Bigger, as we are often reminded here at Remodelista, is not always better. And if you live in a small apartment or just have a tight kitchen, that’s particularly true: Too-wide refrigerator doors will bang into the counter opposite, and a too-big range will take up precious counter space.
Enter compact appliances, specially designed and scaled to fit apartments and other petite spaces—or even to add an appliance where there was none (like a petite, but no less powerful, dishwasher drawer). Appliances Connection, the one-stop online purveyor of appliances and fixtures, carries more than 300 brands and has a wide array of the latest small-scale appliances ready to ship, from budget to luxury models. They’re experts in appliances, ready to answer any burning questions, and offer white-glove service to boot.
Whether you’re upgrading your rental kitchen, redoing a city apartment, or renovating a cabin or cottage for summer, take a look at a few of their small-space appliances for the home.
What are small-space appliances?
The size depends on the appliance, but generally, small-space–or compact–appliances will measure 24 inches wide at most:
- Cooktops: generally smaller than 24 inches wide
- Ranges: 20-24 inches wide
- Range hoods: 24-30 inches wide
- Wall ovens: 24 inches wide
- Built-in microwaves: 17-22 inches wide
- Microwave drawers: under 18 inches wide
- Countertop microwaves can be truly tiny at just 10-11 inches wide
- A good rule of thumb for a small-space fridge is to look for something between 18 and 24 inches wide.
For the kitchen
An appropriately sized range adds all of the cooking power and versatility in a smaller footprint. The Fisher Paykel Contemporary Series 24-Inch Gas Freestanding Range has 2.5 cubic feet of cooking capacity and four burners with continuous cast-iron grates (for easy moving of pots and pans), all in a 24-inch-wide profile.
And every kitchen needs a range hood—apartment kitchens even more so, to clear the air in the cooking space. A small-space-friendly option is the Keira Series 24 Inch Slide-Out Cabinet Insert Hood. The cooker hood automatically informs you when the metal grease filter requires cleaning.
The Forté 450 Series 18-Inch Double Built-In Dishwasher can fit eight place settings—a dinner party’s worth—in its 18-inch width. It’s also panel-ready and can run six different wash cycles.
The panel-ready Fisher Paykel 24-Inch Counter-Depth Bottom Freezer Refrigerator is another good option; importantly in a small space, it’ll sit flush with the cabinets.
For the laundry area
The Blomberg Side-by-Side Front-Load Electric Laundry Pair includes a 24-inch compact washer and 24-inch compact electric dryer to create a laundry area in even the smallest of spaces.
For more on Appliances Connection, see their insights on How to Create an Outdoor Kitchen, or browse their site for many more appliances for the home.
Source: Remodelista
