However, if you're faced with a small kitchen or an awkward layout then a kitchen island might not be feasible. While breakfast bars are another popular alternative, banquette seating helps to ...

Photo: Stacy Zarin Goldberg Small apartments and homes offer plenty of charm, but they tend to be lacking when it comes to kitchen space. Luckily, there are tons of small kitchen ideas that maximize ...

Built-in banquette seating in a bay window or similar ... chat while you get the necessary prep work done,' he adds. 8. Small kitchen layouts featuring a freestanding island In small, narrow ...

Giese: The most common place to add banquettes is in kitchens. Corners lend themselves to creating a cozy nook for quiet cups of tea or corralling small children, but banquettes can be used in ...

A small kitchen island can do so much more than any ... “The island is attached to the dining banquette to make up for space.” If opting for an open-shelf kitchen island, an island with ...

Traditionally reserved for cafes and restaurants, banquette seating can dramatically transform home kitchens. Our latest lookbook collects eight examples, from Australia to the Netherlands.

Despite the small footprint ... Cooke designed the ground floor of the ADU to include a tiny banquette for eating meals, a kitchen with a stackable washer and dryer, bathroom and living space.

Our small kitchen ideas are perfect for those not blessed with a large and sociable space. Not all homes come with vast open plan spaces. If yours is on the small side, there is plenty to feel ...

Along with color, kitchens are in for a bit of a redesign in 2025. Banquette seating and comfortable chairs with dining tables are becoming more popular. “2025 will usher in family-friendly eat ...

A dining area outside the kitchen has a built-in banquette with storage. The still-electric kitchen has minimalist white cabinetry, square white tile backsplash, slate-like floor tile and a dishwasher ...

If your small kitchen doesn’t have room for a dishwasher ... behind a set of custom French doors, tucked a pullout banquette into an island, devised pullout marble pantries, and concealed ...