Galley kitchen remodel before and after

New York City apartments can be notoriously small — like 55 square feet small. One place where it’s easy to feel the lack of square footage in a tiny apartment is the kitchen, but fear not: There are plenty of small-space tips and tools specifically for kitchens. If you’re like Aleena Cherian (@artbyalchemy) and her husband, Jebin, and you own your apartment (or have a permissive landlord), a little DIY can do wonders.

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Attention foodies and amateur chefs: There’s nothing like a beautiful, work-of-art kitchen to inspire homemade meals of the same caliber. Unfortunately for blogger Erin Hermsen (@delaneylaneliving), her kitchen wasn’t the creative cook space she wanted. “It just was not an inspiring space,” she says.

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"We spent as little time as possible in the kitchen,” the homeowner says of the before.

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Sometimes you know you want to change your home, but it takes a couple years of living there to figure out just how. Michelle Kraker (@theglamkraker) took that approach with her kitchen, an ’80s-style galley space that boasted turquoise-painted cabinets and laminate countertops. “Not only did the layout not work, but the design needed a complete overhaul,” Michelle says.Her must-haves for the new space: a large island, open shelving, and a pot filler.