The kitchen is usually regarded as the heart of any residential building because of some of the activities that take place there. It contains the appliances and tools necessary to prepare any sort of meal. It is also an important place for storage. You can even entertain your friends in your kitchen and have some drinks while at it. The home would have no substance if there was no kitchenette at least. It is a smaller version of a big kitchen and here are some kitchenette ideas that are perfect for big or small spaces.
Choose the right painting
A kitchenette is usually not as big as a regular kitchen so, how you restructure things is very important if you want the feeling of a bigger kitchen. The painting you administer to the walls can make you have a feeling that the kitchen is bigger or smaller. White and neutral paint colors can work well to make your kitchen appear bigger. Paints reflect light and increase the sense of space by making the wells recede. When you use white-colored paints or other neutral colors on your walls, cabinet, ceiling, and countertops, you will create a few boundaries or edges to limit your eyesight. This will bring the feeling of a bigger kitchenette.
Fix wall cabinets without doors
Since kitchenettes provide a smaller space than the regular kitchen, it is necessary to utilize the spaces as much as possible. Usually, just a few things are kept in the wall cabinets. Wall cabinets usually have doors but if you remember that when you open the doors, they take up more space albeit temporarily, you might want to exclude the doors completely so that they look like wall shelves. Wall shelves present some class to the kitchen if they are well constructed and beautified. This can be done by those that professionally remodel kitchens. I once visited a friend in Texas who hired a company that is into kitchen remodeling in Dallas. I was particularly blown away by the way this company handled the wall shelves forming different shapes with the shelves. It was a beauty to behold.
Be more organized
If you are able to make peace with the fact that your kitchenette isn’t that big, you will know that you will need to take some measures to make it more spacious. Organizing your kitchenette can be very useful. All you need to do is to utilize your wall cabinets or shelves more. Let more of the kitchen utensils and equipment be moved there so that there could be more space. You can pack your kitchen utensils neatly and use a big rack for all your plates, cups, and pieces of cutlery. All your pots should be in one place and can be tucked into one another neatly. As much as possible, try to tuck items into one another to make for more space. An organized kitchenette can look relatively bigger than a regular kitchen that is not organized.
Add mirrors and use reflective surfaces
Mirrors in rooms are well known to make such rooms appear bigger and more spacious. How big or small a kitchen is depends on what your eyes see and how the brain interprets the space available. Most people only use mirrors in their bedrooms and bathrooms but don’t consider them for their kitchens. If your kitchenette is smaller than usual, using super-sized mirrors to cover one wall can look extremely striking. When the mirrors are reflecting back a table or a worktop which are adjacent to them, you will have the feeling of a bigger kitchen. Using other reflective surfaces like mirrored splashbacks or a mirrored cupboard can help make spaces appear bigger also.
Go for a compact dishwasher and a slimline fridge
Some people think that the best decision in making a kitchenette appear bigger is by excluding a dishwasher or even a refrigerator. This will make things more difficult for you. Instead of taking them out completely, why not opt for smaller-sized gadgets? There are more compact dishwashers that would be perfect for your small kitchen and you can also get a slimline fridge. The main aim is not to reduce your comfortability but also to keep your kitchen looking more spacious and beautiful.
Final word
A disorganized kitchen or one that looks really small can be a put-off for you when you want to make meals. A small kitchen might be all you can afford but it doesn’t mean that you cannot make the best use of it. These ideas are great ones for you to try out if you want to create more space in your kitchen. Wishing you good luck in trying them out.
