When the kitchen has to stick to the size of one paird Your design options are a bit limited. In the absence of an island or another corner or facing wall; concentrating all the functions of the kitchen – work area, pantry, cleaning cabinet and appliances – on one wall may seem like an impossible mission.
What will make the difference is, logically, it will be its length and if it is large enough, it will not be necessary to give up a generous work or counter space which is usually the most sacrificed in these cases.
The framed countertop: if there are no conditions, it is normal to place the tall units on each side
A tall cabinet on each side of the front is a good aesthetic solution because it frames the kitchen and shortens it visually.
In this type of kitchen you have to think about where to place the tall furniture. The refrigerator is the essential tall piece and, if you have solved (on the clothesline or in a cupboard in the hallway) the cleaning cupboard, you can place a column on the other side that integrates the oven and the microwave. Otherwise, the cleaning cabinet can be placed next to the oven column with less width (35 -40 cm).
All tall furniture on one side
There are times when there is some condition such as a window that does not make the previous option possible. As light and ventilation should never be barriers, in this case it is better to place all the tall furniture together on the other side.
Base units with more depth
We have already commented that the lack of space in small kitchens can be alleviated in part with deeper low furniture. If instead of 60 cm deep (the standard measure), we go to 70 cm, we gain work and pantry area. Some firms such as Kvik already have this measure in a standardized way.
Kvik kitchen in the space of Casa Decor 2022.
Deeper tall furniture
The normal thing is that the tall furniture is only 35 cm deep to free the head. But if the ceiling is high, you can color the upper furniture of the same depth as the lower furniture in its highest part (from 1.90 to the ceiling).
The narrowest sinks and cooktops
In order not to lose work area, the market includes many options of elongated models or models with less depth to have more space on the countertop. In addition, with contact kitchens you do not have to give up the size of the burners and you can have everything but in less space.
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In the absence of an island, a large dining table acts as a fulcrum
Sometimes you have to choose between a kitchen island and a dining table. It is better to have one good dining table than both small ones. The table will also be a work support point if you place it where the island would be.
Whenever possible, take functions out of the kitchen
For example, unless the kitchen has many linear meters, the washer/dryer is better on a clothesline, in a hall closet or in the bathroom if there is plenty of space left in the kitchen here. Also in open kitchens, you can store the crockery in a sideboard near the kitchen and leave more pantry space in the kitchen.
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