Creating a Functional and Spacious Mid-Century Scandinavian Kitchen
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- Mid-Century Modern
- HDB (Resale)
- ~1,000 sqft
- 3 br
- Couple Living
Welcome to our cosy little kitchen! In this tiny HDB kitchen, we aim to create a space that is both functional and spacious. To achieve a spacious and airy feel, we decided against building upper cabinets. Instead, we opted for simple open shelving, which allows us to display our favorite ceramics and add a personal touch to thedécor. This choice not only makes the kitchen feel more open but also encourages us to keep our items organised and clutter-free. 
Fun fact: our kitchen backsplash is inspired by the Tim Hortons outlet in Singapore! During our tile-hunting journey, we stopped by Tim Hortons to grab a cup of coffee, and we fell in love with the tiles used in the store. The creamy colors of these subway tiles perfectly capture the cosy atmosphere we wanted for our kitchen. 
Without upper cabinets, we carefully considered how to maximise our storage and reduce visual clutter. We have a pull-out larder unit to store our snacks and dry food products, a corner shelving unit for our cookware, a spice rack for all our sauces, and drawers for utensils and dishware. Stay tuned, as we’ll be sharing more on our kitchen organisation in the future! 
We decided against a dish drying rack above the sink, as we didn’t like the idea of water trickling down our arms while placing items there. Instead, we opted for a small drying rack that fits neatly on the counter. Furthermore, we have a dishwasher—if you're hesitating about getting one, don’t! After a wash cycle, we simply open it up, and everything is perfectly dry in about an hour, ready to be stored in its designated space. 
We opted for a small drying rack, as it maximises the countertop space we can use. We do most of our meal prep right here, as it is conveniently located near the sink. 
We extended our kitchen outwards to a dry pantry, where we have our water dispenser, coffee machine, and other small appliances. Our dry pantry counter space is slightly smaller in depth (50 cm) than our kitchen counter space (60 cm) because our dining area is positioned at the entrance of the kitchen. Having a shallower counter depth for our dry pantry allows the space to feel more open. Watch this space, as we’ll be sharing more about our dry pantry in the future! The water dispenser will be replaced with a different model that fits perfectly into our 50 cm countertop depth, and we have plans to add a semi-automatic expresso machine to create a coffee nook that will complement our Tim Hortons-inspired tiles. Do let us know if you have any recommendations for expresso machines and coffee grinders :)
- 12 October
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