This is a guest post by Carrie Snider – Founder of FamilyNano.com
6 Awesome Kitchen Design Ideas for Small House
Kitchens are the heart of our homes, it is not just a place where we cook, but if planned properly, can be the place our friends and family can sit together and have casual and memorable times. Over the years, kitchens have become aesthetically one of the most remodeled places in our living space, with design ideas that are highly creative, imaginative, but can come at a cost. However, both human genders have an attachment to the kitchen, and the use of materials such as marbles, tiles, wood, and stones can give the home a pleasing look if embedded inside a workable design layout. Following are unique designs that can suit your needs.
The One-Wall Kitchen
the idea has always been improvised as one unique way to fit in a kitchen across small houses. Although much of the space in a One-Wall kitchen layout can fall to refrigerators, the cooking range, and the sink, they are still highly popular for those who wish to have a fully implemented kitchen in a studio apartment, or in a house where space for dining needs is constrained. Nevertheless, it still manages to be the most efficient way of saving space.
The One-Wall Kitchen (Source: home-designing.com)
L-Shaped Kitchen Designs
L Shape designs are a good match to maximize your kitchen space and add some good dining experience or a workspace to it. Highly prominent in houses with a larger floor area, they tend to give a modern touch to our living space, with aesthetics that match our convenience. An Island is present to be used as a store for wines or as a sink, while it can also serve as a good place to have casual chats and meals. Owners still have a chance to remove the Island if they are on a budget as in modern times, it has either got replaced with traditional table and chair, or owners like to use their corners spaces much better by building small Islands with the walls. Special care should be taken if owners have long lengths, as cooking space, and the appliance may be far away due to a larger space and may require higher investments to fill up empty spaces and cupboards.
L-Shaped Kitchen Designs (Source: interiorpatio.com)
U-Shaped Kitchen Designs
U-Shaped designs are a common sighting in many homes. They are easier to implement, but may feel cramped, as appliances, cooking range, and storage area may be attached in a U formation, making mobility hard. However, it still happens to be the easiest way to implement in any form of housing, saving space and giving a more traditional look to our living space. Moreover, the investment to place an Island is also not necessary here as it may make no sense. One unique way of implementing the design is to use a bar style design to make U-shaped kitchens more aesthetically pleasing to watch at
The Bar Style Kitchen Design
bar style kitchen design for smaller kitchens
The Peninsula approach is where you can make your home a workable bar. It is the best improvisation homeowners can use, with a blend of materials to choose from. Moreover, you can always fit some the best air fryer available in the markets to make the most out of the space you have Oh and it’s trendy too. The design not just removes the need to remove Islands and save space by getting rid of big tables and chair but also increases socializing space. This design has been highly popular amongst the millennials.
Galley Style Kitchen Designs
Ever wondered or wanted to be a chef, or if you are a professional chef, then amongst the most Kitchen design ideas we shared, the Galley design idea is for you It gives you two walls to decorate and put all your appliances, refrigerator, crockery, cooking range and even big drawers and closed shelves. Unless you wish to make your kitchen highly socializing, and you have a lot of floor area to play with, there is no Island, tables and chairs involved, but this unique design lets you do all your cooking work in a more professional and efficient manner.
Galley Style Kitchen Designs (Source: hgtvhome.sndimg.com)
Unlike other designs, there is a lot of room to improvise over what you wish to do with the two walls on each side of your kitchen. Some unique ideas involve having large cabinets at one side to store all your goods and appliances, while on the other wall, you can perform all your cooking tasks. There are also options to have symmetrical or asymmetrical ways to design your galleys, if your kitchen is narrow, and you need a lot of space to move your crockery. Nevertheless, you can always connect your kitchen with corridors and improvise with a wall committed to a sink and cooking range to make things more convenient.
Electric Style Kitchen Design
There is one design that is new, highly unique and can be as modern as our imagination. The Electric design helps make a unique blend of kitchen design where space is saved and budgets a
re cut. It allows to use open shelves rather than the usually closed cabinets, which
if you have kids, may keep things at arms reach and easy to manage, just don’t put your precious items there. There is an Island part of the design, but ensure that the lightening is soft, and helps elevate the mood of the family. Secondly, the design also allows investing in movable Islands, which can be used to store books, crockery, napkins and a great way to socialize wherever the family wishes to sit, provided the floor plan is adequate. Moreover, the design enables the need to have a dedicated breakfast bar, which has its own traditional need to start an electrifying day. A must try if you are creative and want imagination to flow.
CONCLUSION:
As seen, Kitchen designs are gaining innovation and in modern times, there is a need to move to a simpler design, which helps bond our families and friends together at a single space. Many of the designs used include Islands, with an emphasis of socializing. Plan out your kitchen in a manner that bonds the family in this fast-paced life.
Bio:
My name is Carrie Snider. The Founder and Main Edition of FamilyNano.com. I have a lot of food intolerances in my house, so finding fresh and easy recipes are my number one goal. I love cooking for my family and hearing, “This is my favorite!” from my kids.
