The most common form of a kitchen extension is a rear kitchen extension. A rear kitchen extension can provide valuable additional space in your kitchen to eat, cook and socialise. Getting a rear kitchen extension means making use of space at the very back of your house. This can only work of course if this is where your kitchen is located. A rear kitchen extension can provide a lot of new living space which can be used however you like. It is the perfect solution for any kitchen space but also works perfectly with open plan kitchens as well.

A side return kitchen extension is a lot less common because it relies on having dead space along the side of the house. This kind of extension is a great option if you live in a semi-detached or detached house. Getting a side return kitchen extension involves opening up corridors, space under the stairs or space outside the house and converting them into more useful kitchen space. There are numerous possibilities when designing a kitchen extension of what can be incorporated into the design to make it unique. You could incorporate bespoke storage space or even add in a new much needed downstairs W/C. When designing a side return kitchen it is also important to think about how you can maximise light that reaches your new extension, this obstacle is sometimes tackled with skylights. Side return kitchens work amazingly at turning dead space into useful living space.