab a cup and take a seat at the alder wood table while breakfast is laid out on the island.

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Woodhull of Maine

9. Maine Catch

Imagine shuffling down that back staircase in the morning to this raw wood post-and-beam-framed kitchen overlooking Cape Elizabeth in Maine, designed by Caleb Johnson Studio and Krista Stokes. Stained walnut and white cabinets and shiplap walls complete the casual coastal style.

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10. Colorado Cozy

In this Denver-area kitchen designed by Michael Thulson of , you can almost feel the warmth radiating off the rich wood floor, cherry cabinets, Supreme Gold granite countertops and natural slate backsplash in Brazilian Multicolor.

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Landmark Builders

11. Gather Around

This Sacramento kitchen built by Landmark Builders is full of warm wood surfaces. And the California air circulating through a Dutch door would make for a fine morning almost any day of the year.

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Yellowstone Traditions

12. Log Lounge

If there’s a scale for determining the coziness of a home, a log cabin in Wyoming has to be at the top. This home designed by Peter Zimmerman Architects and Peace Design features a kitchen ensconced in reclaimed-wood walls, hand-hewn timbers, standing dead-log beams, reclaimed-wood ceiling planks, antique oak flooring and wormy chestnut cabinets.

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steve + filip design

13. Soft Side

Quarter-sawn white oak cabinets, stained in a finish with a bit of gray in it, soften the light pouring into one end of this Chicago kitchen designed by Filip Malyszko of steve + filip design. Warm white shiplap walls and ceiling also mute the light, creating a soothing atmosphere that never gets chilly.

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