Kitchen
similar size to mine? adapt your worktop If you don’t have space for a mini worktop extension to create an eating perch, could you do away with base units under a section wide enough for a couple of chairs? A full wall of storage elsewhere in the kitchen, as here, is a potential solution for maintaining sufficient storage. Again, extending storage right to the ceiling will claw back additional cupboard or shelf space.
Install above-door shelving… The space above a door can be a brilliant spot for bonus storage. Here, the homeowners are lucky enough to have a deep wall in which to bury a niche, making this shelf flush to the wall. Even if you don’t have thick walls, a shelf or two, or even a small, bespoke cupboard, can do a similar job.
Break architectural conventions It would be easy to look at that lovely, huge window, with its frame almost touching the back wall, and write off that sliver of vertical space at the far end of the right-hand wall, bowing down to the room’s architecture. But look how much storage a little design bravery got these homeowners – and the window is none the worse for hosting such handsome shelves!
white/wood combination
L-shape layout. would it work under my window?
metro tiles for splashback, breakfast bar and stools
cabinet
some tips
not covering plywood edges
simple cupboards, carved handles, floating shelves
foxed mirror glass, as seen in this kitchen designed by Martins Camisuli Architects. The aged, mottled effect introduces interest in the way an antique piece of furniture would, and it can create a nice contrast in a contemporary setting like this.
The paper has the space to take centre stage and extends down to the worktops to double as a splashback. To protect the paper and create a wipeable surface, the area that runs behind the hob is half-clad in iron-free glass (which means there’s no blue-green tint that might otherwise affect the wallpaper colour). If you’re considering something similar, bear in mind that the glass will also need to be tough enough and suitable for use next to a hob.
The kitchen is Ikea with bespoke birch plywood faces for the units, made by the contractor. “
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contrasting cabinets: light colour above for a lighter feel also: Max on luxe Let your small kitchen big itself up: a luxury touch will give it grandeur beyond its dimensions. Here, that luxe doesn’t even cost the earth – the ‘marble’ splashback is, in fact, porcelain tiles. Add an on-trend, burnished brass tap to take the idea further still.
combination of colours, floor.tiles and splashback
materials and cupboard finishes
door designs and colour combination (too much for mine though)
ply kitchens
combination of shallow and deeper cabinets
extendable bench/table + stool = breakfast bar?
wall andfloor tiles and white/wood combination
window perch
built-in draining board
matching splashback and worktop
tap
drawers for storage
spice rack cupboard
no draining board
tiny space
same as previous
simple lines and colour combination
single cupboard above worktop
same material splashback and worktop
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