6 Ways to Make a Small Kitchen Feel Bigger

A small kitchen can be both functional and beautiful, it just takes a bit of planning and working out what you can and can’t live without.

My main goal with this kitchen was to make it feel bigger than it actually is. The kitchen is roughly 2.25m x 3.35m, which is not an easy space to design a new kitchen. In fact, I would say that the larger the kitchen the easier it is to design. The smaller the kitchen, the smaller the space you have to work with and therefore you have to puzzle out ways to fit in everything you need.

These are some simple but impactful design features that you can add to your kitchen design to make it feel bigger than it really is.

Hardware

Long drawer handles will help to lengthen the room by drawing the eye further away.

Shelves

Open shelving was very important to me as I didn’t want the room to feel too close and full of cabinetry (it’s cheaper too!) so this helped to make the room feel more spacious especially at the end of the room with the window and kitchen sink, it’s nice to feel like you’re not going to hit your elbow on something as you wash up the dishes and glasses!

Asymmetrical Flooring

This is something I learned from the tile company we used, an asymmetrical floor tile layout will give the illusion of more tiles in the space. Essentially, make sure that your grout lines don’t line up.

Small Wall Tiles

I initially wanted long tiles and realised that they would look ridiculous in such a small space as we would end up with a row of 3 tiles between the cabinets and the worktop surface. Small wall tiles in an intricate layout, we chose herringbone, will help to draw the eye. I went for a basic white tile and white grout as I wanted to let the feature be the tile layout.

Glass Cabinets

I was worried about having a solid wall of cabinets, hence the shelving but I also wanted to break it up with some glass cabinets mixed in with solid cabinet door fronts

Yellow Based Paint

If you’ve followed me for a while you will know how much I love to talk about the impact of the right type of paint. Painting the walls in a yellow based paint will help bounce the light around the room making the room feel more spacious

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