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Hugh Metcalf

10 Lessons in Good Kitchen Design I Learned for 2025 — From Reviewing Hundreds (and Hundreds) of Kitchens in 2024

A small luxury kitchen with a red island and wood parquet flooring.

2024 was a year of good kitchens — well, from my perspective at least. I love to pull together these annual debriefs on my favorite kitchens our editors have featured over the past 12 months. Not only does it help to clue in on the impactful trends that are shaping kitchen design, but also offers some design lessons for those looking to undertake a remodel in the coming year.

After looking at hundreds of kitchens over the course of 2024, editing down to 10 of the best isn't an easy job, but these are the projects that stick out in my mind for one reason or the other. They may do something bold and unexpected that set them apart, including a clever modern kitchen idea that I haven't been able to stop thinking about, or have just taught me something about how a kitchen can work that I'd love to re-impart to our readers.

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