How to Design a Small Kitchen in 7 Simple Steps
Imagining what a kitchen would look like in a city center apartment gave you the impetus to flex your interior design skills. There's certainly a challenge to designing a functional and appealing kitchen with such limited space, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Due to its overtly streamlined appearance, minimalist styling works for smaller spaces, especially for kitchens. If you like Scandinavian design, you'll enjoy this minimal approach for achieving an air of simplicity and elegance.
1. Streamlined
Use a flush-front design to reinforce a streamlined appearance. The first tip is to select one color for the units.
Additionally, minimalist handles are extremely effective at maintaining a sleek and fuss-free design. You may want to consider removing wall units' handles completely and opting for push-to-open or concealed options.
2. Subtle Color
Choosing a snow-white, creamy, or pastel kitchen palette will allow the space to reflect natural light, creating an open, airy atmosphere. They give the kitchen a sense of openness and a bright feel while blending in with cabinetry and appliances.
Keep the color palette muted Scandinavian. Think white, light grey, and muted green or blue to complete the clean, minimalist aesthetic. Color is huge right now for kitchen units, so it doesn't make sense that it shouldn't work in a small kitchen as well, but try going with fresh, light colors to make your kitchen feel airy and spacious.
3. Open Shelves
A rustic kitchen shelf without an opening gives the impression of more space and adds a rustic touch. They also ensure utensils are accessible, eliminate the need for excessive lighting, and are easy to maintain.
The layout of a small kitchen plays a big part in making sure that it makes the most of its space. However, too many wall units can upset the balance.
If wall units aren't for you, open shelving may be a good alternative. Also, these are great ways to add personality to your kitchen besides the more practical items, add paintings, books, and personal items as well.
4. Kitchen Islands
A kitchen can be made more attractive and more functional by adding more height. Moreover, it allows you to take full advantage of your space. While this is still a fairly new design trend, we think it will remain popular for some time to come.
In Indian households, these have become quite common. You can use the extra kitchen space an island provides for either working in the kitchen or entertaining guests. A kitchen island opens up a room, creates a sense of space, provides additional storage, as well as creating an informal separation between the kitchen and other areas of a house.
5. Mirrors & Glass
A kitchen space with glass and mirrors, whether on the cabinet back panel or the cabinets themselves, is visually open and airy. It also reduces the feeling of constriction by using clear glass doors and mirrored back panels.
6. Seamless Furniture Use
Furniture such as chairs, tables, and desks should be compact and in a neutral color so that they can be moved under the counter after use. In addition to extending a table, foldable table extensions can also be used as additional workspaces.
7. Tiles & Worktop
The choice of metro tiles, herringbone tiles, or mosaic tiles is fine. You think you'd be better off blending the backsplash with the wall tiles and worktop to expand the kitchen's appearance.
This combination produces an illusion of more space since the wall-counter worktop line is blurred, making it look less crowded. It's all the rage to have patterned tiles, but for sleek, streamlined kitchens with limited space, you need a consistent approach.
If your kitchen is high-contrast, it looks cluttered and disjointed. To enhance the sense of space, you as an Interior Designer must not get seduced by current trends and instead use methods that play with proportions and scale.
Wrapping it Up
You have captured the entire kitchen design in a photorealistic 3D visual, using the recommendations outlined above on real-life dimensions with muted blue or grey cabinets and long wall units. In addition to quartz worktops and marble hexagonal wall tiles, you can choose a quartz wall tile. As a result of the tone and texture of the leather handles on the base units, they give the overall aesthetic a warm feel.
To learn more, watch the following video tutorial.
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The wood shelf also contributes visual interest and useful storage, while a contemporary black tap gives the space an edgy feel that is perfect for a city apartment.
Throughout the space, you've incorporated lots of wood to add warmth, as well as color with the seriously Menu bottle grinders, books, and other accessories. Such styling can turn a Scandinavian kitchen from a seemingly cool space into one that is much more inviting and personal.
