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You might find yourself up against it with having to deal with a small kitchen but do not despair, there are easy ways to improve your lot.
Making the best use of space is a must and here are a few tips to help you on your way:
First, organizing your kitchen is very important. Do away with items that make the kitchen cramped and small.
Examine the contents of drawers and decide which items can make way in order for you to reclaim some more storage space.
Remember the basic principle of good kitchen design in that everything most commonly used should be within easy reach, those items not often required can be relegated to top shelves of cupboards.
The more efficiently you can organize the space in your cabinet, the more items you can fit in.
Make sure your countertops are as uncluttered as possible this in itself makes a small kitchen seem larger.
Avoid a build up of clutter on your counter top as much as possible.
Things like coffee pots or toasters can find room in the cabinets if it is well organized. A drawer that slides out may be the best option so that it is easy to get these items in and out of the cabinets.
If they are too large, you can store them in the cupboard and remove them only when you need to. Buy smaller ones for everyday use and which can easily fit in the cabinets.
Cabinet doors can make the room feel smaller since you require space to open the doors. Consider removing the doors of the cabinets and leave them as open shelves.
This way the room will look better illuminated and thus appear more spacious.
Kitchen color is important. If you decorate your small kitchen layout using a light or soft color, the room will feel larger. All you need to do is take your favorite color and choose a lighter variety.
However, avoid wallpaper especially heavily patterned ones these make a room look too busy and can add to the feeling of limited space.
Overall the thing that will have most effect on the feeling of space in your kitchen will be the decoration so consider very carefully your choices of ornaments, curtains and overall color scheme. Lighter is better.
Flooring is the last item on your list, there are a range of choices and as with decorating there are better options for small kitchens.
If you decide to use tiles then choose ones without patterns for an unfussy spacious look.
You may opt to use linoleum for your floors but even then stick to the same principle - minimal design on light color makes for the most spacious feeling small kitchen layout.
