When you have a super-small kitchen—with only open storage, to boot—every detail is writ large, and there’s little room for error. Fortunately, this minuscule but mighty office kitchenette was dreamed up by a pro, one who happens to have a knack for customized storage, a love for considered materials, and a penchant for challenging projects: Lynn Kloythanomsup of Bay Area-based Landed Interiors & Homes.
“We were asked to design the remodel of an office in the Panhandle area of San Francisco,” says Lynn, of her clients, the design and branding agency Design by Offset. “Since they often host meetings for their own clients, many of them in the food and wine industry, they asked for a kitchen that they could actually cook in, despite its postage-stamp size.”
Just how small? Try 30 square feet. In this tiny footprint, Lynn was able to fit in a beverage refrigerator, a small convection oven, a hot plate, as well as storage for small appliances. And she was able to make it all look beautiful—in a style, she says, inspired by “Japanese cabinetry and joinery, Northern California materials, and a utilitarian lifestyle.”
Let’s take a tour; then scroll down to learn how to steal the look.
Photography by Mariko Reed, courtesy of Landed Interiors & Homes.
![\2\20;we designed each shelf space in the sink base shelving to fit spec 17](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lyon-office-kitchen-lynn-leonidas-landed-interiors-mariko-reed-4-733x916.jpg)
![\2\20;the base shelving was custom made by our woodworker evg design for 18](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lyon-office-kitchen-lynn-leonidas-landed-interiors-mariko-reed-2-733x1100.jpg)
![\2\20;the wall treatment throughout the space is a favorite touch. we re 19](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lyon-office-kitchen-lynn-leonidas-landed-interiors-mariko-reed-733x1100.jpg)
![douglas fir was used throughout the office, which, in addition to the kitchenet 20](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lyon-office-kitchen-lynn-leonidas-landed-interiors-mariko-reed-3-733x481.jpg)
Below, how to steal the look.
Storage
![lynn sourced the stainless steel wall mounted shelving from a restaurant suppli 21](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/regency-18-stainless-steel-shelf-webstaurantstore-733x450.jpg)
![the laguna rattan shelf basket by kouboo comes with a removable cotton liner; \ 22](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/laguna-rattan-shelf-basket-kouboo-733x448.jpg)
![for a similar trash bin, try brabantia\2\17;s affordable step trash can; 23](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brabantia-step-trash-can-733x552.jpg)
Appliances
![breville\2\17;s smart oven air with convection is \$399.95 at williams s 24](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smart-ovens-breville-733x489.jpg)
![summit\2\17;s under counter beverage cooler is \$849 at aj madison. 25](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/summit-under-counter-beverage-cooler-733x424.jpg)
Basics
![from italy\2\17;s ceramica rondine, the ceramic new york black tiles hav 26](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ceramica-rondine-new-york-black-tiles-733x410.jpg)
![according to the real milk paint co., \2\20;oyster grey paint is a dark 27](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/real-milk-paint-company-oyster-grey-733x438.jpg)
![the edison pull down spray kitchen faucet by vigo is \$\174.90 from build . 28](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/vigo-edison-pull-down-spray-kitchen-faucet1-733x417.jpg)
![the rhodes metal and wood seat square counter stool by project 6\2 is no longer 29](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/project-62-rhodes-metal-wood-seat-square-counter-stool-target-733x427.jpg)
Lighting
![artemide tolomeo led wall light ylighting](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/artemide-tolomeo-led-wall-light-ylighting-733x418.jpg)
![sc fabrication fabricated the custom lightweight concrete pendant light. for a 31](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sigmund-pendant-light-ylighting-733x454.jpg)
Ceramics
![the handmade original large mugs by w/r/f lab are \$46 each. 32](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/wrf-lab-stone-mug-733x412.jpg)
Textiles
Above: Fog Linen’s Kitchen Cloths are $32 for a set of three.
![pottery barn\2\17;s linen and cotton riviera stripe blackout curtain sta 37](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pottery-barn-riviera-stripe-blackout-curtain-733x395.jpg)
For more Steal This Look posts, see:
- Steal This Look: A Spa-Like Sanctuary in LA
- Steal This Look: Tools for an Organized Closet
- Steal This Look: A Hushed Bedroom in Calming Colors
N.B.: This story originally appeared on October 27, 2020 and has been updated with new links and information.
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