20 Luxurious Kitchen Upgrades From Your Favorite HGTV Stars

As the "heart of a home," kitchens are a place to cook, eat, drink, laugh, talk and share memories together with friends and family. They deserve to get a little extra love and to be a place that you actually want to spend time. Whether that means having high-end finishes, being super organized or incorporating a feature specific to your family, the HGTV stars are full of ideas to make your kitchen feel fancier. Get ready to be inspired.

Luxe for Less hosts Michel Smith Boyd and Anthony Elle know a thing or two about making a space feel high-end without the high price tags. For the kitchen in their winning house on Rock the Block Season 4, the creative duo opted for a porcelain, dual height island instead of marble to save money. The upper height is perfect for food prep and serving, while the lower height is great for breakfast or evening cocktails.

Sometimes fancy also means practical, which is why Drew and Jonathan Scott decked out this kitchen from Property Brothers: Forever Home with floor-to-ceiling cabinets that disguise everything from pantry items to cookware. A soft beige tone feels minimalist, yet luxurious, and matte black hardware brings in a sleek touch. If you are installing floor-to-ceiling cabinets, go for ones with longer doors and a mix of drawers and shelves inside for maximum storage.

For a little metallic flair, Down Home Fab hosts Chelsea and Cole DeBoer came up with the idea to wrap the island in this moody kitchen with sheets of copper. The shiny finish pops off the glossy black cabinets and will naturally patina over time for even more drama. Slender barstools match the kitchen's contemporary vibe and allow the island to shine.

Brian Patrick Flynn thought of everything when designing the HGTV Dream Home 2024 kitchen. A cheerful coral pantry located right off the ocean blue kitchen includes a mix of smart storage solutions. Open shelves are perfect for everyday snacks and spices, deep drawers are great for dishes, and an appliance garage keeps small appliances hidden, while remaining easily accessible. The cabinet face for the swing door helps it blend right in.

In keeping with his clever storage solutions, Brian Patrick Flynn included a pull-out cabinet outfitted with cubbies for dishcloths, spatulas and spoons for the HGTV Dream Home 2022. Its convenient location next to the stove means there's no need to panic when your food's burning and the cooking utensil drawer is jammed.

Even smaller spaces, like this galley kitchen seen on Christina on the Coast, can have fancy upgrades. Christina Hall used lacquered white cabinets to create the look of a ritzy city penthouse, while also maximizing storage in the narrow room. Silver accents on the pendants, backsplash and barstools round out the luxurious feel.

There's a reason a walk-in pantry has always been the ultimate fancy kitchen upgrade. It's the ideal storage solution for all your dry goods and kitchen essentials. Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson decked out their Married to Real Estate clients' pantry with deep drawers that neatly house dish rags, vertical dividers that store placemats and baking sheets, shelving to neatly store noodles and rice, and wallpaper to make the space pretty.

You can't forget about your furry friends when considering fancy kitchen upgrades! Not only did Fixer to Fabulous hosts Jenny and Dave Marrs include an inset wine rack and interior window in this cozy greenish-gray kitchen, they also added a built-in pet station. A pot filler makes it easy to fill Fido's bowl with water, and a porcelain backsplash protects the wooden cabinetry from messes.

Of course it's only natural that designer Tiffany Brooks filled the HGTV Smart Home 2024 with convenient upgrades. A pot filler located above the range makes boiling water spill-free a snap. The sleek matte black finish of the faucet matches the kitchen's modern, Scandinavian vibe and ties into the contemporary hood above.

Love It or List It co-host Hilary Farr's Raleigh, North Carolina, home took inspiration from an all-marble kitchen in a Paris Airbnb where she once stayed. As a more affordable but equally fancy solution, she used Silestone instead of marble for the countertops, backsplash and range hood.

Instead of one large island with inaccessible space in the middle, Fix My Flip hosts Page Turner and Mitch Glew decided on a pair of practically sized islands for the kitchen in their Rock the Block Season 4 house. One island is designated for prep and storage, while the other was designed with meal times in mind.

Revealed host Veronica Valencia ditched the classic swivel spice rack from your college days for an elevated, built-in wood display. The open shelves and glass containers allow the colorful spices to double as art and make them easy to grab while cooking. Larger niches are the perfect size for oil and vinegar cruets.

Staying truthful to her show title No Demo Reno, Jenn Todryk gave this space the feel of a grand, European kitchen without any renovations. She replaced a clunky dining table with an extra-long, antique-look island complete with a marble countertop, room for six barstools and apothecary-style drawers, making it a real showstopper.

Whether they're plaster, wood or metal, range hoods are an opportunity to add personality to your kitchen. For her own home, inside a renovated Chicago warehouse, Windy City Rehab host Alison Victoria selected a brushed brass hood that brings a luxe, Old World style to the space. The warm tones pick up on the gold veining in the calacatta marble countertops, making it a cohesive space.

For their Rock the Block Season 3 home, Unsellable Houses hosts Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis included a kitchen upgrade specific to the home's locale. In lieu of a coffee bar, the sisters designed a sweet tea station as an ode to the Southern culture of Charleston, South Carolina. A built-in tap provides instant hot water, while the jars hold tea, straws and the not-so-secret ingredient, sugar.

Leave it to the fabulous couple and hosts of The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project to have the fanciest of kitchen upgrades. For the kitchen in their Greenwich Village home in New York City, Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent went all out for the finishes. Calacatta turquoise antico marble flows from the countertops to the backsplash to the sink. The milky bluish marbling is unique to calacatta turquoise, but you can get an equally impactful look with porcelain or quartz.

Although the kitchen in this Renovation Aloha home was a complete gut job, it has some clever ideas that can be applied to current spaces. Hosts Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama used thin pieces of wood molding to create a custom eye-catching design on both the island and range hood that could also be replicated on existing pieces.

Sometimes a fancy kitchen upgrade is as simple as swapping a piece of furniture. Lucite barstools in this dramatic kitchen designed by Chelsea and Cole DeBoer have major impact. The low back and curved seat match the modern, luxurious vibe of the space, while the sleek gold legs bring a little glam.

One of the fastest and most affordable kitchen upgrades is swapping out your hardware. Brass cabinet pulls that match the appliances in this happy kitchen designed by 100 Day Dream Home hosts Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt are a small, but mighty feature. The linear shape has more impact versus small, round pulls and the warm, shiny tone pops next to the soft teal cabinets