Studio City

Planning a Studio City kitchen remodel: small footprint, big ideas

Many Studio City homes sit on modest lots, so a kitchen remodel in Studio City is about making a compact, open kitchen feel generous. Nolte’s precise modules and handleless fronts are well suited to the task.

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01Studio City homes

Cottages, post-and-beam houses and hillside builds

Studio City grew around the film studios on Radford Avenue, and its streets reflect several eras. The Silver Triangle, Colfax Meadows and Woodbridge Park are known for 1930s and 1940s Spanish, Traditional and cottage-style homes, many close to the Tujunga Wash greenway and the shops of Tujunga Village. In the hills south of Ventura Boulevard, around Fryman Canyon, mid-century post-and-beam houses sit beside contemporary hillside homes.

Kitchens in the older flats are often small and closed; in the hills they are open to the living room and the view. Either way, the kitchen is always on show.

White island kitchen with grey tall units and garden view — Nolte Küchen design

02Compact and open

A kitchen remodel in Studio City, when the kitchen is part of the living room

In a small open-plan house, a kitchen has to look like furniture. We often design one calm wall of tall units, with the refrigerator, oven and pantry behind matching fronts, and a short island or peninsula that doubles as a dining table. Handleless grip profiles keep the fronts flush, and LED strips in the profiles can light the room softly in the evening.

Nolte’s 150 mm planning grid helps a compact room look orderly, because fronts line up across base, wall and tall units. See handleless kitchens and peninsula kitchens for more.

03Practical points

What we plan for in Studio City

Hillside access
Narrow, winding streets affect delivery; we plan timing and vehicle size in advance.
Post-and-beam ceilings
Exposed beams and sloping ceilings guide where wall units can go, and where they should not.
Small-space storage
Plinth drawers, corner pull-outs and interior drawers add capacity without adding cabinets.
Living-room finishes
Wood, matte lacquer and stone chosen to relate to the sofa, floor and shelves nearby.

04Getting here

From Studio City to Glendale

Studio City is about 10 miles from our showroom, roughly 15 to 25 minutes on the 134 or along Ventura Boulevard outside rush hour; times are approximate.

Sketch your open-plan layout first in the 3D configurator, then bring it to the showroom. Neighboring Sherman Oaks and Burbank share many of the same house types.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Still deciding? Call +1 (213) 776-0000 or send us your plan.

Ask a designer

Can a small kitchen still have an island?

Sometimes. We need about 42 inches of aisle on the working side. If the room is too narrow, a peninsula usually gives the same seating with less floor space.

Will tall units overwhelm a small room?

Not if they are planned as one clean block. Grouping storage in a single wall often makes a compact room look larger than scattered wall units.

Can you deliver to a hillside home on a narrow street?

We plan delivery around access, and discuss timing and any restrictions with you before the kitchen ships.

Do you also design for Studio City condos and townhouses?

Yes. The same compact-planning ideas apply, and we take your building’s rules on deliveries and work hours into account when we schedule.