{"id":2231,"date":"2024-11-07T16:25:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T08:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2024\/11\/07\/disappearing-act-15-minimalist-hidden-kitchens\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T16:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T08:25:08","slug":"disappearing-act-15-minimalist-hidden-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/disappearing-act-15-minimalist-hidden-kitchens\/","title":{"rendered":"Disappearing Act: 15 Minimalist Hidden Kitchens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2505681246965456206.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter\">    <\/p>\n<p>It makes so much sense: kitchens hidden behind accordion doors, sliding doors, cabinet doors\u2014anything it takes to keep the clutter out of sight when space is tight. Here are 15 we love from the Remodelista archives:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8385763476973995314.gif\">  <br \/>Above: In A Scottish Fisherman\u2019s Cottage Gets an Update, With Make-Do-And-Mend Spirit, the petite kitchen is concealed behind the folding doors at right. Photograph by Alexander Baxter.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8152096080978221289.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: In a house in Porto transformed into studio apartments by Portuguese firm&nbsp;Fala Atelier, plywood cabinets conceal everything, including the compact kitchen.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8681646263057909010.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A freestanding take: the AM 01 Kitchen, designed by Atelier Mendini for Sanwa Company, fits in a two-doored cabinet. See Kitchen of the Week: Tiny Kitchens from Japan, Micro Apartment Edition.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7595329268240730916.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: To conserve space (and hide clutter) in a 290-square-foot apartment, sliding track doors conceal a sink, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, oven, and induction range when not in use. See&nbsp;Kitchen of the Week: A Shape-Shifting Studio Apartment in London.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1938459392575708490.jpeg\">  <br \/>Above: The same kitchen, neatly tucked away.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3443907960689820189.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: In this small flat by Studio Bazi, sleek wooden doors conceal a tiny kitchen (at left) and a laundry setup (at right). See The Secret Apartment: A Hyperefficient Flat with Stealth Storage (and a Hidden Kitchen), over on The Organized Home. Photograph by Polina Poludkina.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5471853396184466362.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The Tivali Kitchen from Dada in Italy is tucked behind folding doors.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/360249151080434613.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A small kitchen concealed behind slatted doors in a musician\u2019s apartment in Basel, Switzerland, designed by Buol &amp; Z\u00fcnd. Photograph by Michael Fritschi of&nbsp;Foto-werk.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6428531814502387807.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A minimalist kitchen in an apartment in Cadaqu\u00e9s, Spain, designed by Francesc Rif\u00e9 Studio. Photograph courtesy of Francesc Rif\u00e9 Studio.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8525625613329134901.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The Hidden Kitchen by German company Warendorf&nbsp;has an electronic panel that lifts at the push of a button.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6591504236689663824.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A kitchen tucked away in an Ikea unit at&nbsp;Masseria Alchimia&nbsp;in Puglia.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7920585693703163304.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: All appliances are concealed behind full-length oak cabinet doors in this kitchen by Danish company Kobenhavns Mobelsnedkeri.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4179771834858209414.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: French architect Olivier Chabaud concealed an entire kitchen behind folding doors in this country house.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/366648984388917931.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A small kitchen concealed behind folding doors in a project by Gray Organschi Architecture.&nbsp;Photograph by Mark Mahaney.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7001957430178990571.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Pocket doors conceal shelving and small appliances in the Noe Valley kitchen of Robert Edmonds and Vivian Lee of Edmonds + Lee Architects.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3186927688490255279.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: German kitchen line Bulthaup offers kitchens in cabinets: one conceals pantry goods; the other, appliances. See Good K\u00fcchen: 9 German Kitchen Systems.   <\/p>\n<p>For more inspiration, go to Kitchens&nbsp;and Small-Space Living. Getting ready to redo your kitchen? Read our Remodeling 101 posts.<\/p>\n<p>Or find small-space solutions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consigli degli esperti: 12 suggerimenti per far sembrare pi\u00f9 grande una camera da letto piccola<\/li>\n<li>The Modern Caravan: A Vintage Airstream Transformed<\/li>\n<li>9 idee per piccoli spazi da rubare a un minuscolo appartamento di Parigi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on October 22, 2012, as part of our&nbsp;Small Living issue.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It makes so much sense: kitchens hidden behind accordion doors, sliding doors, cabinet doors\u2014anything it takes to keep the clutter out of sight when space is tight. 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