5 Open-Concept Timber Frame Kitchens

A smart open-concept timber frame kitchen layout features a balance between storage, function and style.

If you equate a house to a tree, then the kitchen is, undoubtedly, its trunk — it’s the central lifeline from which all the other areas of the home branch. And in the context of timber houses, with their open spaces and interlocking, exposed timber framework, make no mistake that adjoining rooms take their cues from this highly functional (and focus-worthy) space.