Stunning open plan kitchen ideas — 25 elements that bring together beauty and function across cooking and dining zones

Interior designers share easy and stylish open plan kitchen ideas you can try at home including the latest "broken-plan" trend

Open plan kitchen ideas are so chic. Here is a black and white breakfast bar with white stools, brown and white couches, and a large cut-out arched window with a view of trees and a river
(Image credit: Stonewood Interiors / Gridley + Graves Photo)
Eve Smallman
Content Editor

Hi there! I’m the former content editor at Real Homes and I'm now a freelance journalist.. I've been a lifestyle journalist for over five years, previously working as an editor across regional magazines. Before this, I graduated from Nottingham Trent University a degree in journalism, along with an NCTJ gold diploma. For Real Homes, I specialized in interior design, trends and finding the best viral buys.

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