The Secret to a Cosy, Sustainable, and Affordable Kitchen?
See How Menina Does It!
Explore Menina, a kitchen that combines clever design, upcycled elements, and personal craftsmanship. From Ikea upgrades to eco-friendly features, it balances beauty and practicality without overspending.
The upper Ivar cabinet,
painted in a soft olive green, sets a soothing tone.
Above the countertop, a handmade shelf suspended by cotton ropes and cork caps creates an eye-catching feature, while also offering practical storage for ceramics.
Beneath it, a reclaimed copper tube acts as a functional hanging bar for utensils. The cabinets are finished with custom oak sphere handles, adding a warm, handcrafted touch.
Natural light floods the space,
emphasizing the careful balance between functionality and style. The integration of houseplants and personalized decor adds an unmistakable sense of homeliness and life, making Menina Kitchen a perfect space for cooking, gathering, and creating memories.
Every inch is thoughtfully designed to balance aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability, making Menina Kitchen a stylish, compact solution that proves a small space can still have big personality and purpose.
Ikea Method base cabinets form the foundation, topped with a warm, upcycled oak worktop from reclaimed floor planks.
An upcycled pine plinth and a custom fruit rack with oak and chicken wire add character and maximize storage.
Components
Cabinetry
Lower unit
Base cabinets: Ikea Method
Worktop: Upcycled oak wood floor planks
Plinth: Upcycled pine board, sourced from construction waste
Handmade handles: Oak wood
Fruit rack: Oak wood profile and upcycled black wiremesh
Upper unit
Upper cabinets: olive green painted Ikea Ivar
Large hanging shelf: Upcycled pine wood bed plank
Small hanging shelf: Oak wood profile and upcycled black wiremesh
Hanging system: Cotton rope
Hanging bar: Upcycled copper tubes
Wall-mounted Rack
Framework: Upcycled wiremesh, sourced from construction waste
Display units: Upcycled pine wood wine boxes, sourced from retail store waste
Containers: Upcycled food jars
The Menina Kitchen is a celebration of creativity, sustainability, and a warm, inviting aesthetic.
Wine & Wire, the Wall Rack Solution for Open, Stylish Kitchen Storage
A wall-mounted rack of upcycled pine wine boxes, hung on a welded wire mesh, creates a flexible, modular storage system.
This setup allows easy access to food jars and essentials while avoiding the heavy look of full cabinets.
Each box, sourced from retail waste, fits snugly onto the wire framework, offering a sustainable solution to increase storage in small spaces.
This design brings a rustic, open feel to the kitchen, making it both practical and visually spacious.
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