Kitchen Styles

One-wall. 

 One wall kitchen designs are most commonly found in studios or lofts, because they are the best kitchens when it comes to space saving. All the cabinets and appliances are fitted to a single wall. Today with more modern designs and if space allows for it, these one wall kitchens include an island, which evolves the kitchen into a kind of Galley style kitchen with a walk through corridor.

One wall Kitchen
Galley Kitchen

Galley. 

 This is a very efficient and lean layout when it comes to kitchen design. It’s incredibly ideal for smaller spaces and kitchens with one to two people cooking in them. It’s also known as a walk through kitchen, with two adjacent counters running along two walls with a walkway between them. This is one of the best ways to make use of every single piece of space in your kitchen. There are also no difficult units to install like corner pieces or anything which also saves on your budget.

L-Shape. 

 An L-Shaped Kitchen is the best solution when it comes to getting the most out of corner space, and it’s a smart design for small and medium sized kitchens. The L-Shaped kitchen consists of countertops on two adjoining walls which can be as long as you want or the walls allow. Though keeping them three to four meters will allow for efficient use of your space.

With this style of kitchen, it will eliminate traffic through the kitchen as its effectively in a corner, and you can easily add a space for dining or work stations to this type of layout. However, if your kitchen is large and you are looking to add an island and have multiple cooks in the kitchen avoid using this layout.
L-Shape Kitchen
Horseshoe Kitchen

Horseshoe.

The horseshoe style kitchen or the U Shape kitchen as its also known, has three adjoining walls with cabinets and kitchen appliances running along them. More modern kitchens today can also be known to have two walls with cabinets and appliances where the third is an island for cooking or dining. This specific design is a great idea because it allows for the flow of traffic through the kitchen as well as workflow around the island.

Island. 

 There can be many benefits and uses for having a working kitchen island. These can range from including appliances and cabinetry for storage, or stools for a place to eat, a place to prepare food, with a sink if needed, It can also have a mini fridge to store drinks. The Island can transform the kitchen you have or were planning on from a one wall into a galley, or a L-Shape into a horseshoe, or U-Shape. Having an island in your kitchen can be incredibly functional, and in today’s modern age, it’s also must have for everyone, however, only consider it of you have the space to do so. Many kitchens don’t have sufficient space and it’s not viable.

Island Kitchen
Peninsula Kitchen

Peninsula.

In a nutshell a peninsula kitchen is a kitchen with an island connected to a counter. This ideally converts an L-shape kitchen into a horseshoe, or a horseshoe into a G-shape kitchen. This type of kitchen functions much like and Island style kitchen but doesn’t have the space for a true island style kitchen.