Uncover 78+ Alluring Hilarious Kitchen Design Fails With Many New Styles

The Kitchen With No Upper Cabinets

When it comes to hilarious kitchen design fails, it doesn’t get much worse than a kitchen with no upper cabinets. While the kitchen cabinets near the floor can give you needed storage and counter space, they can’t replace the storage that upper cabinets provide. Without upper cabinets, items like dinnerware, glassware, and cooking utensils have to be found a place elsewhere, or left cluttered on the countertop.

Faucet Over the Stovetop

Having an eye-catching design is a great way to enhance the look of any kitchen, but sometimes these designs can be downright hazardous. Having the kitchen faucet placed directly over the stovetop can leave it susceptible to being burnt by hot water or steam from the pot. This design isn’t just laughable, it’s also potentially dangerous.

Open Shelves in the Kitchen

While open shelves can be a great way to show off a modern kitchen design, sometimes these designs can have some pretty nasty side-effects. Without walls to protect them, dust can accumulate on dishes, creating a film of dirt over your culinary tools, and the open racks leave dishes and food vulnerable to being contaminated by other kitchen odors. Not the ideal setup for a kitchen.

The Bump-Out Kitchen Cabinet

Sometimes, when it comes to kitchen designs, a little too much customization can be a bad thing. Such is the case with a “bump-out” kitchen cabinet, a design where a single cabinet is pushed out from the wall and supported by either a post or brackets. While this can give the kitchen character, it can also make everyday storage and accessing objects difficult, especially for those with limited mobility.

The Uncomfortable Dishwasher Location

Sometimes, a kitchen design fail isn’t in the design itself, but rather in the objects it’s supposed to contain. This is particularly true with the dishwasher, which is often placed in the most uninviting location in the room. A low workbench or far corner can make washing dishes difficult, and it can also make it more difficult to get dishes clean. Not the way to go.

The Countertop Toilet

This one may sound like a joke, but can you believe it’s actually been done? A countertop toilet, built into the kitchen counter. While we don’t need to go into the obvious reasons why this is an unwise decision, it definitely needs to be included in any discussion about hilarious kitchen design fails.

Popcorn Ceilings in the Kitchen

Remember that classic popcorn ceiling texture of the 1980s and ’90s? While this texture seemed like a neat idea at the time, it’s since been largely proven to be hazardous when used in food preparation areas. As annoying as pesky popcorn texture can be to scrape off of walls, it’s history’s reminder of never to include it in a kitchen design.

Gross Color Combinations

Sometimes, when it comes to putting together a kitchen design, the wrong color combinations are chosen. Whether it’s the stainless steel appliances with the bright orange walls, or the lime green with the baby blue, some color combos just don’t work. In fact, these gross color combinations can be downright cringe-worthy, and should be avoided.

Floating Shelves in the Kitchen

Floating shelves in the kitchen can look great, but they can also be a recipe for disaster in a food preparation area. Without clearly defined edges, storing and using dishes, tools, and ingredients can be a challenge. Rather than making the kitchen look modern and space-saving, these shelves can make the kitchen look messy and disorganized.

Confusing Layouts

Last, but not least, sometimes kitchen designs are put together that just don’t make any sense. Trying to incorporate conflicting design trends, or creating flow patterns that don’t work, can make the room feel cramped and uncomfortable. Don’t sacrifice functionality in favor of aesthetics: it will lead to results that are nothing short of hilarious kitchen design fails.