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Lilith Hudson

5 Kitchen Layouts That Are Dated in 2025 — Plus the Contemporary Blueprints Designers Are Choosing Instead

A modern kitchen with blue slab cabinetry and a large island, with an extra peninsula acting as a breakfast bar.

A kitchen layout that really works is harder to come by than you think. Even if you think you've considered every aspect of your redesign, we can almost guarantee a small snag or inconvenience will reveal itself once you actually start to use the space. Then there's the visual element to consider, too. In a few years, that imposing breakfast bar probably won't hold as much of an aesthetic appeal as it once did (not to mention its disruption to the natural flow of your space).

The thing is, there are so many types of kitchen layouts to choose from, how do you decide on the right one? How can you guarantee a blueprint that marries style and functionality, and promises to feel just as relevant in 20 years as it does today? Well, besides careful thought and planning, it's a good idea to rule out dated floor plans that won't work in your favor to narrow down your options.

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