Kitchen Confidential: 10 of Our Favorite Italian Kitchens

Photograph courtesy of Marina Sinibaldi Benatti

From the country that taught us how to make ourselves fully at home in the kitchen, 10 memorable designs—rustic, clean-lined, and effortless-looking combinations of the two.

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Understated ease in an apartment kitchen by Clarisse Demory at Villa Lena.

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German-born designer Katrin Arens built this sleek kitchen in Bergamo.

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This romantic/industrial Milan loft was created for a bohemian designer duo.

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A show kitchen in northern Italy features ground concrete floors and reclaimed shelving.

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Also at Villa Lena: an apartment kitchen features cabinets painted in dusty sage.

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Minimalist built-ins meet an old stone wall in this whitewashed Italian farmhouse.

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Designer Pietro Russo's Milan flat features a rosy fresco and steel kitchen counters.

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Designer Katrin Aren's own kitchen in Lombardy is home to stacked ceramics in earthy hues.

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This Florence loft kitchen features an unexpected kitchen island made from pallets.

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A centuries-old villa in Pergola serves breakfast in its sunny working kitchen.

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