Dining in the kitchen
Wed, 3 Feb 2010Stacy emailed us recently asking for some inspiration for her sis: "We live in a very expensive "city" in the US, full of retirees, so the only affordable houses are either falling apart or brand new cookie cutter subdivision types. My sister and her husband are in the process of buying a new house and have chosen the new option. The kitchen, of course, consists of an L shape ...counters, cooktop, fridge, sink, dishwasher etc with no island or even room for one. I was wondering if you have a collection of rooms where the eating table is inside the kitchen? I would like to show her how she can make it look less boring in there." Hopefully the following photos of small-ish kitchens with mini dining areas will help Stacy's sister spice up her blah kitchen.
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| Svenska Stylistgruppen | John Loecke |
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| A Beautiful Living | Apartment Therapy |
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| design*sponge | Domino |
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| Apartment Therapy | Apartment Therapy |
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| COMMA | design*sponge |
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Apartment Therapy
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Kate Hume
Elle Decor
Sköna hem
Stadshem
Marie Claire Maison
atelier zürich
Marie Claire Maison
Folio
Beckers
Reader Comments (14)
the one kitchen with the limegreen stripe and the limegreen painted inners - wow...
thats just simply wow
Thank-you so much for posting this, these are some great selections of dine-in kitchens!
I think it's lovely that the yellow wall on the last picture says "Mys". It's a swedish word for when you're having a cosy time. Kitchens are all about the Mys in my opinion.
I LOVE the idea of in-kitchen dining (lets be honest, as an apartment dweller I currently have in-living room/in-kitchen dining!). It just brings your diners so much closer to the cook!
This settles it. Can't go wrong with a tulip table in the kitchen! For what it's worth, we did a combo kitchen/dining area and I love it. Fun post! Marija
If there's any kitchen trend I want to see much, much more of, it's floating kitchen cabinets. Or at least raised up on legs! The horrors you find in the dark underbellies of cabinets cannot be described. Should not be described.
I adore the copper paper around the window in the 6th picture, and the large picnic-style seats. The various dark floors make the white rooms work. Hmm. If at any point in life I liked the color mint... I'm going to pretend it never happened. But the acid green (someone else thought it was lime green) can be the next color I adore now and will someday deny. I can see getting tired of that color very quickly.
OMG, but that tiled turquoise room! That is spectacular, exotic and very easy to clean, too. So simple, so complete. At least once the picture gets hung! People, please... hang your pictures.
Definitely a case of last but not least... the kitchen with the yellow wall is sheer perfection.
Speaking for myself, I'm really digging the recent emphasis on design ideas for smaller spaces. I love the fantasy aspect of some of the houses posted here but like many people I live in a small flat so I really appreciate ideas that can be easily transferred into my own living space.
I love these! Eat-in kitchens are so cosy, I like them better than dining rooms most times. I especially like the 2nd one down on the right, from Apartment Therapy. I love the little wall heater; I grew up with these, and still love the way they can warm up a room, and offer the ambiance of a "real fire."
xox,
Susan
Some great ideas here! I actually dream of having a kitchen large enough to dine in, so I get the table out of the living room to clear some space. It's more sociable dining in the kitchen as you can chat to people while you cook, rather than feel shut away in the kitchen all by yourself.
I love the idea of using plates as decorations! It's given me some ideas for my own kitchen.
THANK YOU SO MUCH DTI!!! I cant wait to show her as she was a bit depressed at her blah kitchen. These were great!!!- Stacy
The kitchen is such an important room. Every time I entertain guests we always end up congregating there.
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