This Stunning Kitchen Transformation Showcases Small Space Living At Its Finest

As Apartment Therapy’s Associate Home Editor, it’s my job to scroll through gorgeous interior spaces daily. Homeowners’ (and renters’!) ingenious ideas never cease to amaze me — especially when it comes to kitchen transformations that go from totally dingy to totally dreamy! One such space that totally blew me away? Anna Latorre’s pink-drenched kitchen in her airy Barcelona apartment. 

When Anna moved into the apartment, the kitchen was in the same room as the shower (she suspects it had something to do with the building’s pipes). “It was a somewhat rudimentary kitchen that needed a major renovation like the rest of the apartment,” she explains. 

It wasn’t just that the storage space needed increasing and the appliances needed updating. The entire aesthetic needed a makeover, she says.

“The apartment had to be completely renovated but presented great potential,” Anna adds. “The goal was to preserve as much as possible the essence of the apartment and the different generations that had lived in it, combining all these elements with a more modern touch.”

Anna’s kitchen blends new and old, and what I love most about it is that it’s mostly done in shades of pink. I’m a huge fan of kitchens that feature bright colors (like this eggplant-colored kitchen!) — one of the year’s hottest kitchen design trends — and Anna nailed it with hers.

“[Pink] is a color that is present in most of the rooms in the apartment, which makes me feel more connected to it when I see it,” Anna explains. “I liked the idea of integrating all the old elements like the floor and walls with this pastel pink tone of the kitchen countertop with mosaics that look like pink marble.”

It’s not just the actual fixtures that are pink. Some of Anna’s appliances, like the tea kettle, silverware, and dog bowls, are also pink.

In addition to coating her kitchen in pink, Anna maximized every square inch of her kitchen. “It was also important for all elements to be as small as possible to optimize space, such as the stove, the dishwasher, the sink, etc.,” Anna explains.

There’s also open shelving to house glassware, and all of the cabinets are large enough to store her appliances and serveware. 

If you love the pink in this kitchen as much as I do, you’ll want to see the rest of Anna’s apartment. Visit the full home tour on Apartment Therapy to see more, and check out these other vintage transformations that pull off pink: this living room, this bathroom, and this armoire.

This post originally appeared on The Kitchn. See it there: Before & After: “Dated” Vintage White Cabinets Get a Color-Drenched Makeover You’d Never Expect