14 Tricks for Maximizing Space in a Tiny Kitchen, Urban Edition - Remodelista
A round-up of ingenious kitchen spaces—some no larger than a closet—that are minuscule yet functional (and full of ideas to steal). Uncluttered countertops, lofty ceilings, and hardware-free cabinetry make this kitchen in Szczecin, Poland, seem larger. 1. Do away with cabinet hardware. 2. Use a monochrome palette (kitchen faucet included). An all-black kitchen—even the kitchen faucet is black—in the San Francisco studio of designer Nicole Hollis. 3. Consider an all-in-one kitchen unit. A truly tiny Avanti 30-Inch Complete Compact Kitchen with Refrigerator at the Spruceton Inn. 4. Use a tiny kitchen island as room divider. In the Old Homestead in Provincetown, designers Kristin Hein and Philip Cozzi of Hein & Cozzi built a small kitchen island that defines a kitchen area without breaking up the loftlike feel of the space. 5. Choose a skinny fridge. A tiny kitchen by Ore Studios has a refrigerator that measures a mere 24 inches wide. 6. Source a high-style folding table. The Table Plus from UK-based Magnet Kitchens offers an extra work or dining surface and includes storage space. The leather pockets are handy for stashing mail and magazines. 7. Think like a puzzle maker. A tiny kitchen by Mesh Architectures, a member of the Remodelista Architect and Designer Directory, occupies a nook in a 300-square-foot art dealer’s studio. 8. Build a tall, slim bar counter. A bar counter topped with a large quartzite slab in designer Lauren Soloff’s Malibu House. Karin Montgomery Spath used a tiny bar sink and slotted in a two-burner cooktop to create a mini kitchen in an Auckland space. Hanging kitchen utensils in Sheila Narusawa’s Cape Cod Kitchen. 10. Hang utensils on the wall as art. 11. Consider a radiant electric cooktop surface. A tiny kitchen in southern Sweden with an electric cooktop that almost disappears on the stainless counter from Kitchen of the Week: A Cost-Conscious Kitchen in Sweden. 12. Use vertically stacked subway tile. In a London apartment, architect Charles Mellersch, part of the Remodelista Architect and Designer Directory, tiled the walls in vertically stacked subway tiles to create a sense of loftiness. 13. Spec an integrated sink and countertop. An integrated stainless sink/countertop in a revamped Oakland carriage house by Christi Azevedo provides a seamless work area. When Danielle Arceneaux overhauled her Park Slope kitchen, she added an additional shelf above her cabinets and gained space for displaying her bowl collection. 14. Use every inch of vertical real estate.