How to design a square kitchen: 10 days of hot topics and practical solutions
Recently, kitchen design has become one of the hot topics in home decoration, especially the square kitchen layout that is common in small apartments. Based on the hot content on the Internet in the past 10 days, we have compiled a structured design plan to help you make efficient use of space and create a kitchen that is both beautiful and functional.
1. Hot search keywords for kitchen design in the past 10 days
| Ranking | keywords | Search volume trends |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small kitchen storage | ↑35% |
| 2 | L shaped kitchen layout | ↑28% |
| 3 | Embedded home appliances | ↑22% |
| 4 | Kitchen moving line design | ↑18% |
2. Three core design solutions for square kitchens
1. L-shaped layout (most popular)
• Applicable area: 4-8㎡
• Advantages: golden triangle flow line (refrigerator → sink → stove)
• Popular configurations:
- Wall cabinet + base cabinet combination
- Corner basket design (search volume increased by 40% week-on-week)
| area | Recommended size |
|---|---|
| work surface | ≥60cm depth |
| access passage | ≥90cm width |
2. U-shaped layout (champion of space utilization)
• Applicable area: 6-10㎡
• New trends in 2023:
- High and low countertop design (the sink area is 10cm higher than the stove)
- Glass cabinet door (this week Douyin-related video views exceeded 8 million)
3. Island design (emerging internet celebrity model)
• Conditions need to be met:
- Kitchen side length ≥ 2.4 meters
- The distance between the island and the cabinet is ≥1.2 meters
• Hot search function:
- Hidden socket (Pinduoduo sales increased by 120% monthly)
- Movable island (Xiaohongshu notes increased by 65% in several weeks)
3. Popular material choices in 2023
| Category | TOP1 selection | price range |
|---|---|---|
| mesa | quartz stone | 800-1500 yuan/㎡ |
| Cabinet | multilayer solid wood | 1200-2000 yuan/linear meter |
| ground | Imitation marble tiles | 150-300 yuan/㎡ |
4. 5 must-see design details
1.lighting system:
- Basic lighting + wall cabinet bottom light (Taobao LED light strip sales increased by 90% monthly)
2.Outlet planning:
- Reserve at least 6 sockets (including 2 switched sockets)
3.Ventilation design:
- The air volume of the range hood is recommended to be ≥18m³/min (JD.com data shows that FOTILE EMD22T ranks first in sales)
4.Color matching:
- 2023 popular combination: shallow upper cabinet and deep lower cabinet + gray and white countertop
5.Storage artifact:
- Magnetic knife holder (No. 3 in the kitchen category on Douyin’s Good Things List)
- Gap storage cart (Pinduoduo sells over 100,000 pieces in one week)
5. The 5 issues that users are most concerned about
Q1: Can a square kitchen be made open style?
A: Need to meet:
• Has a balcony or window
• Use a high-suction range hood (measured open kitchen topic Douyin views 240 million times)
Q2: How to make a small kitchen look bigger?
A: Three major skills:
• Use light colors
• Made of reflective material
• Reduce wall cabinet thickness (35cm instead of standard 40cm)
Note: The statistical period of the data in this article is from November 1 to 10, 2023. The data sources include mainstream platforms such as Baidu Index, Douyin Hot List, and Xiaohongshu Topic List.
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