Five Stunning Kitchens

The mandate for this Darien spec house (situated in the coveted Allwood neighborhood) was crystal clear: Differentiate the kitchen design from every other spec house. Click here to tour the rest of the kitchen by DEANE, Inc.

For a dual kitchen/dining room in an English manor house on a horse farm in Berkshire, UK, Christina Nielsen (of her eponymous New York– and London–based firm) set out to create a warm, welcoming space for the family to enjoy for years to come.

“Modern farmhouse” is perhaps the most popular aesthetic in contemporary design, however as an architectural style the term can be used a little too liberally—is every Colonial with barn doors truly a farmhouse? It absolutely is in the case of this Stonington estate, situated on a working farm. The property was neglected for nearly 50 years before the current homeowners tapped Di Biase Filkoff Architects to replace the dilapidated structures including a barn and, yes, farmhouse. Tour the kitchen here.

For this Aspen-inspired kitchen vignette (the original housed within the clients’ secondary vacation home), designer Richard Thomas Anuszkiewicz leaned into the surrounding landscape and its beautiful mountain views. “As a designer, I loved that creative thought to bring the Aspen environment to life,” he offers. “I wanted to really create a sense of warmth when the overall landscape is very cool.”

One might be surprised to find this Midcentury Modern marvel tucked among the quaint Colonial stone houses of historic Stonington. Architect Joeb Moore, of his eponymous Greenwich firm, recently took on the task of restoring the home. Tour the kitchen here.