Black and Milk | Interior Design | London
Use every nook and cranny
It sounds obvious, but where space is tight, it’s essential to make use of all of it. This might mean commissioning bespoke units. Shelves or cupboards designed for your space, rather than bought off the shelf, can exploit even the most awkward corners or weirdly angled roof lines. Luckily, since the number of units you will be able to fit is limited by the small scale of the room, having a bespoke design often works out to be reasonably economical, too.
It sounds obvious, but where space is tight, it’s essential to make use of all of it. This might mean commissioning bespoke units. Shelves or cupboards designed for your space, rather than bought off the shelf, can exploit even the most awkward corners or weirdly angled roof lines. Luckily, since the number of units you will be able to fit is limited by the small scale of the room, having a bespoke design often works out to be reasonably economical, too.
Terra Maria Home Interiors
Enjoy a little rack ’n’ rail
Wall cupboards can eat into the space in a very small kitchen, but you can still make any wall work for you by fitting racks, rails and slim shelves. These can hold anything from saucepans, strung up on S hooks, to utensils, mugs and pots holding cutlery. Covering the wall in blackboard paint helps it to multitask further, as somewhere to write shopping lists and messages.
Wall cupboards can eat into the space in a very small kitchen, but you can still make any wall work for you by fitting racks, rails and slim shelves. These can hold anything from saucepans, strung up on S hooks, to utensils, mugs and pots holding cutlery. Covering the wall in blackboard paint helps it to multitask further, as somewhere to write shopping lists and messages.
Brian O'Tuama Architects
Make it streamlined
Chunky and mismatched pieces will eat into space and make a tiny kitchen feel cluttered. Instead, opt for units with minimal styling and, as here, a worktop that flows over all the base units and even extends to become a breakfast bar. These minimal metal legs keep sightlines open. This kitchen is flooded with natural light, so the colour on the unit doors invigorates the space without encroaching on it.
Chunky and mismatched pieces will eat into space and make a tiny kitchen feel cluttered. Instead, opt for units with minimal styling and, as here, a worktop that flows over all the base units and even extends to become a breakfast bar. These minimal metal legs keep sightlines open. This kitchen is flooded with natural light, so the colour on the unit doors invigorates the space without encroaching on it.
John Hannah Architectural Design & Rendering
Find another home for white goods
Washing machines and tumble dryers are often installed in the kitchen, but, when space is limited, it’s a good idea to find an alternative home for them. The nook under the stairs can offer the perfect solution, or consider putting a dryer – and perhaps a freezer – in the garage, if you have one.
Washing machines and tumble dryers are often installed in the kitchen, but, when space is limited, it’s a good idea to find an alternative home for them. The nook under the stairs can offer the perfect solution, or consider putting a dryer – and perhaps a freezer – in the garage, if you have one.
Adams + Beasley Associates
Choose clever details
There are heaps of clever space-saving ingredients that can be built into a new kitchen, so if you’re starting from scratch, look out for things like slim spice jar storage, knife drawers, kickboard drawers and integrated chopping boards that slide over a sink or pull out from the wall.
There are heaps of clever space-saving ingredients that can be built into a new kitchen, so if you’re starting from scratch, look out for things like slim spice jar storage, knife drawers, kickboard drawers and integrated chopping boards that slide over a sink or pull out from the wall.
Echo Living
Try freestanding pieces
It might seem counterintuitive to fit freestanding furniture into a small kitchen. After all, a freestanding unit does not make quite such efficient use of space. But, if you take the view that where room is tight, it’s important to make every item you place in it shine, then suddenly there is a logic to not building everything in. A freestanding piece containing oven, sink and cupboards, like this one, looks like a beautiful piece of furniture that fits elegantly into the space.
Discover the benefits of choosing freestanding pieces
It might seem counterintuitive to fit freestanding furniture into a small kitchen. After all, a freestanding unit does not make quite such efficient use of space. But, if you take the view that where room is tight, it’s important to make every item you place in it shine, then suddenly there is a logic to not building everything in. A freestanding piece containing oven, sink and cupboards, like this one, looks like a beautiful piece of furniture that fits elegantly into the space.
Discover the benefits of choosing freestanding pieces
Adam Butler Photography
Raise the ceiling
Rethinking the dimensions of the room and splashing out on some architectural work can make a huge difference to a small kitchen. If yours is in a single-storey space, raising the ceiling to expose the sloping roof line will add a huge sense of light and airiness. It also offers the opportunity to install skylights, which pull in more light than vertical windows. Plus it creates a tall wall against which you can fit cupboards or shelves for maximum storage.
Rethinking the dimensions of the room and splashing out on some architectural work can make a huge difference to a small kitchen. If yours is in a single-storey space, raising the ceiling to expose the sloping roof line will add a huge sense of light and airiness. It also offers the opportunity to install skylights, which pull in more light than vertical windows. Plus it creates a tall wall against which you can fit cupboards or shelves for maximum storage.
Falchi Interiors
Build up to the ceiling
Floor space may be limited, but vertical space is often the same in a tiny kitchen as in a huge one. So make the most of it by building units that stretch right up to the ceiling. Keep infrequently used items on the upper shelves and try fitting sleek handle-less doors, so the units look sleek and seamless and won’t dominate the room.
Floor space may be limited, but vertical space is often the same in a tiny kitchen as in a huge one. So make the most of it by building units that stretch right up to the ceiling. Keep infrequently used items on the upper shelves and try fitting sleek handle-less doors, so the units look sleek and seamless and won’t dominate the room.
Primo Interior Design
Integrate appliances
You may yearn for a huge, freestanding range complete with five burners, but a small-scale kitchen is not the place to install one. Instead, integrate your appliances for a more streamlined look and space-savvy solution. Building the microwave into a cupboard will free up worktop space, and why not go for a boiling-water tap to dispense with the need for a kettle?
See a range of gorgeous galley kitchens
You may yearn for a huge, freestanding range complete with five burners, but a small-scale kitchen is not the place to install one. Instead, integrate your appliances for a more streamlined look and space-savvy solution. Building the microwave into a cupboard will free up worktop space, and why not go for a boiling-water tap to dispense with the need for a kettle?
See a range of gorgeous galley kitchens
Laura Gompertz Interiors Ltd
Work in a portable little island
In addition to built-in units, a small, movable butcher’s block with shelves, like this one, can prove incredibly useful. It takes up very little room while supplying additional storage and prep space. It will also create the relaxed, freestanding look you may be craving, but thought you couldn’t pull off in a small kitchen.
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In addition to built-in units, a small, movable butcher’s block with shelves, like this one, can prove incredibly useful. It takes up very little room while supplying additional storage and prep space. It will also create the relaxed, freestanding look you may be craving, but thought you couldn’t pull off in a small kitchen.
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Have you made the most of a small-scale kitchen? Share your tips and photos in the Comments below.
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