Our Favorite Modern Kitchens From Top Designers
Sleek, clean lines and updated state-of-the-art appliances make modern kitchens a popular design choice. Get inspired with our favorite photos from some of the country's top designers.

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Photo By: Halstead Real Estate, a member of Luxury Portfolio International
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Modern Open Concept Kitchen
This modern, open concept condo kitchen has blue cabinets, marble island countertops, contemporary dining stools and chairs and striking ceiling lights that look like contemporary sculpture.
Modern Kitchen With Hardwood Floors
Sleek White and Metallic Modern Kitchen with Quartzite Island
Bright Eat-In Kitchen With Crisp White Cabinetry
Crisp White Modern Kitchen With a Twist
In the creation of this home, the designer played around with the farmhouse aesthetic to create a space that's unique and full of fun. In the kitchen, cartoonish chickens face off over the countertop.
Open Modern Kitchen With Decorative Island
This spacious kitchen features a large island with eat in bar space. A gorgeous wood finish adds an accent panel to the island perfect for creating movement within the crisp, sharp lines of the design. Wood topped barstools face the built in cabinets including frosted glass cabinets framing the blue tile backsplash.
Mod Panda Slab Waterfall Island
Four, red high-back chairs sit beneath the modern, panda white slab kitchen island in this sleek kitchen. The black-and-white pattern continues in the backsplash, with floating storage shelves and cabinetry.
Minimalist Modern Kitchen
The custom kitchen inside this colonial-style home features a large center island with a luxury countertop. The oak floor runs throughout the interior.
White Kitchen With Gold Accents
This modern white kitchen with gold pendant lighting and hardware exudes sophistication and elegance. There's also plenty of storage and counter space thanks to the two islands with luxury countertops.
Wood Unites This Modern Kitchen
Because the kitchen is so open, designer Brooke Wagner used light wood accents to tie the space together. Thus, in addition to the wood beams and island, the room features wood around the windows, above the range and over the doorway.
Modern Geometric Kitchen
Pull up a high-back leather barstool to the white, marble island in this this modern, geometric kitchen. The small space features grand designs as seen in the countertop-to-ceiling patterned tile backsplash and the gray cabinetry and herringbone-patterned wooden pantry drawer.
Black, White + Gold Modern Kitchen
Black and gold combine to create a sleek profile in this streamlined, modern kitchen. A mix of dark and light cabinetry is unified by dark countertops and an eye-catching backsplash that brings the mix of hues together. Three clean-lined pendants light the island, while a trio of modern upholstered barstools provide seating that allows guests to interact with the cook. An integrated refrigerator features modern brass pulls that match the rest of the hardware and fixtures.
A Color Explosion
Internationally known industrial designer Karim Rashid's Hell's Kitchen home in NYC features a white modern kitchen with Rashid's characteristic neon bright accents in the backsplash.
Sleek in Santa Monica
This open, mod kitchen is truly the heart of the home with space to gather around the stunning marble kitchen island and an integrated breakfast area. Comfortable chairs and banquette seating surround the soapstone dining table, while sleek wooden cabinets are clad in waterfall marble countertops.
Hollywood Hills Modern
A blend of jewel-tones and brights give a touch of glamour to this modern Hollywood Hills kitchen.
Contemporary Bachelor Pad Kitchen
This Hollywood Hills property features a stunning large living area that is completely open and dramatic kitchen, which allows for great indoor/outdoor entertaining flow.
All Wood Galley Kitchen
This long galley kitchen with a wood-crowned island relies on natural lighting to illuminate the workspace. Parallel to the dining and living areas, it's ideal for hosting a party or having a family dinner. Thickly insulated cedar walls contain a concrete core that also helps reduce noise and keep the space quiet.
Custom Wood Cabinetry in Modern Kitchen
This neutral modern kitchen was brought back to life by opening up the space and adding windows. Updated lighting was added to fit today's lifestyle and also respect the age and style of the space. Custom wood cabinets were added throughout. Thought was given to each finish to ensure that the original style of the house was retained with a more modern touch.
A Modern Kitchen With A Surprising Dash of Red
A crisp white island and matching shelves and cabinetry serve up ample storage in this modern kitchen. The open, neutral space is anything but boring thanks to a bright red oven, large pendant lights and an eye-catching wood wall.
Bright Kitchen With Modern Finishes
A refinished concrete floor and whitewashed cabinets add to the cool vibe of this airy kitchen.
Sleek, Streamlined Eat-In Kitchen
Streamlined white cabinets pair with rich wood islands and polished concrete floors for a sleek, clean look in this eat-in kitchen. A vibrant red pendant adds a bold splash of color to the space.
Kitchen With Ample Storage Space
Bright and white, this spacious eat-in kitchen features twin islands for plenty of prep and storage space. Cabinets on both sides of the kitchen store all of your kitchen necessities. Integrated appliances, such as the ovens, refrigerator and wine cooler add a modernized touch to the sleek design.
Modern Kitchen With Quartz Countertop Islands and Cherry Flooring
Cherry wood strip flooring, curved and bent in a pattern is a spectacular example of the attention to detail in this modern kitchen. High-end finishes, like the Cambria quartz countertops, offsets the industrial elegance of the cast-in-place structural concrete wall. Floating storage echoes the elevated kitchen islands and influences the open feel.
White Meets Wood
This open concept kitchen elegantly fills an awkward space by adding a cozy dining nook in the back corner. The nook's dark gray accent wall combines with the hardwood cabinetry to give a refined touch to the all-white space.
Modern Kitchen With Elegant Touches
This light and bright kitchen features two eye-catching globe chandeliers positioned over the kitchen island, which boasts a gray and white marble countertop like the rest of the kitchen. White glass front cabinets are paired with a white herringbone backsplash, while a light gray tray ceiling offers a finishing touch.
Monochrome White Kitchen
A mix of natural light and decorative light fixtures add to the bright look of this all-white kitchen. Polished white countertop reflects the light over smooth, large cabinets. A large island extends out to an eat-in area with simple white bar stools. Stainless steel appliances are built into the kitchen, and a few small decorative items add a personal touch to the design.
Mix of Brown and Green
Slotted in between gorgeous walnut cabinets, the bright green glass tile backsplash wakes up this tasteful kitchen. The white countertops are a subtle pairing that doesn't compete with the vibrant color.
An Ocean View Kitchen
This gorgeous modern kitchen echoes the serene beauty of a white sandy beach, punctuated by the stunning ocean view just beyond the room's enormous windows. Soft gray cabinets bring a touch of textured contrast, but the overall feeling is sleek and airy.
A White Kitchen With Statement Orange Stools
Sleek and sophisticated, this white, modern kitchen is perfectly uncluttered and large — ready for cooking and guests. The island doubles as a breakfast bar; the bar stools add the room's signature color.
High-Contrast Kitchen
Sleek, clean and sophisticated, this kitchen achieves the optimal atmosphere for preparing a meal. Minimal cabinet hardware, a waterfall island countertop and clean-lined barstools help to accomplish the crisp, streamlined look. The color palette is equally impressive; rich brown cabinets offer striking contrast against the crisp white surroundings.
Kitchen With Long Stone Countertops
Long stone countertops run the length of this spacious modern kitchen. A mix of neutral stone and tile creates variety and texture in the monochromatic space.
Renovated Modern Kitchen
A Light and Minimal Open Kitchen
Oversized Kitchen Island With Table-Height Counter
This oversized kitchen island provides plenty of seating at the eat-in counter and additional seating at the table-height extension. Acrylic dining chairs and barstools don't weigh down the space, while sleek cabinetry provides a modern backdrop for the open kitchen.
Warm, Inviting Touches
A custom glass backsplash and granite countertops bring modern aesthetics to this kitchen from designer Gregory Augustine. Honey-colored leather stools and dark walnut cabinetry add warmth and comfort to the space.
A Blend of Textures
A stone wall, glass tabletop and wood ceiling light fixture bring various textures to this kitchen designed by Elizabeth Rosensteel. The monochromatic gray tones in the countertops, cabinets, stools and backsplash bring a modern touch to the space.
High-End Design
The high-end appliances in this kitchen make it any cook's dream. The blue under-cabinet lighting allows the tile backsplash to shine, and the neutral tones in the kitchen create a striking contrast against the dark-toned cabinets in this space designed by Vanessa DeLeon.
Eco-Friendly Chic
Modern Accents
The vertical lines in the bamboo cabinets give the appearance of a spacious kitchen in this strategic design by Ken Kelly. White accents and stainless steel stools enhance the modern design.
Family-Friendly Eat-In Kitchen
This kitchen was designed for efficiency, openness and family interaction. Durable materials reduce the need for painting and aid in ease of cleaning. The high, north-facing clerestory windows flood the interior with natural light.