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Modern Kitchen: Before & After and What It Costs
Flat-front cabinetry, uncluttered worktops and restrained finishes keep the focus on how the kitchen works. Remodel scope determines the budget; a style choice alone is not a cost estimate. Compare the redesign preview with the original photo, then check published room costs.
Try this look in your roomBefore & after
Rendered with Gemini 3 Pro Image, the model behind Compozit's redesigns, 2026-09-25, from the original photo. An AI preview can move or drop fixed features such as doors, so check it against your room.
Flat-front cabinetry, uncluttered worktops and restrained finishes keep the focus on how the kitchen works.
Photo: Brett Jordan. Original photo License
Designing a modern kitchen
In this preview
The before is a stripped-out room mid-renovation. The preview turns it into a working kitchen: charcoal slab-door cabinets along the back wall and in a tall bank on the right, a white stone-look island with a waterfall end and its own sink, and three slim pendants above it. The brick wall, the hood position, the windows and the tall radiators stay. The preview also drops the plywood door at the far right, a reminder that an AI preview is a starting point, not a survey of your room.
Palette
Modern kitchens usually hold to two or three colours. Here dark charcoal cabinetry sits against white walls, a white stone-look top and the red of the existing brick. If your room has a feature like that brick, let it be the one warm note and keep everything around it quiet.
Materials and finishes
Flat slab doors in a matt finish, a stone or quartz-look worktop with a thin edge, and handles that are very slim or recessed into the door carry most of the look. Stainless appliances and a plain metal hood suit it; mouldings, glass-fronted uppers and busy tile patterns work against it.
Layout
The look depends on long, uninterrupted runs. Tall cabinets grouped in one bank, an island with a clear worktop and appliances built into the run keep the lines continuous. Leave enough clearance around an island for doors, drawers and people to pass at the same time.
What drives the cost of a modern kitchen
The style itself adds little; the scope sets the budget. Replacing doors, worktops and lighting on the existing layout is a smaller job than adding an island with its own sink, which needs new water, drain and power runs to the middle of the room. HomeAdvisor lists a minor kitchen remodel at $10,000–$20,000 and a major one with high-quality materials at $20,000–$65,000.
Published remodel costs
Published ranges, as of 2026-09-23. Your quote will differ by region and scope.
| Remodel scope | Published cost (USD) |
|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel: normal range and average cost | $14,588–$41,559; average $26,945 [1] |
| Minor kitchen remodel | $10,000–$20,000 [1] |
| Major remodel: major upgrades with high-quality materials | $20,000–$65,000 [1] |
| Total kitchen makeover: gutting the kitchen and changing the layout ("or more") | $65,000–$130,000 [1] |
Similar pieces and prices
Chosen for the modern style, not identified in the image above.
- RÄVSTEN bar stool, counter height black
IKEA
$55 on 2026-09-23
- SKURUP pendant lamp, black
IKEA
$29.99 on 2026-09-23
- MACKSJÖN pull down kitchen faucet with spray, stainless steel
IKEA
$99 on 2026-09-23
- HACKÅS handle, anthracite
IKEA
$13 on 2026-09-23
Check current prices, availability and dimensions with the retailer before buying.
How to get this look in your room
- Take a well-lit photo that shows the room and its fixed features.
- Explore modern in Compozit and compare your redesign with the original.
- Check products and measurements, then ask local professionals to quote your scope.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a kitchen modern rather than just new?
Restraint. Slab doors without frames or mouldings, few or hidden handles, continuous worktops and a small palette read as modern. A new kitchen with raised-panel doors and ornate hardware is new, but it is still traditional.
Can I get a modern kitchen without moving the plumbing?
Often, yes. The look comes mostly from door style, worktop and lighting, which can change on the existing layout. An island with a sink, like the one in this preview, is the part that usually needs new plumbing and power.
Do modern slab doors work next to an exposed brick wall?
They can, as this preview shows: the brick stays the single textured surface while the cabinetry around it stays flat and dark. Keep the other surfaces plain so the brick and the doors do not compete.
Sources
- HomeAdvisor: How Much Does It Cost to Remodel a Kitchen? [2025 Data] (2025 Data, updated Jun 17, 2026). https://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/kitchens/remodel-a-kitchen/. Accessed 2026-09-23.
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