5 Kitchen Designers to Follow on YouTube for Inspiration
It’s an amazing time to be a homeowner with a passion for interior design because you’ve got many different styles to choose from. Just as we’ve seen a burgeoning of diverse styles in music and storytelling, we now have a wide array of interior design styles to choose from.
If you’re planning to renovate your home, a great place to start is the kitchen. That’s why we’ve highlighted five of the most creative, interesting YouTubers worth exploring.
None of these influencers paid us to appear on this list, and we’re completely unbiased. Here at Hauslane, we’re passionate about kitchens and design, so we’re sharing our favorite experts.
We’ve included YouTubers who specialize in kitchen design alone, along with others who have videos covering every room in the house—as long as they spend plenty of time talking about the kitchen!
That's why Hauslane put together this short, handy guide.
1. Sarah Richardson
Canadian design icon Sarah Richardson is an established TV personality with a long-running career on HGTV, along with her own YouTube channel. She’s won multiple awards for her design work and has sold several best-selling books on interior design.
As a mom, home chef, and foodie, the kitchen plays a major role in her approach to interior design. A great deal of her content centers around how solid kitchen design supports family life. She creates warm, inviting spaces that connect the kitchen to other rooms in the home, and her down-to-earth style makes her relatable.
She designs beautiful living spaces, but her focus isn’t just on aesthetics. She sees the home as a vibrant space where families and friends connect. That’s why she works to balance elegance with comfort, creating living spaces that support thriving families and stronger communities.
A few of our favorites from Sarah:
2. Mark Tobin Kitchen Design
Mark Tobin is a kitchen design specialist with over 20 years of experience and hands-on expertise in both design and renovation. He focuses exclusively on creating beautiful, highly functional kitchens, offering straightforward advice for both DIYers and professionals.
Every YouTuber we highlight has their unique approach, and Mark is all about rolling up his sleeves and digging into the work. He can guide you with things like finding durable materials and proper planning, but he’s not just about the practical stuff. He helps homeowners create stunning, modern kitchens.
A few of our favorites from Mark:
3. Nina Takesh | The Red Elevator
Nina Takesh hosts a YouTube channel called The Red Elevator, where she covers design theory with practical tips to turn your living space into an elegant work of art. She describes herself as an interior designer with Parisian flair.
While she covers more than just kitchens, she has plenty of videos diving into kitchen renovations. In fact, she describes the kitchen as her “favorite room in the home,” so home chefs will love her. She takes old, outdated spaces that owners haven’t upgraded for decades, and she transforms them into modern works of art.
Nina believes that the magic is in the details, which is why she offers in-depth explanations for things like layout optimization, lighting, color choices, and materials. She’ll help you create a kitchen that is both beautiful and functional.
A few of our favorites from Nina:
4. Ashley Childers
Ashley Childers is a high-end kitchen designer who believes that anyone—yes, anyone—can design their perfect home from start to finish. Tired of seeing homeowners shy away from interior design as if it's some sort of superpower, she makes everything accessible. Ashley maintains that with the right guidance and a little confidence, we can all design the home of our dreams.
Many of her kitchen-focused videos are about transforming old spaces, which is always fun to watch because we get to see an outdated kitchen become a living work of art. We don’t know about you, but here at Hauslane, we could watch home renovation shows all day long.
Ashley also has a master class where she covers everything you need to know about interior design, so you can proceed with confidence as you plan your renovations. You can find the link to her class in her YouTube bio, but she provides endless hours of free content that is packed with helpful guidance.
A few of our favorites from Ashley:
5. Robin and Josh Holt | The Kitchen Design Experts
Robin and Josh are a father and son team with a family design business, which they run with Christine Holt. Although Christine doesn’t host the YouTube channel, she makes a few guest appearances, and she’s as much a part of this family business as the guys.
The Holt family has been designing kitchens in Lancashire, England, for nearly 50 years, surviving two recessions and a pandemic. The father-son YouTuber team brings experience, technical mastery, and step-by-step guidance to their channel. Their videos contain complete renovation walk-throughs, from initial design concepts to final installation.
They’ve got a warm, folksy, Northern England charm, but don’t let that fool you! These guys know all about the cutting-edge trends and core challenges that home chefs face when designing a modern kitchen. They focus exclusively on kitchen design and choosing the right appliances, so they know their stuff.
A few of our favorites from Robin and Josh:
Finding Your Style
The YouTubers we’ve covered in this blog post offer different styles and approaches to kitchen design and renovation. They offer a range of experiences and unique perspectives on interior design, so there’s something to learn from each of them.
In the end, of course, your kitchen is an expression of your own style—your personal vision for what makes a beautiful, functional, happy home.
Explore these influencers, find your inspiration, and then trust your instincts. You and whoever you share your home with can design a kitchen that breathes life into your living space and brings everyone together.
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