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Remodel & RenovationIssue 14 — Spring Clean

Remodeling 101: The L-Shaped Kitchen

by Published: April 9, 2017

Looking for a kitchen layout, with space for multiple cooks and onlookers? Consider the versatile L-shape, a two-walled setup that tucks neatly into a corner while remaining open to the surrounding space. The L-shaped kitchen works especially well in lofts and open-living setups where it’s often wrapped around an island or dining table. Here’s a look at some favorite examples:

 a diagram illustrates how the ergonomic kitchen work triangle (stove, ref 17
Above: A diagram illustrates how the ergonomic kitchen work triangle (stove, refrigerator and sink) can work in an L-shaped kitchen. Diagram from Momentum Construction.
the kitchen of an oakland, california bungalow renovated by ian read and gretch 18
Above: The kitchen of an Oakland, California bungalow renovated by Ian Read and Gretchen Krebs of Medium Plenty. See Kitchen of the Week: Oakland Family Kitchen by Medium Plenty for more on the project.
a glamorous l shaped kitchen belonging to jewelry designer irene neuwirth desig 19
Above: A glamorous L-shaped kitchen belonging to jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth designed for her by Commune. See Kitchen of the Week: Irene Neuwirth’s Glamorous LA Kitchen by Commune for more.
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Above: Shelves run across the short leg of this L-shaped kitchen, providing open storage for kitchenware from Kitchen of the Week: A Six-Week Transformation in Los Feliz.
owners lisa and chris goode installed an l shaped kitchen in the top to bottom 21
Above: Owners Lisa and Chris Goode installed an L-shaped kitchen in the top-to-bottom renovation of their Hamptons house. For more see Kitchen of the Week: A Hamptons Kitchen with a Custom Island Sourced on Etsy.
butcher block counters and a dinesen heart oak floor complement a woo 22
Above: Butcher block counters and a Dinesen Heart Oak Floor complement a wooden dining table in an otherwise rigorously white L-shaped kitchen in Copenhagen. Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
the brooklyn home company created an l shaped country kitchen with a long 23
Above: The Brooklyn Home Company created an L-shaped country kitchen with a long wood table and open shelving in a Brooklyn townhouse apartment.
a streamlined fireplace and island face an expansive l shaped kitchen in a new 24
Above: A streamlined fireplace and island face an expansive L-shaped kitchen in a New York brownstone by architecture firm O’Neill Rose, a member of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory. A window wall at the far end provides storage and separates the working kitchen from the breakfast room. See how O’Neill Rose rebuilt the house behind a landmarked 19th century facade in A Brownstone for the 21st Century. Photograph by Michael Moran courtesy of O’Neill Rose Architects.
designer brad sherman used the l shape model for his design of the food5\2 kitc 25
Above: Designer Brad Sherman used the L-shape model for his design of the Food52 Kitchen. See Kitchen of the Week: The Ultimate Staff Kitchen in NYC for more on the project.
london photographer abi campbell&#8\2\17;s l shaped kitchen has a carrara m 26
Above: London photographer Abi Campbell’s L-shaped kitchen has a Carrara-marble counter and Plain English cabinets that end in a glass-doored pantry. See more details, including the pantry layout, in a Photographer’s Kitchen in London. Inspired? See Kitchen Confidential: 10 Ways to Achieve the Plain English Look.

We’ll be examining kitchen layouts all week. So far we’ve looked at The U-Shaped Kitchen. If you’ve got your eye on a wood floor for your kitchen, see The World’s Most Beautiful Wood Floors. For advice on all sorts of remodeling issues, dip into our Remodeling 101 posts.

N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on March 12, 2014.

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L-shaped kitchen is a kitchen design that consists of two adjoining counters that are arranged in an L-shape.

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