When we hear the word “kitchen”, the first thing that comes up in our minds is food. The kitchen is the most important area in your home. But storage has become an important issue in small kitchens, especially when you are living with family. Here are a few tips you should consider while designing the small kitchen.
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Paint cupboards matching the walls
By painting the kitchen cupboards to match the walls creates an impression of big space in a small kitchen, especially when it’s coloured with white or grey. Colour plays an important role while designing a kitchen and especially with small spaces. Always try to use a light colour scheme.
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Make use of clumsy corners into smart storage
A small kitchen always requires making use of every single inch of storage space you have. If you have a small kitchen, always swap a cupboard for a drawer rather than overfilling all your pots and pans into a deep cupboard that is going to become messy and irritating when you will need to find a particular frying pan or pot. The smart pull out drawer setup maximizes space and makes it easy finding the utensils
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Kingsize the sink
It Might be that your small kitchen does not have space for dishwasher, but it’s worth finding space for a double sink. You can make two small-sized sinks in a small space kitchen. Maintain one sink for washing and one sink for dirty dishes. In that way you will have a place to arrange dirty prep kit and plates out of sight, without making a mess of the workspace.
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Diverge every corner into a storage space
Firstly, spot places where there is wasted space, such as the cleft between shelves, back of the cupboards, under the sink, unutilized corners, and window ridges. Arrange wherever you can and have a clear out of kitchenware that is hardly ever used or only has one role so that you can have less to store. You can also think of relocating the items that are of less use. You can also utilize the space on your walls and doors – you can use a utensil rail or magnetic knife board, hooks on the side of your cupboards or racks hung over the door. Try to make extra shelves in corners or across alcoves.
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Use storage helpers
You have cupboards and drawers as your biggest storage resource but most of the times they are under-utilised. Think about modernizing wire racks that pull out of corners or slim cupboards, plinth drawers, or you can use the drawer dividers for utensils, spices, pans or plates. You can also place the containers that are rarely used on the top of your cupboard’s wall – keep a stool nearby so that you can reach them when required.
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Well order your workplace
Examine smart solutions like wall-mounted magnetic knife strips, rails to hang utensils, mugs, pans, spice jars, and cutlery bins if there are many items littering in the worktops. Always keep the everyday need things nearby such as chopping boards, wooden spoons, washing up liquids, etc.
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Keep your kitchen design simple
If you have a small spaced kitchen then the simple white walls make the room seem larger so take it further with smooth, modish details that open up space. Light, reflective materials and fewer designs are best suitable for small kitchens.
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