Long narrow kitchen - layout (41 photos) of a comfortable space

Everyone knows how difficult it is to competently equip a space in a small kitchen. But even a large area does not always allow this, since much also depends on the shape of the room.

This article is for those who want to make the interior of a long narrow kitchen beautiful and functional, and there are a lot of them in old houses.

Long narrow kitchen in warm colors

In rooms of such a complex shape, two important tasks have to be solved: with the arrangement of furniture and the visual expansion of the space.

How to arrange furniture and appliances

It depends on the actual dimensions of the kitchen, the location of window and door openings in it, and other existing conditions. A room seems narrow when its width is much less than its length, but it is not necessarily really very small.

Let's consider several possible options.

When less than 2 meters wide

A narrow and long kitchen with a width of 2 meters or less allows you to install only a single-row or corner kitchen set in it. This is due to the standard dimensions of equipment and furniture, which is 60 centimeters.

Judge for yourself. If you put furniture along two walls, it will take 120 cm, and the aisle between the rows will be less than 80 cm. This is not enough for the convenient use of the kitchen, since the open facade, refrigerator or oven door will almost completely block the passage.

The angular arrangement can also be different.

• If there is such an opportunity, then priority should be given to the option with a fully enclosed short wall, and it is better to leave part of the wall free on the long side.

This technique will visually make the kitchen not so long.

• If the kitchen is narrow and long, and the window is located on a narrow wall, you can arrange a bar counter under it, which will serve as a work and dining table.

Interior of a narrow long kitchen with a bar

• The so-called interrupted corner (pictured below) will allow you to avoid installing bulky corner modules and headaches about filling them internally. Modern pull-out baskets, "locomotives" and "carousels" are not cheap pleasure, and without them it is very inconvenient to use the inner corner space of the cabinet.

Free space between the two sides of the corner makes the room visually wider

A single-row set can make the kitchen even narrower. To prevent this from happening, try not to do it from wall to wall, and the facades of the furniture should not be too dark or contrasting in comparison with the walls.

For reference. For long, narrow kitchens, you can order furniture of a smaller depth to free up some of the space. But it will be difficult to find the same equipment for it, so the refrigerator, oven and dishwasher will most likely be out of the ordinary. It is better to install them on the ends of the kitchen

Over 2 meters wide

If the kitchen is long and narrow, but its width is enough to install furniture in two rows, take this opportunity.

Of course, you can choose one of the options above, but a two-row or U-shaped kitchen set has a lot of advantages.

• The most necessary equipment and equipment can be arranged so as to save time and energy during cooking. Stove with oven, sink and refrigerator form regular working triangleas required by the instructions for the ergonomic use of the kitchen space.

Two-row kitchen

• Located along two long walls, the kitchen unit does not take up much space, leaving enough free space to organize a dining area in the other half of the kitchen.

U-shaped kitchen with a spacious dining area

• This arrangement will allow you to place in the kitchen not only functional furniture, but also a sofa for relaxation.

Read also an article about the interior of a narrow kitchen.

Decorative techniques for expanding space

There are many ways to visually change the geometry of the space, including making narrow, long kitchens not so elongated.

• Dark and bright, saturated colors visually bring the surface closer, and light ones remove. Therefore, if you paint a short kitchen wall in the desired color with your own hands or paste over it with suitable wallpaper, it will seem closer.

Narrow end wall decoration

• A similar effect can be achieved using decor with a horizontal pattern - ornament or stripes.

Note! The following pictures are vivid examples of how a long narrow kitchen is incorrectly designed. The first one is pulled even more by a narrow vertical image, and the dark walls of the second one seem to move, approaching, to each other.

incorrect design

• Furniture along a long wall should blend in or be lighter in color.. It is better to choose glossy facades that can reflect light.
• When a long and narrow kitchen is large enough to fit the required amount lower storage modules, you can refuse wall cabinets or hang open ones instead shelves.

Minimally loaded walls make the space wider

• The previous picture shows another design technique that expands the space. This is a sofa that spans the entire width of the kitchen, from wall to wall.
• You can also change the perspective with the help of transverse or diagonal installation of flooring in the kitchen.
• Perfect solution - finishing one of the long walls with reflective materials. For example, a mirror, glass tiles, glossy MDF panels. An alternative to them can be wallpaper with a perspective image, the price of which is much lower.

The original wall finish makes the kitchen appear twice as wide

Read also an article on the design of a narrow kitchen.

Conclusion

Seeing once is better than reading a lot of clever and helpful design tips. Therefore, carefully consider the photos, study video materials on the decoration of narrow kitchens. And you will definitely find a solution that you like.

Kitchens for small apartments - see here.