Small Kitchen Ideas Modern

Thick Ledge

While our 2017 Kitchen of the Year did not skimp on space, San Francisco designer Jon de la Cruz used plenty of efficient tricks to max out the room. The chunky 11/4-inch-thick Caesarstone counter extends up the wall to the bottom of the window, creating a spot to get a soap dispenser (or wine glass).

Folding Doors

In Bill Brockschmidt's 640-square-foot flat, the kitchen is located in the entrance hall and camouflaged from the living area. "Creating folding doors enabled us to change the entrance to a mini-gallery once we amuse," Brockschmidt states. "We can also shut off the dining room from the kitchen with pocket doors, so that after guests have arrived, we can open up the kitchen for cooking."

Wicker Furniture

A custom Holland & Company farm table at a Georgetown rowhouse does double-duty as a dinner place and work surface, while paneled appliances seamlessly blend in with the cabinetry in Benjamin Moore's White Dove. The actual illusion comes from Baskets in the kind of chairs. Designer Sarah Bartholomew went to tie the room to the backyard, which makes the space feel airy instead of cramped, tv installation wall mount.

Tiny Cabinets

Designer Amanda Nisbet injected heat into a modern Manhattan apartment with a Macassar wood island and Tom Dixon Mirror Ball pendants. Small cubbies fill in the space above a bright window, to squeeze in extra storage.

Moveable Bar

The galley kitchen in Juan Carretero's New York apartment includes two doorways, one of which opens directly into the living room. Enhance the view -- and to gain area that is counter -- a bar on casters.

Stovetop Shelf

To expand a very small kitchen in his San Francisco apartment, designer Scot Meacham Wood added extra shelves. The cabinetry is located in the Interior Semigloss in Scuba Black of Ralph Lauren Paint. The curtains are a Christopher Hyland plaid.