Kitchen Design Inspiration

Lovely space saving idea. Love the seating area.

5. Your Guests Arrive LateWhen your guests get held up by unexpected events it can result in you having to serve overcooked, or cold food. You can stop dinner being ruined, however, by investing in a warming drawer. These nifty appliances can keep food warm, or even cook slowly so you can time a recipe to be ready for when they arrive.Get comfy. Make your kitchen a comfortable space for waiting guests by including seats near the cooking zone. Here, they’ve positioned a cosy bench seat at the end of the worktop run, but if your cook space is small a couple of bar stools should do the trick. Prepare a drinks station, with plenty of refreshments and nibbles to keep the party going while you wait for guests and the food is being prepared. Tell usDo you regularly host dinner parties or gatherings? Share your go-to tips and recipes in the Comments.This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team

I like the corner seating with storage under, and the beech worktops.

Double Up With Multipurpose AppliancesIf you’re finding your kitchen tight on space, consider investing in some multipurpose appliances. Items that do more than one job are a brilliant way of maximising the area, as they take up the room of one appliance rather than two. A compact oven that doubles up as a microwave, for example is much more space efficient than having one of each. A coffee machine, built into the wall will also save you precious worktop space.

Double Up With Multipurpose AppliancesIf you’re finding your kitchen tight on space, consider investing in some multipurpose appliances. Items that do more than one job are a brilliant way of maximising the area, as they take up the room of one appliance rather than two. A compact oven that doubles up as a microwave, for example is much more space efficient than having one of each. A coffee machine, built into the wall will also save you precious benchtop space.