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70 Long Narrow Kitchen Ideas (Photos)
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Long and narrow kitchens are frequently called ‘galley kitchens’ since they imitate the design found on ships.
Small kitchens can be frustratingly crammed, particularly narrow ones, however, there are constantly a few design arrangements that could change little space into a stylish room. The way to fruitful narrow kitchen design is functionality.
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This elegant kitchen has a white marble top kitchen island with bar stool lit by pendant lights. It also has brown cabinets and a cozy couch on the side.
This white kitchen has a white marble top center island with a bar stool lit by stunning pendant lights.
Design by: Desjardins Bherer
This modern white kitchen is enormous and well lit up by a lot of common light. The kitchen definitely exudes a minimalist design.
Design by: IROJE KHM Architects
This long narrow kitchen design with a white countertop that matches white walls and ceiling with recessed lights.
This kitchen features a double-wide stainless steel fridge looks mighty nice along with the matching chrome pendant lights in this large, luxury l-shaped kitchen.
This delicate kitchen is brought shading and enthusiasm by the warm reds of the wood floor, complementing the calm beauty of this minimalist space.
A long kitchen complemented with multi-shaded hex floor tiles. It includes stainless steel cabinetry cabinet with a dark stone counter and a vaulted roof with a lookout window acquiring regular light.
See more of this home here. Designed by: Chango & Co.
The black handles and fixtures of this long and narrow kitchen stand out against the brilliant white cabinetry that also contrasts the dark hardwood flooring.
These are further brightened by the windows above the faucet area.
See more of this home here. Designed by: Chango & Co.
The long and narrow white flooring of this kitchen is adorned with a colorful patterned area rug to give a nice contrast to the bright white cabinetry and countertops. The kitchen island is then topped with a row of black pendant lights.
See more of this home here. Designed by: L. McComber – Living Architecture
Here you can see the bright white countertops of the long and narrow kitchen contrast with the black modern cabinetry. These are then topped with pendant lights and complemented by the hardwood flooring.
See more of this home here. Designed by: atelier BOOM-TOWN
This is the long and narrow kitchen with lovely dark hardwood flooring to match the wooden cabinetry on both sides complemented by a large red brick wall on the far side.
See more of this home here. Designed by: YLAB Arquitectos Barcelona
This is the modern long and narrow kitchen with white modern cabinetry matching with its white countertops and the white ceiling.
This is complemented by the hardwood flooring and the wooden tone of the wall on the far end.
See more of this home here. Designed by (ma!ca)
This is a simple and brilliant modern kitchen that has a long and narrow design. It has a long white kitchen island contrasted by the black matte countertop topped with a bright ceiling that has a skylight.
See more of this home here. Designed by: Cecconi Simone Inc.
This is a beautiful white kitchen with narrow and long design to its modern white cabinetry and white kitchen island. These are complemented by the light hardwood flooring and the white pendant lights over the kitchen island.
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This bright and white kitchen has a long white waterfall kitchen island paired with contrasting red stools. Across this is the cooking area with a dark gray backsplash.
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This is a gorgeous long and narrow kitchen with a large kitchen island that has a white countertop.
This countertop extends a long way for a long built-in table paired with wooden stools that match the wooden cabinetry of the kitchen.
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This is a beautiful kitchen with white subway tiles. Its long and narrow design affords for an informal dining area at the far end with a built-in bench.
See more of this home here. Designed by: Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects
This is a view of the long and narrow kitchen from the dining area. The kitchen has wooden cabinetry that matches the hardwood flooring contrasted by the white ceiling and wall accents along with the white countertop of the waterfall kitchen island.
See more of this home here. Designed by: Malcolm Davis Architecture
This kitchen has a long kitchen island paired with wooden stools for a breakfast bar. This is topped with a stainless steel vent from the tall white shed ceiling.
See more of this home here. Designed by: ARRCC
This is a long and narrow kitchen with dark brown wooden modern cabinetry to house the modern stainless steel appliances.
These dark elements are complemented by the ceiling and the row of windows.
See more of this home here. Designed by: Carles Faus Arquitectura
This view of the kitchen showcases its charming black and white tone. It has a large kitchen island that contributes to its long and narrow design.
See more of this home here. Designed by: Luciano Gerbilsky Arquitectos
This is a long and narrow kitchen with a large marble waterfall kitchen island topped with metal rungs and has a built-in wooden table at the far end paired with wooden stools.
An open kitchen with a cookroom format offering marble top island and stainless steel extends under a vent hood that is fixed over the dark backsplash.
The elegant kitchen highlights stainless steel appliances and dark cabinetry emphasized with stunning mosaic backsplash tiles.
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This is the kitchen that has a large kitchen island that houses the faucet across from the cooking area and the breakfast bar topped with a charming pendant light.
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This is the long and narrow kitchen with modern stainless steel cabinetry on both sides. These pair well with the wooden countertop of the kitchen island and the wooden shiplap ceiling with a modern vent over the cooking area.
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The modern white cabinetry of the long and narrow kitchen is a perfect match for the white countertops and the white cushioned stools of the breakfast bar. These are then complemented by the hardwood flooring and the wooden shiplap ceiling.
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This long and narrow kitchen has modern white waterfall countertops to match the backsplash and ceiling that has pendant lights over the kitchen island.
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The dark brown tone of the modern cabinetry stands out against the light hardwood flooring and the white shed ceiling of this long and narrow kitchen with a stainless steel vent over the cooking area.
See more of this home here. Designed by: SAOTA
This is a sophisticated and luxurious long and narrow kitchen with a sleek dark gray countertop to its large kitchen island paired with dark stools for the breakfast bar beside the dining area.
Design by: Brain Factory
This narrow long kitchen has white cabinets and drawers that are cut with brilliant components that match the golden faucet over a modern sink.
Handcrafted glass tiles in a high vaulted roof make this kitchen special and imaginative. This orange cookroom kitchen arranged toward the finish of a room was made to look open in light of its roof.
This kitchen is stylish with its stone walls and wooden roof with beams. The stainless steel pieces of equipment, alongside the gray flooring, are simply perfect together.
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Contemporary red kitchen hardwood flooring and red with orange tiles walls together with a few pendant lights.
This kitchen features stainless steel appliances and white cabinetry lighted by a bulb pendant and recessed ceiling lights.
Splendid Kitchen with white and dynamic yellow cabinetry alongside track lights mounted on the standard ceiling.
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This is the galley kitchen with bright white cabinetry that matches the walls and ceiling brightened by the skylight.
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This is the galley-style kitchen of the apartment with a rich dark hardwood flooring to contrast the white shaker cabinets and drawers. On the far end is the stainless steel stove-top oven.
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This is the long and narrow kitchen with white cabinetry matched by the white marble countertops. There is also a built-in desk paired with gray cushioned chairs.
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This is the galley-style chef’s kitchen with dark granite countertops that pairs well with the stainless steel modern appliances.
These are then complemented by the charming terracotta flooring tiles and white ceiling.
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This is a long and narrow kitchen with beige cabinetry complemented by the black countertops illuminated by the warm lights coming from the beamed ceiling.
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This is the long and narrow kitchen just behind the living room area. It has a large glass wall on one side to balance the narrow floor space.
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This is the lovely long and narrow kitchen with stylish brown cabinetry that houses the stainless steel appliances complemented by the beige floor and beamed ceiling.
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This gorgeous long and narrow kitchen has dark brown cabinetry complemented by the modern stainless steel appliances topped with a bright white ceiling with recessed lights.
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This is a simple yet elegant kitchen with classic white cabinetry to house the stainless steel appliances complimented by the hardwood flooring and the decorative pendant lights over the kitchen island.
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This view of the kitchen showcases its lovely long and narrow design with a row of black cabinetry lining the wall topped with black marble countertops that contrasts the bright backsplash illuminated by the lighting of the floating cabinets.
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This is a simple and lovely long and narrow kitchen with white countertops that go well with the walls and tall ceiling. It has brown cabinetry to match the hardwood flooring that pairs well with the modern appliances.
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The white countertop of the kitchen island is topped with a couple of stainless steel pendant lights that match those modern appliances housed by the white cabinetry that is complemented by the hardwood flooring in this long and narrow kitchen.
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The long and narrow hardwood flooring of this kitchen pairs well with the classic white cabinetry that blends well with the white ceiling adorned with exposed beams and pendant lights.
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This is a long and narrow kitchen with a light tone to its modern cabinetry that houses the stainless steel appliances. These are then complemented by a rich hardwood flooring and a bright white ceiling with recessed lights.
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101 Large Kitchen Ideas (Photos)
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Thanks for visiting our large kitchen photo gallery where you can browse dozens of large kitchen design ideas.
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Contemporary kitchen with a stunning groin vault ceiling, arched doorway, classy green walls and dark brown cabinetry.
Large shabby-chic kitchen featuring a preparation island and a breakfast bar island, lighted by a chandelier and recessed ceiling lights.
White kitchen with recessed panel cabinetry, pendant and recessed lights, a center island and hardwood flooring.
Enclosed G-shaped kitchen with built-in shelving, pendant lights, stainless steel appliances, a center kitchen island and a peninsula breakfast bar.
Single wall great room kitchen featuring a coffered ceiling lighted by a chandelier, a farmhouse sink and 2 islands set on the hardwood flooring.
Mid-sized kitchen with brown cabinetry and breakfast bar lighted by pendant lights. The kitchen counters feature black granite countertops.
Spacious kitchen featuring gray walls and hardwood flooring. It offers a large center island providing space for a breakfast bar lighted by pendant lights.
Large U-shaped kitchen with tall ceiling lighted by a chandelier, picture windows and hardwood flooring.
Large Country style kitchen featuring a tall ceiling with a single beam and hardwood flooring.
The kitchen also offers a center island with a marble countertop.
Traditional kitchen with white cabinets, yellow walls, a large classy center island and tiles flooring.
A kitchen featuring brown cabinetry and kitchen counters, along with a stylish breakfast bar in the middle, lighted by classy pendant lights.
A kitchen featuring a wood-top stylish center island breakfast bar lighted by a pendant and recessed lights.
Dine-in-kitchen with pendant lighting, white recessed panel cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. It offers a very elegant dining table set.
Contemporary kitchen design with long island with a round eating section on one end. The kitchen also offers a round dining table set on the side, set on the large area rug.
Long rectanglular kitchen with a narrow two-tiered island running down the center. This island is a great example of fitting a narrow island in a narrow kitchen.
While not a huge, this island is unique with rounded ends, a small second sink, perfect for washing hands, and a stove.
It also has multiple cabinetry finished in white paint.
Large dine-in kitchen featuring a large center island and a classy oval dining table set, both lighted by pendant lights and are set on the hardwood flooring.
Angled kitchen island in the large kitchen area. This island is an example of a unique shape in order to fit within the kitchen layout. The room has purple walls and dim lighting from the chandelier and recessed lights.
White luxury kitchen featuring a dark wood island. Few islands stick out like this one. The dark island in a white kitchen is a common design combo.
All wood kitchen with natural wood and white island. Notable design element here is the mix of natural wood and white island.
This is an excellent example of a large island designed to match the rest of the kitchen cabinets. Another thing to note is that it’s a large island yet it’s without an eat-in area. It’s entirely a work and storage space.
White luxury kitchen with black marble countertops on both kitchen counters and center island breakfast bar.
The room also features yellow walls and hardwood flooring.
White kitchen with dark wood island. It has a marble countertop and space for a breakfast bar for three and is lighted by pendant lights.
Long and angled island follows the contour of the kitchen. The island is fairly narrow to fit the narrow kitchen design.
Custom wood kitchen with large white island. The white island really stands out among the dark cabinets and matching the dark wood ceiling. Dark color further offset with light flooring.
Dark green kitchen design with matching island. The cabinetry design is so classy and attractive.
White kitchen with large square white island and dark bar stools. It is lighted by a nice ceiling lighting set on the tray ceiling.
Cream or off-white kitchen with dark brown two-level tiered island featuring classy bar stools and pendant lights.
White kitchen with dark ornate island. Another example of an island turning one end into a cabinet and offering an eat-in counter as well.
A spacious kitchen featuring hardwood flooring and matching cabinetry and kitchen counters. There’s a breakfast bar lighted by a classy ceiling lighting.
White kitchen with dark brown island with wine rack on the end. The wine rack feature is a clever add-on as it doesn’t take up much space and offers a great wine storage solution within the kitchen.
Custom kitchen with two islands. Interestingly this kitchen is not as large as most kitchens with two islands. It has a classy breakfast bar set and a small dining nook on the corner.
Semi-circular kitchen island breakfast bar with classy bar stools. The room also offers a round dining nook on the side.
White ornate custom kitchen. The island is designed to match the kitchen cabinets. The room offers enchanting ceiling lights.
White kitchen with a dark brown island. The dark brown natural wood island stands out amid the all-white kitchen cabinetry and kitchen counters.
Luxury custom kitchen design boasting 2 large islands creating an archipelago kitchen design.
The room has a coffered ceiling lighted by gorgeous ceiling lights.
A large kitchen area featuring brown cabinetry and kitchen counters. It has a large center island with breakfast bar lighted by recessed ceiling lights.
Traditional kitchen area featuring an island that also serves as a breakfast bar, lighted by fabulous pendant lights. The rustic cabinetry and kitchen counters match the large island.
Luxury kitchen with black kitchen counters and a white breakfast bar featuring a set of modern bar stools.
Mid-sized modern kitchen in a u-shape style with a large glass wall behind the sink and flat panel black cabinetry.
Beautiful Asian style kitchen with plenty of wood throughout. The flooring looks stylish, as well as the center island.
Traditional dine-in kitchen featuring a tray ceiling, hardwood cabinetry and kitchen counters as well as 2 islands.
Luxury kitchen interior design in an open living space with elevated ceiling. The large island is semi-circular with a breakfast bar on the outside lighted by a gorgeous chandelier.
This kitchen features brown cabinetry and kitchen counters, as well as a large island with a breakfast bar lighted by fantastic pendant lights.
A large kitchen area featuring white cabinetry and kitchen island, matching the large center island set on the hardwood flooring.
This kitchen features gray hardwood floors and dark hardwood cabinetry and kitchen counters. There’s a large center island providing space for a breakfast bar lighted by charming pendant lights.
This kitchen features gray hardwood floors and dark hardwood cabinetry and kitchen counters. There’s a large center island providing space for a breakfast bar lighted by charming pendant lights.
Spacious kitchen featuring a small island breakfast bar set on the hardwood flooring and is lighted by two pendant lights. The kitchen counters boasts black marble countertops.
This kitchen is surrounded by brown cabinetry and kitchen counters. It also has a large center island featuring a black granite countertop similar to the kitchen counters’ countertops.
A spacious kitchen featuring white cabinetry and kitchen counters along with hardwood flooring. The room also has a center island breakfast bar lighted by two pendant lights.
A large kitchen can be a dream come true for many homeowners, but it has its design challenges too. Some homeowners can be overwhelmed by a large kitchen and may not be sure how to make use of it. If you’re having problems deciding what to do, here are some big kitchen design ideas to review.
Use Space Efficiently
If you or someone else in your family loves to cook, then a gourmet kitchen may be what you envision for your kitchen space.
However, when you’re prepping meals and need to move between the counter and refrigerator to retrieve ingredients, having a large area to cover can be exhausting. Instead of going to the kitchen to retrieve what you need every time, reduce the space by placing an island in the kitchen.
Just over 75% of all kitchens in a recent survey of over 616,300 kitchens had an island.
An island can serve as a food prep station by adding a sink, or you can install a stove top to cook on the island.
Also, with an overlapping countertop, you can use an island as a place for your family to eat breakfast or lunch.
Define Room with Peninsula
You can break up the space of a big kitchen by installing a peninsula. Whether it is an L-shaped or U-shaped peninsula, it will provide more storage space by installing cabinets under the countertop, it can serve as an eating area, and it can help make efficient use of the space by having a prep area closer to the sink, stove, and refrigerator.
An efficient kitchen design allows you to move from the refrigerator to the sink to the stove in a just a few steps. The most efficient design is the work triangle, which can be created by installing a peninsula or an island in a large kitchen.
The triangle allows you to move from one area in the kitchen to another when prepping and preparing meals in the most efficient manner possible.
Eat-In Kitchen
Approximately 80% of home buyers want a house with an eat-in kitchen, so if you have a big kitchen space, you should have plenty of room for a dining area. An eat-in kitchen is for eating breakfast, lunch, or quick meals. The dining room can then be reserved for more formal meals with family and friends.
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Design of an elongated narrow long kitchen: 23 examples of interiors of narrow kitchens from Russian projects
Long narrow kitchens are found both in new buildings and in the old fund. Sometimes they are frankly crowded, and sometimes there is enough space, but it is impossible to sit comfortably with a headset and a table. We looked at how designers solve this problem by designing kitchens in different styles.
Msk Interior
1. Light interior and glass facades
The design of a narrow and long room is always a matter of proper color balance.
For the kitchen in the photo, Kristina Izotova from Msk Interior chose only light colors: the elongated room required air and clean lines. The combination of gray and beige can also be seen in porcelain tiles on the floor and on the walls. Apron and countertop are made of the same artificial stone. The bare minimum of upper cabinets was left, and glass facades were chosen - they look lighter.
Plan of the apartment and complete shooting — in the profile of designer Kristina Izotova
Habitat
2. Pencil room: design in contrasts
. In fact, black expands as well as white, if used correctly. The project of the kitchen in the photo was made by designer Innokenty Malyshev, and implemented by the studio "Habitat". The design of the elongated room is built on the contrast of black and white, gloss and matte surfaces. Dark wallpapers have not only a deep shade, but also a three-dimensional pattern.
Built-in lighting makes them even more voluminous.
More photos of - in the Habitats profile
DE&DE Studio
3. Cupboards that blend into the ceiling
Another example of the successful use of black in the design of a narrow room. The architects at DE&DE Studio have not only added depth with dark accents, but also shifted the focus away from the walls and into the wooden ceiling that blends in with the upper cabinets.
Full coverage of a Scandinavian chalet in Vladivostok — in the profile of DE&DE Studio
Natalya Anakhina
4. Dark ceiling and barrels instead of cabinets
Designer Natalya Anakhina chose dark colors for her kitchen: both walls and ceiling are painted black and gray.
Natalia Anakhina
The narrow oblong room also bears little resemblance to a traditional kitchen.
The 40-centimeter countertop did not allow for a normal stove and sink. Therefore, the designer built them into two 200-liter barrels. Inside they have shelves for dishes. Additional shelves are installed in niches around the window.
The opening in the partition between the kitchen and the room can be closed with shutters - they are made of ordinary pine panels.
Spectacular kitchen from other angles — in the profile of designer Natalya Anakhina
Eva Priest
Due to zoning, the proportions of the kitchen itself will become more organic, you can arrange the furniture in two lines and get a free passage. The example in the photo is from a New York project (with Parisian notes) by Russian designer Inna Usubyan. This method is good wherever a narrow room design with a window at the end is required. Especially if the kitchen has access to a bay window or an attached loggia.
Complete photography of apartment — in designer profile Inna Usubyan
Alexander Glikman
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But in this project, the architect Alexander Glikman settled on black and white. A proven solution for a narrow room - a contrasting combination gives even surfaces a three-dimensional look. Separately, we note the dynamic checkerboard on the floor.
More photos of — in the designer's profile Alexander Glikman
Pirko Oksana PIRKO DESIGN
7. Deep color on one wall
Pure shades for an elongated room are contraindicated - they clearly delineate the boundaries. An example of how to expand a narrow room with the right color is a kitchen from a Voronezh project by designer Oksana Pirko.
Full shot — in the designer's profile Oksana Pirko
Jeanne Bundakova
8. All in white and without a top line
The layouts of historical buildings sometimes do not correspond to modern concepts of convenience.
The narrow kitchen in the photo, leading from the entrance hall to the living area, is located in the very center of St. Petersburg - not far from Palace Square. As in the previous example, designer Zhanna Bundakova broke up the linearity with a dining area by the window. But here, instead of a table, there is a bar counter. In order to maximize the space, the project abandoned the upper cabinets and opted for white furniture. The stone countertop seems to be hanging in the air.
More photos of this apartment in the center of St. Petersburg — in the designer's profile Zhanna Bundakova
Tatyana Levina
9. Mirror apron
In the kitchen in the photo, designer Tatyana Levina used several non-standard materials at once. So, ceramic granite here imitates concrete and stone. One of the walls is decorated with brass panels. But the main find is a mirrored apron, thanks to which the narrow room seems twice as large.
More photos of the project — in Tatyana Levina's profile
Kerimov Architects
In the project on st. Mosfilmovskaya, which was designed by architect Shamsudin Kerimov from Kerimov+Partners Architects, the customers themselves suggested using the New York panorama for decoration. The photo was applied on the reverse side to the glass of the kitchen apron. Can be easily washed.
The house itself was built according to the author's design in the 1970s. During the redevelopment, the kitchen area was cut down - it turned out to be a flat, but somewhat elongated room. In order to ergonomically arrange the furniture, the tabletop was extended to the window sill - with a lower level. From the windowsill, the line continues with a dining table without legs.
Kerimov Architects
There are no hanging cabinets along the long walls.
Storage systems and built-in appliances completely occupy the end wall. White glossy facades add air and light to the kitchen.
The design of the oblong room is done in white: the walls and doors are painted with moisture-resistant white paint, the tiles on the floor are chosen to look like bleached wood. The accent color is Tiffany, a complex shade of emerald green. It can be seen on Corian countertops, window sills, curtains and other details.
You can see the photo of the snow-white apartment in the bureau profile Kerimov+Partners Architects
Valentina Saveskul
11. Colorful kitchen and table-top
“In a monochromatic version, a small kitchen would look like a narrow trailer. A multi-colored kitchen is needed to avoid this feeling, ”explains designer-decorator Valentina Saveskul. Hence the choice of furniture in three colors: blue, white and a shade of bleached oak.
In addition to them, there is also a golden color in various details, and light gray: the tabletop is framed in concrete. The interior style of a narrow room is a modern classic with English and French notes.
To save space, part of the kitchen worktop was given over to the breakfast table. The upper cabinets were made under the ceiling to pull the room up. And in order not to overload the narrow space, some of the cabinets were replaced with open shelves. A golden curtain covers them from the entrance side - there was no place for a door.
Complete survey of this apartment in Volokolamsky proezd — in the designer's profile Valentina Saveskul
expand the working area to the window. Then the elongated room will remain behind and the eye will not rest on the wall. This is exactly what they did in this kitchen in the Bibirev loft. The author of the project is TERVU.
More views of the kitchen — in the studio profile TERVU
Julia Solovieva | SJull Studio
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Wardrobes of different depths and a window sill table
This project by Yulia Solovieva from SJull Design studio is a whole collection of ideas on how to place furniture in a narrow small room. Three walls were used in the kitchen. The window sill was not only extended by making a table out of it, but also placed under the table top storage space.
Julia Solovieva | Studio SJull
Some of the lower cabinets at the entrance have been made less deep. So a narrow room seems wider, and there is no need to reduce the doorway.
Let's also note the color solution: the main color in the whole apartment is white, and in different textures. Bright color accents were chosen for dynamics, and mirror and glossy surfaces for additional volume.
Full shooting of the project — in the studio profile SJull Design
Lavka-Design
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Black apron and curtains in the same color as the facades
An interesting technique for furnishing a long room can be seen in this photo. Kitchen furniture stands at an angle, but the top line conditionally continues on free walls due to color. The blue poster and Roman blinds for the narrow room turned out to be very useful: due to the color balance, the kitchen seems wider. Irina Lavrentyeva and Anastasia Kamenskikh from Lavka-Design studio alternate bright blue color with calm gray to give the eye a rest. Glossy black tiles on the backsplash add depth and light. In order not to make bulky columns, the refrigerator was built under the countertop.
More angles and a poster with a dog — in the studio profile "Instilier" - not elongated, but triangular. But in it you can peep a few tricks on how to furnish a long narrow room. So, due to the window sill, not only the tabletop was increased here, but also storage space was added, placing cabinets of small depth.
Holes were made in the window sill along the window for the exit of warm air from the battery.
Perspective fresco decorates the wall in the dining area. A niche was specially made for her. Initially, the customer wanted to stick photo wallpapers, but in the end they found a more elegant solution, how to make a narrow room visually wider.
invisible door from this project and other details expanding the space, see in the profile of the studio "Instiller"
"Studio 3.14"
9000 easier and more pleasant if you get rid of one of the long walls. A combined kitchen-living room is a common solution in such cases. However, in a gasified apartment, the kitchen must be isolated by law. There are two ways out: you can call the gasmen and cut off the gas, or you can make a mobile partition. In the project in the photo, architect Alena Gorshkova from Studio 3.14 chose the second option.
Studio 3.
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A three-section sliding partition separates the kitchen from the living area. Moszhilinspektsiya agreed redevelopment. The photo shows a view from the side of the living room with the doors closed.
Complete survey of project — in profile Studio 3.14
Natalia Preobrazhenskaya | Bureau "Uyutnaya Kvartira"
17. Rack instead of a wall
In place of the removed partition, you can put a bar counter - this is exactly what the designer Natalya Preobrazhenskaya from the studio "Uyutnaya Kvartira" did. In this case, the design of a narrow room has a lot of options. You can place the headset along one wall, two or even three, as in the photo. And it still won't be crowded.
Look how a narrow room looks like from the side of the living room — in the profile of the studio "Cozy Apartment"
Yulia Nesterova
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Lattice partition
the interior is conceived in a classical manner. But what if the kitchen has no window? In this case, the design of a narrow and long room can be built on translucent structures. The kitchen in the photo is separated from the living room with a glazed lattice partition. The light enters the room, but the light furniture from the living area is almost invisible. The author of the project is designer Yulia Nesterova.
Julia Nesterova
The photo View from the living room
more angle - in the profile of designer Yulia Nesterova
Kraisearchitects
9000 old houses sometimes complicate the unusual layout. In the project in the photo, for example, from the kitchen there is an entrance to the bathroom. The door divides the kitchen into two parts: working and dining areas.
KRAUZEarchitects
A narrow, long room is separated from the living room by sliding partitions made of glass and dark metal.
The kitchen cabinets are almost invisible to guests, as most of them are hidden in a niche. By the way, the bedroom in this project is separated from the living room by the same partition, but with frosted glass. The bed is not visible, but the light enters the room. The authors of the project are Alexander and Anna Krause, KRAUZEarchitects.
Project plan and other photos — in studio profile KRAUZEarchitects
FRUKTOV INTERIORS
20. Single design of the kitchen and living room
In this project by Anton and Marina Fruktovykh from the "Design in Cube" studio, a sliding matte glass partition separates the kitchen from the living room. It was the wish of the hostess: if guests come, you can quickly hide the kitchen from prying eyes.
FRUKTOV INTERIORS
However, most of the time the partition is open. Therefore, the design of a small narrow room is made in the same style as the interior of the living room.
Thus, the tiles on the floor almost do not differ from the living room flooring. The kitchen set was chosen in "Scandinavian" colors, on which the entire project is built. There are no extra shades here, even the apron is made of white-painted glass.
More photos of — in the studio profile "Design in a cube" The kitchen was moved to the former hallway. The narrow room was left without natural light, so a stained glass window with frosted glass was made between the kitchen and the office.
The interior of the long room, like the whole apartment, is made in the style of a country loft and imitates a country house. On the ceiling - aged wood with beams, on the walls - decorative plaster for whitewashing, on the floor - travertine. The authors of the project are the RiruGroup studio.
Rirugroup
Full shooting - in the profile of the studio Ririgroup
Lena Zufarova
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Less color, more light
An important question: how to arrange furniture in an elongated kitchen. The layout of a narrow room usually involves a set in a line or angle. But you can also use a two-line scheme by turning the sink towards the window. There is no window - make it yourself. In this project by Lena Zufarova and Dina Maslennikova, an inner window with sashes connects the kitchen with the dining room. So that the kitchen set does not visually crush, the furniture was chosen to match the color of the walls - in a monochrome space, the boundaries are erased.
Lena Zufarova
The photo View from the dining room
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Vadimosyants
9000 23. Narrow room with Italian motivesThe kitchen in the photo is decorated in a Mediterranean style. This is immediately indicated by the color scheme: white walls, golden brown shades echo the color of the sea wave.
Designer Vadim Matevosyants singled out the kitchen area with a wide arch - this is a characteristic technique for houses in Italy and Spain. The window opening between the kitchen and the living room is from the same repertoire. Openings are designed to match the fronts of oak kitchen furniture. The missing partition made zoning a long room easier. The dining table is shifted to the border of the zones.
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60+ photo examples, solutions for the most complex layouts
Kitchens in typical homes are often disproportionately shaped. 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
To avoid looking 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.
Cream kitchen is a wonderful choice for a small kitchen.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.
The floor covering makes a big difference in the limited space.For the ceiling, the best choice is stretch 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.
Placing a headset along one wall is the most obvious solution, but not ergonomic.Such kitchens are so narrow that in order to create a comfortable environment it is necessary to move the dining area into a nearby 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:
- 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.
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 visually expand the room by replacing the upper drawers with open shelves. You can, on the contrary, build up the kitchen up, solving the problem of storage at the same time.
Rarely used household appliances or crockery 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.P-kitchen
You can place the furniture set with the letter P 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.
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.
The seat at the foot of the window is the perfect dining area in a small kitchen.D-kitchen
This is another planning option, valid 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:
- The set forms a corner 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 working area is put in its place). A narrow dining table is placed near the free wall.
In conclusion, some general tips for planning a narrow kitchen:
- Move the eating area to a separate dining area. 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 a 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.
Narrow kitchen with 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.
Roller blinds, Roman blinds and blinds save space near the window, especially in the working area.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 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:
- 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.
If all this cannot be realized, you will have to get out with the arrangement of furniture:
- 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 top 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.
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.
