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A no-kitchen kitchen designed by Kerrie Kelly

SEAMLESS HIDDEN KITCHEN DESIGN WITH KERRIE KELLY

High-End Home & Kitchen Appliances
Blog | Appliance Intel
Seamless Hidden Kitchen Design with Kerrie Kelly

DECEMBER 01, 2025 | 4 min read

Gone are the days of the kitchen needing to have a traditional look to function like a kitchen. The latest design revolution—dubbed the no-kitchen kitchen or the hidden kitchen—focuses on making the kitchen appear not like a kitchen at all, but a multipurpose space in your home. Designer Kerrie Kelly adopts the emerging and popular trend of concealed kitchen design by stepping away from the classic kitchen in favor of a seamless and stylish space.

What is a No Kitchen-Kitchen? Kerrie Kelly’s Approach Benefits of a Hidden Kitchen Types of Appliances

This principle combines state-of-the-art appliances with truly innovative design features and aesthetics to transform the kitchen into a truly multifunctional space that makes a statement even while seamlessly blending in with your home.

“To me, that means being able to tuck away our appliances that we’re so used to seeing everyday.”

- Kerrie Kelly

WHAT IS A NO-KITCHEN KITCHEN?

This design style uses the kitchen as a multi-purpose space. With our kitchens often being one of the areas of the home we use the most, hidden kitchen cabinets, hidden pantry ideas or the removal of upper cabinets make it feel less like a room just for cooking and more like an entertainment space. Everything is intentionally hidden away, ensuring that you’re not seeing appliances, glassware or other everyday kitchen clutter when you enter the room.

A no-kitchen kitchen or hidden kitchen can be achieved through panel-ready appliances that seamlessly match the cabinetry and integrated, built-in cabinetry that tucks things like shelving, glassware or built-in appliances away to create a seamless, minimalist veneer. Even movable counters concealing items like sinks, cooktops, and more from view in the kitchen. Continue reading to learn about some unique concealed kitchen ideas.

KERRIE KELLY’S APPROACH TO A NO KITCHEN-KITCHEN

In the hidden kitchen Kerrie Kelly recently designed in Chicago, she utilizes movable cabinet doors on tracks to reveal different areas of the kitchen, allowing the space to serve various purposes. One set of doors reveals a JennAir^® Built-In Coffee System within a wet bar, with decanters and glassware for making cocktails when guests are over, while the other covers a JennAir^® Built-In Double Wall Oven. When talking about the use of the doors, Kelly said, "[It’s a] totally different aesthetic when it's all opened up. And then as you go through the day, you close them off and reset for the evening, and the next day."

Turning to the island, Kelly pushes back the countertop to unveil an award-winning JennAir^® NextGen Downdraft Induction Cooktop. With the innovative downdraft technology from the JennAir brand, sightlines remain completely unobstructed, allowing the island to float and leaving the space below the countertop completely open as well.

Kerrie Kelly and a chef standing near a floating island

“How often do we get to float an island and still have an induction downdraft system?”

- Kerrie Kelly

A trio of images of Kerrie Kelly in a hidden kitchen

Her design approach when incorporating the no-kitchen kitchen concept also extends to the textures and finishes she selected for the space. Tones in the countertop tie in with all the other elements in the kitchen, giving it a cohesive look and adding to the kitchen's hidden style. The metallic shades of the snakeskin wall covering make a bold statement when contrasted with the cohesive cabinets and countertops, and gilded wall sconces complement the pairing. All of these elements create an inviting space.

BENEFITS OF A HIDDEN KITCHEN

A concealed kitchen allows you to have a clutter-free aesthetic, letting the moment focus on entertaining, where guests don’t see the prep or aftermath that comes with hosting. With intention behind the use and purpose of each space in the kitchen, it also allows people to be better organized, thinking about the layout and utility of their kitchen. In the hidden kitchen design that Kerrie Kelly created, each cabinet door hid an element of the kitchen, allowing each door to be opened if a certain appliance was needed and the rest to remain closed.

A no-kitchen kitchen allows for a completely cohesive space. The seamless look of cabinetry and appliances allows your kitchen to blend into the background, which is particularly beneficial for contemporary or high-end interiors. For designer Kerrie Kelly, she likes to choose materials that pair well together, like cabinetry in the same shade of a countertop or kitchen hardware that complements the lighting. When everything pairs well together, there are fewer visual interruptions in the kitchen, allowing designers like Kerrie Kelly to be more purposeful with the way they make a statement in the room.

A bright kitchen with hidden appliances and cabinets

While many may think a large area is needed to apply hidden kitchen ideas, this design trend actually works great in small spaces. It maximizes your kitchen, allowing it to serve multiple purposes by blending the areas of living, cooking and eating into a single, combined space. The no-kitchen kitchen will also enable you to conceal areas and close off items in the kitchen without sacrificing style.

TYPES OF APPLIANCES FOR A NO-KITCHEN KITCHEN

Integrated and built-in appliances are designed to sit flush with cabinetry, giving your kitchen a seamless aesthetic. These appliances are also often panel-ready, allowing the exterior of the appliance to seamlessly match its surroundings. Built-in appliances, like built-in dishwashers and column refrigerators from JennAir brand, feature innovations like quiet technology and enhanced interiors that elevate a hidden kitchen.

A collage of two images of hidden, panel-ready appliances

KERRIE KELLY

DESIGNER

Kerrie Kelly is a nationally recognized designer, creative director and brand collaborator, working hand-in-hand with some of the world’s top manufactures and leveraging her expertise to create meaningful experience and design-forward innovations.