Few people will step into a potential apartment or house and think, Oh yay! A galley kitchen! But the pint-size spaces, distinguished by their narrow layout with parallel counters, are a fact of life for plenty of urban dwellers. “It's so often that we get projects that people ask us to open up the galley kitchen,” says designer Sarah Zames, founder of the Brooklyn-based firm General Assembly. “But there are cases where you can't do that, such as in prewar buildings where lots of times you can't move pipes the way that you would want to.” There are also instances where you might not want your kitchen to feel like a part of your living room. “It's coming back into style to consolidate your kitchen and not necessarily have it open,” says Zames. “I'm getting more people asking me to do that. It's not always a given that you want everything open.” If you’re sticking with your hallway-like space, either by choice or out of necessity, there are plenty of galley kitchen ideas to make the most of your meager square footage and create a less claustrophobic feel. Zames shared her tips on how to enhance your galley kitchen, whether you’re doing a full renovation or just trying to clear a little counter space.
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