Step Inside the Expansive Kitchen from HGTV Dream Home 2023

This Colorado home redefines mountain living — and it all starts with the vast (yet incredibly cozy) kitchen and dining space. Enter twice daily, once on FoodNetwork.com and once on HGTV.com, for your chance to win HGTV Dream Home 2023, a grand-prize package valued at over $2.7 million.

December 09, 2022

Photo By: Laurey Glenn

The Kitchen of Your Dreams

If you like your rustic cabin with a side of luxurious living, then you’ve met your match with this mountain retreat, 2023's HGTV Dream Home. Brian Patrick Flynn has done it again, layering interesting hues and playful design touches (dinosaurs, anyone?) and turns a humble house into a cozy, but opulent, home. Come explore this year’s open concept kitchen space that’s full of only the best features.

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It’s Easy Being Green

Everyone knows that the kitchen is the heart of the home. This room, with its impressive 20-foot ceilings, still offers plenty of depth and coziness despite being an open concept space that includes a living and dining room. The rich color palette of forest greens, grays and blues mimics the outdoors and feel both timeless and trend-forward.

Room with a View

One of the most jaw-dropping features of this living space is the oversized window and skylights. They flood this room with cheerful, natural light and make the rugged exterior feel like a part of the décor. It’s biophilic style at its best!

Blues Run the Range

Think beyond stainless steel when it comes to your kitchen appliances — for more than just the smudge resistance. Here, a blue refrigerator stands out among neutral cabinets; paired with a matching hood and kitchen island it draws attention to these stand-out features.

A Stylish Stovetop

Want to turn the subway tile shape on its head? Just place those tiles vertically. Their deep gray hue feels forever in-style and pair beautifully with the neutral cabinets. Plus, the direction of the tile draws your eye up to the stunning outdoor views out the oversized windows.

A Smarter Sink Setup

For those pesky handwash-only items, this kitchen sink comes equipped with a built-in, expandable drying rack that fits perfectly inside the basin without stealing counterspace. If you’re in the middle of meal prep, swap the rack for a cutting board to make prep — and more importantly, cleanup — a breeze.

No Man Doesn’t Need an Island

In a kitchen this big there’s room for everyone to gather without getting in the way of the chef. Comfortable seats tuck easily under the center island and make for a casual spot to eat breakfast in the morning or to patiently wait for dinner to be served — with a cocktail in hand of course.

Easy Bake Option

Say goodbye to a jumble of baking trays, cookie sheets and muffin tins crammed into a cubby next to the oven. This easy-close drawer keeps them upright, organized, and most importantly, clean and ready-to-use whenever the mood strikes or a meal needs to be made.

Part of the Fold

Enjoy easy access to all of your entertaining essentials. This drawer with built-in organizing compartment glides out to easily display your cloth napkins, candles and matches. No more digging around to find just the right pattern or an extra taper.

Serving Up Style

If you’ve ever wondered if your utensil tray will fit, this oversized version has room enough for all your flatware and tools. Separate compartments keep things from rolling around the second you shut the drawer.

Easy Glider

You invest in quality cookware, so storage for those items should be a priority too. Avoid the tangle of handles, lids and stacks of pots and pans with a semi-custom drawer designed to hold it all without breaking a sweat. It’s so much easier to be organized when everything has a place.

A Top Shelf Idea

If space is on your side, a wet bar is always an ideal addition. Not only does it give you an extra sink and prep space for mixing up cocktails and mocktails, it provides storage for entertaining pieces you don’t use every day like oversized platters, fancy glasses and playful drink accessories. A mini fridge lets guests help themselves to a cold drink without crowding your main fridge too.

Rinse Your Glass

Cleaning up never felt so fun. Not only is there an extra faucet available at this wet bar, but it comes with a separate glass cleaner. Place your cocktail glass on top for a quick clean that’s — dare we say — enjoyable? It’s an end of the night party trick guests will be lining up for.

Hidden Storage

A pocket door painted in the same color as the wall keeps the pantry feeling hidden but still easy to access while you’re cooking. The ultimate luxury, a separate pantry frees up cabinet space for all of your dishes, pots and gadgets so you can keep them close at hand while you cook.

Magical Monochrome

One of the secrets to an organized pantry has everything to do with appearances. Remove visual clutter by storing multiple small items in a large basket or bin. Painting the walls and shelves the same color creates a streamlined look and feel throughout the space too.

A Really Great Room

To keep open concept from feeling unwieldy, creating separate zones using statement furniture pieces helps define each space. The living room, with its touches of red clay colored paint, are a nod to local attraction, Red Rocks. A playful multipaneled dinosaur painting by Karen Musgraves points the way to the kitchen.

Take a Seat

A perfect center point for this living space, this oversized dining room table is meant for entertaining a crowd. The weathered leather dining chairs feel rustic yet relaxed, and they are the perfect size to sink into during a multicourse dinner.

All Fired Up

An ideal spot to gather, this limestone gas fireplace offers an instant focal point in this open concept room. The stone adds texture, while the gas power means a fire can be blazing at moment’s notice with no real logs required.