Studio Anja Vissers

Luxury marble-look kitchen island with a bathroom featuring stone niches

The kitchen opens with a long marble-look kitchen island, its veining running across the surface in wide, irregular bands. Bar stools line the outer edge, while the built-in cooktop on countertop sits closer to the working side, keeping the surface visually clear. Dark matte custom cabinetry frames the room in straight lines, and the marble-look kitchen backsplash lifts the stone effect up the wall instead of stopping at the counter.

A kitchen built around stone and dark surfaces

Seen from the room, the island carries most of the visual weight. The countertop reads like a single slab, though the sink and cooktop are both integrated into it. That leaves the stone pattern uninterrupted between the prep zone and the seating side. The dark matte custom cabinetry behind it recedes rather than competing, so the brighter stone surfaces become the focal point. The effect comes from contrast, not decoration.

Along the back wall, the marble-look kitchen backsplash repeats the veining in a larger field, with grey, white, and brown movement across the surface. It is a practical surface, but it also links the upper and lower parts of the kitchen. The darker cabinet fronts below keep the composition grounded. Together they form a kitchen that depends on clear lines, strong materials, and a restrained palette. The room feels composed by surfaces rather than by ornament.

Details that keep the island practical

The built-in cooktop on countertop sits flush within the marble-look worktop, which keeps the line of the island uninterrupted. Next to it, the sink and brushed metal tap are placed without visual clutter. The countertop edge remains clean, and that matters here: the island is large enough to read as furniture, but it still works as the kitchen’s main work surface. The bar stools bring a softer use to the same stone plane without changing its calm profile.

Light falls across the marble-look kitchen island in a way that reveals the surface pattern more than the sheen. On the backsplash, the same material picks up a different reading because the wall is vertical and the veining spreads across a broader field. Dark matte custom cabinetry sits in shadow beside it, with flat fronts and minimal pulls. Those surfaces absorb light instead of reflecting it, which makes the stone feel even more present. Nothing in the room relies on excess detailing.

Stone surfaces continue into the bathroom

The bathroom picks up the same material language with marble-look wall panels that run in large vertical fields. The surface is darker in places and lighter in others, so the walls do not disappear into the background; they shape the room. A compact vanity area sits against this backdrop, and the built-in storage is handled through marble-look bathroom niches and bathroom mirror cabinet niches rather than through loose shelving. That keeps the wall readable from one end to the other.

Open compartments appear inside the mirror cabinet and adjacent recessed areas, turning storage into part of the wall composition. Towels and small items would sit inside those cut-outs instead of interrupting the bathroom’s surface line. The niche openings also break up the larger stone planes, which gives the bathroom a more measured rhythm. Across the room, the dark finish of the vanity and surrounding elements anchors the lighter stone panels and keeps the focus on the wall structure.

A dark walk-in shower framed by stone

The shower zone is finished in dark walk-in shower stone, with the wall covering continuing across the corner and down to the floor line. The shower head and hose are visible against that darker backdrop, so the metal elements read clearly instead of dissolving into the wall. This is the most enclosed part of the bathroom, and the stone treatment reinforces that. The darker surface absorbs more light, which sets the shower apart from the brighter marble-look panels nearby.

What stands out is the way the bathroom uses built-in elements to keep surfaces uninterrupted. The niches sit within the wall rather than on it. The mirror cabinet is recessed into the composition rather than added in front of it. Even the transitions between panels stay quiet, letting the material shifts do the work. In a small number of moves, the room moves from reflective stone to matte dark finishes to the enclosed shower wall. The sequence is clear the moment you enter.

A project defined by surface transitions

Across kitchen and bathroom, the same idea returns in different forms: stone is used not as a backdrop, but as the main visual field. The luxury marble-look kitchen island sets the tone first, with the backsplash, cabinetry, and cooktop arranged around it in a measured layout. The bathroom answers with marble-look bathroom niches, open storage cut into the wall, and a dark walk-in shower stone finish that closes the sequence. Each room relies on contrast between light stone and darker matte surfaces.

The result is controlled without feeling rigid. In the kitchen, the island stays open enough for seating while still holding the cooking area. In the bathroom, the niches and mirror cabinet compartments keep everyday items within the wall plane. The project is strongest in those transitions: from glossy-leaning stone impressions to flat cabinet fronts, from broad wall panels to recessed storage, from the bright kitchen surface to the darker shower enclosure. Those shifts give the interior its structure.

More than anything, the rooms are shaped by how each surface meets the next. The marble-look kitchen backsplash rises behind the worktop, the dark matte custom cabinetry cuts a clean edge beneath it, and the built-in cooktop on countertop stays flush rather than interrupting the line. In the bathroom, the same precision appears in the niches and mirror cabinet openings, where storage is folded into the wall. The project stays close to material and proportion, letting those details carry the full image.

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