We consulted kitchen design experts to discover the top tips and tricks to open up your galley kitchen while also keeping it cute and functional.

In a compact galley kitchen, the more shelves, the merrier. Upper cabinets, lower cabinets, hidden cabinets, white cabinets, blue cabinets, floating shelves, open shelves… We love ’em all.

Photo: Stacy Zarin Goldberg Small apartments and homes offer plenty of charm, but they tend to be lacking when it comes to kitchen space. Luckily, there are tons of small kitchen ideas that maximize ...

2. Tweak a galley layout to open up the space Designers have long praised the benefits of a galley kitchen layout for ...

The large, open kitchens we often dream of can far ... With careful planning, the galley kitchen is marvelously effective, with great work-triangle ergonomics and appliances in easy reach.

The apartment gained an open kitchen, foyer, laundry room, home office, and herringbone floors without compromising original ...

For homeowners who prefer a more open kitchen, modifications can help adapt the galley layout for a more social environment. "For other people who prefer a more social kitchen, there are ways you ...

Open-plan kitchens are luxuriant ... of order that comes from having my own discrete kingdom. My own little galley kitchen is friendly only to me: things are arranged at my height; the pan ...

In a compact galley kitchen, the more shelves, the merrier. Upper cabinets, lower cabinets, hidden cabinets, white cabinets, blue cabinets, floating shelves, open shelves… We love ’em all.