At Construye Hogar we have seen “L”-shaped and linear kitchen designs, especially in the functional aspect, now we will know the possibilities to equip them and provide them with color and textures to achieve a beautiful kitchen that looks spacious and illuminated despite the little space available.
Ideas for small linear and “L” kitchens
We start from one of the simplest and most functional designs for a kitchen, in a space approximately 1.8 meters wide, the stove, sink and upper shelves have been placed; combines gray colors for kitchen furniture with ceramic tiles in orange tones that break with the monotony of color and give life to the environment.
Next we will see an “L” shaped kitchen, it has a harmonious design that combines wood for the lower and upper white furniture, white ceramic tiles have been placed in a rectangular shape and a touch of lemon green on the upper wall
If you really like light and play with contrasts, the following kitchen model will inspire you, it has been designed in a linear space that is only 2.20 meters wide.
below a L-shaped kitchen where the ceramic has been varied by the texture of bricks, resulting in an interesting effect with artificial lighting, let’s see:
The kitchen and the dining room must necessarily harmonize by color or the use of common elements, then a linear kitchen with gray furniture that uses ceramic figures in black and white.
Pastel colors give the feeling of a relaxing and calm space, in the following “L” kitchen design it has a uniform color of pastel green for people who like this feeling that it provides at home.
Simple “L”-shaped kitchen design where materials such as brick-colored ceramics, oak wood for the base units, as well as concrete have been applied, resulting in a kitchen with a warm appearance; If this space overlooks a garden with medium-sized shrubs, it would combine perfectly with the materials applied to this kitchen.
We will now see an L-shaped modular kitchen, the chosen colors are predominantly white with natural-tone wood edges, as well as gray corner shelves, the “refreshing” touch is given by the green ceramics, let’s see
Design of a simple light gray linear kitchen, contrasting with a simple kitchen island and bright yellow shelves.
If you have a little more space, you could design an L-shaped kitchen and add a kitchen island, in this case it is very important to have a window on one of its sides for natural lighting; To give it an elegant touch, wood panels with a glossy finish and superior furniture with matte finishes have been combined.
Now we will see the combination of three design elements such as contrast, textures and artificial lighting, giving rise to the design of a modern and visually spacious L-shaped kitchen in a small space.
Linear kitchen design completely in white, whose main characteristic is a series of cutouts on the doors of the upper cabinets, which allows some visibility into the interior.
Linear kitchens integrate very well into the environment and fit perfectly between two walls, then a gray and white linear kitchen, alternatively it could also have the same color tone as the walls to subtly integrate them, this concept is widely used in modern apartments , let’s see:
Yellow and green are widely used in the decoration of kitchens, it allows to increase the brightness and luminosity to this environment, then we will see this color applied to the high and low kitchen furniture as well as to the refrigerator.
A kitchen design where the use of ceramics has been dispensed with to make it completely of wood, the result is an elegant kitchen, let’s see:
Below is a functional L-shaped kitchen that has been designed within a closed space, as an alternative to this model please check the last image of this article.
Design of an L-shaped kitchenette with light green furniture, allows defining the food preparation area within a small house.
The design of an elegant linear kitchen integrated into the social area has been achieved, to achieve this a low tone of dull gold has been chosen, and gray colors inside the kitchen cabinet.
Small L-shaped kitchen with backlight:
You could eliminate the upper kitchen cabinets and place shelves when space is very small or the window for natural lighting is very small, so that the space does not feel so full and allows light to pass through, let’s see:
Few dare to use a color palette derived from blue in a kitchen, but with a good contrast you can achieve a youthful and bright design, let’s see:
Below is the design of a modern kitchen where a beige color palette predominates, the upper units have blued glass doors, a material that is increasingly used in kitchens due to its slightly translucent effect.
To conclude with these kitchen design ideas, the use of laminated or stratified doors (popularly known as Formica) is a good alternative due to its hardness and shine in kitchens. In the following design, gray laminate finishes and a small contrasting yellow top cabinet; As a cheaper alternative, melamine can be used.
A small kitchen alternative with a width of 2.4 meters
In the photo above we can see that there is a circulation area of approximately 1.2 meters (1.00 meter is the minimum circulation area) plus 0.60 on each side; in this case it has been possible to place a practical shelf next to the stove, the upper units are completely white and the lower units combine the white tone with the textures of the wood in a natural tone.
