We bet that when you think aboutyour dream kitchen, it doesn't live up to the word "tiny." But that's the reality. Many of us live with a meager counter space, a cramped work triangle, and precious little space for appliances. If you're not comfortable with combining the kitchen with the adjoining room, you can at least create the impression of a larger space. To do this, you need to know a few strategic design tricks, which we'll discuss below.
1. Replace solid casement doors with glass doors.
Glass facades lighten the appearancefurniture and allow the eye to penetrate inside, to the back of the cabinet. Thanks to this, the kitchen seems more open. At the same time, you should not clutter the interior with knickknacks, otherwise the effect will be lost.
2. Paint the cabinets in the same color as the walls.
Outline of furniture on walls of the same shadeblurs visual boundaries. Traditional design school teaches that light colors have a reflective effect and make the space appear larger, and this is certainly the right approach. But don’t be afraid to use dark shades for the room’s color scheme. Deep tones, such as black, dark blue, chocolate, visually recede. This creates the impression that the walls are further away than they actually are.
3. Choose furniture with a small footprint.
For a small kitchen, those are best suitedinterior items that do not take up useful floor space. For example: narrow cabinets, a slender table, small stools. Avoid massive legs or large furniture bases that add visual volume.
4. Use niches as cabinets
Equip functional storage systems: a pantry, shelves or cabinets - flush with the wall so as not to interfere with the kitchen space. This is quite easy to do in a recessed niche.
5. Create a design with clear lines.
Large brackets, ornate furniture andOrnate details can give your kitchen a choppy look. Instead, keep elements simple and sleek to soften the space and create a stylish interior design with an airy feel.
6. Think about the possibility of connecting the kitchen with another room.
Here is a combined kitchen-dining room, divided by a low half wall, which creates a natural extension of the cooking area.
7. Include racks in design
Open shelves visually reduce the volume and create the illusion of a larger space. Floating shelves on brackets with stylish design items will look even more elegant.
8. Remove all unnecessary
A large number of shelves, racks and cabinets withclutter creates the impression that the kitchen is bursting at the seams. Focus on a few objects and interior items, and hide the rest. Modern kitchen furniture copes with this task quite well.
9. Direct look up
Choose elements that will draw the eye upward. Vertical lines on the walls and similar ceiling design will create the impression of greater height.
10. Fill the space with light
Will your kitchen be done in clear or indark tones, the glow of light will add a sense of space. Decorate window openings as simply as possible or exclude decoration completely so as not to block the sun.
