How to Design a Mini Kitchen: 5 Cool Examples

Do you have a small kitchen that you want to make beautiful and practical? If you organize the space well and choose functional furniture, even on a small area it's easy to design your dream kitchen. We've collected five amazing ideas from our heroes' projects: take them for use!

Unusual Layout

This project was designed by designer Veronika Mart for a family with a child. One of the key features was a compact kitchen: Veronika opted out of the standard L-shaped layout. The cabinet is placed along one wall, and convenient storage boxes were placed in a large island.

Design: Veronika Mart

The refrigerator, oven, stove and dishwasher are built into the cabinet. Standard-sized wardrobes were installed, but the furniture was custom-made. The kitchen island handles storage.

Design: Veronika Mart

Stylish Kitchen in a Khrushchyovka

A 30-square-meter Khrushchyovka is located in the center of Moscow: its owner dreamed of a minimalist interior in gray tones. Designers from Huge Studio came up with a stylish project with great solutions: the mini-kitchen deserves special attention.

Design: Huge Studio

A small cabinet was chosen for the kitchen. A small refrigerator was built into the kitchen base: such an approach allowed not to overload the space. For a client who doesn't cook very often, two burners were enough. There was room for a dishwasher, and the interior in a restrained color palette looks elegant and modern.

Design: Huge Studio

Vibrant Accents and Van Gogh

A family with three children lives in a 59 sq. m apartment. Designers Alena Rogacheva and Polina Maslenkina managed to come up with a design that combines elegance, restrained and vibrant shades, cheerful prints, and pleasant textures.

Design: Alena Rogacheva and Polina Maslenkina

The kitchen is divided into zones for cooking and storage and the dining area. Among inspiring solutions is a board where children can draw or leave messages. The walls are decorated with wallpaper featuring a fragment of Van Gogh's painting: this created an interesting accent. The cabinet was custom-made, and the upper shelves reached the ceiling to achieve a unified wall effect and increase storage capacity.

Design: Alena Rogacheva and Polina Maslenkina

From a Basement to a Comfortable Space

The client gave designer Tatiana Petrova an unconventional task: the basement needed to be transformed into a full-fledged apartment with a kitchen, bedroom, living room, and billiard table. Tatiana took all the wishes into account and demonstrated great ideas that can be adopted.

Design: Tatiana Petrova

For the kitchen, a minimal area with maximum functionality was left. Furniture was custom-made, and all necessary household appliances were built-in: there is a refrigerator, an oven with microwave function, and a dishwasher. Storage is handled by cabinets with drawers of different sizes.

Design: Tatiana Petrova

Kitchen in a Cabinet

A family couple approached designer Irina Ezhova: the clients travel often, spend little time at home and hardly cook. Irina designed an interior with character and a very unconventional approach: the compact kitchen was placed inside a cabinet.

Design: Irina Ezhova

"There is no gas in the apartment, so there were no problems with placing the kitchen. The mini-kitchen occupies a double-door cabinet-column with a working surface inside. For cooking, the owner uses a blender, a multicooker, there is a microwave, a coffee maker (we removed it in the photoshoot). The lower part of the furniture contains household appliances: a refrigerator, dishwasher and bottle filler are installed here. The upper part is dedicated to storage," explains Irina Ezhova.

Design: Irina Ezhova

Photo on the cover: Tatiana Petrova's project