Lookbook: Wood-clad kitchens with warm and natural interiors

Dutch office Orange Architects' wooden holiday cabin on the island of Texel in the Netherlands is clad in black-stained timber on the outside. Inside, its open layout showcases a kitchen clad in light-coloured birch panelling.

The home also features moveable wooden panels that can be used to divide the interior into different zones as needed.

Photo: Lorenzo Zandri and Christian Brailey

Local studio Architecture for London transformed a run-down Edwardian house in Muswell Hill, London, into an energy-saving home that features materials such as wood, stone and lime plaster, all of which come together in its light, airy kitchen.

Here, pale oak cabinetry contrasts with grey limestone fixtures. The studio also left the original timber roof exposed to celebrate the house's "modest beauty".

Photo: Andrew Pogue

Hood Cliff Retreat's wooden interior matches its surroundings – the holiday home is tucked into a coastal forest in the Pacific Northwest.

US studio Wittman Estes designed the interior using simple details and a restrained material palette that utilizes pine plywood.

In the kitchen, countertops were constructed using wood salvaged from an old cabin that used to sit on the plot.

Photo: Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen of Norm Architects

The interior of the black-timber-clad Fjord Boat House features a warm material palette, with gleaming oak-lined walls and cabinets and a floor made from handmade ceramic bricks.

The oak panelling matches the room's wooden dining table and woven chairs, while a large washi-paper pendant lamp that Norm Architects made in collaboration with Japanese brand Kojima Shouten hangs over the table and adds to the organic feel of the room.

Photo: José Campos

The combination of the stone floor and countertops and a wooden wall in this Portuguese kitchen creates a fun material contrast and gives the kitchen a more luxurious feel.

The kitchen, which sits in a deep wooden reveal that was created beneath a gable ceiling, was clad in wood and stone to create a comfortable and welcoming experience, according to architecture studio Atelier Espaço P2.

Photo: Katherine Lu

Named after its owner, Vikki's Place is a multigenerational home in Australia that has an open-space living and dining area, where birch-plywood kitchen cabinets match the simple plywood walls.

The house's simple materials were deliberately chosen by local studio Curious Practice. "An interior of craft and honesty is prioritised over style or glamour," the studio explained.

"It is this elemental, almost primitive construction of space coupled with the raw material treatment which on visiting the house, makes one feel instantly at home."

Photo: Dianna Snape

This large farmhouse in Tasmania was designed to resemble rural vernacular buildings and has a dramatic plywood-lined interior. Its sloped ceilings follow the angled roofline and show off wool insulation sourced from the farm's sheep.

In the kitchen and living area, wood was also used for the cabinetry and kitchen island, as well as for a low table next to the woodburning stove that holds a trio of sculptural vases.