12 Kitchenettes for Convenience and Compact Living
Keep drinks and noshes at the ready with a pared-down kitchen setup that works for homes of all sizes
A kitchenette, which is simply a small kitchen, can provide all the cooking necessities for a smaller living space. It also can provide a welcome layer of convenience in a bigger house. Whether you're downsizing, moving into a microunit or wanting the convenience of a mini kitchen in the basement, guest suite or garage, these designs have ideas for you.
This brilliant kitchenette inside an oversize armoire includes a sink, a microwave, a mini fridge and induction heat. This setup is perfect for a loft, a guesthouse or office space.
This clever kitchenette definitely falls in the convenience camp. A beautiful second kitchen, it's adjacent to the dining room and features a refrigerator and freezer drawer; coffee and other drinks can be served easily from it. The sink and bar area could have been fully concealed behind beautiful walnut doors too.
Open shelves provides plenty of storage in this finished garage and allow for placement of this kitchenette under a window. This convenient setup allows the garage to be used as an entertaining space that opens to the outdoors.
Many new appliances on the market make designing a kitchenette easier. The microwave drawer added to the kitchenette of this finished basement is perfect for making popcorn or heating beverages.
Here is a kitchenette built for convenience; it's used by extended family in a vacation home. The house includes larger spaces where everyone can gather and smaller suites with kitchenettes and laundry facilities.
Less than 9 feet wide, this kitchenette packs lots of options for cooking and food storage into a very practical footprint. It includes a counter-depth 24-inch refrigerator, a sink, an oven with induction cooktop, a microwave and a mini dishwasher.
Kitchenettes are great features for apartments or guesthouses. But be careful: Guests may never leave with convenience like this. This kitchenette features a cost-effective freestanding refrigerator, a sink and a microwave.
The void below a staircase offers a nice opportunity for a kitchenette in a duplex or finished basement. This kitchenette has a sink, microwave, dishwasher and wet bar.
This 7-foot-wide kitchenette by a back door also serves as a butler’s pantry and mudroom. It includes a sink, a beverage center and an ice machine.
This pied-à-terre kitchenette was designed for part-time living with light cooking capability. The design features a Vario gas two-burner cooktop, a sink and an undercounter fridge. Notice the great window installed at sink height in place of a backsplash.
Kitchenettes are typically lined up along one wall. They can even have a footprint as small as a corner. The actual amenities depend on the function of the room. A kitchenette such as this is perfect for a finished basement or recreation room; you can have fun with the backsplash, since oil splatter from cooking is not a concern.
Featured in this kitchenette are a sink, a beverage center and an undercounter dishwasher by Fisher and Paykel.
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Featured in this kitchenette are a sink, a beverage center and an undercounter dishwasher by Fisher and Paykel.
Tell us below: What would you want in a kitchenette?