Indoor kitchens we have built — page 3

The glossy white lacquer of the doors gathers the light and returns it softly, multiplied by reflections: the kitchen bends in an L along the walls, with ordered wall units, LED lights beneath the modules and the steel sink in the working corner. The dark slatted wall at the back adds the material counterpoint the white was asking for; flowers on the counter and cake stands with sweets tell of a house that loves to entertain. This is the essential elegance of lacquered kitchens: clean surfaces, discreet handles, everything in its place and complete with appliances. Behind the apparent simplicity stands the quality of the wooden structure and the finishes: a well-drawn lacquer shows its worth over the years, when it goes on reflecting without shadows. It is the care Michelessi puts into its bespoke indoor kitchens, in the manner of Italian craftsmanship: the quiet luxury of things done well, which need never raise their voice to be remembered.

The scene is measured out by black ceiling tracks of light: beneath them, the kitchen composes its registers — pale wood boiserie for the wall units, dark columns integrating refrigerator and ovens, and the central island with its thin white top carrying the integrated sink. Four black leather stools line the counter like loyal regulars; the oak floor warms the whole composition, and the central table extends conviviality beyond the working zone. Burners, oven and integrated fridge complete the equipment: this is a kitchen conceived for open living, where one cooks while talking and eats wherever one happens to be. The contrast of wood, black and white gives the project its contemporary rhythm. It is the formula Michelessi builds to measure in its indoor kitchens: a wooden structure, honest materials, craftsmanship in the details — and a counter where everyone, inevitably, ends up sitting.

The anthracite equipped wall runs compact with its recessed black ovens and smoked mirror splashback doubling the light of the glazing; before it, the white island plays the contrast with its pure volume, the sink integrated into the top and the counter where tall stools line up beneath pendant lamps. Beyond the glass, the green of the garden enters the scene like a living painting. Burners, oven and integrated fridge complete the equipment, hidden in the dark wall with the discretion of well-resolved design. This is contemporary black and white in its most livable version: rigour in the lines, comfort in the facts, light everywhere. The wooden structure gives body to the volumes; matt finishes and thin counters sign the style. Michelessi builds these indoor kitchens to measure with an artisan's precision: because contrast, to be elegant, must first of all be exact. The garden beyond the glass is part of the project: no painting could do better.

The island is the showpiece: the dark volume with its stoneware top integrates the induction zone and grants itself an illuminated niche along the side, where ceramics and household objects live in a display of warm light. Above, pale wood wall units with a slender shelf; to the side, black columns with the steel refrigerator and recessed ovens. The dark table in the foreground and the stools at the counter complete the room's convivial geography, while the ribbon window brings daylight onto the worktop. The kitchen is complete with appliances and organised with intelligence: cooking, serving, conversing — everything within a gesture's reach. The stoneware top works without caprice, the wooden structure warms the volumes. This is the bespoke of Michelessi's indoor kitchens: considered details, like that luminous niche, that turn a piece of furniture into a story. Italian craftsmanship, as ever, lives in the particulars.

The kitchen unfolds in a U and puts every centimetre to work: solid wood base units clad in glossy stoneware with warm grain, a thin black counter running continuous with the double-basin sink in the corner and the induction hob on the opposite side, beneath the inclined black hood. Wall units in umber-copper finishes add matter to the wall, and the pale stoneware floor keeps the whole luminous. Complete with oven and every convenience, this is a kitchen conceived for those who work on several fronts: preparing, cooking, washing — each zone in its place, with the short paths of well-drawn kitchens. Glossy stoneware is the right skin for this industriousness: it resists, cleans in a gesture, reflects the light warmly. It is the solidity of Michelessi's indoor kitchens: a solid wood structure, technical surfaces, true bespoke and Italian craftsmanship — the recipe that never disappoints those who truly cook.

The linear composition flows along the grey wall with the rhythm of well-calibrated design: solid wood base units with pale oak grain, a thin dark counter with white sink and hob, the white hood with its soft volume rising at the centre, and dark umber wall units closing above with their fitted shelves. The oven recesses into its column, under-cabinet lights kindle the worktop. This is the modern style in its gentle version: no special effects, only right proportions and materials that respect one another — warm wood, urban grey, white in service. A complete kitchen, ready for the morning moka and the evening pasta. The solid wood structure is the substance beneath the form: robust, precise, made for the years. It is the everyday bespoke of Michelessi's indoor kitchens, with Italian craftsmanship that works well even when it has no need to astonish.

The peninsula crosses the room like a white pier: the top integrates the sink and the burners with griddle, the hood descends punctually from the ceiling, and at the end of the volume the open side shelves become a small domestic library — cookbooks, baskets, the objects that tell of the people who live here. Pale wood wall units suspended on the wall and an oak floor complete the tender palette. It is a solution that shows what a well-conceived peninsula can do: dividing without closing, offering generous counters on two sides, and granting storage where other projects leave a mute flank. The structure with side shelves is the practical signature of the bespoke: every house has its habits, and the kitchen must learn them. It is the method of Michelessi's indoor kitchens, with Italian craftsmanship finishing every open compartment: because even books, in the kitchen, deserve a well-built home.

The composition alternates its tones like a score for two voices: white volumes and deep dove-grey ones pass the theme back and forth along the wall, with stoneware cladding guaranteeing surfaces that stay uniform and resilient. A band of natural wood behind the worktop warms the working zone — integrated sink, black column ovens, a discreet hood — and returns in the small breakfast corner, where the counter welcomes two white chairs on wooden legs. Slender pendant lamps drop with precision; the kitchen is fully appointed down to the toaster. It is the right project for those who want order without coldness: the two-tone scheme organises the functions visually, and the wood adds the humanity. A wooden structure clad in porcelain stoneware unites constructive warmth and everyday practicality — the formula Michelessi tailors in its indoor kitchens, with an Italian maker's eye for pairings and proportions. Morning coffee, here, already has its place.

Glass walls frame the garden and the afternoon light comes in to warm the walnut of the island: richly grained solid wood carries a pale worktop where the induction zone works at the centre, served by three golden lamps descending like drops of honey. Beyond the island, the dining area with its upholstered chairs looks out to the green; to the right, a wooden wall holds the fireplace and television, stitching kitchen and living room into a single domestic narrative. Complete with oven and every appliance, this is the kitchen of houses that live wide open: you prepare dinner watching the lawn, you talk without walls in between. Solid walnut gives the substance; the light worktop, luminous and practical, keeps the scene serene. This is made-to-measure as Michelessi practises it in its indoor kitchens: proportions tailored to the real space, materials that warm, Italian craftsmanship in the details. And the garden, every evening, joins the table.

Late-afternoon light pours through the glazing and sets the warm tones of the worktop alight: the central island, induction zone built in, stretches its counter into a bar corner where black stools gather beneath a cluster of golden lamps. Around it, the grey lacquered wooden structure composes tall units with black ovens, wall cabinets in tactile finishes and a sink zone with its LED strip glowing on the counter; the garden, beyond the glass, plays the green backdrop. Flowers on the island complete the scene with their living note. This is the kitchen of the best hour: when work slows and the counter becomes the place where bottles are opened, dishes are tasted, stories are told. Complete with oven and every appliance, it is built to measure with the wooden structure and considered finishes of Michelessi indoor kitchens — craftsmanship in the service of everyday conviviality, which is the most serious function of all.

This is the kitchen of simplicity done well: light grey lacquered doors, glossy and orderly, run in an L along the walls, and a solid wood worktop crowns them with its warm grain — the touch that turns a functional room into a welcoming kitchen. A generous steel basin with integrated drainer, a gas hob beneath a glass hood, a built-in oven: the full complement of appliances works without flourish, lit by spotlights beneath the wall units. A window at the far end brings daylight onto the counter. Not every kitchen must astonish: some must simply work well every day, and do so with grace. Solid wood is the right choice for this register: alive, repairable, ever more beautiful with the years. It is the solidity of Michelessi indoor kitchens, made to measure even in compact formats, with a craftsman's honesty that draws no line between large projects and small — only between things done well and things done otherwise.

An iron-and-timber mezzanine watches the scene from above, and the kitchen answers with its elegance in blue: the linear wall arrays tall units with built-in ovens, base cabinets with golden handles and a display case for the glasses; at the centre, an island in a lighter tone carries the sink and a dark counter, white stools ready for breakfast. Industrial windows bring the city indoors; a pale floor keeps everything luminous. This is elegant classic style revisited for contemporary spaces: framed profiles and deep colour, but clean lines and a full complement of appliances. Blue, declined in two tones, gives rhythm without breaking the harmony. The wooden structure ensures this elegance is more than a facade: hinges, drawers and doors work with the precision of Italian craftsmanship, the kind Michelessi builds into its made-to-measure indoor kitchens. A small domestic palazzo, with the kitchen as its piano nobile.

The light wood counter tilts at an angle and becomes a bar: two tall black leather swivel stools draw up beneath bell-shaped lamps, while behind them a fitted wall displays bottles and glasses on illuminated shelves — a small domestic drink station, ordered like a boutique. The rest of the kitchen works in glossy white: handleless bases, tall units with built-in ovens, slim worktops. A green glazed panel to the side brings a coloured transparency that lightens the whole. This is modern style that knows how to enjoy itself: impeccable function, plus a corner openly devoted to pleasure. Fully equipped, the kitchen shows how made-to-measure can give shape even to rituals — the aperitivo, the long coffee, the end-of-day conversation. The wooden structure and considered finishes carry the signature of Michelessi indoor kitchens: Italian craftsmanship, even when the task at hand is a toast.

The kitchen wears the colours of the sky before evening: powder-blue bases and columns run along the corner walls, while a deep navy island holds the centre with its pale top and a line of white stools. White travertine crowns the working surfaces with its warm, luminous stone; caged lanterns descend from the coffered ceiling, and a wooden table hosts breakfast beside the window. Doors and shelves organise every compartment: a complete kitchen, conceived for family life. The style is classic American revisited with Italian grace: serene colours, true materials, careful detail. Travertine, Roman stone by vocation, gives the counters its welcoming, timeless surface — Michelessi finishes its edges and cut-outs to measure, with the same Italian craftsmanship as ever. The result is a kitchen that lifts the spirits, like a clear morning.

It does not take metres to make a proper kitchen: this compact composition proves it, with clean-lined white bases, wall units divided between light wood and deep brown, and an LED strip lighting the worktop along the entire wall. The sink, the hob with its black hood, open niches for the jars: every function finds its place, with nothing sacrificed. Porcelain stoneware cladding keeps the surfaces practical and uniform; a glazed door to the side lets light travel between rooms. Made-to-measure gives its best in small spaces: every centimetre must be designed, every compartment must earn its keep. The wooden structure delivers the quality compact kitchens too often neglect: solid hinges, full-extension drawers, careful finishes. It is the commitment Michelessi brings even to the smaller formats of its indoor kitchens — because Italian craftsmanship does not measure seriousness in square metres.

Honey-coloured solid wood dresses every surface — the columns, the bases, the framed wall units — and the windows hold the green of the woods like living paintings; from above, a skylight adds its blade of sky. At the centre, an island with a pale top carries the induction zone, while the oven works built into its column and the sink looks out to the garden. A light timber floor and a rug complete the warmth of the whole. This is the kitchen of those who love nature indoors as well: a single material, declined with honesty, and natural light as the only ornament. Solid wood is the absolute protagonist: living grain, true thicknesses, the promise of ageing better than any synthetic finish. Fully equipped, the kitchen is built to measure in the manner of Michelessi indoor cabinetry — Italian craftsmanship in the joinery, and the woods out there as the project's silent partner.

The composition runs along the wall with the rhythm of an elegant metro line: anthracite bases with steel profiles, wall units divided between grey and light wood, a cooking niche with its steel gleam, and a dark mosaic dressing the wall in its fine weave. In the foreground, a central white table — a pure, almost sculptural volume — offers its surface to breakfast and to work. The kitchen is fully equipped, oven built in and every function in place. This is urban style that does not renounce warmth: the light wood of the wall units softens the greys, the white of the table holds the light at the centre. Porcelain stoneware cladding guarantees tireless surfaces. This is the project as Michelessi intends it: indoor kitchens with a wooden structure, technical materials dosed with taste, made in Italy and tailored to the space — and to those who live in it.

The counter tells two materials in one: a black Laminam top, thin and technical, that integrates the sink and the induction plate, and a thick slab of solid wood laid over it like a noble butcher's block, ready for breakfast served on white stools. Around it, the black kitchen stretches its matte columns, while behind, the space continues towards a sleeping area in pale wood: a loft where functions cohabit with ease. Black bell lamps aim at the scene. This is a project that plays on contrasts of thickness and temperature: black that sharpens, solid wood that warms, light that chooses where to rest. Fully equipped, the kitchen shows the maturity of contemporary made-to-measure: the right materials in the right places. It is the Michelessi method for indoor kitchens, with Italian craftsmanship pairing Laminam and solid timber the way one pairs two strong characters: with respect, and with memorable results.

The island wears marble like an evening gown: pale stone with grey veining clads the top and the flanks, integrates the sink and stretches its counter towards dark stools, beneath slender lamps that fall like threads of light. Around it, a kitchen in mocha tones — dark columns, burnished wall units, ordered counters — builds a warm, enveloping elegance, while a polished marble floor doubles the room's luminosity. Fully equipped, this is a kitchen that speaks the language of refined interiors: noble materials, deep tones, measured details. The veined marble island is the visual and working heart: to clad it completely — top, flanks, cut-outs — demands selected slabs and impeccable joints. It is the Michelessi speciality in bespoke stonework, Italian craftsmanship bringing the stone to the centre of the home, and the home around the stone. Whoever walks into such a kitchen at night knows at once where the house keeps its heart.

The island looks folded by giant hands: a white volume, faceted like origami, tilts its planes towards the floor and carries on its surface an integrated sink with a slender mixer. Around it, solid wood boiserie with walnut grain dresses the fitted wall — appliances built in, the refrigerator open in a gesture of daily life — while a black spiral staircase turns its sculpture at the back. A suspended lamp draws a circle of light over the island. This is the meeting of joinery and geometry: wood that reassures, white that dares. A faceted island puts every joint to the test, because tilted planes forgive nothing: they demand exact cuts and millimetre-perfect assembly. It is the field where true made-to-measure distinguishes itself — Michelessi indoor kitchens, with Italian craftsmanship that can build even the forms that look impossible, and make them work every day.