Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography
The best kitchen layout ideas optimize functionality and flow.
Check out these kitchen layout ideas for inspiration.
A mix of open display shelves and closed storage keeps things looking tidy.
Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography
Tip
Be mindful of drawbacks when planning an open-plan kitchen layout.
Even with proper ventilation, cooking odors can permeate the rest of the living space.
A large rectangular dining room table and chairs creates separation with the seating area.
Studio Peake
Small Kitchen Island
Focusing kitchen appliances and storage along one wall is practical for smaller spaces.
Desiree Burns Interiors swapped storage drawers for base cabinetry in this one-wall kitchen for a modern user-friendly feel.
Asmall kitchen islandincludes seating for two.
Desiree Burns Interiors
A large farm table with wooden bench seating gives the space a homey and timeless feel.
Louis Duncan-He Designs positioned the island seating facing one wall in this all-black midcentury modern kitchen renovation.
Erin Williamson Design preserved flow in this small kitchen with a square marble-topped black metal work table.
Kate Marker Interiors
Small Corner Kitchen
If you’re designing a small apartment kitchen, consider an L-shaped corner space.
An L-shaped kitchen layout is suited for corner kitchens in open plan spaces from studio apartments to larger spaces.
This farmhouse kitchen from Emily Henderson Design has blue backsplash tile around the wall of windows above the sink.
Desiree Burns Interiors
Angled Corner Sink
Finesse the angles of a long U-shaped kitchen by adding an angled corner sink.
This corner sink from Erin Williamson Design straddles the double windows, making the space more comfortable to use.
Michelle Berwick Design wallpapered the alcove to create a focal point.
Maydan Architects/ Photo by Peter Kubilis
Leanne Ford Interiors energized this bright and pristine U-shaped space with tomato red accents.
Without a proper layout and a good deal of closed storage, a U-shaped kitchen can feel cluttered.
Maximize vertical storage in a smaller U-shaped kitchen by running cabinets up to the ceiling.
Design byBig ChillxNatalie Myers of Veneer Designs/ Photo by Tom Windeknecht
Large Kitchen Triangle
Becca Interiors
Make your U-shaped kitchen functional with a kitchen triangle layout.
BHDM Design stuck to a clean neutral palette and chose semi-gloss finishes to amplify light in the tight space.
Mendelson Group placed double islands side-by-side and perpendicular to a back wall housing the oven.
Marie Flanigan Interiors
The space between the islands creates a galley-like effect.
How do you plan a new kitchen layout?
Desiree Burns Interiors
Pluck Kitchens
Design byHoedemaker Pfeiffer/ Photo by Kevin Scott
Louis Duncan-He Designs/Eymeric Wildling Photography
Erin Williamson Design
Studio Peake
Design byMaestri Studio/Nathan Schroder Photography
Emily Henderson Design/ Photo By Kaitlin Green
Design byJoshua Smith Inc./ Photo by Allyson Lubow
deVOL Kitchens
Erin Williamson Design
Michelle Berwick Design
Desiree Burns Interiors
Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byReid Rolls
Becca Interiors
Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography
Pluck Kitchens
BHDM Design/ Photo by Adam Macchia
Studio Peake
Will Brown Interiors
Pluck Kitchens
deVOL Kitchens
Rashida Banks forEmily Henderson Design/ Photo by Keyanna Bowen
Alvin Wayne
The Home Consultant
Design byMendelson Group/ Photo by Eric Piasecki
