by Patrick Galvin
KITCHEN DESIGN
TRENDS and TECHNIQUES
SPACE-SAVING
TIPS
Kitchen space is determined immutably
by the size of the room. A 10x12-
foot room can have 120 square feet of
floor space, and with 8-foot ceilings,
960 cubic feet. That's it. Or is it? Creative
kitchen designers, aided by innovative
products, find ways every day to
fudge a little on the dimensions for
extra space. More importantly, they
have learned imaginative ways to use or
arrange the kitchen's components for
more effective use of the space that's
there. The question is how to do it.
Here are ten ideas that can create order
and space in the kitchen. They can add
value to a kitchen at little or no