9 Epic Kitchen Design Disasters That’ll Make You Go ‘Huh?’

If you’ve ever renovated a kitchen, you know that a big part of it is design for utility and flow. At a minimum, anyone who’s planning a kitchen should make sure one is able to, you know, reach things. And there’s also the issue of taste.

Well, apparently the people responsible for the epic kitchen design disasters below did not get that memo, but as long as we don’t have to cook in there, maybe we should thank them for being LOL funny. And if by chance you’ve ever made a design mistake of your own, cheer up! We’re pretty sure that whatever you did, it couldn’t have been this bad (right??!).

When you buy appliances online

This could be the best argument yet for shopping for your appliances at a big-box store rather than online. It’s also not a bad idea to actually see and measure your appliances before they’re delivered. Perhaps this was intentionally designed for homeowners who rely on frozen meals, because there’s no way they’re getting into this fridge.

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When you gotta go while cooking

We’re not sure which is worse: a toilet in the kitchen, or a picture window alongside the loo. But either way, we’re hoping this efficiency apartment comes with an excellent ventilation system. This design gives a whole new definition to cooking pots.

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Kitchen loo No. 2

It’s a bathroom … it’s a kitchen … it’s a bathroom … it’s a kitchen … Wait! You’re both right! Apparently the kitchen and water closet combo is a thing in tight living quarters, because we were able to find another unsavory example. This is one design concept we’d like to flush away.

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They go together like water and electricity

Not only is this setup consummately dangerous, it’s illegal in most states. Your guess is as good as ours as to what they were thinking when they built it. Perhaps it’s a pot-filler faucet for an electric heating plate?

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No fridge is an island—except this one

Nope, your eyes are not deceiving you. Someone actually built a refrigerator closet right in the middle of the room. We’ve heard of kitchen islands with stoves, ovens, sinks, dishwashers, and microwaves, but a full-size refrigerator island is a new one to us.

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You should see where they put the dryer

If only someone could come up with a combination stove/oven/washer/dryer, kitchen design fails like this would not happen. At least the washing machine provides extra counter space.

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A spaghetti drawer, perhaps?

Spaghetti, chopsticks, matches—this drawer is only good for long, thin items. We’re wondering, though: Why didn’t the homeowner clear out the drawer before the oven was installed? We hope the stove warranty or tax records are not trapped in there forever.

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And speaking of bad drawer design…

We’re assuming the builder designed the cupboards underneath so that they could open freely. But what’s with the drawers?

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The new finishes are nice, but that island placement…

Kitchen islands are de rigueur these days, but if the counters don’t fit, you must quit! It would be hard enough sliding between the island and the stove, but just try opening those cupboards—especially at the same time. We’re thinking whoever designed this must be very skinny. And strange.

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