Small kitchens: good design in bright photo examples
Who does not dream of a large and spacious kitchen, where everything will find its place? Dreams are dreams, but you have to put up with the native ones with 5-8 square meters. Or maybe you should try to compete? Attractive, comfortable and functional design of a small kitchen – a real challenge for the owners, requiring a lot of wit and ingenuity. Often the problem lies not in the number of meters, but in the irrational organization of space. Recover here will literally every inch, think through all the smallest details, but it’s worth it, because even the most modest living space simply must be comfortable and comfortable. The fact that this is real and feasible is proved by large and small design tricks that can be used to transform a small kitchen.
How a good design of a small kitchen will help to increase the space
- Radical redevelopment
Presence of small kitchen assumes the big responsibility, therefore it is necessary to plan in advance all
The most radical and effective way of not visual, but real expansion of the space of a tiny kitchenette is redevelopment by connecting the kitchen with the hallway or the adjacent room. Indeed, why bother with their bold design decisions, if it is easier to demolish the wall, combining the room and kitchen in one large studio, visually divided into functional areas with a kitchen corner, bar counter or various types of flooring. It is not necessary to demolish the entire wall, to expand the space is quite enough wide archway between the two rooms. However, for such serious measures, it will be necessary to obtain permission from the relevant supervisory bodies.
- Ergonomic kitchen layout
Island, peninsular, U-shaped and two-row layouts in most cases are not suitable for a small kitchen. You have to choose between single-row (linear) and L-shaped layout. For maximum comfort, the width of the floor space should be sufficient so that several people can move freely without interfering with each other. The single-row option leaves enough space for a full dining area, but if the kitchen does not allow placing a slab, a cutting table, a sink, a refrigerator and a floor cupboard in one row, it is better to resort to a L-shaped layout. In doing so, try to maximize the use of angles: put a corner cabinet, cabinet or sink.
If you manage to place all the necessary kitchen equipment along one wall, you can free up a significant space
- Change the entrance door
The standard entrance door, especially opening inward, “eats” up to 1 square meter of usable area. Solve the problem by replacing the conventional door with a sliding door or an accordion door. Alternatively, you can completely remove the door, making an arch-type passage that combines the kitchen with the corridor, which is desirable to withstand in a single color solution.
Two-level zoning of the kitchen creates the impression of spaciousness in a relatively small area
- More light!
The worst enemies of small kitchens are darkness and darkness, visually “eating” space and killing the least desire to be in such a “kennel”. Therefore, it is necessary to fill the room with natural and artificial lighting. Help in this translucent light curtains, reflective light furniture with glossy facades, mirrors, mirror tiles, glass countertops and doors, chrome accessories, spot lighting directly above the work surfaces and dining area. By the way, spot lighting will help to save electricity and divide the kitchen into independent functional areas.
In a small kitchen, the correct combination of furniture and lighting is difficult to achieve, so it is better to install additional fixtures
- Neutral colors in the design of a small kitchen
Visually expand the space of a small kitchen will help and the right color solution. Basically, designers recommend to bet on monochrome, aged in neutral white, light gray, sand, beige. Feel free to use in the decor any quiet, bright, neutral colors, reflecting light and visually pushing the boundaries. Ideal – pastel shades and soft prints, not overloaded with obsessive patterns and patterns. To complement the monotony can be bright or dark accents, but they should not be too much, because all the flashy and contrasting, immediately attracting attention, makes the walls “shrink.”
White color visually expands the space, so for small rooms such design is the best option
Correct furniture for a small kitchen
The modest size of the room does not mean that the furniture should look like a toy from a child’s corner. A lot of small furniture and small details create an effect of confusion and make the room seem smaller than it really is. It is better to use furniture of standard sizes, but to limit the number of furnishings.
Carefully designed furniture design in this kitchen is the main practical characteristic, and a successful combination of colors is aesthetic
One item, for example, a refrigerator or a pencil case, must necessarily be stretched upward, creating a vertical perspective and visually lifting the ceiling.
Furniture of light muted shades, almost merging with the color of the walls, looks less massive and cumbersome.
The restraint and simplicity of the lines and colors of this kitchen make it elegant and attractive
To enhance the feeling of lightness, airiness and open space, transparent furniture of glass or plastic, as well as mirror and shiny surfaces will help: glass shelves, a glass table top of a dining table or a bar counter, transparent plastic chairs. The more “reflective” and lighter – the better for a small space.
Rational use of vertical space called high hanging cupboards for storing kitchen utensils and supplies. Fill them with the mind, placing objects in height according to the frequency of use – the less often the object is used, the higher it is located.
Minimalism in the choice of furniture in this case is compensated by the original design of the walls and decorative elements
Choose lockers with space-saving doors – sliding, folding or rising in the form of roller brushes. Space saving is also assisted by roomy corner cabinets, equipped with comfortable shelves-roundabouts.
Use space between the wall cupboards and the work surface by using hanging hooks with hooks, metal grilles and rails, where you can conveniently place the most frequently used kitchen utensils, seasonings, spices and other small items. At the same time, everything looks organized and orderly.
Almost a win-win combination of wooden furniture and metal surfaces of household appliances make this kitchen both cozy and technically modern at the same time
Save valuable space called sliding cutting boards, folding and sliding tables, as well as tables of round and oval shape.
Household appliances and kitchen accessories
If the needs of the family in the products are small, then a small refrigerator is an ideal option for saving space
The optimal solution for a small kitchen is built-in appliances that do not clutter the work surfaces and the table. Instead of a wide two-door refrigerator it is better to use a high and narrow vertical model. If the family is small, you can get by with a small fridge, on top of which it is easy to place a countertop that extends the working surface. The same trick can be done with a washing machine or dishwasher. Acquisition of household appliances and kitchen equipment is based solely on the real needs of the family. If the mountains of tableware you have formed only on major holidays, for sure you will be able to do without the dishwasher. A hardened bachelor who spends no time in the kitchen will be satisfied with a small hob for two hot plates.
Such an original integrated approach to kitchen equipment for many small kitchen owners has become a real find
Owners of small kitchens should give preference to multi-function devices. For example, instead of purchasing a separate blender, juicer and meat grinder, buy a food processor.
And, of course, do not forget about the stylistic unity of design, perceived more holistically and harmoniously than the accumulation of dissimilar elements. Take care that the kitchen is not cluttered with an unnecessary small thing. Shining colander, polished pots of pans, painted chopping boards, colorful jars with pickles and jams, large wooden spoons decorate the kitchen better than any souvenirs and trinkets.
Photo examples of interiors of small kitchens
Placing all kitchen appliances along one wall is a popular solution for small kitchens
In the interior of this kitchen there are no unnecessary details, and the successful selection of colors and lighting enhance the feeling of spacious premises
The original interpretation of the window aperture, which became part of the working kitchen wall, allowed to use the kitchen space effectively
Kitchen in light colors, decorated in a hi-tech style, it seems even more spacious due to the successful layout of window openings
A familiar approach in this interior is realized with the help of sharp color contrast between furniture and wall and floor surfaces
