Apartment Therapy recently featured these videos from IKEA that show some solutions for small spaces. We wanted to especially point out this video that shows a country-style kitchen, in a small city apartment. Take a look at how they deal with a small space in the city — just 7 square meters, or 75 square feet:
What do you think? Is this sort of setup practical in your small space? We really like the workflow of the kitchen, although we do think those high ceilings aren't always easily found!
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Hmm, trying to remember all of the kitchens in the homes that I've ever lived in . . .
One was just one side: countertops, stove, fridge and sink on one side only--in a sort of separate room--with space for breakfast table. This was an Miami apartment, probably built around the 40s or so.
Two other kitchens were in their separate room and the layouts were in the shape of an U, with the opening of the U where the entrance to the kitchen is/was. Both were also apartments.
The last two homes, also apartments, (the last one being my current home) had an open space floor plan. The kitchen was separated from the dining area by a bar/counter. So the shape of the kitchen is also an U. The kitchen is completely visible from the living area, the dining are and the front door.
In my current home, I have the sink on the side of the bar/counter, the stove in the middle against the wall and the refrigerator directly across from the sink. There are cabinets between the sink, stove and fridge. One set of cabinets has wasted space because the whole thing goes all the way to the adjacent wall, so the space in there is too deep to reach--anything can get lost in there. Also, there's some sort of architectural crappy feature that makes the drywall in the kitchen lower, so I can't have ceiling-high (with the rest of the apt) cabinets. My pantry is tiny and the shelving in there is so inconvenient.
The solutions offered in this video are not realistic--at least for me.
Where is the refrigerator?
@Dana--in a European kitchen, the fridge is probably small enough to fit under the island counter top.
I like the layout, but this kind of design is only applicable to people who own their own homes. I would really like to see more articles on rental kitchens, especially articles that start with the premise that you can't make permanent changes (including paint.)
Gotta say, too, that 75 sq. ft. sounds positively palatial compared to my 56-sq.-ft. apt. kitchen (which I've found perfectly adequate for most of my cooking, and really only occasionally frustrating...)
I second Courtney L's request. I would love to see the same.
I 3rd Courtney's request.