40 Kitchen Renovation Fails So Bad They’re Almost Impressive

For many people, the kitchen is the heart of their home, but it can be a hectic place at the best of times. Because of that, the design of this key room should be seamless to ensure that it’s easy to use – and grand ideas can fall flat, if not thought out thoroughly. With that in mind, these 40 epic kitchen design fails are bound to leave a bad taste in your mouth.

40. Blocked cabinets

It’s fair to say that we cram a lot of stuff into our kitchens. Most of us will require a range of appliances, cabinets and countertop surfaces. To get the most out of this space, a cooker has been wedged into an awkward angle, rendering the cupboards behind it completely useless.

39. Sewage pipe

Nothing says, “dinner’s ready!” like what appears to be a raw sewage pipe cutting through the kitchen. Not only does the black tubing look quite jarring on the eye, but its potential content also doesn’t bear thinking about – especially when you’re about to tuck into your food. We just pray that there’s never a leak…

38. Sacrificed socket

If your countertop runs the risk of landing on an existing outlet, this is NOT the solution. Hopefully, this socket has been disconnected from the mains, otherwise, it surely poses some sort of fire hazard. We can’t for the life of us understand what possessed them to take this path when the power point could have quite easily been removed or simply shifted upwards a couple of inches.

37. Moldy tiles

For some inexplicable reason, the design on these tiles makes them appear moldy, which doesn’t exactly create the most appetizing environment. To make matters worse, the owner of this kitchen decided to use the design elements all over the counters and backsplash, which must make cleaning an interesting task.