Tiny apartment kitchen

Discover space-saving solutions and design ideas for your tiny house kitchen. Maximize every inch with our tips.

It can be difficult as a renter to make big changes in a kitchen, but it’s not completely impossible. Take this kitchen transformation with funky renter-friendly checkerboard floors, for instance, or this one that completely changes the look of the cabinets and counters but can be easily undone when it’s time to move out.

“You’re living in Paris, how can you be upset about anything?!” some of my friends have said. Yes, it’s true, Paris has all the glamour you might imagine, but it also is jus…

New York City apartments can be notoriously small — like 55 square feet small. One place where it’s easy to feel the lack of square footage in a tiny apartment is the kitchen, but fear not: There are plenty of small-space tips and tools specifically for kitchens. If you’re like Aleena Cherian (@artbyalchemy) and her husband, Jebin, and you own your apartment (or have a permissive landlord), a little DIY can do wonders.

Yes, tiny kitchens can be adorable, but they can pose problems when it comes to having adequate space to store cookware, prep and keep food, cook and eat, and house your plants (hey, that’s important, too!). You might be able to renovate, but that’s certainly costly—and perhaps not an option if you’re renting. But where some see a problem, IKEA hackers naturally see an opportunity. They don’t just stick to the store’s kitchen section, either!

A renter on the Lower East Side makes the most of her kitchen space with smart storage ideas in her tiny 600-square-foot apartment.

Wanna make your kitchen look and feel bigger? Try these tips on for size.