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Dirty Kitchen: The Ultimate Layout for Serious Home Chefs
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Open floor plans are becoming increasingly popular. They improve the traffic flow around a home’s living spaces, make it easier to entertain and socialize, and can help families feel a sense of togetherness, even when in separate rooms.
However, there are some drawbacks to having an open floor plan. Meal prep and cooking take place in the kitchen, and keeping all the associated messes hidden from guests is very difficult. Enter the dirty kitchen. Dirty kitchens keep the main kitchen clean and provide a separate space for cooking and food prep. While they aren’t for everyone, and may not be feasible to work into every existing floor plan, adding a dirty kitchen to a home may be the ideal solution for serious home chefs or individuals who entertain with a catering staff regularly.
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A dirty kitchen is a secondary kitchen in a home that is used to cook, prepare catering and meals for guests, clean dishes, and more. Basically, the dirty kitchen takes over all the heavy-lifting tasks that can make a kitchen look cluttered or dirty. Having a dirty kitchen allows the home’s primary kitchen to stay neat, tidy, and in the ideal condition for entertaining guests.
Also known as a caterer’s kitchen, back kitchen, or scullery kitchen, a dirty kitchen includes all the major appliances found in the main kitchen, such as a refrigerator, stove, microwave, and dishwasher. It can also provide additional storage space for small appliances or specialized cooking equipment.
Dirty kitchens aren’t for everyone, though. Not all home floor plans offer enough space to accommodate a second kitchen, and many individuals don’t do the type of cooking or entertaining that would warrant the investment of money and space to such a cause. For home chefs or those who regularly entertain and want to show off a clean home and pristine modern kitchen, however, a dirty kitchen offers an ideal solution.
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There are several dirty kitchen designs and layout options to consider. The ideal layout will vary based on how you plan to use the space. Below are several uses for a dirty kitchen.
Food Prep SpaceOne way to use your dirty kitchen is for preparing food. Whether you’re engaging in a week’s worth of meal prep for breakfasts, lunches, and dinners or chopping up lots of vegetables for a stew, a prep kitchen can provide you with ample space to complete tasks such as these while still keeping the main kitchen clean.
Entertaining With CaterersDirty kitchens are a welcome addition to homes that frequently hire caterers. They give the caterers a space to lay out and prepare the various courses that they will be serving to your guests. Without a dirty kitchen, the only alternative is to have the caterers work in the main kitchen, which can add chaos to the gathering and take away from the overall ambiance and image you’re trying to project.
We all have so many cooking gadgets and small appliances these days that they can take over a kitchen. You’ll gain extra storage space when you add a dirty kitchen to your home that can be used to free up room in the primary kitchen. This can help keep your counters from looking cluttered with too many gadgets and tools. It could also provide you with more flexibility to use your cabinets to showcase china or glassware.
Keeping Odors Out of Living SpacesSome foods give off strong odors as they’re cooking. Kitchen odors can migrate to nearby living spaces, such as the dining room or living room. This can put a damper on entertaining and cause people to feel less comfortable in your home. Using a dirty kitchen—which is often more removed from the main living areas of a home—can help minimize these cooking odors.
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Cleaning DishesAfter enjoying a meal, whether with a few family members or a large group of guests, there is always a huge pile of dishes to clean.
With a dirty kitchen, you don’t need to worry about an unsightly mess taking over your kitchen sink and kitchen counters. Rather, the mess can be moved out of sight and taken care of after the guests have left.
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As you plan your ideal prep kitchen layout, there are a number of features you’ll want to integrate into your design. Use the dirty kitchen ideas below to help ensure that your dirty kitchen functions as you desire.
- Large sink, smaller produce-washing sink, cooktop, oven, and microwave
- Plenty of counter space for prepping meals and housing small appliances
- Easy-to-clean kitchen cabinets, flooring, and other surfaces
- Ample space for multiple people to move around and cook or prepare food
- Task lighting to illuminate work spaces
- Pantry and cabinet storage space for food, small appliances, dishes, and other cooking necessities
- A good exhaust fan or range hood to ensure adequate ventilation for reduced cooking odors
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For homeowners with the space and budget, a “dirty kitchen” keeps the main kitchen clean for entertaining
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Everything happens in the kitchen.
Life happens in the kitchen,” says chef, food critic, and TV personality Andrew Zimmern. That’s true of family life and of dinner parties. As guests spend more time chatting around the kitchen island, hosts feel pressured to keep the kitchen clean.
That’s why some homeowners are turning to “dirty kitchens” for their dirty work. These spaces, sometimes also called caterer’s kitchens or scullery kitchens, are fully equipped secondary kitchens where the real work of food prep, cooking, and cleanup is carried out. Although each kitchen is personalized for its intended use, a dirty kitchen typically includes a sink, a dishwasher, refrigeration, cooking appliances, and storage.
“Now that floor plans have become so open, the kitchen is usually right off the family space. [Our clients] don’t want people gathering over dirty pots and pans,” says designer Wendy Kuhn of Karr Bick Kitchen & Bath, who recently designed a dirty kitchen for a Central West End home. “You’ve got your main kitchen that is your showpiece and then the other kitchen where the homeowners or caterers can be working behind the scenes.
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For home cooks, a dirty kitchen can be a place to keep specialized equipment, such as that needed for sous-vide cooking. Kuhn says Karr Bick has designed these secondary spaces for butchers and bakers who want to really get their hands—and kitchens—dirty.
Homeowners who are serious about entertaining but don’t want to do all the meal prep themselves can design the space with their caterer in mind. These kitchens are generally more utilitarian, with stainless steel countertops and open shelving for easy access, says Chris Paul, a designer for Alspaugh Kitchen & Bath.
Kelly Johnson, principal designer and owner of Kelly Johnson Design, says dirty kitchens (like the one she designed above) are currently “coming on strong for a small percentage of the market.”
But although a client may initially have one on the wish list, Johnson notes that it’s often cut due to space and budget constraints. Depending on how elaborate one is, a dirty kitchen can cost almost as much as the main kitchen, and it takes up valuable first-floor space.
“You’ve got to really be a serious cook or a serious entertainer to make that investment, which is why I don’t think it will turn into a mainstream thing like a home theater or a home gym or a wine cellar,” Johnson says.
Still, some homeowners in the area are adding them, especially to new construction projects. It’s more difficult, though not impossible, to add one to an existing structure.
Kuhn was able to turn an old office in the Central West End home into a dirty kitchen, and it’s still one of her favorite projects.
“The main kitchen is beautiful, stunning, traditional,” Kuhn says, “but when I turn the corner and see that pop of green and the island and light fixtures [in the dirty kitchen], wow. … They can be stunning spaces that you enjoy being in.”
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It just seems that there are few options for combining. In fact, there are a lot of them: the same kitchen can be hidden, highlighted, fenced off, raised, mixed, erased or emphasized.
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Ruslan Kirnichansky
Playing by the rules
Sanitary norms and rules prohibit the placement of non-residential areas above residential areas in an apartment building. Here you can envy the inhabitants of the first floor - they can move the kitchen as they please, although the technical design of the repair will still have to be coordinated.
The law obliges other homeowners to leave communications (sink, stove) within the boundaries of the old kitchen, hallway or hall. With proper planning of the premises, this burden can be made invisible. That is, communications should be left on the non-residential area of the combined kitchen-living room, and furniture and appliances should be taken out into the room. Naturally, an increase in the kitchen due to non-residential square meters implies their waterproofing.
The photo shows a project by designer Ruslan Kirnichansky: a one-room apartment on Kutuzovsky Prospekt turned into a two-room apartment with a kitchen-living room, a separate bedroom and an office.
The kitchen has been moved to the hallway.
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With or without podium?
If you decide to remove the sink from the risers - for example, move it to an island - you will have to pull water and sewerage to it, which means raising the floor level for laying pipes or arranging a podium. To drain wastewater by gravity, the pipes must be sloped (2-3 cm in height per linear meter, depending on the diameter of the pipe).
If the screed is already filled, and the podium does not fit into the interior of the kitchen, take a closer look at the forced sewage. A thin pipe is suitable for the pump, and it does not need a slope. Do not forget about the exhaust duct - it will have to be hidden under the ceiling or masked with architectural elements. Unless you have a loft, of course.
The photo shows an apartment redevelopment project by designer Irina Albit.
The kitchen is located in the corridor area, the sewer pipe is in the screed, the floor is raised by 8 cm. Ventilation is carried out along the ceiling: above the kitchen furniture and in the area in the hallway there is a step on the ceiling.
ub.design studio | Boris Uborevich-Borovsky
There may be several options for the location of the kitchen area in the combined space. Sometimes the decision is dictated by the architectural features and dimensions of the room.
Kitchen in an alcove
If there is a ledge or niche in the room of a suitable size, it is logical to place the kitchen set there. This option is often obtained by combining two unequal rooms - when other rooms adjoin the living room on the same side. The kitchen in this case turns out as if in a recess: such natural zoning practically does not require additional design techniques.
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Along a short wall
In a narrow, long room, it is wise to place kitchen furniture against one of the narrow walls - this compensates for the lack of planning.
If there are no windows in the kitchen area, good artificial lighting is needed here. Such a layout dictates a consistent arrangement of zones: kitchen - dining group - sofa room (living room).
Galina Mikulik design bureau
Along the long wall
In a well-shaped room, you can organize a kitchen along one of the long walls or use a corner - a long and a short wall: along one - appliances, along the other - cabinets with utensils. At the same time, lockers are not required to occupy the entire wall. Arrange a dining area opposite the kitchen line - it will be logical, convenient and will naturally zone the room. In the second half it will be possible to place a living room.
Olga Klevakina
The kitchen and living room areas can be separated by creating a visual and actual border (for example, a bar counter). Or, on the contrary, it is possible to merge these territories into a single functional space.
The choice is a matter of taste.
If you want to separate, leave part of the wall
For those who think that the kitchen should be a "special regime zone", we can recommend a radical option - leave part of the partition between the kitchen and the living room (vertically or horizontally). In addition to the border, this approach provides additional opportunities for arranging furniture and installing equipment. The vertical half-wall can be combined with sliding doors.
Olga Klevakina
Johnny Gray Studios.
Hide the kitchen from the guests
If the desire to separate is to take guests away from dirty dishes as far as possible, then it is easier to make a barrier 10-20 cm higher than the countertop. Such a partition can be part of a wall, or it can also be attached to a table. Of course, this solution will only help if the table is turned into the living room.
Idea: If you build the kitchen along the wall, you can close it with roller shutters - as in the photo.
Jensen Architects
Make a mobile wall
To solve the problem of smells from the kitchen, without sacrificing an open layout, you can equip a sliding wall - translucent partitions will close the kitchen from eyes and noses, but again make it part of the general space (when the fish is fried and the hood has coped with its task).
Alas, to make a partition that goes into the walls, you will need to bring a special construct inside. It is easier to make a door that slides along the wall, but it is even easier to hang curtains. However, in the case of a gas stove, this option will not be missed upon approval (a reliable partition gives a chance to legalize the redevelopment project).
Use the countertop or bar as a barrier
The bottom line of the kitchen itself can act as a barrier between the kitchen area and the rest of the room.
L-shaped or U-shaped layout allows you to "bend" part of the kitchen set perpendicular to the wall, thus obtaining a small partition. Functionally, there can be a work surface, a sink and even a stove. In the latter option, you will need a special hood mounted to the ceiling.
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Another partition option is a bar counter. It's more airy. which usually rests on legs-racks. This option is convenient to have a snack on the go, drink coffee or sit with a laptop.
Tip: If you want to make a weightless bar counter, reduce the number of legs. Optimally - one support, ideally - transparent plexiglass.
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Create an island
Another option to divide the kitchen and living area is to make an island between them.
The layout of the kitchen with an island is one of the most convenient: it allows you to optimally plan the “working triangle” and turns the hostess or owner facing the guests and household members.
An island placed in this way can be a branch of the kitchen working area - just a worktop or table with a built-in hob and sink (if you manage to transfer communications), or it can take on the functions of a bar or dining area.
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Otherwise, why was the merger started? This is the most logical zoning option, especially in a small room. Extra structures like bar counters and islands will only eat up the usable area of the room. The table can be rectangular, oval, round - as you like.
Oksana Oleinik
Fence off the sofa
An elegant way to mark the border of the zones is to turn the sofa back to the kitchen.
It is beautiful, mainly because it does not require any additional tricks. You still planned to put a sofa in the living room? So let the wall work too! The optimal solution for small spaces.
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“Draw” the border on the floor
Different flooring will also help to mark the boundaries of the zones: for example, in the living area - cozy parquet, and in the kitchen - tiles. Or lay a tile of a different pattern, a different geometry. Thus, the border between different functional areas becomes noticeable on the floor.
Important: Choose the right sills for joining materials so as not to stumble when moving from one zone to another.
Tatyana Vakueva | Abwarten!
Highlight areas with light
You can highlight the dining area using local lighting.
As a rule, the location of the lamps emphasizes the shape of the table. If this is a long rack, you can hang several small shades in a row above it. If a low round or square table - one large and interesting chandelier. Such lighting is also functional: low-lying lamps allow you to better illuminate and see the contents of the table, while leaving the rest of the room in a pleasant twilight. Perfect for a romantic dinner or family get-togethers!
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What does it look like? On one wall we have a kitchen set, on the other, without a transition, a bookcase and a piano. Between them there is a designer armchair and a countertop with intrigue - and now the atmosphere of the room pleases the eye with its ease!
With this approach, the kitchen set is part of the interior of the entire space, it matches the room in color, style and decor, repeats design techniques.
As a rule, the kitchen, with a general layout, does not take up much space - it is one small line lined up along the wall. Nothing superfluous, just the bare necessities: a reception typical of bachelor apartments and young families. Sink, hob, worktop. Upper cabinets may not be at all.
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Mixing and complementing zones is a strategy that should be followed in microscopic areas. If you have 10 square meters at your disposal for everything, then there’s no time for zoning - put a sofa with a coffee table directly opposite the kitchen set, instead of a bar counter and a dining table. A built-in wardrobe with colored niches will help to unite the space - you can store kitchen utensils, books, and clothes in it.
Other decorative solutions will help to link the kitchen with the room.
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Place column cabinets
The best option for arranging furniture along the wall. In column cabinets, you can build an oven or microwave at hand level (the most convenient position), hide the refrigerator and arrange many places to store all sorts of things. Such designs look like a large built-in closet, and although they physically take up a lot of space, they can be completely invisible from the outside. This means that the kitchen in the general interior will not pull the blanket over itself.
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Use non-kitchen furniture
Another technique that helps to integrate the kitchen into the common space is to use a more interesting room instead of the usual kitchen furniture. So, high armchairs upholstered in velvet will make the laconic atmosphere of the kitchen area much more comfortable.
Any vintage and designer chairs will do the job, turning the dining area into a central tie. Functional kitchen furniture can be successfully complemented with open shelves and room design shelving - they will also add liveliness to a functional interior.
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Combine zones with a TV
TV, as the postman Pechkin said, is the main decoration of the New Year's table. Therefore, it is appropriate in the kitchen and living area. If you combine the premises into one whole, you can save on duplicating equipment. In addition to the fact that a TV in an open space is viewed from everywhere, it also combines functional areas, acting as a single dominant. Especially if the TV is big.
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Hiding or emphasizing?
An important question - should kitchen furniture stand out in a room combined with a living room, or, on the contrary, be as inconspicuous as possible? Both points of view are valid.+Floor+Plan+-+Kitchen.jpg)
In one case, kitchen furniture is selected in a bright, contrasting color and unusual shape. It in itself is a significant part of the interior, a dominant that attracts the eye. This approach is effective, but requires good taste.
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Another simpler strategy is to make the kitchen nook as inconspicuous as possible, blending into the wall. Simple furniture without any decorations, matched to the tone of the walls, inconspicuous deaf cabinets without handles - all this will help the kitchen to mimic and merge with the background. This approach is especially justified in small rooms, which are pointless to split into visually noticeable areas.
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No matter how you arrange kitchen and room furniture, remember that you are furnishing one room, which means that you need to maintain a single style. Even if you prefer eclecticism, it should be a cross-cutting theme through both functional areas.
A sharp difference in furnishing style between the kitchen and the living room will create visual dissonance.
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- place a TV on the wall above the entrance;
- stick a photo wallpaper with a kitchen theme on the opposite wall from the set;
- Use wallpaper with vertical stripes or vertical patterns to shorten the room a bit.
- The set forms an angle near the entrance, and a dining table is placed near the window.
- The set forms a corner near the window (the window sill is removed and a work area is put in its place). A narrow dining table is placed near the free wall.
- Move the eating area to a separate dining room. In order not to interfere with the doors when serving dishes, replace them with sliding ones.
- A bar along the wall will help solve the problem of daily lunches and breakfasts. Guests will be received in the living room.
- Corner sofa and stools take up less space than a table with chairs.
- If cabinets cover part of the doorway, just narrow it by 25-30cm. This will solve the problem and there will be no need to puzzle over planning decisions.
- Buy narrower kitchen units - they will widen the aisle and leave room for the table.
- Provide additional lighting - it is unlikely that one ceiling lamp can provide the necessary level of illumination. You can stretch 2 rows of spotlights along the ceiling or separately illuminate the work area with lamps located at the bottom of wall cabinets.
- organize a dining room in the next room;
- demolish the partition with the next room and make a combined kitchen/dining room;
- move the partition deeper into the next room, expanding the kitchen and reducing the room;
- if there is a balcony, combine the room with a balcony;
- expand the kitchen with a corridor.
- buy a narrow kitchen set, and for eating, arrange a narrow reclining table from the wall. Folding chairs will also help save space;
- to increase the storage area, place the upper tier of cabinets under the ceiling. Use the lower cabinets to install built-in household appliances - dishwasher,
- oven, refrigerator;
- efficient use of a window sill to create a table;
- replace the standard 4-burner stove with a narrower 2-burner stove.
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60+ photo examples, solutions for the most complex layouts
Kitchens in typical houses often have a disproportionate configuration. Under these conditions, the owner of the apartment will have to try to plan a convenient and functional design of the kitchen space - so that the set fits in and there is a place to gather the family in the evening. However, in narrow kitchens you can equip a comfortable environment.
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Design features of a narrow kitchen
In order not to look too gloomy in a long kitchen, it is worth giving preference to wallpaper in pastel colors.
It will look good white in a milky shade, as well as peach and cream tones.
If the kitchen is very long, a bright picture can be placed on one wall as an accent, which will visually divide the room.
Furniture in a narrow kitchen will also look better with light fronts. However, this is not an axiom. The combined version will also look great, when the lower cabinets are made in deep bright light, and the facades of the upper ones are lighter.
Light facades and walls of the same color visually expand the kitchen.An important role is given to the choice of flooring. The main task of finishing the kitchen is the visual expansion of the room. If you decide to use floor tiles, you can lay them diagonally.
If laminate is used, lay it perpendicular to the longest wall. The dark color of the floor will add a little depth and height to the room, and the light color will brighten the perception of the long kitchen tunnel.
Stretch ceilings are the best choice for ceilings. The lower they are, the lighter the shade should be.
For example, with low ceilings, glossy PVC stretch ceilings will look good and visually enlarge the room due to the reflective surface. High ceilings can be decorated with canvases with stained glass or linear patterns.
The light ceiling does not distract attention and gives the kitchen extra volume.Which layout to choose for a narrow kitchen
There are several layout solutions for narrow kitchens.
Linear layout
The saddest option is a very narrow kitchen. In such it is impossible even to combine the dining area with a suite stretched along one wall. The refrigerator is placed in one row with the headset, usually near the entrance.
Such a kitchen is also inconvenient because the hostess has to wind extra meters while cooking, constantly moving between the refrigerator, sink, stove and work table.
Such kitchens are so narrow that in order to create a comfortable environment it is necessary to move the dining area into an adjacent room. The only alternative is a narrow transformer table or a tabletop folding from the wall like a bar counter.
Several tricks will help brighten up the tunnel syndrome:
Parallel layout
This can be called a kitchen in which a kitchen set will fit on both sides or there is a place to place a dining area opposite the furniture.
In such a room, it is already possible to more conveniently arrange the working area - move the stove with a refrigerator in front of the sink.
The main thing is that the width of the passage should not be less than 90 cm. You can, on the contrary, build up the kitchen up, solving the problem of storage at the same time.
Rarely used household appliances or dishes can be stored in an additional row of drawers under the ceiling. So that the boxes do not hang over your head, it is better to order a set with light wall cabinets.
Light furniture will not "crush" in an already very limited space.U-kitchen
You can arrange the furniture set with the letter U in kitchens that are closer to the square. In this case, the window sill is removed and a working area with a sink is installed in its place.
A lack of planning can easily be turned into an advantage by moving the sink.For the hostess, this option is the most convenient in terms of cooking and storage. But to create a eating area, you will have to use again either a narrow table along the wall or a transforming table.
However, planning problems can be solved by placing a dining area near the window and placing a corner sofa there.
At the same time, work surfaces should end in front of the dining area.
D-kitchen
This is another planning option that is acceptable in cases where the door to the kitchen from the corridor is not installed in the center of the wall, but asymmetrically.
There are 2 options for furniture placement:
In conclusion, some general tips for planning a narrow kitchen:
Narrow kitchen with a window
The window in the narrow kitchen is the only source of natural light, so it needs to be groomed and cherished. Curtains should be short and translucent, blinds should be light.
Since the window seat is functionally important, it does not need to be littered with curtains.
Near the window in the narrow kitchen, you can install a dining table with a kitchen sofa. You can zone the site with the help of lighting - put a couple of rows of spotlights along the ceiling along the working areas, and hang a long beautiful chandelier above the dining area.
If the dining area is taken out into the dining room or placed along the wall, you can use this place more functionally. If you install a desktop near the window and combine the countertop and window sill under a common countertop-window sill made of artificial stone, such an area can look really luxurious.
A large window expands the kitchen, letting in light and dividing a long wall into sections. A bold option is to move the sink to the window. Of course, it will be necessary to provide for the redevelopment of the water supply system.
As for the radiator, you can make a cabinet for it with holes in the doors. The efficiency of the radiator, of course, will decrease in this case.
If the kitchen faces north or is located on a windy top floor, you can move the radiator to an open wall. To prevent the faucet from interfering with opening the sash, install a bayonet faucet model that can be removed and laid on its side.
Tastefully selected set, lighting and accessories will make even the most inconvenient narrow kitchen cozy and chic.Narrow kitchen with a sofa
A narrow cozy sofa will increase the number of seats at a narrow table and take up little space. This is a great alternative to a table with interfering chairs.
You can place the sofa along the window, creating a separate dining area. To fit into the style ensemble, the upholstery must match the color scheme of the table.
Light range - the most suitable for furniture in a narrow room.Narrow kitchen with a balcony
The balcony in the kitchen is a real planning find.
In the kitchen with a balcony, a full-fledged place for the dining area appears. First, you will have to perform work on combining the balcony with the kitchen: remove the balcony door with a window, insulate and glaze the balcony, and conduct wiring there.
Panoramic glazing will allow you to admire the city landscapes while eating. The remaining wall can be used as a table for serving dishes and dirty dishes, or you can remove it by moving the radiator to a free wall. Then in the vacant place you can put a bar counter.
If there is a balcony next to the kitchen, then it can take on part of the load of furniture and appliances.Balcony-dining room - the best option for using additional space that does not require additional refurbishment. If the balcony is narrow, in any case, it will help expand the space for the dining area.
If a spacious loggia is adjacent to the kitchen, then you can equip a full-fledged dining room there. In this case, 2 zones can be separated by an arch or transparent sliding doors.
Please note that any redevelopment work requires a permit. Especially it is necessary if you assume that someday you will sell an apartment.
Attaching a balcony and placing a dining group on it is the most logical solution for a narrow kitchen.Narrow kitchen-living room
If you are lucky enough to become owners of a narrow kitchen-living room, you will have to reconsider the principles of furniture placement. All furniture should not be placed parallel to a long wall, because in this way the room will stretch even more.
A long set and a longitudinal arrangement of the floor boards are the two main mistakes in the arrangement of a narrow kitchen. It is advisable to zone the room with furniture.You can consider the option of a kitchen with an island. The island can be used as a work surface, or you can install a hob on it.
The essence of this arrangement is the installation of large objects across the room: sofas, an island.
A narrow room will seem more proportional.
It is possible to divide the room into 2 zones: make a kitchen at a distance closer to the window, and arrange a living room closer to the entrance, or vice versa, dividing 2 zones with a bar counter.
Sofa by the window - a romantic variety in the interior of the kitchen.Small narrow kitchen
Small narrow kitchen is the most complex layout option.
First you need to try the variant cardinally:
If all this fails, you will have to get out with the arrangement of furniture:
A narrow kitchen does not tolerate clutter, perfect order must reign in it. It must necessarily contain decorative elements: bright utensils, flowers in pots, a picture or a panel on a free wall - all these accents will not only attract the eye, but also distract the attention of guests from the disproportion of the room.
