Taking its name from the compact cooking space on a ship or aircraft, the galley kitchen was a stalwart of the early 20th ...

10. Replace upper cabinets with rows of open shelves. Cabinets facing each other down a long galley kitchen can be great for those who need the storage space, but it can tend to feel a bit cramped.

While it was "a space-saving hack for a while, right now, it can come across as a restrictive and outdated layout," an interior designer told Newsweek.

Extending the cramped galley kitchen in their four-bedroom Birmingham home has created an inviting, sociable open-plan living ...