When I embarked on a kitchen remodel years ago, one of my main obsessions was to hide the microwave (Jerome, remember?). My kitchen is on the small side, and it proved a challenge to find an unoccupied niche. But we found one, and I’m happy to say I haven’t had to come face to face with my microwave for the past decade. Here are 11 spaces where the microwave is tucked away from aesthetically appraising eyes.
![a dumbo, brooklyn, loft designed by marco pasanella and rebecca robertson featu 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fields/Dumbo-loft-Robertson-Pasanella-kitchen-3-Remodelista-1-733x933.jpg)
![alison davin of design firm jute (a member of the remodelista architect &a 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Jute-Noe-Valley-Kitchen-Remodelista-05_0-733x1101.jpg)
![in sheila narusawa\2\17;s cape cod kitchen, the microwave and other smal 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shiela-narusawa-cape-cod-matthew-williams-remodelista-10-733x1102.jpg)
![a microwave and a toaster oven tucked under a countertop ingeniously solves two 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/04-2013/700_microwave-niche-jane-kelly.jpg)
![barbara bestor tucked a microwave in a side cabinet in a new england kitchen by 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/barbara-bestor-kitchen-los-angeles-733x1100.jpg)
![in the back parlor turned kitchen of a \19th century brooklyn townhouse, a 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Brooklyn-kitchen-remodel-Henrybuilt-architect-Shauna-McManus-3A-733x1100.jpg)
![ann desaussure davidson and scott davidson tucked a compact microwave unde 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/microwave-under-counter-ann-desaussure-davidson-scott-davidson-matthew-williams-remodelista-book-733x1101.jpg)
![a freestanding microwave powered by a built in outlet in a kitchen pantry desig 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/clare-harrison-mill-valley-kitchen-andres-gonzalez-22-733x1098.jpg)
![a built in viking microwave is a sleek, discreet (and expensive) option. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/built-in-viking-microwave-aj-madison-733x548.png)
![a microwave concealed in the kitchen island with a retractable door at the 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/falmouth-beach-cottage-hidden-microwave-733x1100.jpg)
![ikea cabinets with swing up doors for countertop appliances. photograph courtes 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/appliance-garage-via-dwell-remodelista-733x1100.jpg)
Interested in more storage ideas for the kitchen? See our posts:
- 15 Ideas to Steal from High-End Kitchen Systems
- 10 Easy Pieces: Built-In Microwaves
- Mise en Place: Kitchen Tool Drawer Organizers
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran April 9, 2013.
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