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It's chic, space-saving, and affordable. Need I say more?

It's the ultimate spot for movie snacks.

It even has real fish swimming through it!

It transforms from a dining table (with storage!) to a writing desk to a slim console.

The before and after photo speaks for itself!

This is where you prepare and eat food!!!

And it was so easy to do.

It's so cute and so perfect for a family of four!

It's probably possible to create an eat-in kitchen in your own space. Even if it's tiny! These cozy kitchens are proof.

"Tt's the starting point of getting everything else under control."

Netflix can wait!

Marianne’s Paris apartment didn’t come with cabinets. “I didn’t want to get an IKEA like everyone else,” Marianne says. A DIY kind of gal, she started collecting empty wooden wine crates from supermarkets and wine stores, and drilled them into the wall as open storage in her kitchen.For the full house tour, go here.– Kristin Hohenadel blogging from rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France. She can be reached at kristinh @ apartmenttherapy .

If when you hear the phrase “eat-in kitchen” you think a) yeah right, or b) does standing next to my countertop count?, then to you I say this: consider the wall-mounted drop leaf table. Often even the smallest of kitchens can accommodate this type of table because of its signature space-saving feature: prop it up when you want to use it; drop it down flush against the wall when you don’t.

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Islands are the great multitaskers of the kitchen, the missing link that can turn a small, spare kitchen into a functional, multipurpose space. Decent kitchen islands can be had for around $300, but a clever, more affordable solution may be to do what Julia and Bruno did in their Montreal kitchen: buy this trestle leg setup from IKEA! I’ve typically seen the Tornliden/Finnvard set ($119 from IKEA) used as a table or desk, but in this case it’s been turned into a kitchen island!

Whether it makes extra counter space in your kitchen or acts as a room divider in a loft space, there are plenty of reasons to choose a bar height or pub table for your dining table. Here are seven of our favorite ways to use a taller table in your home. Expanding Table with Red Stools – Rad Design: This smart dining table saves space by folding into a console table when not in use. Plus, the red stools work equally well at the kitchen counter or the table.

One of the biggest complaints, and hardest things to change, about a rental kitchen is the floor. When you own a kitchen you can put down new tile or wood floors — but even then you may not want to for reasons of cost. So, many of us are stuck with ugly, peeling linoleum tile, but here’s one great option for renters and budget owners alike: Canvas floor cloths. Floor cloths (or floorcloths) are a rather antique form of floor covering.

While roaming through the aisles of our local Costco, we happened upon this garage storage unit. It has sleek drawers that are able to hold some serious weight, padded interior liners, thick butcher block top — we had to have it! But it’s not going in the garage!Although we don’t officially own it yet (still saving our pennies) we fell hard for this tool storage unit — we mean, our new kitchen island!

Comfy? Those spindly things? You may beg to differ, but we think they are. The design is famous—all the modern versions take their inspiration from the original, Michael Thonet’s chair No. 14—and if you’ve ever sat on one, you’re probably surprised at how forgiving and generous it feels. So yes, classic, comfy, and one more C: cheap. These days, bentwood chairs are pretty affordable.

I’ve seen a lot of tiny kitchens sporting equally tiny islands, and if you’re set on having an island, it is possible. But how can you tell if an island will work in your kitchen? There’s one important dimension you need to know. Most small kitchens with U- or L-shape layouts can accomodate an island, writes Better Homes & Gardens. But the key metric to keep in mind is that the walk space around the island should be at least 36 inches wide.

This schoolhouse-inspired dining room is so fun, with its floor-to-ceiling world map, vintage chairs, and purple (!) dining table. If this inspires you to paint your own dining table (or other piece of furniture) consider this tip from Jenny Brandt, the table’s owner……get to know a car painter! She tells Design*Sponge in a recent post that her father owns an auto body shop, and always mixes the leftover paint to get custom colors.

Yesterday I checked out the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, an annual trade show highlighting what’s new in design. It’s not a kitchen-focused show, but I like going to see what’s exciting for the dining room. A big reveal at this year’s show was the brand-new Stockholm dining table and chairs from IKEA, made of walnut and due in stores in August!

Forget clunky plastic coolers: this is the way to keep drinks cool at your next summer soirée!Combining two summer staples — a picnic table and drink cooler — into one smart design seems like a runaway summer hit to us! And that’s just what Bobby Clark of Picnic Tables of Houston, the maker of the beer gutter picnic tables you see here, is banking on. “It’s just something I decided to do,” he tells Coastal Magazine in this interview.

You know that little kitchen project you’ve been meaning to cross off your list for ages? For me, it’s been re-covering a tiny, weird table in my kitchen, and I’ve been meaning to do it for oh, two years. This week, I finally tackled this one and the effect is dramatic. With its burst of springtime color, I’m over the moon for this very simple update.

Just because you have a tiny cook space, doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to your dreams of having an eat-in kitchen. There are quite a few stylish, inexpensive tables (bistro or otherwise!) that will fit in super-small kitchens. You might have to get a little cozy, but hey, that’s why you wanted a little breakfast table in the first place, right?

Fall doesn’t start for another few weeks, but there’s something about Labor Day weekend that convinces us all that summer is officially over. No more weekend trips to the beach, backyard barbecues, or summer Fridays. Instead, you’re cooped up inside and forced to pull your chunky sweaters out of storage. Bummer, right? The silver lining of Labor Day, however, is its abundance of sales.

As you may already know, I love perusing Airbnb as much for the decorating and organizing ideas as I do to actually book a trip! I’m consistently impressed at how the rental property owners have all the necessary items to make sure you’re comfortable and have everything you need — without jamming the drawers in a way that makes you feel just a little bit weird about being in someone else’s home.

When I moved into my apartment, I did a half DIY job on my kitchen table, which is also our dining table. I painted the top and attached the legs, but it wasn’t really a building project. But now that we’re getting into fall, I’m getting the itch to tackle new projects, and a new DIY dining table just might be on my list. Here are the tutorials I’ve been looking to for inspiration. Maybe you’ll feel inspired to build something too.

We love the look of a warm, wooden dining table. It’s just so cozy and perfect for long dinners with friends and family. If you’re in the market for a dining table, you’re in luck, because there are so many talented woodworkers making beautiful handcrafted tables from salvaged or sustainable wood.

For years Steph and Phil had been looking for the perfect dining room table — one that was “stylish, clean lined, family friendly, reasonably priced, big enough to accommodate our friends for dinner and also where our piles of home projects and kids artwork and homework can build up in piles…” as they told Apartment Therapy. Whew! Sounds like a tall order, but they finally hit on it.

I came home from a recent trip to a very unpleasant surprise: my stainless steel prep table was peppered with tiny blooms of rust.I was baffled how this could happen. Stainless steel will pick up some scratches and stains, but it should be protected from rusting by a layer of chromium oxide (one of the characteristics of stainless steel and why we use it so much in the kitchen).I was just starting to despair when I realized the reason for the rusting and found its solution.

Remodeling your kitchen? Like Martha Stewart’s style? If you are looking for the clean, contemporary cottage and farmhouse style often seen in Martha’s magazines, then you might want to check out her new line of cabinets at Home Depot.Many of the 11 special-order cabinet styles are based on (or at least named after) Martha’s own homes. There are 32 styles of hardware to accompany the various cabinet styles, and complementing styles of Corian countertop and wall paint too.

This just looks like normal, albeit small, kitchen island, right? Wrong. Read on to see how this kitchen worktop can fit in even the smallest kitchen.We don’t have a kitchen island, but we wish we did. We like to be at least partially surrounded by workspace, and even a small island is helpful. It’s especially nice during the holidays or parties, when an extra workstation makes multiple dishes (and extra hands) easier to manage.