pretty kitchens.

Dream apartment kitchen via Henrik Nero.

Simple & sophisticated, via Apartment Therapy.

An elegant kitchen in Lyon, via Style Files. 

Crazy tall kitchen ceilings, via Apartment Therapy.

Cool wooden barstools, via Style at Home.

One more b&w rug-in-the-kitchen, just for good measure. This one via 100interiordesign.com.

Slightly different riff on the rug-in-the-kitchen trend, boligpluss.no.

Vintage chairs + rug-in-the-kitchen, via flor.com.

Rug-in-the-kitchen + cool industrial windows, via Real Inspired.

Crisp, cool kitchen remodel, via Amber Interiors.

Another rug-in-the-kitchen, via I Got Your Rug.

Feeling that “rug-in-the-kitchen” vibe lately. This example via Apartment Therapy.

Modern luxe kitchen in the East Village, via Apartment Therapy.

Modern, open kitchen with pops of color, via Apartment Therapy.

Cool, industrial kitchen in a Brooklyn warehouse conversion, via Apartment Therapy.