The ultimate luxury? A fireplace in the kitchen. Here's a roundup of enviable spaces.

Above: A kitchen in upstate New York designed by Steven Harris Architects.

Above: Darryl Carter's Washington, DC, kitchen, via Point Click Home.

Above: A rustic yet modern kitchen featured in Domino.

Above: A kitchen in a West Village townhouse by Tsao McKown.

Above: A kitchen in England photographed by Paul Ryan-Goff.

Above: A rustic kitchen in London.

Above: A rustic country hearth, via Point Click Home.

Above: A minimalist kitchen photographed by Matthew Hranek.

Above: A kitchen by UK architects McDonald Wright; with wood flooring by Dinesen.