A well-designed galley kitchen is a great way to make the most of a compact space, allowing you to cook, entertain and otherwise enjoy spending time in a previously overlooked room. Coming up with galley kitchen ideas can take time and optimising smaller spaces often requires imagination - but we're here to help!
Visiting one of our Kutchenhaus showrooms can give you a great deal of insight into what an efficient galley kitchen layout might look like, or you can get started with us by booking a meeting with one of our design experts. For now, let's dig a little deeper into what you can achieve with a galley kitchen design. You'll find plenty of inspiration for the bespoke kitchen of your dreams.
What is a Galley Kitchen?
Galley kitchens are characterised by their long, narrow design, with worktops and cabinets on either side running parallel to each other. Galley kitchen layouts will often feature one side compromising cooking components, and the other providing the space to prepare food. Due to their narrow design, galley kitchens aim for accessibility, ensuring everything's efficiently placed for easy access and efficient use.
Whilst you could be forgiven for worrying about the potential limits posed by the size of a galley kitchen, nothing's off the table with our German engineering and craftsmanship. We can help you create a galley kitchen with an island, integrated appliances and a modern aesthetic, all designed and installed with precision, to ensure a long-lasting, quality kitchen. Whatever feature you've dreamt of having in your galley kitchen, our experts will find a way to accommodate it into your space - never say never!
Galley Kitchen Layout Options
There are various options to consider with a galley kitchen layout, and the amount of space you have will help to determine the best possible layout. If your space is particularly compact and narrow, a single galley kitchen layout will help to make the most of it without feeling cramped. A single galley kitchen makes primary use of one wall, which will house the worktops, appliances, washing area, and anything else you need. This frees up space in the rest of the room, giving you everything you need in one, efficient area, and leaving the rest of the space free to move around in.
If your kitchen's large enough, a double galley layout can work brilliantly. This design provides more room for you to prepare and cook food, wash up, and store everything tidily. With a double galley layout, you'd typically use one side for your preparation and washing area, and the other for all the cooking appliances. This layout is great for organisation, keeping the two areas separate, but close enough for you to easily move between them.
A good galley kitchen design requires a great deal of thoughtfulness and an innate understanding of kitchens - which is where our design experts come in. At Kutchenhaus, we can guide your design process, helping you to make the most of your space - integrating even the most awkward appliances - to create a sleek, beautiful galley kitchen for you to enjoy. Our experience is second-to-none, and we take a lot of pride in ensuring everything functions smoothly and efficiently for you. You might even be able to fit in a breakfast bar, island, or even dining table into your galley kitchen, with our know how!
Galley Kitchen Ideas to Get The Most From Your Space
It can be difficult to know where to begin when it comes to small galley kitchen ideas, but we can guarantee we'll help you get the most out of your space. Through smart design choices and careful consideration, your kitchen can become the heart of your home - a safe space for that first cup of coffee, where you can enjoy cooking a roast, and hosting friends and family. Let's discus some modern galley kitchen ideas, to take your kitchen to the next level.
Galley Kitchen Colour Ideas
Choosing the right kitchen colour combination can benefit a space greatly. Due to the smaller size of galley kitchens, choosing a bright, light colour scheme works brilliantly. White, light, grey, or cream, used in combination with colourful accents, will create a stylish, airy space, which tricks the eye into thinking the room's bigger than it is. Using too many dark colours in a small space can feel oppressive and cramped, so it's best to avoid filling the space with darker shades. If you do want some moodier tones, try opting or a darker colour on the lower cabinets, keeping lighter cabinets above, to create contrast and balance out the darker hue.
Galley Kitchen Material Ideas
Choosing the right finish to go with your choice of colour will also help to enhance the space. If you want your kitchen to shine, a glossy finish will ensure worktops gleam in the sunlight. A glossy finish can be relied upon to create a light, bright room, ensuring the kitchen feels more spacious.
If you've opted for a neutral colour scheme revolving around light grey, white or cream, then a matt finish works beautifully. Matt finishes look great in a modern kitchen, and are also extremely durable, creating an attractive, trend-led space for you to enjoy. Do bear in mind that matt surfaces can absorb light though, so it's best to use this finish on light colours in a galley style kitchen.
Galley Kitchen Appliance and Storage Ideas
Galley kitchens are brilliant when they’re designed efficiently. At Kutchenhaus, we’re experts at fitting integrated appliances and smart storage into our kitchens, and the same goes for galley kitchens.
Choose from our top-of-the-range appliances, and we’ll ensure they are integrated seamlessly, helping to keep your worktops free from clutter, so you have plenty of room for prep.
Our smart storage options will also allow you to tidy everything away - from the huge bag of rice, to the stockpile of tomato soup. Our smart storage solutions mean you won’t have to compromise on your ingredients - perfect for aspiring chefs!
If you’d prefer super quick access to your favourite ingredients, open shelving can work well - creating a homely vibe and allowing you to grab exactly what you need to cook, without the faff of delving through cupboards.
Galley Kitchen with an Island
Kitchen islands are a great way of adding extra worktop space to your kitchen, creating a new area to prep, eat, have a cup of tea, house appliances, or even work from. Although galley style kitchens are typically compact, a kitchen island might still be possible - it might just take some inventiveness! For instance, to make the most of the extra space having an island in a galley kitchen affords, you may want to install an essential appliance (like a sink) on it, to free up space along the wall for food prep, and so on. If you have an especially narrow galley kitchen, you might like to install a peninsula at one end to add space, without taking up too much floor room.
If your galley kitchen sits within a more open-plan space, an island can be fitted quite easily - especially in a single-wall galley kitchen. This way, you’d have your whole kitchen set up along one wall, with your kitchen island sitting opposite. This makes the island a great place to eat, or for friends or family to sit and chat, while you cook.
Whether your desired style is traditional or contemporary, we can create the perfect galley kitchen for you. Kutchenhaus kitchens are customisable - from the cabinet finish to the appliances integrated throughout. We're here to help you at every step of the journey to create your dream kitchen.
Take a look at our brochure today, or visit one of our showrooms to see what galley kitchen designs are possible in your home.
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