Designing a small kitchen may be more complicated than designing a spacious kitchen.
When the space limit is not challenging, almost anything can be taken into account.
The solutions we found combine optical illusions as a result of using certain shades, hanging solutions, storage and multi-functional thinking, which allows both in a limited space.
In each kitchen you will find the tip that the kitchen designer has chosen to share with you, in case you are planning one.
Get ten invested kitchens, designed, in different styles.
They are all small and express creative thinking.
Red on the outside, small on the inside
Kitchen size:
4 m2 including refrigerator.
In a Tel Aviv studio apartment with an area of 50 square meters, designed for an artist who combines living and work.
Included storage solutions: The
kitchen was designed for basic cooking and storage.
The location of the apartment in the city allows for daily stocking of food products, so there is no need to store things.
In addition, there are plenty of meals outside the home and use of a delivery service to order prepared food.
Other space-
saving
solutions:
In addition to the drawers, a decorative shelf and a large utility cabinet have been designed, which stores a washing machine, dryer, large items such as a ladder and vacuum cleaner, and serves as additional storage space for kitchen-related items, if necessary.
Since this is a small apartment that also serves as a studio, the designer used an open shelving along a long wall, at different heights and depths.
The bottom shelf begins as a dining table, continues as a TV shelf and ends as a sink stand in the studio.
The rest of the shelves on the wall are also used for a combination of storage and display.
The most special: the
color and the fact that it is high and floating, with industrial legs that suit the studio atmosphere.
Keren Lesser's tip for small kitchen planning:
focus and pinpoint what you really need in terms of storing utensils and food.
Designate a place for each object.
Remember that if it is an apartment in the city there is no need to stock up, because everything is available.
Red Kitchen, Design: Keren Lesser Interior Architecture, Art: Noa Spector, Photography: Chen Berkowitz
Real Estate Agent
Kitchen size:
10 m2 including dining area
The storage solutions incorporated in it: the
harmonica cabinet that is located on the counter and hides all electrical appliances, a refrigerator designed within a niche and thus produces a clean and organized look.
Other solutions for utilizing space:
The main challenge in kitchen design was to produce an active kitchen in a very small space, without compromising on storage space, leave the work surface free and free of unnecessary appliances, produce a dining area in the same space and still manage to maintain comfortable aisles, while maintaining a modern style. A light, up-to-date and young look.
The most special: The
kitchen has a dining area that includes a bench next to the wall, which allows for more comfortable aisles.
The three chairs were chosen to allow flexibility in the seating position. The upper cabinets add extra storage, but beyond that their design uses glass and open units, which give a feeling of a more ventilated and spacious space.
Liz Sommer's tip for designing a small kitchen:
Do not give up on the design style and the required functions, even when it comes to a small space.
It is recommended to conduct a preliminary needs assessment, which will allow precise planning and prioritization in relation to the required functions, insofar as it is not possible to select all of them.
Kitchen for the offices of a real estate company in the center of the country, interior design: Liz Sommer, illustrations: Ferriss,
The elegant
Kitchen size:
about 18 square meters
Included storage solutions: The
kitchen is located at the entrance to the apartment and in front of it is a wardrobe that is integrated with the corner library, as one carpentry element.
The choice of the location of the kitchen at the entrance was in order to make maximum use of the apartment space.
Additional solutions for utilizing the space:
At the end of the kitchen is a bar with a large mirror that overlooks the balcony, along with additional mirrors that are placed in it in order to give a sense of size in the space.
The bar serves as an elevated dining area for four people, thus saving important space.
Most special: the
lighting that complements the kitchen that looks like a jewel.
Ariela Azaria Berkowitz's tip for planning a small kitchen:
You can create a space that looks spacious even if it is a small area.
For example, mirror cladding instead of ceramic in the kitchen will create an element of depth, and the illusion of a larger space.
Designer: Ariela Azaria Berkowitz, Photography: Elad Gonen
The practical
Kitchen size:
about 15 square meters
The storage solutions incorporated in it:
a narrow and airy shelving cabinet made of iron, which anchors the island in the kitchen and defines a kind of entrance hall.
The shelving cabinet is used in addition to storing kitchen items, already beverages and for displaying decorative details.
Additional solutions for utilizing space:
The preliminary design made it possible to integrate the washing machine in the kitchen as well, despite the size challenge.
The most special:
creating a functional kitchen that is very comfortable to work with.
Boaz Snir's tip for planning a small kitchen:
I recommend choosing a light color for small kitchens, to give an airy and open feeling.
Architect: Boaz Snir, 30 sq.m. apartment, Photo: Valery Zioz
On the bar
Kitchen size:
16 m2 combined with the island and the coffee corner.
Incorporated
storage solutions: The
kitchen incorporates two types of pantry on both sides of the kitchen, and the island is utilized to the maximum for comfortable seating.
Wine racks were incorporated on the side facing the entrance to the house.
Additional space utilization solutions: The
island wall has been designed as a decorative wall where storage solutions are also available.
Although only about 25 cm remain, the shelves designed in the wall allow storage of vases, small plates and more.
The most special:
a coffee corner that incorporates an osmosis faucet, which is accessed without any interruption to those who cook in the kitchen.
Hila Rimshon's tip for planning a small kitchen:
Do not give up storage.
Even if a certain storage space seems small to you - you will always find something to put in it.
Ziv Kitchens, Hila Rimshon design, Photo: Susie Levinson
The urban
Kitchen size:
about 12 square meters
Included
storage solutions:
Next to the kitchen is a large storage cabinet along the entire wall that continues the kitchen with suitable carpentry.
The closet provides storage solution for washing machine, dryer and other items.
Additional space utilization solutions:
Utilization of the entire space includes storage on the island, in addition to some of the lower cabinets being very deep, so that drawers could be made at a depth of 70 cm instead of 60 as standard.
Most special:
its dark color, and instead of ceramics, concrete castings coated with a special sealer are used so that it does not get dirty.
The light fixtures are like jewelry in the kitchen, which includes a picture painted by the occupant of the house with a small light fixture that illuminates it.
Marina Rechter's tip for planning a small kitchen:
no rules.
Each kitchen and each space has its own capabilities, need to analyze the specific area to maximize the potential.
Architect Marina Rechter Rubinstein, ReMa Architects, Photo: Amit Gosher
The naive
Kitchen size:
about 18 square meters
The storage solutions incorporated in it:
A 65 sq.m. apartment in Tel Aviv, small and functional. In front of the kitchen, which borders the corridor, storage is integrated with a washing machine and dryer.
Additional space utilization solutions: A
side niche has been designed for small appliances, toasters, magic mixes, mixers, etc.
The devices sit inside the niche and are not visible.
The kitchen faces the living room, so it was important to hide the appliances.
Most special: the
shade.
Smoky and unconventional green.
Nurit Mor Yosef's tip for planning a small kitchen:
Not every kitchen needs an island - this is not always true for every space.
Sometimes in small spaces it is worthwhile to place a freestanding table that will give a more correct and functional solution to the space.
Design by Nurit Mor Yosef, courtesy of Ziv Kitchens, Photo: Idan Gur
The white
Kitchen size:
10 sqm
Space utilization solutions:
Small kitchens pose complex storage challenges.
Since the storage space in cabinets is usually limited, many times the work surfaces are full of small appliances, cooking utensils, decorative items and the like.
In this kitchen they managed to neutralize the heavy load, and storing all the small products inside the cabinets made the kitchen look bigger and more airy.
Most special:
One way to make a small kitchen look bigger is to put in open and airy compartments.
This design illusion makes the eye look in depth, creating a sense of space and size.
Ben Reznieli's tip for planning a small kitchen:
To give the small kitchen a spacious and airy look, you should choose an open design - that is, planning the kitchen in an area without partitions.
It is advisable to place the kitchen in the space facing the living room, without separating the spaces and without defining their space.
Interior design: Ben Reznieli, Regba Kitchens, Photography: Oren Amos
The hidden
Kitchen size:
3.96 m / 3.10 m - 12 sqm
Included storage solutions: The
kitchen consists of cabinets and closed units with a large number of hidden compartments.
The kitchen design maximizes the space and makes the most of storage solutions.
Additional space-saving solutions:
Since the kitchen is small, all appliances have been integrated integrally.
Above the refrigerator there is a shelving unit that utilizes the height of the ceiling.
Most special:
without a doubt the back made of veneer, a special detail of glass behind the stove in line with the wall cladding, which protects the sensitive cladding from dirt and heat.
In designing the special individual, they worked to produce an accurate product in accordance with the planning requirements.
Orit Shalom's tip for planning a small kitchen:
utilize the entire space in such a way that everything will reach from floor to ceiling and along the entire length of the walls.
Sometimes it is worth parting with the idea of an island in the center of the kitchen, in favor of an airy and practical dining area in the center.
Interior design: Orit Shalom, Regba Kitchens, Photography: Amir Erlich
The multi-functional
Kitchen size:
3.70 / 2.60 sqm and pantry closet in the aisle
Space utilization solutions:
The central space is opened by removing part of the wall separating the kitchen from the living room, around which an island is built that serves the kitchen on one side and includes a dining table for 4 diners, and on the other becomes a TV cabinet that embraces the dividing wall.
Free passages on both sides of the kitchen allow the feeling of flow in the space at all times.
When hosting, a folding table is added that has been adapted in carpentry in its dimensions to the dimensions of the table combined on the island.
The most special: the
design of the common wall for the kitchen and living room made it possible to expand the space dramatically, thus creating a larger kitchen.
Liat Rubinstein's tip for designing a small kitchen: The
color white is the best friend of the small kitchen.
It reflects light, creating the illusion of size and causing the walls that enclose the kitchen to be swallowed up in the space.
To make the kitchen look warm and not too sterile, it is recommended to combine contrasting textures or choose a number of light shades that blend in.
Interior design: Liat Rubinstein, Regba Kitchens, Photography: Maor Moyal