How to remodel a kitchen in a small space?
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Does your home have a small kitchen? If so, it can feel like quite a challenge to make that smaller-than-average space work for you, especially when you need to fill it up with large appliances and enough kitchen cabinets to store all of your food and cookware.
Luckily, there are plenty of ways you can redesign your small kitchen to make it more functional, efficient, and attractive! In this guide, we’ll be taking a look at some top tips for kitchen remodeling in a small space.
Clear the clutter
First up, if you want to make any small room feel bigger, you have to get rid of the things that are cluttering up the space. This is true in any room, but it’s especially important in kitchens, as you need to focus on the important, essential items, rather than taking up space with needless things.
So, the first thing to do is look through your kitchen and think about which items you can get rid of or more elsewhere. Try to avoid storing too many things on the countertops, freeing up space for you to cook and prepare food later on, and get rid of appliances that you barely ever use.
Create an appliance garage
Are you lacking in counter space in your kitchen? This is a common problem for people with small kitchens, and it can feel like an impossible one to solve! With such little space, where are you supposed to put things like your toaster, microwave, and coffee machine?
Well, one option you might consider is making your own ‘appliance garage’. As the name implies, this is a special place in the kitchen for you to store appliances, and you can build your garage into the existing cabinetry to make space for things like blenders and more.
Paint the ceiling
A lick of paint can make a massive difference in any space, and it can even make a room feel significantly larger, as long as you choose the right color and style of paint, as well as apply it in the right place.
Painting the ceiling in your kitchen can have dramatic effects. Try using glossy, mirror-effect paint to reflect light and color from the space below. This can effectively make the room feel taller and larger, as a result. It may only be an optical illusion, but it definitely makes small kitchens feel more inviting.
Work with smaller appliances
We all need kitchen appliances like ovens and microwaves to cook our favorite foods and prepare tasty, healthy meals for the whole family. But you don’t necessarily need to have the biggest appliances, especially if you’re restricted in terms of kitchen space.
Bigger isn’t always better. It’s much more sensible to choose appliances that are the right size to suit your space, like a slim, built-in cooktop to save huge amounts of the room or a slender fridge-freezer that gives you lots of interior storage space without taking up too much floor space.
Add a single-bowl sink
A lot of kitchens have double-bowl kitchen sinks, but many people don’t need or use the second bowl very often. That’s why you might be better off choosing to ditch the double-bowl and install a single-bowl sink in your kitchen, instead.
Single-bowl sinks give you more than enough space to wash the dishes or clean fruit and vegetables, and they only take up half as much counter space as a double-bowl alternative. In other words, you can gain a lot of countertop space by opting for a single-bowl sink.
Install pantry cabinets
One of the best ways to make a small kitchen work for you is to maximize the amount of storage space you have for things like food, plates, dishes, mugs, and more. And one of the perfect products to use to improve your kitchen’s storage situation is pantry cabinets.
Pantry cabinets are specially designed to offer maximum efficiency, storing lots of items in a relatively small section of your kitchen. Opt for deep and tall cabinets with pull-out drawers to get the most space for food and cooking items.
Choose suitable window coverings
Last but not least, we have to talk about window treatments. The right kind of window coverings can make a small space look a lot bigger and airier, while a poor choice of curtains or blinds could be causing your kitchen to feel even more restrictive.
In general, it’s best to opt for blinds over curtains, as they take up less space and look more modern and minimalistic in a kitchen. In addition, try to choose light colors to make the space feel more open, airy, and inviting.