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23 Scandinavian Kitchens That Pack Extra Punch

Blonde timber, white details and pared-back designs are key Scandi kitchen looks

Vanessa Walker
Vanessa Walker28 March 2022
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
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Scandi kitchens are beloved for good reason; they are low-maintenance, easy on the eye and wallet, and are easily integrated into open-plan spaces. But what if you love the look yet want to push the envelope a little? To change it up, add some dramatic flourishes. Here are 23 kitchens that didn’t settle for cookie-cutter Scandi style, but added their stamp to the genre.

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Hogan's Curtains & Blinds
1.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Features: Solid black forms where blonde might be expected.
ANNA CARIN Design
2.
Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: ANNA CARIN Design
Features: The overall effect is Scandi, but the addition of darker wood highlights and shiplap on the kitchen island add interest.
Katie Malik Design Studio
3.
Location: Cambridgeshire, UK
Designer: Katie Malik Interiors
Features: A coloured chair that makes all the difference.

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Kvik Denmark
4.
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Kvik Denmark
Features: Blonde wood that is anchored with dark floors for an edgier appeal.
ARCHITEKT MAURICE FIEDLER
5.
Location: Tüttleben, Germany
Designer: ARCHITEKT MAURICE FIEDLER
Features: An ethereal approach. By embracing lightness in the extreme, this kitchen seems to float.
Atelier Aim
6.
Location: Paris, France
Designer: marion_tixier13
Features: All the Scandi colours, but adding details to the joinery lifts this kitchen out of the ordinary.
BK Interior Design
7.
Location: San Francisco, USA
Designer: BK Interior Design
Features: A kitchen island wrapped in a darker wood to make this kitchen transitional in style rather than strictly Scandi.
Mia Mortensen Photography
8.
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Designer: Emil Thorup
Features: Rather than smooth uniform planks, rustic knotted flooring. And rather than a streamlined kitchen island, a chunky alternative reinforces its uniqueness.
WK STONE
9.
Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: Thomas Archer
Features: A beautiful and unexpected pairing. Light grey shiplap meets blonde wood veneer and streamlined surfaces…
WK STONE
…here’s a wider view of how that blonde joinery fits within the whole.

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Hatch Interiors
10.
Location: Perth, Australia
Designer: Hatch Interiors
Features: A closely clustered trio of black lights for an extra eye-catching element.
houseofgrey.co.uk
11.
Location: London, UK
Designer: House of Grey
Features: A pale and interesting interpretation of Scandi style.
Svane Køkkenet
12.
Location: Esbjerg, Denmark
Designer: Svane Køkkenet
Features: The requisite colour palette, but deviates with detailed joinery…
Svane Køkkenet
…you deserve another view.
atelier daaa
13.
Location: Paris, France
Designer: atelier daaa
Features: A wonderfully restrained approach as Scandi so often is… but the spidery pendant puts it in the next dimension.
Nicolaj Bo™
14.
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Nicolaj Bo™
Features: A jolt of personal style in the form of grey-toned blue-green joinery and hexagonal backsplash.
BLOCK Design & Build
15.
Location: London, UK
Designer: BLOCK Design & Build
Features: Scandi up top, dark and daring below.
Goodcow Design Studio
16.
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Features: Jewel-like ornamental and eye-catching chairs.
Thomas Tutolo Création
17.
Location: Lyon, France
Designer: TMD MENUISERIE
Features: Affordable materials in a Scandi palette.
18.
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Features: Clean and clear but lifted beyond the vernacular by black countertops.
Hi Five Studio
19.
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Designer: Even Steven Agenturer
Features: Two tones of kitchen cabinetry mix things up.
Ed Hughey, Architect & Realtor
20.
Location: Austin, USA
Designer: Arbib Hughey Design
Features: Scandi down the middle but with dark drama on either side.
Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri
21.
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Designer: Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri
Features: Darkening the tone of the cabinetry helps a kitchen mature from usual to unique.
Kvik Denmark
22.
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Kvik Denmark
Features: With two main colours and a streamlined approach, this borrows the basic idea of Scandi then ramps up the look with darker tones, chevron flooring and ornate cornicing. Beautiful.
JKE Design
23.
Location: Denmark
Designer: JKE Design
Features: Picking out the ceiling beams adds another element to this straightforward kitchen. A simple but bold decision.

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