It makes so much sense: kitchens hidden behind accordion doors, sliding doors, cabinet doors—anything it takes to keep the clutter out of sight when space is tight. Here are 15 we love from the Remodelista archives:
![in a scottish fisherman’s cottage gets an update, with make do and mend 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alexander-baxter-dun-guaidhre-isle-of-mull-kitchen.gif)
![in a house in porto transformed into studio apartments by portuguese firm 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/faria-guimaraes-blue-hidden-kitchen-fala-atelier-733x732.jpg)
![a freestanding take: the am 0\1 kitchen, designed by atelier mendini for sanwa 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sanwa-company-am-01-atelier-mendini-open-733x453.jpg)
![to conserve space (and hide clutter) in a \290 square foot apartment, sliding t 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Openstudio-Architects-London-Flat-With-Small-Space-Kitchen-Remodelista-733x521.jpeg)
![the same kitchen, neatly tucked away. 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Openstudio-Architects-in-London-Small-Space-Flat-with-Round-Dining-Table-Remodelista-733x521.jpeg)
![in this small flat by studio bazi, sleek wooden doors conceal a tiny kitchen (a 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/studio-bazi-moscow-apartment-kitchen-open-733x489.jpg)
![the tivali kitchen from dada in italy is tucked behind folding doors. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tivali-kitchen-dada-italy-remodelista.jpg)
![a small kitchen concealed behind slatted doors in a musician\2\17;s apar 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/buol-zund-arch-daily-remodelista.jpg)
![a minimalist kitchen in an apartment in cadaqués, spain, designed by franc 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rife-studio-cadaques-spain-kitchen-large-1-733x773.jpg)
![the hidden kitchen by german company warendorf has an electronic panel tha 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/warendorf-germany-kitchen-remodelista.jpg)
![a kitchen tucked away in an ikea unit at masseria alchimia in puglia. 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/masseria-alchimia-kitchen-remodelista.jpg)
![all appliances are concealed behind full length oak cabinet doors in this kitch 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kobenhavns-mobelsnedkeri-kitchen-remodelista.jpg)
![french architect olivier chabaud concealed an entire kitchen behind folding doo 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/olivier-chabbaud-kitchen-remodelista-733x1100.jpg)
![a small kitchen concealed behind folding doors in a project by gray organschi a 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mark-mahaney-guilford-cottage-kitchen-gray-organschi-733x939.jpg)
![pocket doors conceal shelving and small appliances in the noe valley kitchen of 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/edmonds-and-lee-architects-sf-noe-valley-hidden-kitchen-733x979.jpg)
![german kitchen line bulthaup offers kitchens in cabinets: one conceals pantry g 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bulthaup-b2-kitchen-line-733x1100.jpg)
For more inspiration, go to Kitchens and Small-Space Living. Getting ready to redo your kitchen? Read our Remodeling 101 posts.
Or find small-space solutions:
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- 9 Small-Space Ideas to Steal from a Tiny Paris Apartment
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on October 22, 2012, as part of our Small Living issue.
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