How To Maximize Your Small Kitchen | Design Ideas

Tiny kitchen? No problem! I've got you covered! In this video we are talking all about big ideas for small kitchens! Let's leave excuses in the past, and elevate the future!

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Welcome to the channel, I'm Garrett! I am formally educated with a degree in interior design. My husband and I are also real estate investors. Our videos cover many styles (not just my own), and everything from ultra luxury to the budget friendly design. We want you to have a good time watching our videos while learning a great deal of useful, and practical information.

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[deniseharrell]

On my joke of a white teensy mcm kitchen (rental):
1. Changed cabinet knobs!
2. Changed faucet/got dishwasher on a dolly cart (countertop model) stored in pantry closet.
3. Bars w/ s-hooks over door
4. Plate rack in pantry
5. Appliances on 3 tiered cart in pantry.
6. White microwave over range.
7. Mail holder by back entry.
8. Blind corner pull out racks from aldi.
9. Knife strips for knives & magnetic spice tins in cabinets.
10. fridge pantry cart between fridge & counter.
11. Puck lights from a dollar store under cabinets.
12. ART!!
13. Mamie pink works with tile.
Stick to limited color scheme or monochromatic.
14. Nook made out of storage benches with toss pillows, tables, 2 chairs.

I would love a cabinet with a frame for art as the door. Changeable. Like warhol coke bottles!

[nogames]

Speaking of safety features, putting the microwave up high, especially over the stove, is not safe. Reaching up to get soup etc. out of the microwave it's just a really good way to get burned badly.

[lizhoward]

So happy to see your adorable little appliance Albert. That is the cute little appliance I want! You nailed it when you said the biggest advantage to a tiny kitchen is you can afford to go very high end at a fraction of the cost of a regular size kitchen. I have done that in a previous home and it was a big reason why my home sold so quickly and way above asking price. I think the reason why appliance manufacturers don’t combine oven and microwave together is because microwave don’t seem to last as long. Of course no appliance lasts long these days 🤨

[dodiegoldney]

This was an AWESOME video, and not just for the appearance of Albert. Although ❤️❤️❤️ for Albert. Love, love, love all of these ideas! And also that you talked about aging in place because I never want to have to move again. I am a big fan of using cabinet organizers and the vertical spaces. But my favourite and most devious trick was to get a really good kitchen cart with a cutting board top, which I wheel into the kitchen doorway when I am cooking for company. The cart not only extends my work space, it keeps people OUT of my itty-bitty, genuinely "one person" kitchen without me getting impatient and maybe seeming rude about it, but still lets them visit and chat while I prepare their meal. And if they want to help, they can help from the other side. People always want to "hang out" with you while you cook! But nothing else makes a small kitchen feel smaller like having to dance around another person who doesn't know the same dance, lol. (Edited because I meant to say THANK YOU for this video but I got ahead of myself, lol!)

[Angel_HippieCityHealing]

Thank you for showing actual small kitchens and practical ideas and ways to implement them while still being beautiful. Hugs and cuddles to little Albert 😍

[Bree]

Albert is the cutest little nugget!

I'm rennovating my kitchen this fall and honestly, you just convinced me to hire a interior designer to help me. I didn't realize that there are so many things to consider! Your formal education is so insightful

[Vinsue]

Oh U touched my heart on this Video. I have SO MANY tricks I used when designing my Galley kitchen (love the most hated galley style.lol). Here r just two of them (I can bore if I listed them all, lol)…1. I put in TWO pull out bread/cutting boards across from each other. When pulled out it creates a bridge or a mini kitchen island that allows 4 feet more counter space. 2. I didn’t use standard cabinet depths. I increased the top cabinet to 15” and the bottom around 26”. This allows dinner plates to sit vertical on a plate rack and close the door to keep plates clean. This gives additional storage and nobody notices the increase in size. Oh oh, on the pull out drawers u mentioned. FULL extension heavy duty tracks r so worth the extra expense. Things get caught behind drawers and full extend prevents that. ❤️ Albert!

[ophilianecr]

I had my 6 X12 ft. Condo kitchen finished back in November. I went in with a clear list of what i needed (more shelves, more drawers, spice rack, etc) and another list of what i wanted (glass backsplash, colors, finishes, material, black countertop, high gloss cabinets etc). This really helped me and my designer with my options. My needs list was the stuff that was a priority and based on my lifestyle, the wants list were things i was willing to compromise on, or work around or swap based on availability or price.
My focus and money would be on my cabinets because that was the biggest need and visual statement. Thanks to my small kitchen, I was able to get _everything_ I needed _and_ wanted, and i was able to splurge on several things. I love 💜 my new, modern kitchen!
I suggest you make priority lists, have a good idea of what you like and your lifestyle and be flexible. And have FUN 😊

[frenchroosters]

I use long plastic drawers in my fridge. So handy, no lost items, you can see where things are and you can pull out a particular drawer, for example, lettuces, veggies to make a salad, put it on the counter and slide it back when you are done. I bought mine at BB&Beyond.

[jeanninecrider]

Awesome video Garrett! I really hate having to wait a whole week for a video. How about ramping it up and doing two times per week. You are way better than television!

[ginalombardi]

I discovered you a month ago, at the same time I discovered a 437 sq ft condo. It has views to die for, and perfect for one person. The kitchen has the brown speckled granite countertops and yes they are going to stay.. I saw your comments about that speckled brown granite in another video. The kitchen is small and has a raised counter for bar seating. The granite does not scream out at you. and is in great condition. But the kitchen is still small but good flow, and this was a timely video for me. There is space to use some of your ideas to maximize space. Much appreciated and I binge watch all your videos.

[kimclarke]

He’s singing my song. I have a small kitchen and I am doing custom cabinetry from Plain English. We have designed it with lots of drawers. Plans are done and we are now just tweaking things. Doing a Lacanche stove, sub zero under the counter, and putting another fridge in the garage. etc. Tearing down a knee wall and rebuilding it to cabinet height. Also bringing cabinets down to sit on counter on one side. In the end every single thing he said we have thought of. Thanks for the affirmation that everything I had requested and thought of beforehand he just confirmed I was right. This is a patience project because everything takes time.

[maiyahtucker]

I completely agree that small spaces can be decorated just as luxuriously, and of course, less expense because it’s smaller. I saw a tiny homes episode where this was done. Absolutely beautiful.

[SaraWhiteChi]

Not a huge hack, but a stick-on paper towel holder is a favorite trick for teeny kitchens! Mine's inside a lower cabinet door — paper towels off the counter and out of sight ✨

[dianehenkel]

I loved your ideas on a small kitchen. My kitchen is small. I was able to get higher quality cabinets, countertops and backsplash. I put in a greenhouse window that makes the kitchen seem bigger. The kitchen door was replaced with one with a glass insert that has an etched pattern in the glass and lets in more light. I love seeing Albert. He’s so cute. Great video.

[juliettezendejas]

Aww, Albert is the cutest baby ever! ❤❤❤❤🐶🐶🐶🐶🤗🤗🤗🤗

[marlabrunker]

This isn't a design thing, but if you're cooking in a small kitchen, it really helps if you clean as you go while you're cooking—put supplies and ingredients away as soon as you're done with them, wash any dirty dishes (or put them in the dishwasher, or at least let them soak), wipe down surfaces, etc. Even small messes (a sticky spot, for example) take up space, so until you tend to them, you have that much less room in which to work.

And obviously, if you've gone to all that trouble to create a beautiful kitchen, you want to see it at its best while you're using it—which is not with a pile of dirty dishes.

[bescobar]

Thanks Garrett, I love your videos, I get a ton of decorating ideas. But I must confess, I love Albert, God bless all the angels in fur coats.

[cs]

Albert is such a doll! Loved this video, Garrett! We don’t have a tiny kitchen but not a giant one either (10x10). I absolutely love that you mentioned aging in place several times. That’s really an important consideration. We skipped upper cabinets for just that reason. And the savings allowed us to have custom cabinets that are solid cherry made to fit the space. All of the cabinets are either drawers or cabinets with pull out shelves. And because the kitchen isn’t enormous, we were able to splurge and get a gorgeous granite for the countertops. We saved some space by putting in a counter depth refrigerator and then there is an extra freezer in the laundry room/pantry. One thing that worked well for us, was we put in a diagonal shelf in one corner. We have a microwave on the counter and the toaster oven sitting directly above it on that corner shelf. Corner spaces are not particularly usable anyway, so we were able to get both appliances placed in a way that did not take up a lot of our counterspace.

[grat]

Albert. Ugh, the little thief has stolen my heart! Thanks for thinking about all of us with smaller kitchens. You are the best (but you probably knew that already)!!!