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5 Essential (and Renter-Friendly) Storage Products for Small KitchensKitchen
If you cook in a small kitchen, you know that keeping things organized and accessible is absolutely essential. If you’ve conquered the small kitchen conundrums, we applaud you! But we know many of you still struggle with finding cheap, easy-to-implement ways to maximize your space constraints and reduce your stress levels. Well, these five products are the place to start – and they’re completely DIY and renter-friendly!1. IKEA’s Grundtal Series, particularly the rail ($9.
Jul 17, 2020
Flight Attendants Share Their Best Tips for Making the Most of a Small Kitchen
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If you think your kitchen is cramped, try working in an airplane galley.
Jul 17, 2020
The Space-Saving Buys That People with Tiny Kitchens Swear By
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We asked our friends with tiny kitchens to name the products they can't live without.
Jul 16, 2020
6 Reasons to Be Proud of Your Ridiculously Small KitchenKitchen
While we all might fantasize about having a sprawling kitchen, à la our favorite Nancy Meyers movies, reality is often a lot, um, smaller. Whether you live in an apartment or a house, you can either curse the cooking gods for your misfortune or make the best of it. I mean, some professional chefs can pull off culinary magnificence in small New York kitchens. So you can come close. Or at the very least, love your tiny kitchen a little more.
Jul 16, 2020
10 of the Most Popular Rental Kitchens from Our Friends at Apartment Therapy
Real Kitchens
It's not every day that we're super inspired by a rental kitchen, but today is one of those days.
Jul 16, 2020
Smart Solutions: Under-Cabinet LightingKitchen
If there’s one thing you should have in your small kitchen (well, besides this and this), it’s under-cabinet lighting. Small kitchens are a challenge to begin with, but especially when they have poor lighting. A few under-cabinet lights can go a long way towards making your cramped kitchen feel a little more cozy, not to mention way more functional and workable!Here are five under-cabinet lighting solutions to try:• 1 Utilitech 24 in. 60W Xenon Under Cabinet Light, $37.
Jul 15, 2020
The Winner of Apartment Therapy’s Small/Cool Contest Has One Amazing KitchenKitchen
The kitchen actually used to be a bedroom! And the fridge sits where a Murphy bed used to live!
Jun 15, 2020
This Small Apartment Has a Super Cute & Stylish Temporary Kitchen BacksplashKitchen
It's so perfect. And so temporary.
May 29, 2020
This Studio Apartment Didn’t Come with a Kitchen, So a Renter Made One in a Closet
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"I can cook pretty much anything you’d make in a full-sized kitchen."
May 10, 2020
Before & After: A Dark 75-Square-Foot Kitchen Is Now Modern and Bright, Thanks to IKEA Cabinets
Before & After
The new space looks so much bigger and brighter! And it was done on the cheap!
Apr 17, 2020
Before & After: A Cookie-Cutter Camper Now Has a Super-Cute Farmhouse Kitchen
Before & After
The kitchen would make Chip and Joanna proud!
Apr 3, 2020
The Best Organizing Ideas We Learned from Airstreams, RVs, and Other Homes on Wheels
Organizing Tips from The Kitchn
What they have in mobility, RVs, Airstreams, and trailers lack in space. That means the owners are sure to get a little creative.
Mar 23, 2020
The 10 Best Organizing Ideas We Learned from Tiny Houses
Organizing Tips from The Kitchn
We especially love number 5.
Mar 16, 2020
This 205-Square-Foot Studio Has the Smartest Kitchenette
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It's small in space, but huge in style.
Mar 11, 2020
15 Small Space Kitchens, Tips, and Storage Solutions That Inspired UsKitchen
While big kitchens have much to ogle at and dream about, small kitchens are just as inspiring (maybe more!). It was a great year at The Kitchn for small kitchens, tips, and solutions. From our annual Small Cool Kitchens contest, to cheap and pretty ways you can spruce up a tiny cooking space, to the tightest, most organized small kitchen shelves we’ve ever seen, here’s to small kitchens everywhere! You may drive us crazy sometimes, but we still love you.
Mar 11, 2020
Real Kitchens That’ll Inspire: 15 Small Cool Kitchens To Check Out Now!Kitchen
Apartment Therapy just wrapped up their annual Small, Cool Contest. Did you follow along? There were so many great small kitchens in the mix! If you need a little inspiration for your small space, start with these 15 kitchens to get the ideas flowing. (And seriously, isn’t Silvana’s multitasking Italian kitchen, shown in the first photo, so awesome?
Mar 11, 2020
The 8 Best Organizing Ideas We Learned from Studio Apartments
Organizing Tips from The Kitchn
There's a simple-yet-brilliant tip for making more counter space!
Feb 28, 2020
This Old School Kitchen Trend Is Making a Comeback — And We’re Into ItKitchen
Just because it’s old school doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
Jan 24, 2020
Here’s How One Family with Triplets Cooks in Their Tiny RV Kitchen
Tips from The Kitchn
Cooks with tiny kitchens, take note!
Jan 21, 2020
Food Writer Sarah Copeland Shares Her Bright Family KitchenKitchen
Who: Sarah Copeland, cookbook author and food writer; her husband, András Gipp, a furniture designer; and their two children Where: Hurley, New York You may recognize Sarah Copeland as the author of The Newlywed Cookbook, a must for just-married couples, or Feast, her vegetarian tome, which makes us want to give up meat entirely. After all, who needs meat when you can eat oats with plumped dried plums and lime or apple-rye pancakes?
Dec 17, 2019
The Smart Finnish Kitchen Staple That Makes Cleanup EasyKitchen
The dishes would be so much easier if you lived in Finland (or just stole this smart idea).
Dec 17, 2019
This 38-Square-Foot Kitchen Has 3 Secret LessonsKitchen
Here’s the thing about small kitchens: While we may all moan and groan and wish for palatial spaces with ample counter space and gobs of storage, it’s the teeny-tiny spaces that force us to be smart about what space we do have. Take this 38-square-foot kitchen in Brooklyn. It’s seriously small, with a galley layout that doesn’t afford too many options, but owners Ali and Chip make it work.
Dec 17, 2019
Before & After: We Can’t Believe This Incredible RV Makeover Cost Just $500
Before & After
It looks like it got a brand new kitchen!
Nov 8, 2019
These Are Our Readers’ All-Time Best Ideas for Organizing a Small Kitchen
Reader Intelligence Report
Put your slow cooker in a hall closet!
Oct 25, 2019
Before and After: This Stylish Tiny Home Used To Be an Ordinary School Bus
Before & After
That kitchen, though.
Oct 20, 2019
This Cute 250-Square-Foot RV Is a Rustic Boho Farmhouse on Wheels
Real Kitchens
We're not sure what we like best: the kitchen or the bathroom.
Oct 9, 2019
10 of the Most Popular Tiny Kitchens from Our Friends at Apartment Therapy
Dream Kitchens
They're all real kitchens from real, tiny homes!
Sep 17, 2019
Samin’s Exuberant Berkeley KitchenKitchen
When I arrived at Samin Nosrat’s house, her front door (which, appropriately, also happens to be her kitchen door) was wide open. I could see her shuffling around inside with a rag underneath each foot as she hastily dried her freshly washed kitchen floor. With sparkling eyes and a wide smile she shuffled forward and welcomed me into her kitchen. Samin is a true treasure of the Bay Area.
Sep 5, 2019
The IKEA RÅSKOG Cart as Cleaning KitKitchen
Never wonder, "Where did I put that sponge?" again.
Sep 4, 2019
3 Organizing Strategies That’ll Work in Every Small Kitchen
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These will not fail you.
Aug 30, 2019
27 of Our Most Brilliant Tips for Organizing a Small Kitchen on a Budget
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Free up the space you do have! And create more space out of thin air!
Aug 27, 2019
The Kitchen in This Tiny Home on Wheels Is Amazingly Luxurious
Real Kitchens
This RV kitchen is seriously making us want to buy a tiny home and head out on the road.
Aug 26, 2019
The IKEA RÅSKOG Cart as Pantry OrganizerKitchen
Never pass up the two-for-one sale at the supermarket again.
Aug 21, 2019
9 Small-Space Organizers That Cost Just $10 or Less
Organizing Tips from The Kitchn
We're especially obsessed with the first one.
Aug 19, 2019
Yes, You Too Can Have an Eat-In Kitchen: IKEA’s Wall-Mounted Drop Leaf TablesKitchen
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.
Aug 3, 2019
This Hidden Section of Bed Bath & Beyond Is a Game-Changer for Small-Space Dwellers
Shopping
Did you know this existed?
Jul 30, 2019
This Marie Kondo-Inspired Tiny Kitchen Is Filled with Brilliant Storage Ideas
Small Space Living
We love the smart use of old cheese boxes!
Jul 11, 2019
Before & After: The Easiest Upgrades Gave This Tiny Rental Kitchen a Whole New Look
Real Kitchens
That's really all it takes?
Jun 28, 2019
7 Problem-Solving Kitchen Products Tiny House Dwellers Swear By
Small-Space Living
You can find them all on Amazon!
Jul 1, 2019
Over-the-Sink Cutting BoardsTools
Over the years we’ve looked at few different ways to increase counter space in the kitchen: add an island, cart, and table or try one of these strategic storage tips. But one of the best solutions? Get an over-the-sink cutting board. Over-the-sink cutting boards are really just long cutting boards, with a few extra inches added on either side.
Jun 22, 2019
The Kitchen in this 314-Square-Foot Bungalow Is a Total Oasis
Real Kitchens
BRB, packing our bags and moving into this sun-drenched California shed just so we can hang out in the kitchen.
Jun 18, 2019
6 Brilliant Space-Making Solutions for Galley KitchensKitchen
For a long time, galley kitchens have gotten a bad rap as the most undesirable layout. And while they tend to be more on the snug side compared to other designs, they’re not all that bad. For one, they make it easy to hide your mess (you can’t say the same for covetable open-concept kitchens!). They also hold the potential for lots of smart storage. If you happen to be the proud (or not-so-proud?
Jun 9, 2019
10 Ways to Create Storage in a Small Rental KitchenKitchen
These storage ideas are all totally temporary and sure to help you get your security deposit back at the end of your lease.
Jun 9, 2019
9 Ways to Squeeze More Storage Out of Your Tiny KitchenKitchen
Even when it feels like you're utilizing all the storage space you possibly can, there are still ways to squeeze even more storage out of your kitchen. Here's how.
Jun 9, 2019
A Genius Way to Store Pots, Pans, and Their LidsKitchen
We never tire of discovering new ways to store pots and pans. Just because they’re essential to cooking doesn’t mean we don’t find storing them to be a pain in the neck sometimes, especially the lids. So any clever way to stack, separate, or organize pots and pans is always a welcome tip in our book! That’s why this photo hit the spot with us. Hanging pans? Not new. Hanging pans and their lids from a few stainless steel dowel pins directly above the countertop?
Jun 9, 2019
How To Build Burner Covers and Double the Counter Space in Your Tiny KitchenKitchen
Our kitchen is far from large. There is only enough counter space for one person; the stove and refrigerator can’t be opened at the same time; and we’ve grown accustomed to running into each other as we rush to finish a project or perform time-sensitive cooking tasks. When pressed for space, we already use the stovetop as an impromptu counter. It seemed only natural to convert this space into something usable.
Jun 8, 2019
10 Genius Tips for Cooking in a Tiny KitchenKitchen
If you cook in a tiny kitchen, you know it doesn’t take much for it to become really messy, really fast. Cleaning as you go is crucial, but even that doesn’t solve every problem. You want more space, more elbow room, a better system — anything to make cooking easier and a little more enjoyable. From a quick cleanup idea to how to get more temporary prep space, here are 10 smart, simple tips that’ll make cooking in your small kitchen a little better.
Jun 8, 2019
5 Things We Learned From the 2013 Small Cool Kitchens ContestKitchen
Our Small Cool Kitchens contest wrapped up this week. Did you enjoy it? We always love this contest because it gives us a unique snapshot of what’s going on in kitchens around the country (and world!). This year, we were reminded of a few trends that aren’t dying anytime soon, some tips to make small kitchens the best they can be, and one hot new color we see hitting it big in the next year.
Jun 6, 2019
Vote! Small Cool Kitchens Week 2Kitchen
The submission portion of our Small Cool Kitchens 2013 contest may be over, but the fun is just beginning! Now we’re into full-on voting mode, and it’s up to you to decide which five kitchens from each division will go on to our judges. Have you looked at all the entries? There are some great ones you won’t want to miss. Click through the slideshow to see all the entries posted from Week 2, and then vote for your favorite!
Jun 6, 2019
Vote! Small Cool Kitchens Week 1Kitchen
Small Cool Kitchens 2013 is in full swing! We’ve already seen some great entries from the first week. Read on to see them all and vote for your favorite!Have you entered your kitchen yet? There’s less than a week left to enter, and we’ve got some great prizes for our four finalists and one grand prize winner. Our friends at Cuisinart, Le Creuset, Edgeware, SodaStream, and Staub have helped us put together packages of terrific kitchen tools.
Jun 6, 2019
The 5 Best Pieces of Advice If You Want to Start a Small Container GardenKitchen
Last week we asked those of you who garden in small spaces to share your best advice for starting and maintaining a successful kitchen garden in pots or containers. You had lots of tips to share, but we culled the top five. If you’re ready to jump in and start your own cook’s garden, read on for advice from those who’ve done it before: Start small and start with whatever herbs you already use to cook with.
Jun 6, 2019
How I Organize My Baking Pans: Deb Perelman of Smitten KitchenKitchen
We’ve already seen how Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman organizes her food cabinets. The other interesting thing about her kitchen setup, though, is how she stores her baking pans. We thought it was such a smart solution for a small kitchen! Here’s how she does it. Deb uses racks on top of her kitchen cabinets to organize and store all her bakeware, a habit she started in her old (much smaller) apartment. She says it’s one of her “favorite kitchen organizing tricks.
Jun 6, 2019
10 Places to Put a Floating Shelf in the KitchenKitchen
I’ve always been a fan of floating shelves. They’re the smooth operators of the shelf world, hanging on the wall as if by magic with no brackets, nails, or supports of any kind (that are visible, at least). They also happen to be kitchen superstars, filling in design holes and solving storage problems with style and ease. Not sure where to put one in your kitchen? We’ve got 10 ideas.
Jun 5, 2019
6 Brilliant Ways To Make Space for a Dining Table in The Smallest Living Rooms
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No space? No problem! You can still have a dining table!
Jun 3, 2019
The Brilliant Small-Space Kitchen Hack Hiding in IKEA’s Children’s SectionKitchen
Touring Mona Hamilton’s 650-square-foot Montreal apartment is very inspiring. Not only is it a soothing, lovely space with enviable elements (the removable wallpaper in the kitchen being one of them), but it also features a hack that could be a great space saver for small kitchens or kitchens that need more counter space. And the source of this hack’s furniture elements is rather surprising. Hacking IKEA components is NOT a new idea.
Jun 5, 2019
7 (Seemingly) Counterintuitive Tricks That Make Small Spaces Feel LargerKitchen
A common mistake when decorating a small space is to assume that everything in it should be equally tiny. But when the furniture, the wall art, and even the rugs are little, the whole room risks feeling itsy-bitsy. Time to think bigger: Introduce just one large-scale statement piece (like the seven stylish rooms that follow) to pull the room together and amp up its style. Note: While these photos don’t always show kitchens or dining rooms, they’ll work for those spaces, too!
Jun 5, 2019
The #1 Multi-Tasking Gadget You Should Have In Your Small KitchenTools
A few weeks ago we asked Kitchn readers who cook in small kitchens to share their most essential “pry-it-from-your-fingers” multi-tasking specialty tool or gadget. There were plenty of opinions, but one gadget kept coming up again and again, which gives us confidence to declare it the #1 essential tool for small kitchens. Can you guess what it is? Cuisinart SmartStick with Whisk and Chopper Attachments, $60 from AmazonThe immersion blender!And we heartily concur!
Jun 5, 2019
5 Collapsible, Foldable, and Space-Saving Tools for Small KitchensTools
If you live in a small apartment, you know that space is key, especially in the kitchen. When every last inch counts, these five collapsible kitchen and cooking products become essential space-savers.1 Chef’n Trendy Colors Pinch-and-Pour Measuring Cups and Spoons Set, $19.95 from Sur La Table 2 Rosle 9.5″ Collapsible Colander, $34 from Amazon3 Progressive Collapsible Over-the-Sink Dish Drainer, $19.
Jun 5, 2019
The No-Fail Rule to Never Being Frustrated in Your Small Kitchen Again (Well, Almost!)Kitchen
We’ve talked a lot about how to maximize space in a small kitchen, from recommended storage products to specific kitchen helpers, like burner covers, magnetic hooks, clamp lamps, and cabinet shelves. But, having cooked in my share of small kitchens, there’s nothing I’ve found quite as effective at curbing the stress many cooks feel in a small kitchen as this, the one rule that can make even the tiniest kitchen feel workable and enjoyable.
Jun 4, 2019
No Window Over the Kitchen Sink? Hang a Mirror!Kitchen
I’ve always loved a window over the kitchen sink. My grandparents’ house had one; my parents’ house does, too. It’s a wonderful detail that provides a pastime while doing the dishes. So, what to do when you find yourself (somehow!) in a home without a window above the sink? Try a mirror!
May 30, 2019
Before & After: A Bright $387 Kitchen MakeoverKitchen
We love a good budget makeover, and this $387 remodel we found on Hometalk is no exception. Catherine and Bryan moved into their home and knew they wanted to update the kitchen, but kept putting it off for fear of just how much it would cost. Luckily they found an inexpensive solution that enabled them to spruce up their kitchen. What a lovely update! It’s amazing what a few cans of paint and some new tile on the backsplash can do.
May 30, 2019
I Installed IKEA’s Mini-Sink — Here’s What I LearnedKitchen
When my husband and I decided to renovate the third floor of our 1890 home in Louisville, Kentucky, we started from scratch. Yes, there was an old sink up there, but there was also some very gross wallpaper — and we didn’t keep either. I was determined to outfit the space (an eventual full-time Airbnb) with interesting finds from architectural salvage shops, flea markets, and auctions. But for everything there is a place, and IKEA has its place in this kitchen under the eaves.
May 30, 2019
Tiniest Kitchen Ever? Jack’s Micro HomeKitchen
We are always interested in seeing how city-dwellers work with tiny kitchen spaces. Perhaps the reigning champion of tiny kitchen spaces belongs to Jack, an artist and musician who lives in a 10×16 Manhattan apartment. See more of Jack’s kitchen and some of the things we noticed about it, below…• Jack’s whole apartment is only 10×16 – our dorm room was bigger than that! The kitchen is immediately to your right as you walk in the door.
May 24, 2019
A Glimpse Inside (and Outside) My KitchenKitchen
Three years ago when Gregory told me that Alysia’s apartment was for rent and we should check it out, I was skeptical. We weren’t actively looking to move and as we toured the apartment, I thought I was simply humoring him — until I stepped into the kitchen. Sunlight poured through the open windows, from which I caught a view of the sparkling Silver Lake reservoir. The kitchen was surrounded by trees and songbirds flitted through the branches. “Yes,” I said.
May 24, 2019
How I Made the World’s Tiniest, Most Awkward Kitchen WorkKitchen
When my husband and I saw our last apartment during an open house, we were beyond excited. Not only was it on one of the most charming streets in New York City, but it also had stairs — inside the unit! The bedroom and bathroom were upstairs, and the living room and kitchen were downstairs. The apartment was a totally charming, wacky triangle shape — we had never seen anything like it. (It was an old firehouse that had been converted to apartments!) We just had to live in it!
May 24, 2019
Smart Pot Lid Storage: Flying Saucers Under the Cabinets!Kitchen
Pot lids are one of the trickiest things to store well in the kitchen. They don’t stack; they slide all over the place in the cupboards. Reader Caroline and her partner came up with a smart, unexpected way to store pot lids: Flying saucers on hooks under the cabinets!Caroline says: We have a tiny little kitchen and needed a better solution for our pot lids. Mike came up with an awesome space-saving idea that cost practically nothing. A few screw hooks and we were set!
May 2, 2019
How Much Walking Space Is Required Around a Kitchen Island?Kitchen
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.
May 2, 2019
Kitchen Storage Between the Studs: 5 Examples of Smart Recessed CabinetsKitchen
I have become intimately acquainted with the walls of my new house as over the last several weeks my husband and I and a pack of friends have stripped most of the rooms of wall coverings, plaster, and lathe, exposing the true bones and studs. One side effect of this (besides sore shoulders and scraped hands!) is that the naked structure of my house has given me a whole new perspective on storage. There’s so much room in there, between the studs!
May 2, 2019
Tips On Getting an Integrated Cutting Board For Your SinkKitchen
There’s just never enough countertop space in small kitchens, is there? One way around that is to get an over-the-sink cutting board, but integrated sink cutting boards are where it’s really at. They both extend your work surface and act as a sink cover when needed (hide those dirty dishes!).
May 2, 2019
15 Great Design Tips, Products, and Inspirational Ideas for Small KitchensKitchen
Small kitchen cooks have a unique set of challenges, and we understand that. Many of us cook in small kitchens as well, which means when we find something cool, useful, or inspirational for our tiny kitchen, we want to share it with you, too! Here are 15 of this year’s favorite tips, products, and inspirational ideas for small kitchens:TOP ROW• 1 Small Kitchen?
May 2, 2019
A Luxury Item for Small Kitchens: A Stainless Steel Wall-Mounted Dish RackKitchen
If you like the no-fuss functionality of restaurant equipment, you’ll probably love this stainless steel wall-mounted dish rack from French design company Tsé & Tsé. It’s advertised as a dish drainer (all the shelves have holes in them) to be hung over the sink, but I honestly think it’d work better as a dishware cabinet in a small kitchen, don’t you? You could even get a couple and hang them side by side for a wall of open cabinetry.
May 2, 2019
A Kitchen Space Saver: The Door-Mount Cutting Board from Rev-A-ShelfTools
Where do you store your cutting boards? I have mine propped up in the area between my stove and the refrigerator. It works, but it also takes up precious counter space. Sound familiar? Then maybe we both need to hang our cutting boards instead! The door-mount cutting board from Rev-A-Shelf is a smart solution for any cook short on space. The maple hardwood cutting board comes in three widths — 9.5 inches, 10.5 inches, and 13.
May 2, 2019