Kitchen pictures thread - Show us your kitchens!

I think this is a nice topic and I have often thought about it in my life. Most parts come from my workshop (and are often assembled from purchased elements). I just took the pictures and spared myself the tidying up. This way you can see how it "really is."

First picture:

The kitchen from the living room (we took out the wall). My wife personally glued the "Portuguese" tiles. The stainless steel work surface is from the company Neonela (which I gladly recommend) and proves itself in my eyes (just like with the professionals).

Second picture:

This work surface is made of wood (not so expensive). The rounded upper cabinet comes from my own workshop and I appreciate it because visually it "doesn't hang in the way so much."

Third picture:

For me, it is always most important that things are easy to clean. With sinks, there is a "trend" to design them very sharply edged. I find that impractical (apart from the fact that baking trays fit better, but I do that much less often than cleaning the sink).

Fourth picture:

The trash (and other) drawer opens when you kick against it. That’s why there is a "kick plate" down below. I find this so practical and natural that I often first kick at other drawers without thinking.

Fifth picture:

I just filmed this (which is why it looks so crooked). Here you see the compost trash drawer. This is a standard container from the gastronomy made of stainless steel. If it were made of plastic, it would break after a few years and could probably not be replaced. I tried to make the insert as airtight as possible (melamine-coated plywood panels for an "inner box" and rubber seals on the front panel).

Number six picture:

Next to the sink there were a few centimeters of space on the right and left that I didn’t want to leave unused. Here are the dishwasher tabs and on the other side some bag clips. At least that way you know where to find them.

I like that very much, completely individual and also tailored to the user themselves right down to the [Trittblech]. Great !!!

Positive feedback makes me happy (of course).

What I still wanted to show and forgot:
The paper waste was collected in a moving box until a few weeks ago. I have now put an end to this grievance once and for all and attached a fabric container:
Picture number seven:

The item is removable and washable ...
for sharp observers: in the topmost picture you can see two "steam catchers" made of the same fabric on the right and left of the extraction system (this is a Japanese pattern and I am a "Japan fan")

Puhhhhh, the tiles are really not my thing – I find them, especially in combination with the wood, tend to be an eyesore. Somehow it overwhelms me. They are probably very special tiles (the ones from Portugal?), but to me they're too oppressive. Maybe combined with white or cream-colored fronts, but for me, it's a no-go as it is.

Do you cook as well? I wonder because I somehow can't find any space for it, everything is full. I'm always so picky about having as little stuff as possible that blocks my workspace. Here, only the approx. 50cm between the cooktop and sink are usable.

I like the stainless steel worktop, I know it from the gastronomy sector. In a private setting, it would bother me that you can see every single spot and I (picky as I am) would probably be polishing it all the time. But otherwise, it’s indestructible and really easy to clean.

In any case, a very individual kitchen – but it has nothing to do with Japanese Zen minimalism.

Do you cook too?

I am not allowed to. I do too many experiments, which often go wrong...
But my wife cooks... and fortunately for my taste, she enjoys it and is very good at it.

Space to work?
I tell you: I haven't tidied up.
I would have liked to have more, ... but where?
(To create a bit of "space," I have provided a frameless cooking surface.)

As for the Japanese: You mostly see empty, tidy rooms, but the living spaces are often complete chaos (I know this from insiders), but "strangers" don't get in there.
Those who can afford it have an (empty) "reception room," those who can't, welcome no one in their own apartment.

Those who have order within themselves do not need it outside.

wegen der Akustikdecke,

: the kitchen turned out really great with this amazing view!

Regarding the acoustic ceiling: in the photo, the ceiling with the built-in spots above the kitchen looks plastered, as opposed to the Lignotrend variant, which is shown here more often and is also very nice.

May I ask which acoustic ceiling system you installed?