With so many different types of kitchen cabinets on the market these days, the task of choosing one that's right for you is all the more challenging. To make things easier, it helps to start with the very best examples you can find to inspire yourself to success. That's why we've curated this list of the finest kitchen cabinet ideas from stunning Australian homes to show you what can be achieved with great products, skilled craftsmanship and design ingenuity.
1. Sleek integrated kitchen panels
For those who have or are thinking about a contemporary-style kitchen, sleek integrated kitchen panels are a choice you should seriously consider. You'll find no better proof for this than those featured in this Bonbeach Bayside Home with high-end joinery by Clamor Cabinets. Its crisp clean lines and clutter-free appearance gives a minimalist look that is classy and sophisticated.
2. A concealed drinks station
If you're a frequent host, regularly entertaining friends and family, then a hidden drinks station is a great idea to consider. That's exactly what was requested and executed with aplomb in this kitchen renovation in Underwood by Jayne Air Building Design. With stylish blue panelled cabinet doors (cleverly matched to the kitchen island) the drinks station offers quick and easy access to drinks and glasses with ample room for a wine fridge too.
3. Flat white cabinets
Sometimes the simplest kitchen cabinet ideas are the best ones and flat white cabinets are about as simple as it gets. The obvious choices like this are often overlooked during a new kitchen renovation but you can see how clean, fresh and vibrant they look in this Beechworth Project by Hè Hè Design. Like a canvas, it also allows other elements in the kitchen to shine making it more impactful in look and feel.
4. A rolling library ladder
For something unique and pragmatic, a rolling library ladder is a great inclusion to help you reach those upper cabinets with ease. Skilfully designed into this industrial-style Park Project by Lux Interiors, it's a smart solution that provides a stylish point of difference in a modern kitchen. In homes blessed with high ceilings like this, it allows one to maximise their storage with floor to ceiling cabinetry.
5. Pop colour cabinets
Your kitchen cabinets can be used to inject some colour into your space, superbly done in the Glebe Apartment Project by Studio Barbara. The mustard yellow sliding glass doors of the upper cabinets draw the eye and give the kitchen a sunny disposition that is undeniably uplifting. The inclusion of similarly coloured decor, like the espresso machine, effortlessly ties everything together.
6. A creative approach
A new kitchen is also a new opportunity to express yourself with no limits to the extent of your creativity. There's no better example we have to showcase than this incredible kitchen in Melbourne by YSG Studio. Using warm, rich colours from the laminex® colour collection the spectacular kitchen cabinets, both base and overhead, feature bespoke kitchen handles, dipper knobs, curved forms and splashes of brilliant red in between.
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7. Graceful glass cabinets
Glass has always had a graceful quality to it, elegantly standing the test of time as one of the most prolific materials used in interior design. Glass front cabinets, like those featured in the Seaforth Project by Calloray Kitchen Centre, allow you to showcase prized possessions like teapots and glassware and also add a bit of depth, subtly reflecting artificial and natural light back into the space.
8. A tidy little tambour door
If you're after something endearing and useful, then a tambour door is a wonderful option to embrace. The custom-made Blackbutt tambour door in Vance's Kitchen Project by Matter is an exquisite example, beautifully capturing the natural warmth and grain of the timber species. Its antiquated style also evokes plenty of rustic charm and the space-saving, easy-to-use operation makes it a great practical solution too.
9. Glamourous gold hardware
When selecting your kitchen hardware, you'll have an array of finishes to choose from and one that always catches the eye is gold. Used in the light fixtures, tapware and cabinet handles in this Hampton's style kitchen in Beaumont Hills by AJB Kitchens, one can immediately feel the presence of the lustrous fittings which help bring the whole kitchen design together.
10. Warm wood cabinets
Incorporating natural materials into any living space can help it feel more comfortable and serene, evoking a calmness that is only felt in nature. The rich dark wood cabinets of walnut in this luxurious kitchen in Dulwich by Stefan Vignogna are a superb natural feature in the space. Used as the material of choice for the lower cabinets, tower cabinets and kitchen island, its rich tones and grain enhance a strong textural feel, complemented nicely by the presence of natural stone.
11. Stylish and practical undercabinet lighting
While not a natural feature of the cabinetry itself, undercabinet lighting is a great idea to consider, as seen in this modern renovation in McKinnon designed by Style Precinct. The clarity and brightness it provides in an often low-lit area instantly improve the functionality of the space whilst also adding nice stylish reflections of light off the nearby splashback and benchtops.
Some inspiring kitchen cabinet ideas to consider for your home
As you can see, there are some inspirational ideas that you can consider for your kitchen cabinets that deliver on both form and function. Whether it's the seamless appearance of an integrated kitchen cabinet, pop colour painted cabinets to brighten things up or the rich warmth of wood cabinets — you'll have no problems finding something that appeals and works for you just as well as it has in these glorious projects.
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