When designing a small kitchen, you will be bombarded with 'rules' you should be following in order to make the most of the space. What colors to choose in order to make the room look bigger, what layouts to go with to cram in more storage, where to place the oven in order for the place to function best. But while some of these rules are super useful and should be stuck to where possible, some are...outdated and while may be helpful if you have a ton of space or you use your kitchen in a specific way, they don't need to be applied to every small kitchen.
We are all for playing fast and loose with design rules, and in fact, it's when you break these more traditional approaches, far more interesting things can happen. So we spoke with kitchen designers on what outdated kitchen rules you can ignore when designing a small kitchen and what unusual rules you should in fact be following...
