50 Tiny Kitchens Full of Big Ideas
Check out these space-saving tips and tricks cherry-picked from compact kitchens around the world
“You call that small?” tiny-living purists might ask about any kitchen that accommodates more than a hot plate and a fork. But U.S. kitchens are expanding in size and offering increasing amenities, making what was once considered a small kitchen seem tiny, and what was once tiny now seems downright microsize. With that disclaimer in mind, get inspired by these compact kitchens around the world, which serve up space-saving, efficiency-improving and style-enhancing ideas that are applicable whether your kitchen is Lilliputian or large. After all, smart design knows no bounds.
2. Just Pass Through
Installing a pass-through window with a wide sill that can double as a ledge, like the one in this Hawaiian tiny house by Paradise Tiny Homes, expands the usable countertop and entertaining space.
Installing a pass-through window with a wide sill that can double as a ledge, like the one in this Hawaiian tiny house by Paradise Tiny Homes, expands the usable countertop and entertaining space.
3. See Through It
Want separation between the kitchen and an adjoining room, but don’t want to feel closed off in a small galley or U-shaped kitchen? Replace a wall with a window like the one in this Parisian apartment by I F Rénovation.
Want separation between the kitchen and an adjoining room, but don’t want to feel closed off in a small galley or U-shaped kitchen? Replace a wall with a window like the one in this Parisian apartment by I F Rénovation.
4. Put In a Pocket
In a tight space, use a pocket, barn or accordion door to avoid needing clearance on either side of it, as Parlour & Palm did between the kitchen and bathroom in this Portland, Oregon, tiny home.
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In a tight space, use a pocket, barn or accordion door to avoid needing clearance on either side of it, as Parlour & Palm did between the kitchen and bathroom in this Portland, Oregon, tiny home.
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5. Reveal and Conceal
By day, the sliding wooden slatted screen in this Sydney studio apartment designed by Brad Swartz Architects covers a sleeping space and reveals a compact kitchen. By night, it conceals the kitchen and reveals the bedroom.
By day, the sliding wooden slatted screen in this Sydney studio apartment designed by Brad Swartz Architects covers a sleeping space and reveals a compact kitchen. By night, it conceals the kitchen and reveals the bedroom.
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6. Make a Statement With Your Fridge
To save space and add pizazz at the same time, opt for a compact, colorful retro-style fridge, like this one from Smeg in a Milanese kitchen by Liadesign.
Bonus tip: Notice the dish rack wall-mounted above the sink, a savvy move to prevent drying dishes from gobbling up counter space.
To save space and add pizazz at the same time, opt for a compact, colorful retro-style fridge, like this one from Smeg in a Milanese kitchen by Liadesign.
Bonus tip: Notice the dish rack wall-mounted above the sink, a savvy move to prevent drying dishes from gobbling up counter space.
7. Or Hide the Fridge
Refrigerators and countertop appliances can dominate a small kitchen. So, Alexander Malinin and Anastasia Sheveleva of INT2architecture built the fridge into the rightmost section under the stairs of this apartment. Household appliances and tableware are stashed in the smaller cabinets.
Bonus tip: If you have to keep your small appliance on the counter, make sure it’s pretty!
Refrigerators and countertop appliances can dominate a small kitchen. So, Alexander Malinin and Anastasia Sheveleva of INT2architecture built the fridge into the rightmost section under the stairs of this apartment. Household appliances and tableware are stashed in the smaller cabinets.
Bonus tip: If you have to keep your small appliance on the counter, make sure it’s pretty!
8. Shrink the Appliances
By installing petite and multipurpose appliances, Aurore Pannier of Parisdinterieur managed to fit a fridge, washer-dryer, oven, microwave, dishwasher, storage units and a recirculating range in this Parisian apartment. There’s even a trash bag under that circular cutout in the counter that can be accessed from under the bar counter.
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By installing petite and multipurpose appliances, Aurore Pannier of Parisdinterieur managed to fit a fridge, washer-dryer, oven, microwave, dishwasher, storage units and a recirculating range in this Parisian apartment. There’s even a trash bag under that circular cutout in the counter that can be accessed from under the bar counter.
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9. Or Ditch an Appliance Altogether
If you’re really squeezed, take a cue from this Hollywood actor’s off-the-grid tiny home (designed by Malia Schultheis and built by Oregon design-build firm Tru Form Tiny) and forgo an oven if you don’t really need one — especially if it’s a second home that’s equipped with an outdoor grill.
If you’re really squeezed, take a cue from this Hollywood actor’s off-the-grid tiny home (designed by Malia Schultheis and built by Oregon design-build firm Tru Form Tiny) and forgo an oven if you don’t really need one — especially if it’s a second home that’s equipped with an outdoor grill.
10. Stack the Washer and Dryer
In many smaller homes and apartments, kitchens need to accommodate washers and dryers. You can go for a combo unit, like those in the previous two photos, or stack them like Baran Studio Architecture did in this Berkeley, California, ADU.
In many smaller homes and apartments, kitchens need to accommodate washers and dryers. You can go for a combo unit, like those in the previous two photos, or stack them like Baran Studio Architecture did in this Berkeley, California, ADU.
11. Free the Exhaust
If you have a peninsula or an island, you can free up valuable wall space by installing your cooktop on it and hanging a stylish exhaust hood above it, like Tommaso Giunchi Architetti did in the Italian kitchen pictured here. Alternately, to keep sightlines clear, install a downdraft vent, also known as a pop-up vent.
If you have a peninsula or an island, you can free up valuable wall space by installing your cooktop on it and hanging a stylish exhaust hood above it, like Tommaso Giunchi Architetti did in the Italian kitchen pictured here. Alternately, to keep sightlines clear, install a downdraft vent, also known as a pop-up vent.
12. Line It Up
Single-wall kitchens, like this one in Spain (which has cabinet doors by CUBRO), have the smallest possible footprint and flexibility. They also often cost less than other small-kitchen layouts. In fact, this layout works better in a small space than a large one, since the appliances and workspaces aren’t very spread out. Consider installing a pullout countertop to make up for the lack of counter space typical of this design.
Read some tips on planning a single-wall kitchen
Single-wall kitchens, like this one in Spain (which has cabinet doors by CUBRO), have the smallest possible footprint and flexibility. They also often cost less than other small-kitchen layouts. In fact, this layout works better in a small space than a large one, since the appliances and workspaces aren’t very spread out. Consider installing a pullout countertop to make up for the lack of counter space typical of this design.
Read some tips on planning a single-wall kitchen
13. Do a ‘U’
Modest-size U-shaped kitchens have the advantage of facilitating the time-tested kitchen work triangle, with the cooktop, sink and refrigerator laid out in a triangle shape. While U-shaped kitchens can be tight for more than one user, not having traffic flow through the workspace has safety advantages. A peninsula can create a more open feel in this configuration, as seen in this New York City apartment designed by Kimberly Peck Architect.
Here’s how to plan the perfect U-shaped kitchen
Modest-size U-shaped kitchens have the advantage of facilitating the time-tested kitchen work triangle, with the cooktop, sink and refrigerator laid out in a triangle shape. While U-shaped kitchens can be tight for more than one user, not having traffic flow through the workspace has safety advantages. A peninsula can create a more open feel in this configuration, as seen in this New York City apartment designed by Kimberly Peck Architect.
Here’s how to plan the perfect U-shaped kitchen
14. Go Galley Style
Like a U-shaped kitchen, a galley-style kitchen can be an efficient design for a small space. One advantage is that a straight shot of cabinets along each wall eliminates awkward corner cabinets (that is, if the space is wide enough to accommodate them in the first place).
Bonus tip: A light all-over color can make a tight kitchen feel more spacious and bright, as you can see in this Parisian cuisine designed by Mon Concept Habitation.
Like a U-shaped kitchen, a galley-style kitchen can be an efficient design for a small space. One advantage is that a straight shot of cabinets along each wall eliminates awkward corner cabinets (that is, if the space is wide enough to accommodate them in the first place).
Bonus tip: A light all-over color can make a tight kitchen feel more spacious and bright, as you can see in this Parisian cuisine designed by Mon Concept Habitation.
15. Take the L Train
The work triangle is usually more spread out in L-shaped configurations than in galley or U-shaped ones, but in a small enough kitchen, like this Parisian one by NEVA, that shouldn’t be a problem. In an open-concept room, this layout lends itself to an island or a kitchen table. In a tighter spot, you could consider adding a flip-down table opposite the longer run for an extra counter or dining surface.
The work triangle is usually more spread out in L-shaped configurations than in galley or U-shaped ones, but in a small enough kitchen, like this Parisian one by NEVA, that shouldn’t be a problem. In an open-concept room, this layout lends itself to an island or a kitchen table. In a tighter spot, you could consider adding a flip-down table opposite the longer run for an extra counter or dining surface.
17. Go Airy
With its narrow, cantilevered top and open design, this peninsula by Mars Avril in Marseille, France, almost disappears into the kitchen behind, making the whole area look light and spacious. The stools can be tucked completely underneath it when not in use.
With its narrow, cantilevered top and open design, this peninsula by Mars Avril in Marseille, France, almost disappears into the kitchen behind, making the whole area look light and spacious. The stools can be tucked completely underneath it when not in use.
18. Form an Island
Islands can give you a big bang for your buck in terms of counter space and storage, and they enable better traffic flow than a peninsula does. To ensure that there’s room for people to move around the island (pros recommend at least 42 inches), keep it compact and give it a flip-down top, like the one pictured in this admittedly not-so-tiny Austin, Texas, kitchen.
Islands can give you a big bang for your buck in terms of counter space and storage, and they enable better traffic flow than a peninsula does. To ensure that there’s room for people to move around the island (pros recommend at least 42 inches), keep it compact and give it a flip-down top, like the one pictured in this admittedly not-so-tiny Austin, Texas, kitchen.
19. Do a Wheelie
Don’t have 42 inches? Putting an island on locking wheels — as was done in the Sonoma County, California, ADU by MAD Architecture seen here — adds a lot of flexibility. Raising an island on legs keeps it from looking too blocky too.
Don’t have 42 inches? Putting an island on locking wheels — as was done in the Sonoma County, California, ADU by MAD Architecture seen here — adds a lot of flexibility. Raising an island on legs keeps it from looking too blocky too.
20. Make Your Sink Multifunctional
Another home built by Tru Form Tiny has a full-size sink that earns its keep three times over by fitting a chopping board and drying rack.
Bonus tip: A magnetic knife rack like the one seen here frees up drawer and counter space, and is more hygienic than a knife block to boot.
Another home built by Tru Form Tiny has a full-size sink that earns its keep three times over by fitting a chopping board and drying rack.
Bonus tip: A magnetic knife rack like the one seen here frees up drawer and counter space, and is more hygienic than a knife block to boot.
21. Corner It
If counter space is tight — especially if you’ve sprung for a full-size oven and range, as Design Fixation did in this Boston condo — consider putting a small, single-bowl sink in the corner. It’s an efficient use of what’s often an underused space, and it can make it easier for two people to work in the kitchen at once.
If counter space is tight — especially if you’ve sprung for a full-size oven and range, as Design Fixation did in this Boston condo — consider putting a small, single-bowl sink in the corner. It’s an efficient use of what’s often an underused space, and it can make it easier for two people to work in the kitchen at once.
22. Put Your Counter to Work
By making one section of the countertop wooden, eliminating lower cabinets below it and tucking in an adjustable chair, Four Brothers Design + Build created an all-in-one desk, prep surface and eating area in this tiny home in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
By making one section of the countertop wooden, eliminating lower cabinets below it and tucking in an adjustable chair, Four Brothers Design + Build created an all-in-one desk, prep surface and eating area in this tiny home in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
23. Roll It Out
The owners of this Louisville, Kentucky, kitchen designed by Centered Interiors can roll out a section of lower cabinets from underneath their countertop. The rolled-out units increase prep surface by 50% and can be put wherever needed.
The owners of this Louisville, Kentucky, kitchen designed by Centered Interiors can roll out a section of lower cabinets from underneath their countertop. The rolled-out units increase prep surface by 50% and can be put wherever needed.
24. Pull It Out
A pullout cutting board is one of several nifty space-saving solutions in this Nashville kitchen designed by Donna Gilliam Interiors.
A pullout cutting board is one of several nifty space-saving solutions in this Nashville kitchen designed by Donna Gilliam Interiors.
25. Narrow a Countertop
A galley kitchen seems wider when a portion of countertop is narrower than standard counter depth, and that section is still useful as a prep and dining surface. This kitchen, by reDesign home Chicago, is in an Illinois carriage house.
Bonus tip: Pick backless stools that can be tucked completely beneath the counter or ledge to keep the floor clear.
A galley kitchen seems wider when a portion of countertop is narrower than standard counter depth, and that section is still useful as a prep and dining surface. This kitchen, by reDesign home Chicago, is in an Illinois carriage house.
Bonus tip: Pick backless stools that can be tucked completely beneath the counter or ledge to keep the floor clear.
26. Show It, Don’t Stow It
If pegboard kept Julia Child’s mishmash of cooking tools and pots organized, it can probably help any tiny, cluttered kitchen. The one seen here, designed by Handwerk Art and Design for a New York City apartment, has plenty of potential.
Bonus tip: Floor-to-ceiling open shelves make efficient use of awkward corners, and they’re relatively inexpensive. The one pictured here hides a structural bump-out.
If pegboard kept Julia Child’s mishmash of cooking tools and pots organized, it can probably help any tiny, cluttered kitchen. The one seen here, designed by Handwerk Art and Design for a New York City apartment, has plenty of potential.
Bonus tip: Floor-to-ceiling open shelves make efficient use of awkward corners, and they’re relatively inexpensive. The one pictured here hides a structural bump-out.
27. Rack It Up
A wall-hung metal grid with S-hooks, such as the one in this London kitchen by HouseUP, is an equally flexible alternative to pegboard. It’ll keep your pots and tools within arm’s reach and free up limited counter, cabinet and drawer space.
Bonus tip: Hang your paper towel holder underneath the cabinet above your sink for easy access.
A wall-hung metal grid with S-hooks, such as the one in this London kitchen by HouseUP, is an equally flexible alternative to pegboard. It’ll keep your pots and tools within arm’s reach and free up limited counter, cabinet and drawer space.
Bonus tip: Hang your paper towel holder underneath the cabinet above your sink for easy access.
28. Look Up
No space on your walls? Hang a pot rack from the ceiling, as was done in this Arkansas kitchen designed by Brian Crabb of VIVA Collectiv.
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No space on your walls? Hang a pot rack from the ceiling, as was done in this Arkansas kitchen designed by Brian Crabb of VIVA Collectiv.
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29. Look Under
Install rails under your cabinets and shelves to hang spice holders, S-hooks for mugs and other small kitchen items; the owner of this Roman apartment by 07am architetti uses them for keys. You can also install cup hooks right into the cabinet bottoms.
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Install rails under your cabinets and shelves to hang spice holders, S-hooks for mugs and other small kitchen items; the owner of this Roman apartment by 07am architetti uses them for keys. You can also install cup hooks right into the cabinet bottoms.
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30. Slenderize Your Shelving
Even a superthin shelf can come in handy for storing flat items like cutting boards, which Designs by KS clearly knew when designing this Canadian kitchen. Add undershelf LED strips to wash the wall with light.
Even a superthin shelf can come in handy for storing flat items like cutting boards, which Designs by KS clearly knew when designing this Canadian kitchen. Add undershelf LED strips to wash the wall with light.
31. Or Open It Up
Open shelving is a polarizing trend (Dust! Earthquakes!), but it can make a small space look larger and keep costs down. The shelf supports in this Austin, Texas, barn converted by Ford, Powell & Carson Architects & Planners extend all the way to the ceiling, emphasizing the room’s height.
Open shelving is a polarizing trend (Dust! Earthquakes!), but it can make a small space look larger and keep costs down. The shelf supports in this Austin, Texas, barn converted by Ford, Powell & Carson Architects & Planners extend all the way to the ceiling, emphasizing the room’s height.
32. Add a Row
In this London townhouse kitchen by NBB Design, a shallow shelf below a cabinet makes a handy spice rack. A ledge on the vent hood offers a spot for displaying pretty canisters.
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In this London townhouse kitchen by NBB Design, a shallow shelf below a cabinet makes a handy spice rack. A ledge on the vent hood offers a spot for displaying pretty canisters.
Learn more tips to maximize a small kitchen
33. Shelve Some Windowsills
This ADU kitchen in Portland, Oregon, by SBaird Design looks relatively spacious. But it’s a great example of how you can find space for extra shelving around and even across a window without losing much natural light.
This ADU kitchen in Portland, Oregon, by SBaird Design looks relatively spacious. But it’s a great example of how you can find space for extra shelving around and even across a window without losing much natural light.
34. Splurge on Tailor-Made
It’s been said often but bears repeating: If the budget allows, hire a kitchen designer and cabinet builder who can maximize storage, style and functionality in every inch of your space. The owner of this tiny studio north of Paris found interior designer and decorator Patricia Coignard of Atmosphères Design on Houzz. Coignard designed and then had custom-made a waterfall lunch counter and an end unit in oak and white laminate; it serves as a link between the kitchen, living room and entrance.
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It’s been said often but bears repeating: If the budget allows, hire a kitchen designer and cabinet builder who can maximize storage, style and functionality in every inch of your space. The owner of this tiny studio north of Paris found interior designer and decorator Patricia Coignard of Atmosphères Design on Houzz. Coignard designed and then had custom-made a waterfall lunch counter and an end unit in oak and white laminate; it serves as a link between the kitchen, living room and entrance.
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35. Go Deep With Your Upper Cabinets
This Roman kitchen by Subconscio studio has typical shallower-depth (12 to 15 inches is standard in the U.S.) upper cabinets at eye level above the sink, but has counter-depth cabinets above and beside those. The result: a few more square inches of storage and a sleek, uniform look.
Bonus tip: The dark cabinets seen here visually recede, and the brighter color pops, giving the illusion of more depth.
This Roman kitchen by Subconscio studio has typical shallower-depth (12 to 15 inches is standard in the U.S.) upper cabinets at eye level above the sink, but has counter-depth cabinets above and beside those. The result: a few more square inches of storage and a sleek, uniform look.
Bonus tip: The dark cabinets seen here visually recede, and the brighter color pops, giving the illusion of more depth.
36. Slide On By
In a cramped kitchen, think side to side, not swing-out wide. For this English kitchen, Wood & Wire designed upper cabinets with bypass-style doors — making banging a head less likely. Pocket doors, tambour (garage-style) doors and flip-up upper doors also stay neatly and safely out of the way when open.
In a cramped kitchen, think side to side, not swing-out wide. For this English kitchen, Wood & Wire designed upper cabinets with bypass-style doors — making banging a head less likely. Pocket doors, tambour (garage-style) doors and flip-up upper doors also stay neatly and safely out of the way when open.
37. Organize, Organize, Organize
Small kitchens get cluttered quickly without a system in place. Custom drawer organizers, like the one by A la Carte Home Design seen here, are ideal for keeping tools handy, but ready-made organizers can work in a pinch.
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Small kitchens get cluttered quickly without a system in place. Custom drawer organizers, like the one by A la Carte Home Design seen here, are ideal for keeping tools handy, but ready-made organizers can work in a pinch.
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38. Pinch an Inch
Storage opportunities can be found all over a kitchen, often hidden behind filler trim, molding or end panels. For example, in this San Francisco kitchen, Brass Key Interiors took advantage of a void at the end of a cabinet run to install a handy shallow pantry.
Storage opportunities can be found all over a kitchen, often hidden behind filler trim, molding or end panels. For example, in this San Francisco kitchen, Brass Key Interiors took advantage of a void at the end of a cabinet run to install a handy shallow pantry.
39. Toe the Line
Toe kicks are also easy to swap out for toe-kick drawers. Look how much extra storage Reico Kitchen & Bath found for the owners of this Washington, D.C., galley kitchen!
Bonus tip: Perhaps the easiest storage hack is to add adjustable or freestanding shelves inside cabinets, to take advantage of all the vertical space.
Toe kicks are also easy to swap out for toe-kick drawers. Look how much extra storage Reico Kitchen & Bath found for the owners of this Washington, D.C., galley kitchen!
Bonus tip: Perhaps the easiest storage hack is to add adjustable or freestanding shelves inside cabinets, to take advantage of all the vertical space.
40. Integrate or Lose the Hardware
Did you notice the cutout handles in the English kitchen a few photos back? Can you even see cabinet hardware at all in this Parisian kitchen by Architect + Designer? Integrating pulls into cabinetry or losing them altogether offers a more streamlined look and also prevents users from snagging clothes on protruding pulls and knobs.
Did you notice the cutout handles in the English kitchen a few photos back? Can you even see cabinet hardware at all in this Parisian kitchen by Architect + Designer? Integrating pulls into cabinetry or losing them altogether offers a more streamlined look and also prevents users from snagging clothes on protruding pulls and knobs.
41. Tuck Away a Table
Almost any kitchen can be an eat-in kitchen with enough creativity and smart engineering. The Transformer-like table in this Parisian kitchen by BCDF Studio pops out of a cabinet at mealtimes.
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Almost any kitchen can be an eat-in kitchen with enough creativity and smart engineering. The Transformer-like table in this Parisian kitchen by BCDF Studio pops out of a cabinet at mealtimes.
Read 5 ideas for kitchen island seating
42. Slide It Open
The pullout concept can be applied to tray tables too, as you can see in this itty-bitty kitchen by Innenarchitektur+Design in Stuttgart, Germany.
Bonus tip: Build storage into your dining bench by either hinging the top or adding drawers to the base.
The pullout concept can be applied to tray tables too, as you can see in this itty-bitty kitchen by Innenarchitektur+Design in Stuttgart, Germany.
Bonus tip: Build storage into your dining bench by either hinging the top or adding drawers to the base.
43. Fold It Up
In this Tennessee tiny home designed by Noble Johnson Architects, the kitchen’s table-desk is amply sized and beautifully made. When the table is stowed upward, its trestle leg fits flush into its bottom and the whole contraption hides shelving set into the wall.
In this Tennessee tiny home designed by Noble Johnson Architects, the kitchen’s table-desk is amply sized and beautifully made. When the table is stowed upward, its trestle leg fits flush into its bottom and the whole contraption hides shelving set into the wall.
44. Lean Into Luxe
When jazzed up with luxurious materials and accessories, small eat-in kitchens can be glamorous too. The marbled island in this New York City kitchen by M&P Design Group has a cantilevered dining table as well as a statement-making artichoke chandelier above, an Oushak-look carpet below and sophisticated upholstered armchairs alongside it.
When jazzed up with luxurious materials and accessories, small eat-in kitchens can be glamorous too. The marbled island in this New York City kitchen by M&P Design Group has a cantilevered dining table as well as a statement-making artichoke chandelier above, an Oushak-look carpet below and sophisticated upholstered armchairs alongside it.
45. Light It Up
Nothing makes a small kitchen feel bigger like ample light. Sunshine is best, but as this English kitchen by Wood & Wire illustrates, strategically placed overhead and under- and in-cabinet lighting can make even a black kitchen look bright, spacious and inviting.
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Nothing makes a small kitchen feel bigger like ample light. Sunshine is best, but as this English kitchen by Wood & Wire illustrates, strategically placed overhead and under- and in-cabinet lighting can make even a black kitchen look bright, spacious and inviting.
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46. Climb the Walls
Truly tiny homes often have a loft space above the kitchen. Nimble residents of this coastal New Jersey home by The McMullin Design Group reach theirs via fixed climbing rungs versus a ladder that would eat up valuable floor space.
Truly tiny homes often have a loft space above the kitchen. Nimble residents of this coastal New Jersey home by The McMullin Design Group reach theirs via fixed climbing rungs versus a ladder that would eat up valuable floor space.
47. Go Mobile
Floor space is relatively ample in this Mill Valley, California, space by Singlepoint Design Build. A ladder to the loft above the modest-size kitchen simply slides out of the path of kitchen traffic when not in use.
Floor space is relatively ample in this Mill Valley, California, space by Singlepoint Design Build. A ladder to the loft above the modest-size kitchen simply slides out of the path of kitchen traffic when not in use.
48. Aim High
You don’t need a loft to benefit from a ladder in your small kitchen. If you’re blessed with high ceilings, find extra storage space by installing a second set of upper cabinets accessed by a library ladder, as Home On Cameron did in this Washington, D.C., row house kitchen.
You don’t need a loft to benefit from a ladder in your small kitchen. If you’re blessed with high ceilings, find extra storage space by installing a second set of upper cabinets accessed by a library ladder, as Home On Cameron did in this Washington, D.C., row house kitchen.
49. Find Silver Linings
A reflective metallic backsplash, like the one Lucy Harris Studio used in this New York City brownstone’s kitchen, can give the illusion that a kitchen is larger than it really is. Alternately, you could opt for a mirrored backsplash or mirrored cabinet doors if you don’t mind their fragility (and don’t mind cleaning fingerprints).
A reflective metallic backsplash, like the one Lucy Harris Studio used in this New York City brownstone’s kitchen, can give the illusion that a kitchen is larger than it really is. Alternately, you could opt for a mirrored backsplash or mirrored cabinet doors if you don’t mind their fragility (and don’t mind cleaning fingerprints).
50. Go for the Gold
Can we just say “wow”? This Spanish kitchen designed by Barronkress proves that tiny can be mighty. Shiny brass finishes bounce around light and increase the small space’s glam factor exponentially.
Tell us: How do you make the most of your small kitchen? Post your favorite hacks in the Comments.
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Can we just say “wow”? This Spanish kitchen designed by Barronkress proves that tiny can be mighty. Shiny brass finishes bounce around light and increase the small space’s glam factor exponentially.
Tell us: How do you make the most of your small kitchen? Post your favorite hacks in the Comments.
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The Pros and Cons of 3 Popular Kitchen Layouts
11 Steps to an Organized Kitchen
10 Big Takeaways From the 2022 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study
Having a large skylight versus a window, as seen in this San Francisco Bay Area ADU kitchen by HDR Remodeling, both floods the room with natural light and frees up wall space for appliances or shelving.
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