Ways to Make your Kitchen Look More Spacious

With cities getting more congested, most urban homes are becoming smaller on footage, but more innovative on designing. And just because your kitchen is short on space doesn’t mean it has to look small and cramped too. There is no reason why your smaller kitchen shouldn’t exude style and roominess either. With a few simple tricks, you can actually expand the dimensions of your kitchen visually and make it look more spacious. And here are some simple ideas with color schemes, cabinetry, furnishing and countertops to create the illusion of greater space.

Colors

The simplest and easiest way to make every inch of your kitchen count is with a fresh lick of paint. White is a color that immediately opens up and brightens the kitchen, creating an impression of space. Yellow is another trending color that instantly brings the sunshine into your kitchen, making it appear larger than it actually is. You could contrast these colors with darker shades of green to add depth to your kitchen décor.

Mirrors or Reflective Elements

Mirrors and any other reflective surfaces reflect back light, making your kitchen appear brighter. Some smart ways of using reflective surfaces include features such as shiny backsplashes, glass tiles, high-gloss wall paint, shiny flooring and glossy cabinets. You could also splurge out on stainless steel appliances and fittings that are beautifully reflective and add style to your kitchen.

De-clutter

Having a fuss-free countertop creates long sightlines and the illusion of space. Keeping more things in your kitchen than it can accommodate will create the impression of a cramped, overtly stuffy and small kitchen. Going minimalist and having a designated storage space for every item necessary to your kitchen will ensure more countertop space and a seemingly larger kitchen.

Open Shelves

By going with shallow open shelves, there is an immediate illusion of more airiness and greater spaces. Having your open shelves go high up the walls guides the eyes vertically upwards, creating an aura of greater height along the kitchen walls. The easy flow of light in your storage spaces will make your kitchen appear larger – but you will need to continually work on keeping it neat and tidy-looking though!

Integrated Appliances

Choosing to go with integrated appliances ensures there is no visual clutter of doors of different colors and designs in your kitchen. Having integrated microwave ovens, fridges and even dishwashers ensures an even flow of cabinet doors that provides for visual continuity and sleekness of design. Hence, lack of muddled variety of doors will create an aura of open space.

Slimmer Appliances

In order to have enough space for all the essential kitchen appliances without creating a clutter in your space-challenged kitchen, consider buying slimmer appliances. Go with slim-line fridges, ovens, dishwashers or even base cabinets, and save on much-needed space for storage of other kitchen items.

Lighting

Natural sunshine beaming into the kitchen brightens it up and makes it look more spacious. Going with lightweight and simple window dressing will further ensure more natural light in the kitchen. Likewise, creative use of cabinet lighting is essential to making your kitchen appear larger and more airy too. Glass panes or skylights are other ways to bring in more natural light.

Unobstructed Sightlines

Visual continuity ensures that your kitchen appears larger than it actually is. To keep the sightlines open, restrict the use of personal memorabilia in the kitchen; cut down on fridge magnets, kid’s artwork or trinket pots to cut down on the clutter. Likewise, go with no-fuss features such as backless barstools, clear plastic chairs, floating islands or even pendant lights without shades. All this will create an unobstructed visual path that will add impression of greater footage to your kitchen.

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