Be inspired by the 10 space-boosting tips you can steal from these small kitchens to kick off your planning process.
APT Renovation Limited
Maximise your worktop
When planning the layout of a small kitchen, one of the most important aspects to consider is surface space. Sections of uninterrupted worktop help to create the illusion of a larger kitchen, as well as providing practical prep space for cooking.
This kitchen has been carefully designed with three decent-sized worktop runs, as well as a smart layout that allows easy access to the cooker and sink. The galley arrangement also has the benefit of being free from awkward and often inefficient corner cupboards.
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When planning the layout of a small kitchen, one of the most important aspects to consider is surface space. Sections of uninterrupted worktop help to create the illusion of a larger kitchen, as well as providing practical prep space for cooking.
This kitchen has been carefully designed with three decent-sized worktop runs, as well as a smart layout that allows easy access to the cooker and sink. The galley arrangement also has the benefit of being free from awkward and often inefficient corner cupboards.
Explore more stylish galley kitchens
Sustainable Kitchens
Choose wall cabinets carefully
Wall units can make a bijou kitchen feel claustrophobic. Take a tip from this elegant blue-grey number and (where ceiling height permits) keep cabinets long and lean, rather than square, to lead the eye upwards and emphasise the height of the room.
By leaving a gap between the cupboards and the ceiling, and using light-reflecting metro tiles and a pale wall colour, the edges of the space are blurred, making it seem bigger.
Wall units can make a bijou kitchen feel claustrophobic. Take a tip from this elegant blue-grey number and (where ceiling height permits) keep cabinets long and lean, rather than square, to lead the eye upwards and emphasise the height of the room.
By leaving a gap between the cupboards and the ceiling, and using light-reflecting metro tiles and a pale wall colour, the edges of the space are blurred, making it seem bigger.
Martins Camisuli Architects
Incorporate breathing space
In tiny kitchens, it can be tempting to cram in as many cabinets as possible. However, leaving a little room around doors and windows will avoid making the room feel cramped and uninviting.
In this kitchen, the window has been carefully accommodated, with low drawers beneath it and slim floating shelves to the side. There’s still plenty of storage, but the space feels more open.
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In tiny kitchens, it can be tempting to cram in as many cabinets as possible. However, leaving a little room around doors and windows will avoid making the room feel cramped and uninviting.
In this kitchen, the window has been carefully accommodated, with low drawers beneath it and slim floating shelves to the side. There’s still plenty of storage, but the space feels more open.
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Roundhouse
Look beyond the obvious
This kitchen in the eaves makes maximum use of the available space, despite the potentially awkward sloping ceiling. Tucking the u-shaped cabinet run under the lowest part of the ceiling packs plenty of storage into an otherwise dead space.
Positioning the hob on the extended corner allows enough height for an extractor fan – in this case a neat cylinder fan designed for kitchen islands, which provides ventilation and sculptural appeal. Induction hobs are a good choice for exposed areas as they don’t get hot, and some can be treated as an extra work surface when not in use.
The longest wall with the highest ceiling is reserved for a tall bank of cabinets and also houses the fridge and oven.
This kitchen in the eaves makes maximum use of the available space, despite the potentially awkward sloping ceiling. Tucking the u-shaped cabinet run under the lowest part of the ceiling packs plenty of storage into an otherwise dead space.
Positioning the hob on the extended corner allows enough height for an extractor fan – in this case a neat cylinder fan designed for kitchen islands, which provides ventilation and sculptural appeal. Induction hobs are a good choice for exposed areas as they don’t get hot, and some can be treated as an extra work surface when not in use.
The longest wall with the highest ceiling is reserved for a tall bank of cabinets and also houses the fridge and oven.
Fredric Boukari Photography
Keep it simple
If your kitchen is truly tiny, it’s wise to keep the design simple, as you’re likely to have a lot going on in a compact area. Stick to one or two colours and choose similar shades for cabinets and walls.
A small sink means more worktop space and a built-in extractor fan preserves the line of a cabinet run – and may offer a smidgen of extra storage above, too.
If your kitchen is truly tiny, it’s wise to keep the design simple, as you’re likely to have a lot going on in a compact area. Stick to one or two colours and choose similar shades for cabinets and walls.
A small sink means more worktop space and a built-in extractor fan preserves the line of a cabinet run – and may offer a smidgen of extra storage above, too.
Alex Maguire Photography
Do drawers, not doors
When space is limited, you need sleek, effective storage that you can pack with everything from plates to pasta. In general, drawers are more useful and accessible than cupboards, from which you often need to pull everything out to find the one thing you’re looking for, which always seems to be at the back!
Wide, deep drawers are ideal for storing pans, while a slim drawer beneath the oven makes a handy spot for baking trays. For a slick finish, choose fronts with inset handles.
When space is limited, you need sleek, effective storage that you can pack with everything from plates to pasta. In general, drawers are more useful and accessible than cupboards, from which you often need to pull everything out to find the one thing you’re looking for, which always seems to be at the back!
Wide, deep drawers are ideal for storing pans, while a slim drawer beneath the oven makes a handy spot for baking trays. For a slick finish, choose fronts with inset handles.
Christoph Kremtz Fotografie
Master the micro galley
In a long, narrow room, a classic galley kitchen isn’t always the best idea, especially if you’re left with a corridor-like sliver of space down the middle. Instead, think about fitting one linear run of cabinets and storing some of your less-used items in an adjacent room.
This kitchen features a row of extra-slimline cabinets (on the right), perfect for glassware and smaller crockery, which doesn’t encroach too much on the floor space around the main appliances, making the room feel more spacious.
In a long, narrow room, a classic galley kitchen isn’t always the best idea, especially if you’re left with a corridor-like sliver of space down the middle. Instead, think about fitting one linear run of cabinets and storing some of your less-used items in an adjacent room.
This kitchen features a row of extra-slimline cabinets (on the right), perfect for glassware and smaller crockery, which doesn’t encroach too much on the floor space around the main appliances, making the room feel more spacious.
Denis Esakov
Line up a table
When trying to accommodate a dining area in a small kitchen, consider positioning the table parallel to the worktop so it can act as a secondary prep space when necessary. Transparent chairs and clear glass globe lights create minimal visual obstruction.
When trying to accommodate a dining area in a small kitchen, consider positioning the table parallel to the worktop so it can act as a secondary prep space when necessary. Transparent chairs and clear glass globe lights create minimal visual obstruction.
Nina Struve Photography
Use your open-plan assets
If your kitchen is part of a larger open-plan space, consider the area as a whole. This chic white kitchen is built with a peninsula that projects into the room. By making this section double-sided, unobtrusive storage is added and the large worktop also functions as an island.
If your kitchen is part of a larger open-plan space, consider the area as a whole. This chic white kitchen is built with a peninsula that projects into the room. By making this section double-sided, unobtrusive storage is added and the large worktop also functions as an island.
Openstudio Architects Ltd
Pack it away
This clever compact kitchen packs away behind folding doors when not in use to preserve the living space within this small studio flat. Drawers and shelves are fitted in like a jigsaw puzzle and there’s enough space for a small oven. Now you see it…
This clever compact kitchen packs away behind folding doors when not in use to preserve the living space within this small studio flat. Drawers and shelves are fitted in like a jigsaw puzzle and there’s enough space for a small oven. Now you see it…
Openstudio Architects Ltd
…now you don’t. Behind the sliding doors, stairs lead to a mezzanine level. The all-white scheme keeps the structure as low-key as possible.
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