Top 7 Kitchen Makeovers

A Family's Room

After
The made-over kitchen delivers a compact cooking, eating, and gathering space. The existing range and refrigerator move to opposite walls in the new plan; the dishwasher also shifts, to avoid interference with the range door. The red laminate table comfortably seats the whole family.

Details
Cabinets: Angled corner cabinets maximize storage above and soften the boxy lines of the kitchen. Their sides form a space for soffit lighting above the sink.

Shelving: A narrow pullout shelf unit fits conveniently between the range and undercabinet microwave. Two-inch-square red glass tiles punch out a simple, open pattern on the porcelain tile backsplash.

Tile: Large, off-white porcelain floor tiles are set on the diagonal, with a rectangular border, to visually expand the small room.