A Galley Kitchen with a Window-End Return

This two-run kitchen does more than place cabinets on opposite walls. At the window end, the sink counter turns into a short return, creating an L-shaped working corner. Opposite it, a long cabinet run carries the hob and steel work surface. A passage separates the facing runs, while the window and balcony door bring daylight from two directions.

At the window, the pale base doors turn with the sink counter into the short return. Across the passage, the hob sits in a longer working run. Refrigerator and oven occupy a tall wall beside a recessed lit shelf, placing large appliances and display away from the sink corner. Slotted lower fronts add a different surface rhythm among the otherwise plain grey and white doors.

The short sink return at the window means this room needs three working directions rather than two straight runs. The opposing hob counter remains open for cooking, while refrigerator and oven are grouped in the tall wall beside a lit recess. In a new narrow kitchen, trace how someone moves from cold storage to sink and hob, then check where drawers and appliance doors open into that route. Grey and white fronts relate the different sides visually, while slotted lower doors add texture to the plain cabinet faces.

The galley’s facing runs and short window-end return use 304 stainless steel cabinet bodies, while grey and white front finishes and worktop materials are specified independently.