People Are Sharing The Worst Kitchen Designs They’ve Encountered, And They’re Hilarious (30 Pics)
Food. Family. Fun. These three words perfectly describe the kitchen, which is where everybody loves to congregate. And though we might say that all people are created equal, the same can't really be said about all kitchens.
There are some truly crappy designs of kitchens out there. Interior designs that will have you giggling with glee at how stupid they are. Bad designs that will have you cringing at how somebody could have overlooked such obvious, in-your-face flaws. Epic kitchen fails designed to make Gordon Ramsay scream “Shut it down!” and Dr. Frankenstein yelling “It’s alive!”
We know you’ve had a long week at work and at school, so we here at Bored Panda have created the following list of the very best and ‘tastiest’ kitchen design fails. So grab yourself a refreshing drink, put on a restaurant ASMR soundtrack, and scroll on. After all, you deserve a break. Make sure to upvote your favorite horrible kitchen disasters, and tell us what you love to hate about them. And after you’re done, take a look through Bored Panda’s awesome articles about various bad designs here, here, and here. Oh, and here. Whoops, forgot one more — here, as well.
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"I Have Two Of Those In My Kitchen"
Even The Oven Is Like Why Are You Doing This To Me????
To stop you accidentally hitting your shins/toes/ankles/head on the corner and it hurting. Oh wait, it's not padded there...
Finally A Place For My Tetris Tupperware
There’s nothing that says bon appétit like a train-wreck of a kitchen. And boy, are there plenty of those out there. Kitchens that make you wonder whether the architects who designed them have ever eaten (or cooked) in one before. Kitchens that make you realize why not everyone who gets a degree in architecture is worth the paper their diploma is printed on. Kitchens that get bullied by other rooms in the house for looking shabby, kitschy and weird.
What If They Get Divorced?
What if they move and the house gets sold? Would people want pictures of some random couple in their kitchen?
It’s The End Of Days
$1 Million San Francisco Loft Has Diagonal Support Beam That Cuts Through The Middle Of The Kitchen
Things that go bump in the night: your shin on the way to get a glass of water
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In a million dollar loft in SF, you could paint it yellow and just tell guests that it is an art installation, a very expensive sculpture called “Reclining French Fry” and leave it at that.
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For a million bucks, you’d think they could’ve designed the floor plan around this beam.
Yes! Skinny storage unit thought around it, something!
Load More Replies... This really annoys me. (But kid me wants to see how far I can climb up it...)
$1 million can only get you a cardboaed box under an overpass in SF
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How many times would you have to walk into that before you realised you had to move out??!
That's not even they craziest thing I've seen in San Francisco. People will pay thousands of dollars a month to rent a bed, JUST a bed, in a tiny apartment that you have to share with as many as 6 people.
I can imagine someone getting water at midnight and walking head first into this
I'd get some of those round stainless steel magnetic spice jars and use that support as my spice jar holder.
It actually wasn’t. We loved living in this house. No one ever tripped on it, and we had a lot of get togethers
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So all the buildings that don't have this will fall down?
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It's part of the earthquake survival structure. They'll be glad of it when a big one hits.
Why not stop the cabinets at the beam, put a bit of a sheet rock wall around the beam, but leave it short in width to keep a path to and from the kitchen?
I legit thought these were some custom stairs because the homeowners were short and couldn’t get to the top shelves 🤣🤷♀️
That's why it's going so cheap. (Seriously - a million dollar loft in SF is a steal!)
Ridiculous! Even if it was a $800 a month rental! But a million dollar loft. What kind of drugs are thesew people doing?
And there are idiots here who would pay more than a million for that! That's hilarious!!!
Is that really a support beam? I dont think it is, it might just be a silly design idea. They could have easily done it better
This is about as stupid as it gets. They only needed to put a vertical piece down to the counter (and extra countertop support underneath, if needed), or a 45 degree angle piece that comes out from the wall to the front of the cabinet in the same spot as this monstrosity. Or perhaps, they could have beefed up the cabinet's attachment to the studs in the wall, so that it could handle the extra weight. As a carpenter, this is really painful to look at. If they could afford that rent, they could have come up with a better solution.
A million bucks.....no handles on any of the cabinets or drawers......and that's a $450 stove. What a pile of garbage. SF. Go home. You're drunk.
A million dollar loft and they couldn't afford more than a $400 stove along with the beam.
Wait, What? How did this pass inspections? HOW did the architect graduate college? And why, WHY did someone buy this for $1million? SMH
This was my house, and it was worth every penny! Three story loft in SOMA in San Francisco. I was very fortunate to be able to afford $1 million house. Don’t be bitter.
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Poor planning, what a waste! Who thought this was good idea?!! How did it get a CO certificate? Or pass inspection? Who would insure this place? Wow
Or to be used by short people to reach the top shelves in the cabinets. One will never know.
Wall that beam up, make it looks like there are two segment of kitchen. Geez!
I'd almost rather have a half wall than that thing to stumble over.
It was neon red before we bought it (you could see when the grey scraped in some places)
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That could have very easily been incorporated into a small island or dwarf wall feature to try and hide it.
Imagine if they had a cat. “Huh. I swear I put this right here, on this bench...”
imagine stubbing your toe on that just trying to get some juice or something
This could totally have been made into some sort of cool architectural feature. Industrial, sleek, modern. They just tried to ignore its existence.
I would fall over that beam daily.....I have trouble not falling over my dogs when they cuddle up to "watch" me cook.
The beam could have been hidden by installing a cupboard or semi-wall which would act as barrier stopping cooking smells to the lounge and dining area.
Uh no thank you. Total deal breaker! Plus, tue cabinet above the beam is also wasted for the most part since the beam continue through there. I just cannot understand what they were thinking when building this place...
I would break my neck on that! I have seen this before. We have a restaurant here in Albuquerque that has a few and it is very strange!
I'm going to need them to take a million off because of that obstruction in the kitchen.
one of the few here a lick of paint won't fix. And this seems like a code violation. Couldn't get a wheel chair through there
How about hanging up a piano above the stove? Sounds like a good idea! Or how about we build the kitchen behind the refrigerator? Aye-aye, skipper! Also, we should probably install all the appliances in such a way that makes it impossible to open up any drawers. And don't forget a mass of terrible kitchen decor that'll accumulate grease, dust, and the smells of burning dreams.
Crappy Kitchen Design
Their lease says no painting, so they are trying to hide that... color?
But How Will People Know We’re Fancy Unless We Etch The Lamborghini Into The Window?
This "Form Over Function" Kitchen In My Apartment...
One Instagram account called pleasehatethesethings collects “absurd, ugly & just plain stupid things in home design”, including worst kitchen design fails. The account has over 202,000 followers and has uploaded more than 621 photos that will make you want to call the design police.
Open Concept Gone Too Far
This Entire Kitchen’s Counters And Backsplash Are Covered With This “Faux Mold” Tile
Crappy Kitchen Design
But when exactly did kitchens start being a thing? Well, the first kitchens were outdoors because that’s where fires were built. According to John Desmond Limited, the smoke created by fires was a major problem indoors until the 16th century — that’s when chimneys became widespread in houses.
When You Don't Know If The Kitchen Is In The Bathroom Or The Bathroom In The Kitchen
Interesting Cupboard Design
If Only There Was Some Other Utensil They Could Have Put On This Kitchen Decoration...
Wood-fired kitchen stoves appeared in the 18th century, which were later replaced by ones that burned coal. The gas stove was first patented by James Sharp in 1826 and became a widespread addition in most kitchens by the 1920s. That’s when the electric stove started competing with its gas counterpart. However, it’s not what stove you use that’s important — it’s that you place it somewhere so it doesn’t block half the kitchen’s drawers.
Blanche Done Blown The Whole Island Budget On Her Chandeliers
"How many mini chandeliers would you like to fit with the mini island in the kitchen?" Designer: "Yes."
I Wouldn't Want To Come In Here After Smoking
That Open Concept Will Getcha Every Time
Kentucky Comin In For That “Texas Kinda Crazy” Title
There’s Fancy. Then There’s Kitchenette In The Master Bathroom Fancy
Did This Get Installed Upside Down?
Opening My Fridge Turns Off The Kitchen Light
Crappy Kitchen Design (Literally)
whats with the toilet on the kitchen design...this should be illegal lol
When Space Saving Hacks Go Too Far
Just Added The Curtain For Privacy!
It's a tub for washing dogs. This person (or the previous owners) probably runs/ran a grooming business out of their house and this was the most convenient place, plumbing wise, to put in the tub. It's designed to be easy to lift or entice even large dogs in and out of with minimal back strain, at a good height to wash while sitting on a stool, but small enough so that the dog can't move or spin around while you're washing them. My mom is figuring out how to retro fit one into her basement so she can add grooming services to her pet walking/ boarding business.
This Kitchen Appears To Be Under The Attack Of Some Giant At-At Walkers
The Worst Kitchen Layout Ever
Crappy Kitchen Design
Shower In The Middle Of A Kitchen
can you imagine, might be a switch for water outside, so that they can wash all the vegetables and fruits at one go. I am still wondering about the height, how much of vegetables can buy to fill all the available space?
An Abundance Of Prep Space Though, You Can’t Deny That. Just Don’t Let The Chicken Slide Off When You Go To Change Out The Load Of Darks
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Very old homes, where literally all the plumbing was in a single room. Converted apartments, where a unit was split and a half-bath was turned into a full bath and kitchen due to proximity to the drains. Basements where you would have to dig up the concrete slab to install drains, or else run them in the kick-space beneath cabinets to the nearest existing drain.
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The bathroom/kitchen/laundry combos are in former Sovjet countries. It's just a practical solution with the space they got.
Love the idea of a guest using your toilet while you are cooking them a meal! Very practical indeed! No need to spice the food or anything
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Many of these of these are situations where the homeowner converted a small room or basement into a VERY small , very illegal, rental space.
Places like Russia have apartments like this for rent (not sure it's actually illegal, but no one seems to care). Many would rather have to deal with it, and have a place they can afford, than not.
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For a few months after I moved to NYC (and left the house of the family I had been staying with near Long Island), I took a sublet of a studio flat near Harlem. I hadn't checked it out first. It had the toilet in the kitchen, and a tiny sink and shower room on the other side of the square that was this studio space. That was the only sink in the place. I was mortified, but it was super cheap, and I felt it was necessary so that I could look for a job in my field. 3-hour train rides between the a*s end of Queens into Manhattan and back weren't working. I NEVER prepared food in that kitchen. Thank goodness I didn't have to; I had a quick pick-up job at a restaurant while I looked for something else.
Thanks bored panda for all these inspiration, just so happens that I am in the process of remodeling my kitchen.
Which one of these “inspirations” have you decided to go with?
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I said it in a comment on a photo, but my friend has a washing machine and shower in her kitchen. It's a very small house, the toilet is outside. I get the "How about no toilets in the kitchen" thing because, yes gross. But a shower or washing machine makes sense.
In Spain, most people have the washing machine in the kitchen, it's not regarded as gross and it's the only viable space many times. Shower in the kitchen, though...
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Well it seems most of the designs from places that have minimal space, so its understandable and practical.
so many pics showing what a terrible idea it is to try to turn an older home into open floor plans. It just doesn't work sometimes, but dumb people do it anyway. Then they complain how loud it is b/c you hear everything when you take out the walls. If you want open floor plans, buy a home that's that way already instead of ruining a home that wasn't meant to be open. Personally, I want separation of the rooms. A kitchen open to a family room is nice but otherwise I want separate rooms for everything. Our home is so nice and quiet b/c it's a somewhat sprawling ranch. I can be blaring music in the den while my hubs watches tv in the living room and we can't hear a thing.
Certain Ones Have Me Wondering How People Are Opening Their Fridges.
I love the comment from Sinkvenice "Why are there so many kitchens that are also bathrooms??" Here's my answer to this question? Well you never know when you're needing to use the toilet and still be the kitchen at the same time.
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Very old homes, where literally all the plumbing was in a single room. Converted apartments, where a unit was split and a half-bath was turned into a full bath and kitchen due to proximity to the drains. Basements where you would have to dig up the concrete slab to install drains, or else run them in the kick-space beneath cabinets to the nearest existing drain.
Load More Replies... The bathroom/kitchen/laundry combos are in former Sovjet countries. It's just a practical solution with the space they got.
Love the idea of a guest using your toilet while you are cooking them a meal! Very practical indeed! No need to spice the food or anything
Load More Replies... Many of these of these are situations where the homeowner converted a small room or basement into a VERY small , very illegal, rental space.
Places like Russia have apartments like this for rent (not sure it's actually illegal, but no one seems to care). Many would rather have to deal with it, and have a place they can afford, than not.
Load More Replies... For a few months after I moved to NYC (and left the house of the family I had been staying with near Long Island), I took a sublet of a studio flat near Harlem. I hadn't checked it out first. It had the toilet in the kitchen, and a tiny sink and shower room on the other side of the square that was this studio space. That was the only sink in the place. I was mortified, but it was super cheap, and I felt it was necessary so that I could look for a job in my field. 3-hour train rides between the a*s end of Queens into Manhattan and back weren't working. I NEVER prepared food in that kitchen. Thank goodness I didn't have to; I had a quick pick-up job at a restaurant while I looked for something else.
Thanks bored panda for all these inspiration, just so happens that I am in the process of remodeling my kitchen.
Which one of these “inspirations” have you decided to go with?
Load More Replies... I said it in a comment on a photo, but my friend has a washing machine and shower in her kitchen. It's a very small house, the toilet is outside. I get the "How about no toilets in the kitchen" thing because, yes gross. But a shower or washing machine makes sense.
In Spain, most people have the washing machine in the kitchen, it's not regarded as gross and it's the only viable space many times. Shower in the kitchen, though...
Load More Replies... Excellent blog you have posted. Thanks for sharing this informative blog with us. Suppose you live in Clearwater and searching for an expert to renovate your kitchen. So I would like to recommend "kitchenremodelinginclearwater.com" to you.
Well it seems most of the designs from places that have minimal space, so its understandable and practical.
so many pics showing what a terrible idea it is to try to turn an older home into open floor plans. It just doesn't work sometimes, but dumb people do it anyway. Then they complain how loud it is b/c you hear everything when you take out the walls. If you want open floor plans, buy a home that's that way already instead of ruining a home that wasn't meant to be open. Personally, I want separation of the rooms. A kitchen open to a family room is nice but otherwise I want separate rooms for everything. Our home is so nice and quiet b/c it's a somewhat sprawling ranch. I can be blaring music in the den while my hubs watches tv in the living room and we can't hear a thing.
Certain Ones Have Me Wondering How People Are Opening Their Fridges.
I love the comment from Sinkvenice "Why are there so many kitchens that are also bathrooms??" Here's my answer to this question? Well you never know when you're needing to use the toilet and still be the kitchen at the same time.
Hello, handsome! ✅✅ Follow the link, and I wouldn’t let you fall asleep tonight!✅✅ ==>> h︆︆ot︆︆datgirl.︆︆s︆i︆t︆e/id5396
