I love unfitted kitchens. My pieces were built as furniture, with finished sides and backs. I tease DH that I will take them all with me. ;D

I have three paint colors and one stain. Three countertop materials.

Given a do-over, I would stick the fridge in the pantry and only have a hutch on that wall.

I had the bases cut off all of our bathroom cabinets and feet installed so that they would look more furniture like too.

Here is a link that might be useful: my kitchen

Allison- Your kitchen is so beautiful! It is the kind of unfitted kitchen we all dream of having :)

Mine will be far less grand, but hopefully incorporate some of the same ideas. I love your hutches and maybe I can use something like that for dish storage.

Ikea has sold these for many years (Varde). Freestanding tables, benches, and furniture-like storage rather than built-in cabinetry.

Simply using legs rather than toekicks on the lower cabinets can achieve this look to some extent. Although it makes for difficult cleaning underneath the cabinets.

Some parts of a kitchen just want to be bolted in place though - the sink and oven for example.