Best Ideas for Functional and Clever Kitchen Layouts

The kitchen layouts, design, shapes and color schemes are used to great effect. The red, grey and silver are complementary and creates an eye-catching vision.

The brief was to create a combination of elements that work well together, but lift the space to a level above the standard that one would expect in a studio kitchen in this sort of apartment.

"I'd like it to be different, but with as much storage space as you can devise.."

And so this kitchen layout design was a great way to increase the amount of storage space - had the kitchen been built alongside the wall as is normal, (there would not have been as much space as there is with the cabinets jutting out into the kitchen spacelike a 3 sided hexagon) and also increase the points of difference by using the small corrugated metal on the sliding doors of the cabinets above.

But it is the shape and form of the cabinets and the wall units that particularly catch the attention. The wall units follow the line of the cabinets below.

There is a harmony created that is both stunningly different and very attractive.

The cabinet handles carry the silver effect through to the dark red of their faces which integrates this scheme giving it a seamless line and contour as one looks at it.

These elements, custom-made for this kitchen, finish a project that includes the client's wishes and takes care to ensure that every element works to enhance the whole environment.

Look below for many more ideas and completed projects that may be useful to you when planning your new kitchen. If the ideas are hard to come up with, consider using a consultant to help you with layout and materials, lighting and other solutions.

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