How To Make A Small Kitchen Big: 10 Tips (Kitchen Design)

We don't always get what we dream of. Small kitchen - this is not a reason to worry and be upset. The main thing is to approach this issue competently. And we will help you with this. In our article, we have collected the most popular and simple solutions for visually increasing the kitchen space.

Council number 1. Discard unnecessary decor

Task decor - creating coziness in the room. And coziness is memories of a good rest, from where a vase was brought, a gift from a dear person or just a cute thing, bought in the market from my grandfather, a wood craftsman... Parting with such things is always hard. But in our case, it will overload the already small kitchen. Leave the most dear and dear to the heart values, removing all unnecessary. This also applies to flowers, despite their beauty and usefulness in purifying the air.

Minimalism in everything - our decision.

Council number 2. Choose a striped wallpaper

To increase the height or width of the kitchen, use a win-win trick - stick wallpaper in vertical / horizontal stripes respectively. This trick is also suitable when choosing clothes: a short person, with a full build, a vertical strip can "Stretch" by removing a couple of kilograms, and for a thin one, a horizontal strip is recommended for a visual "increase" weight. It's the same with the rooms.

Council number 3. We look at the color and material of the walls

Do not forget that walls can be painted. If the wallpaper is capable of absorbing light, then the paint will reflect it with great pleasure. In the presence of dark shades headset, furniture or floors, it is advisable to make the walls lighter: from delicate pastel to bright light. And let only one wall become an accent - it is very fashionable and creative.

Another option is to create loft style kitchenwhen the walls are laid out with bricks. Visually, this will also play into our hands.

Council number 4. Make the ceiling as light as possible

Do not forget the advice of designers: it is better to make the ceiling in a color 1-2 tones lighter than the walls.

Stretch ceiling, even light, is not always an appropriate choice. After all, the design feature will "take" the height of the kitchen by a decent 15-20 cm. But if the height of the room still allows the use of stretch ceilings, then choose the best gloss. Visual enlargement is guaranteed!

The invariable magnifier of space is light, especially from the ceiling. So dress up your ceiling not only chandelierbut additional lighting: spotlights or LEDs.

Council number 5. Use backlight

There is no extra light, especially when it comes to the kitchen. In order to indicate the most distant, darkened corners, it is better to use an additional kitchen lighting. To do this, use sconces, LED strips, spotlights - the choice is huge.

To give the kitchen not only a larger area, but also mysteriousness, choose the illumination of the kitchen set, its internal drawers, the illumination of the apron or the dining table. In the evening, your space will be filled with light, comfort and magic.

Council number 6. Give up doors if possible

An open space seems to be more spacious, so our advice is to remove the doorways. If this cannot be refused for some reason, there is a great alternative - sliding or transparent doors. Then the kitchen will look modern and secluded.

Do not forget that door handles can also be an assistant in increasing space. Shiny bright fittings can visually make the kitchen look bigger. A trifle, but quite essential to achieve the goal.

Council number 7. Photo wallpaper is a great option for a small kitchen

In a small kitchen, the ideal solution would be wallpaper or modern 3D effect wallpaper on one wall. First, choose a light picture. Secondly, nothing will increase the space, like a photo of paths and roads going into the distance, as well as meadows, the open sea, planted fields and other open spaces. At the same time, a large, bright drawing, for example, a flower on an entire wall, is not always a good option. This will be "overload" for a small space.

Council number 8. Find your kitchen table and chairs

For small kitchen a good solution is a table with a glass top, chairs with transparent seats. In our case, transparency is what we need. Nothing will absorb the light, and the furniture will be barely visible in the room. If you are not a supporter of transparent tables, then choose design tables that can be easily laid out and assembled. Then it is better to choose the countertop as light as possible.

Glass top it can also be not only at the dining table, but also at the kitchen set (work surface): glossy, made of colored glass, with a pattern or pattern, tinted ...

Council number 9. Less furniture is better

It is better to refuse a large amount of furniture. From bulky too. After cluttering up with objects the space will simply "eat". Here the output will be, for example, a small sofa or bench with internal storage boxes - for the kitchen, this option is absolutely necessary, a win-win. Multifunctional furniture is becoming more and more popular, and the market provides us with a huge selection.

Council number 10. Open plan

No wall in between kitchen and room (kitchen and corridor), including the transformation of the apartment into studio, will allow you to arrange furniture in a new, more rational way. To visually separate the “cooking” area from the “resting area”, use space zoning. There are some tricks for this, for example, lay out the kitchen floor with stone tiles, the rest of the space with laminate; installation is also suitable catwalk in the kitchen, which can carry not only a decorative function, but also a technical one.

To make a small kitchen more spacious, you do not need to seek help from designers and urgently do overhaul. Know how to say goodbye to unnecessary items that have been accumulating over the years. After all, comfort is not only the task of hiding the trash, but the ability to emphasize what you have. Even if it is small square meters of the kitchen.

Read the continuation in the article “How to make a spacious kitchen out of a small kitchen: tips and examples. Part 2«.

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