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You might think that choosing small kitchen paint colors is all about playing it safe: too many clashing brights and the space can feel chaotic and cluttered, while all-over white might make a small kitchen feel cold and unwelcoming. 

All rooms need to reflect your style and personality, and that’s no less important in small kitchens. Neutrals are a good place to start and an off-white, sand or buttermilk color scheme will bounce light around and make a compact space feel larger. But take time to work out your color preferences: are you a maximalist with a love of deep jewel shades and rich paint hues or someone who craves a lighter, brighter working kitchen? 

Look at the layout of your kitchen, too; if the space merges into a living or socializing zone you might want to include a degree of color continuation to create visual flow.  

Small kitchens don’t mean you have to play it safe with kitchen color ideas; some of the best designs harness bold shades and dramatic hues to great effect. Using too many colors all at once can make a small kitchen feel muddled, so, in teeny footprints, sticking to a few hues can help create a calm environment. Try a block color scheme and paint kitchen cabinets and walls painted in the same wrap-around shade – a neat trick that will make a small kitchen look bigger. Clever, eh? 

Small kitchen paint colors – ideas for every taste

Whether it’s a floor-to-ceiling, deep charcoal paint, a mix of easy-on-the-eye pastels or a light and bright neutral, small kitchen paint colors should be all about expressing personality. 

As Helen Parker, creative director at deVOL says about designing a small kitchen: 'Color is a completely personal choice and any decision should be primarily based around the atmosphere you want to create, rather than trying to make a small room look big. If you want moody and atmospheric, then go dark or bold, if you want it to look clean and minimal then go for light, pale colors.' 

1. Move to the dark side

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While your knee-jerk reaction might be to paint everything top-to-toe in white, small kitchen paint colors pack a punch when they're in dark jewelled hues, rich ebony and earthy brown. The result is characterful, warm and cocooning. 

In fact, a darker palette comes to life in a small space while strong color in a grand, spacious layout, is in danger of getting lost. This is your chance to play around with today’s trend for dark colors – a look we can’t see going anywhere soon.

'If you have a small, dark room, why not embrace it, and play to its strengths,' explains Helen Shaw, director at Benjamin Moore . 'Incorporating a rich, bold paint color is a fool-proof way to create instant character – taking a small space from drab to stylish. Dark colors cleverly absorb the light of a space, making the division between walls appear blurred – this adds depth and dimension to a room, so the space appears larger, rather than more cramped as some may fear. '

2. Offset cool colors with warm metallics

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Small kitchen paint colors, chosen well, can make your space glamorous, charming and cozy. Dark cabinets will create mood and drama that is hard to achieve in a large space. If you are considering anything from grey kitchen ideas to black kitchen ideas – as well as blue – offset the deep paintwork with flashes of warm metallics on the countertops, handles and accessories. 

'A small kitchen filled with dramatic colors, textures and eclectic accessories can become big in personality, which can also visually give a sense of a large space,' says Helen Parker, creative director of deVOL Kitchens. 'Small means intimate, it means cozy and glamorous and petite – these all conjure up something quite special.'

If you do pick a dark paint color, ensure your small kitchen lighting ideas are efficient and fit for purpose.

3. Pick a sunny yellow paint color for a small kitchen

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Bold citrus yellows can overhaul a small kitchen and transform it into the sunniest spot in the house. Choose yellow room ideas to suit your architecture and style, from vibrant, canary yellow and daffodil to rich gold and ochre and warm honey and butterscotch tones. 

Yellow is the perfect paint color for small kitchens that are designed around base cabinets – with open shelving above – as this powerful hue will draw the eye down and keep the layout grounded. Otherwise, paint a run of tall cabinets in your favorite yellow shade, and, if you’re feeling brave, go all-out on matching yellow walls, too. Your yellow kitchen will be a happy one whatever the weather outside. 

'Yellow reflects light in such a way that will make a smaller room look bigger,' says Dominic Myland owner of Mylands . 'It is a welcoming, joyful and vibrant choice and ideal for small kitchens, particularly if there isn’t much light. Rich yellows like our vivid Haymarket No.47 are known to make you feel calm and happy, and pair well with dark shades and white accents.'

4. Color drench walls and cabinets

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Small kitchen paint colors used over cabinets and walls are a match made in decorating heaven. Using the same color for painted kitchens, walls, skirting boards, window frames – even the ceiling – will transform a small space from a dull, uninspiring room to a modern, on-trend space, oozing with confidence and personality – as in the green kitchen above. Color-drenched small kitchens will also appear larger, as all-over color will help create the illusion of lengthening walls and surfaces, rather than being broken up by contrasting woodwork.

'Color drenching, especially when using darker, brave colors, works best in small spaces, like a small kitchen,' says Justyna Korcyznska, senior designer at Crown Paints . 'By enveloping a small space in a paint color, the focus shifts from noticing the size of that space to just appreciation of the shades that surround us. Bold, saturated jewel greens and teals work very well for color drenching. Not only does this create a contemporary, monochromatic look, it’s also an easy way to create the illusion of bigger walls, making the room as a whole feel more spacious. '

5. Try warmer whites

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Paler shades are often the go-to paint colors for small kitchens as they can help to create an open and airy vibe, says Aaron Markwell, color stylist at COAT Paints Home . 

However, advises the stylist, using pure whites or cooler off-white shades can often make the space look dingy rather than spacious. Try softer neutrals, such as cream kitchen ideas, instead of white kitchen ideas such as oatmeal, taupe, pale green-greys and warm whites and use a soft sheen paint which is durable and lets light bounce around the space. 

'We tend to work with warmer ivories, so that the kitchen, in any light, has a sense of warmth rather than sterility,' says interior designer Becca Casey of Connecticut-based Becca Interiors . 'Colors such as Benjamin Moore’s White Dove or Classic Gray both have a subdued gray hue which in turn adds character to any space. Farrow & Ball’s Wimborne White is a fantastic color for ceilings, especially if you are whitewashing beams, and Slipper Satin is a lovely, buttery color which makes any space feel like a warm hug. '

'Lighter colors make the space feel larger,” adds Erin Davis, lead designer for Mosaik Design & Remodeling in Portland, Oregon. 'The trick is to paint the ceiling the same color as walls so when the eye travels effortlessly, your space will expand visually. If you can carry the same color to the adjoining space, the effect is even better.'

6. Nod to nature with green

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Going green is a huge small kitchen paint color story this year, and the entire green palette – from pale sage and mint to dark emerald and teal – works incredibly well for small spaces. Green is naturally associated with nature, and is the perfect shade for bringing the outside in. The result is a calm, relaxing kitchen space with an inviting, fresh feel. 

'Green is a great small kitchen paint color as it brings a sense of the outdoors in – helping to keep compact spaces feeling fresh, open and vibrant,' adds Francesca Wezel, founder of Francesca’s Paints . 'Green is also known to be a soothing, relaxing color which is perfect if you don’t want to overwhelm small spaces with overpowering tones and shades.'

7. Zone a small kitchen with paint colors

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While a single paint shade works well to unify a small kitchen, using two or three different colors is a clever design trick for zoning various functions. It can be as simple as painting wall cabinets in one color and base units in another or painting a multifunctional small kitchen island in a contrasting shade. Alternatively, paint an appliance bank in a block color with storage in another. Go wild with bright hues or zone more subtly with shades from the same palette. 

'Choosing two or three paint colors for a small kitchen helps section off different areas, giving the appearance of more space,' says Anna Hill, brand director of Fenwick & Tilbrook . 'Keep the upper walls a light neutral and introduce color on the lower half to avoid the room feeling top heavy. ' 

Avoid more than three colors in one space though, warns Patrick O’Donnell, Farrow & Ball ’s Ambassador. He adds: 'Any more than that can feel distracting in a room that generally has lots of adornment with utensils and crockery already on show.'

8. Consider a calming blue

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Just as green has hit the decorating headlines lately, so blue kitchen ideas remain a popular – from classic, dark navy to turquoise and everything in between.

'Blue is the best color for making a space feel bigger,' says color and paint expert, Annie Sloan . 'It’s recessive, which means it draws the eye outwards, blurs horizon lines and gives a sense of never-ending space. It’s also a calming, meditative color which encourages us to breathe in and out, creating a psychological and spiritual sense of spaces as well as the physical illusion.'

9. Plump for pastels

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Sky blue, lavender and blush pink are no longer reserved for the bedroom and today’s pastels are a super modern way to reboot the 21st century kitchen.  

'Bite-sized kitchens sometimes lack a bit of character, especially if most of the effort in their design and decoration is focussed on practicality,' says Marianne Shillingford, creative director at Dulux . 'The good news though is that small spaces love a bit of color and if you are prepared to be brave press the big color button and have some fun.'

Pastels might just be the perfect way to do this in a small kitchen especially when balanced with abstract art and touches of strong color and shape.

'Using pastels doesn’t have to be sweet and pretty,' adds Justyna Korcyznska, senior designer at Crown Paints. 'Shades of the palest pink, sherbet lemon or watery mint green can look new and modern if combined with tones of grey and hard materials like concrete and metal to give it a more industrial feel.'

Areas of pale pastels in the kitchen will reflect the available light around the room, making it seem bigger, adding shine and bringing a space to life. 

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Include a bold accent

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Orange or red kitchen ideas aren't for everyone, but for an individual look, introduce a bold primary shade on a single piece of kitchen kit, say a freestanding larder or island unit. Two-tone kitchens are very 'now' and the pop of color against a pale or dark neutral will inject masses of personality for very little effort. Try painting the inside of a cupboard or hidden shelves with a bright pink or jade green – an unexpected jolt of bright color behind a door is one of our favorite ways to make small kitchens look very, very special.

'For a fresh update, why not introduce a bright tangerine or deep red on an kitchen island or pantry?' suggests Charlotte Campbell kitchen designer at Harvey Jones . 

What paint colors make a small kitchen look bigger?

To make a small kitchen look bigger than it actually is, be clever with color. Pale shades will naturally reflect light, make walls recede and increase the sense of space.

Using whites and neutrals on every part of the kitchen – walls, countertops, cabinets and ceilings – will create a cohesive space, blurring edges and boundaries. Try different shades of white or the same neutral to add interest and stop the kitchen from feeling too cold and clinical. If all-white isn’t your thing, light greens, yellows, blues and grays are all great choices to make a small kitchen look bigger. 

What paint color finish is best for a small kitchen?

Semi-sheen or satin paint finishes will help bounce light around a small kitchen, much more than a matte finish will. It will also be easier to wipe clean these paint finishes, keeping your color fresh and long-lasting. Matching your paint finish to reflective surfaces like glass tiles, shiny floors and stainless steel appliances will do the same.

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20 Best Colours for Small Kitchens That You’ll Love

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When you think of your ideal kitchen, you don’t want to describe it as ‘small’ or ‘tiny’. However, considering the population density in our cities today, most homes and apartments have tight spaces. While some kitchens may offer huge space, the rest have a smaller work triangle and just enough storage space for appliances. If your kitchen belongs to the latter category, fear not. We’re here to tell you about the best colours for small kitchens that can create the impression of a larger space.

How can simple small kitchen wall colours make the difference, you ask? Well, it’s all in the play of light really. If you enhance the amount of light that regulates in your small kitchen, the brighter it will look. Here we have 20 small kitchen paint colours and their combinations that will do the trick for you.

Simple Small Kitchen Wall Colours: All-White

This small kitchen paint colour makes this compact kitchen look crisp and radiant

The colour white can be your best friend if you wish to create the illusion of more space with style. Whites reflect maximum light, which is the key to making any space look larger. Hence, one of the best colours for small kitchens. Whites do a good job of not only intensifying the elegance of a space, but also enhancing the area, making the walls recede visually.

The uniform colour used on the cabinetry and shelves has created a seamless space

Small Kitchen Paint Colours: Monochromatic Combinations

Black cabinets, white backsplash and subtle grey accents result in a streamlined look

A monochromatic palette is a brilliant unifying element when it comes to small kitchen paint colours. Black, grey and white reduce visual clutter, making smaller spaces look sleek and stylish.

A monochrome grey colour scheme makes for elegant small kitchens

Best Colours for Small Kitchens: Low-Contrast Combinations

The low contrast results in a seamless look, giving the appearance of more space

Low-contrast small kitchen colour combinations give the eye a sense of continuity. Make sure the colour of the cabinets, countertop or backsplash differ just a little from each other as this will be soothing and expansive to the eye.

This kitchen is done up in white and accented with light oak cabinets

Best Colours for Small Kitchens: High-Contrast Combinations

Using high-contrasting colours can help differentiate your open kitchen

The low-contrast ideas are the best colours for small kitchens that are closed. However, this might not always be true for open kitchens. This is because the light colours might blend too well and wash out the look of your kitchen. In such cases, it is best to use high-contrast colours for small kitchens and let your kitchen enjoy some limelight.

A small kitchen paint colour combination using the evergreen black-and-white contrast

Best Colours for Small Kitchens: Neutrals

Muted colours always reflect more light

Similar to white, muted or neutral shades are best colours for small kitchens since they reflect more light. We love the selection of colours for the cabinets and backsplashes in this kitchen above. They blend perfectly with the metallic appliances. The use of neutrals relaxes the eye, drawing attention to more aesthetic features of this small kitchen.

A more simulating small kitchen colour combination results from using darker neutral colours

Small Kitchen Paint Colours: Bright Combinations

Bright colours make for cheery colour combinations for small kitchens

Plain, solid-colour cabinets and stainless steel appliances are shiny elements that reflect more light, sprucing up the place and making it look larger. When paired with vibrant colours like yellow or orange, they can make the smallest of kitchens look bright, beautiful and spacious.

This is a smart, stylish and the best colour kitchen for small spaces

Simple Small Kitchen Wall Colours: Pastel Combinations

Green pastel cabinets made interesting by creating a contrast with printed backsplash tiles

Pastel colour combinations for small kitchens are generally more appealing and hence a safe option. Since the colours used are light, they can only make your kitchen brighter. However, producing a successful colour combination can be tricky as all pastels can sometimes make your small kitchen seem boring. It is best to pair your pastel shade with a bright or dramatic small kitchen paint colour that complements it. You can even use lighting to add more interest in your pastel-colour small kitchen design.

An all-pastel colour kitchen with profile lighting to make it more attractiveOr use glossy-finished pastel laminates to add elegance

Other Timeless Small Kitchen Paint Colours

Some small kitchen paint colours are timeless. With these colours, your kitchen will never go out of style. Although all the 15 colours shown before this are equally timeless, here are 5 more that are particular favourites among Indian homeowners. You won’t be disappointed by these.

A striking blue, yellow and white colour combination for small kitchensIf yellow is a bit too much for your taste, go for a simple blue-and-white designRed is quite a popular colour as it grabs attention very easilyA white-and-brown or white-and-wooden laminate combination has a classy appealYou can also opt for a full-wooden laminate kitchen interior for a vastu-friendly design

We hope you found our ideas inspiring and are one step closer to choosing your ideal kitchen colours. If you would like to know more about colours and kitchen, read: Top 6 Vastu-Approved Colours to Bring Positivity to Your Kitchen. You may also like to read about the 20 great bedroom colours that work for all room sizes.

How Can Livspace Help You?

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What color kitchen set to choose for a small kitchen: Designer's Tips

A compact kitchen space is a common reality that makes you turn on your own rationality to the maximum. When designing a kitchen in Khrushchev or on a similar footage, it is important to take into account every detail - from fittings to global moments like furniture and colors. After all, this ultimately affects the level of comfort and, accordingly, life.

In this article, you will find out which color of the kitchen set is better to choose for a small kitchen, and also enjoy a photo selection of modern interiors.

1. What should I look for when choosing a color?
2. Choosing a Style
3. Combining Colors
4. Choosing a Primary Color for a Small Kitchen
5. Gloss or Matt
6. Textile
7. Lighting Influence

Landmarks


preferences, it is customary to build on:

And yes, the style of the kitchen may differ from the rest of the apartment. On the one hand, small differences will not be evident. On the other hand, you must admit that each room has its own character, and the choice of style is the prerogative of the one who spends the most time in the kitchen.

Interior style

What direction to choose for a small kitchen? The abundance of decor and objects, curved legs of chairs a la cabriole, exquisite external fittings are clearly not the best solutions for a kitchen of 4-5 sq.m.

Accordingly, such styles as Provence, Empire, Baroque, country, shabby chic - disappear.

However, for kitchens larger than 6 sq.m., somewhat simplified variations of these styles may be suitable - for example, neoclassical.

For our small kitchen more suitable:

  • minimalism;
  • constructivism;
  • loft;
  • grunge;
  • techno;
  • high-tech;
  • eco;
  • Scandinavian;
  • Romanesque;
  • Japanese styles,

But then, you see, what you get will more likely claim to be eclectic (a mixture of styles) - however, it is fashionable and not the worst option.

At the same time, the general style of the kitchen should be in harmony with the design of the apartment as a whole. And one of the unifying elements will be the color scheme.

Regarding color combinations

Since we do not know how traditional you are in preferences, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the standard rules for color combinations. And although the trend is breaking the rules and mixing styles, mind you, quite a lot of interiors in the photo are decorated just according to the principles described below.

1. The rule of three colors, 60% of the space is allocated to the main one (for example, the color of facades and walls), 30% to the additional one (kitchen backsplash), accents - no more than 10% (original chandelier, dishes or chairs ). It should be noted that today this postulate has been expanded to 5 colors.

2. Cold colors are usually combined with cold colors, warm colors with warm ones. If you spend a little time cooking, and the kitchen is located on the north side, it will be visually warmed by warm colors - yellow, purple, orange, red. White color in this regard is unique, because it has both warm and cold shades. Among them are cream, vanilla, ivory. A hot, sunny kitchen will be cooled by cold tones - lemon, purple, blue, light blue, gray.

3. Blending in with the walls, the kitchen looks less protruding and bulky.

4. Will push the boundaries of small rooms light, neutral wall colors with medium-sized prints and a minimum of sharp contrasts. The same goes for textiles.

5. For a small kitchen, light-colored walls are more suitable. Furniture can be dark, and if you wish - transparent.

6. Glass fronts or completely open shelves make wall cabinets less bulky.

7. Saturated warm colors - red, orange, yellow have a tonic effect and increase appetite. So if you are afraid of extra pounds, use them in a small amount, but better - pay attention to brown, green, blue and purple, which are neutral in this regard.

If these designers' tips contradict your understanding of beauty and comfort, do it your way =)

Today, fashion is all about individuality, and you won't go wrong anyway.

Choosing a base color for a small kitchen

And now let's move on to color overview.

White

This is the #1 color for a small kitchen. Yes, it is easily soiled, requires perfect surface cleanliness and seems impractical. But believe me, even an untidy white kitchen looks neat compared to other color schemes.

Against the background of white walls that increase the space, any color of the facades will look advantageous. Bright red, lemon, light green, purple furniture color - they all harmonize wonderfully with white. Black, metallic and light wood are especially suitable for him.

In white, you can decorate all vertical surfaces - walls, kitchen set, backsplash, and in brown - horizontal surfaces - floors and countertops.

The white and black combination will never go out of fashion, although in our case black should be in the minority. This duet can always be complemented with bright red.

Examples are waiting for you in the photo:

Gray

A noble color that suits many styles. It is more practical than white, but also goes well with all other colors - both warm and cold. If a gray kitchen looks too formal, add red, purple, green or pink elements.

The only contraindication for gray is that it is better not to use it in cold, poorly lit rooms. However, the coldness of gray is compensated by the combination with hotter tones, light wood and warm lighting.

Brown

A huge number of shades allows you to use this color for walls, kitchen units, floors, furniture. And, as you can see in the photo, the interior will not seem monotonous. Beige, wenge, copper, almond, sand, brick - you have at your disposal a lot of interesting and complex tones.

Natural wood tones have been used in the design of houses for centuries, so they are subconsciously associated with warmth and comfort. The dark color of the facades will be in harmony with the legs of the furniture and the colors of the doors.

It is better that the flooring, like the backsplash, be lighter, because the dominance of dark colors is an unfortunate solution for a small kitchen. However, this option is suitable for someone only because cleaning will have to be done much less frequently. And this is also an argument.

Light blue

Delicate or intense, suitable for walls, accent or neutral furniture and tableware. Blue harmonizes perfectly with white, gray, wood. Less traditional, but spectacular combinations are obtained with yellow, red, blue, orange.

For a small kitchen with windows facing the sunny side, a cold sky color is a great chance to lower the temperature, and for those who want to lose weight, reduce their appetite. At the same time, the blue kitchen set, combined with a wooden worktop and fittings, looks very warm and cozy.

Extraordinary blue-green and blue-violet light tones also deserve attention.

Red

What housewife hasn't thought about a bright red glossy kitchen set? Stylish and spectacular, it will attract all the attention and charge with its energy. But using a large number of saturated colors for small kitchens is not recommended. In addition, red will gladly share its expression and easily inflame the situation, although this is individual.

The red refrigerator can be completed with a stylish lamp, a medium-sized pattern on the curtains, a vase and other trifles. A solid row of red gloss will be diluted with white, gray or other neutral colors.

Green

A calming, natural backdrop valued for its neutrality and versatility. It suits both sunny and dark kitchens, rich in shades, which makes it easy to combine with all colors.

Wooden, metal and even plastic furniture looks organic against a green background. Combinations of green with brown, gray, black and yellow are especially good. The color of spring foliage contrasts beautifully with white and has only a positive effect on the human psyche.

Yellow

All shades of yellow, from sand to canary, are considered warm. Therefore, if your kitchen is not on the sunny side, it will replace the sun for you - of course, at the level of sensations. Make sure of this by decorating a wall with a window in yellow.

It is believed that this invigorating and cheerful color should take up much less than half the space. The fact is that warm colors eat up space, so in our case it is better to limit ourselves to yellow furniture facades, choosing neutral colors for the walls.

Interesting combinations of yellow with:

Violet

This magical color has become incredibly popular lately. They say purple is loved by creative people, because it inspires and sets you in the right mood. Deep, dark tones are definitely not for small kitchens, except in very small doses. And light purple shades will be a good background for many colors.


Glossy or matt

A real modern dilemma, and the correct answer is the combination of glossy and matte surfaces. Gloss tends to expand the space and give it a festive look, but you should not overdo it with it.

The matt backdrop is the perfect frame for a glossy kitchen set. Matte facades are more versatile - they are easier to care for, and they are appropriate, unlike gloss, not only in modern styles.

Textiles

Home textiles make the room more comfortable, habitable, and it is generally difficult to do without it in the kitchen. At a minimum, you will need towels and curtains. Curtains in a small kitchen will complement the colors of the facades, floor or chairs, hide everything that happens from prying eyes and protect from bright light.

Depending on how you use the window sill, how often you open the window and, of course, on the style of decoration, compact models of curtains are suitable for a small kitchen, namely:

The symbolic decoration of the window will be a lambrequin, echoing the colors of the kitchen set. Semi-transparent plain fabrics in light shades provide soft, diffused light and fill the kitchen with lightness. Do you want them to harmonize with the color of the furniture? Add a narrow border - and voila!

It's beautiful when all the textile elements of the decor - curtains, towels, napkins, chair mats - harmonize in color, as in the photo. They can be used as bright accents, and a periodic change in accent colors will drastically change the atmosphere of the kitchen.

Lighting

Lots of artificial and natural light is another way to increase space. To do this, you need to use as many levels of lighting as possible - ceiling, wall, built-in furniture. Let it be more than not enough.

Local lighting will provide convenience while cooking, and LED ceiling and furniture lighting will make the kitchen more spacious and more romantic.

When arranging light sources, do not forget about:

With this, we will probably say goodbye. We hope you got rich with ideas for a beautiful little kitchen!

Design of a very small kitchen (80+ real photos)

It's no secret that the most frequently visited place by the hostess is the kitchen. However, not all women are owners of a large kitchen. And so you want this room to be functional, comfortable, and most importantly, cozy.

Designers' advice will come to help in solving this problem, which you can use and turn the proposed ideas into reality.

Contents

Which floor plan to choose

Square kitchen

Corner sets are suitable for square kitchens. In them, you can conveniently distinguish between a working and dining area. With this solution, the refrigerator, sink and stove can be arranged in such a way that they form a working triangle. Everything you need will be within walking distance.

An oval dining table can be placed opposite the set. This table can accommodate a large number of people.

If the design of the kitchen is quite small, for example, 2 * 2 m, then a folding table will do.

Wide window can be used as a dining area.

Rectangular kitchen

Rectangular kitchens are best placed along the walls. Instead of a dining table, it is better to give preference to a bar counter.

To visually expand the room, you can hang a large mirror on the walls or install a mirror kitchen apron.

For this option, it is preferable to choose curtains with a large pattern.

Extra light needs to be considered as the work area needs to be well lit. If the window is small or located on one wall, lighting is indispensable.

Small kitchen doors can be sliding to save space.

Irregular kitchen

These rooms usually have niches, spaces or ledges. The built-in closet fits perfectly into the recesses of the walls. It can accommodate kitchen utensils, household appliances.

A refrigerator or an unusual built-in bar can also take a place in a niche. It is better to make a kitchen set for such a kitchen to order or choose an option in which the doors of the upper cabinets will rise vertically.

Rules for choosing furniture for a small kitchen

  1. You should be guided, first of all, by the issue of comfort and only then by your own taste preferences. For example, you should not buy a bulky sideboard made of solid wood that you like, which carries a minimum functional load, and at the same time clutters up an already small room.
  2. To begin with, it is necessary to consider all existing types of layout. A kitchen plan drawn on paper will help a lot with this. One of the options is sure to suit the arrangement of a small kitchen.
  3. Hanging cabinets, shelves and other pieces of furniture look much better in small spaces. And you should also choose the highest possible racks, literally resting on the ceiling - they will help save space in the room.
  4. It is recommended to rationally use all free corners by installing headset parts, household appliances and other important elements in them.

When choosing furniture for a small kitchen, one should take into account such parameters as volume and ergonomics. The headset should be as compact as possible externally, but at the same time roomy. You should not choose furniture that resembles a design of huge boxes. It should be quite light and pretty, and occupy all corners, niches and other useless spaces.

The visual perception of the kitchen set also plays a huge role. This means that the color of the furniture that will be installed in a small room is extremely important. Light glossy surfaces will help to visually increase the space.

However, it is not recommended to buy a set that matches the color of the walls exactly. It is also very important to correctly place bright accents that will enliven the room and give it a twist.

Some design tricks can help make your kitchen look bigger. Mirrored surfaces will add depth to the room, exactly the same function is performed by glass doors and shelves, chrome-plated metal handles, and so on. At the same time, it is important to maintain harmony so that the kitchen looks stylish and attractive.

Equally important is the arrangement of furniture in the kitchen. For small spaces, it is recommended to choose a linear or L-shaped layout, abandoning the island, U-shaped and two-line layout. And also for a very small kitchen, built-in furniture is ideal, helping to save space as much as possible.

Choice of household appliances

Every housewife wants to use household appliances that greatly facilitate the process of cooking, these include a food processor, blender, microwave, steamer, bread machine, multicooker. And there is also a coffee maker, electric kettle, ice cream maker, toaster. How to place all this in a room that has a very modest size?

Designers advise to use the highest cabinets with deep niches, in which you can easily hide some of these items, taking them out when needed. You can place an electric kettle and a coffee maker on the work surface, as the most commonly used devices.

Narrow cabinets with rolling doors, located between the lower and upper tiers of the headset, are also perfect for storing household appliances.

Narrow dishwashers and ovens save space in the bottom row. The cabinets themselves must be equipped with appropriate mechanisms that provide quick and free access to the necessary devices.

There is a wide choice of such mechanisms - zapachny, folding, with a rotating carousel, folding and so on. Properly organizing the space of a small kitchen is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.

Color and decor

Here are some basic recommendations:

How to save space in a small kitchen

There are many ways to save space in a small kitchen: .

  • Install additional shelves in cabinets, and then their capacity will increase significantly.
  • Properly use every free corner to install household appliances or corner cabinets.
  • Spacious storage boxes can be placed on the top of the headset to store rarely used devices and items.
  • If the cabinet is not high enough, it is recommended to place an additional shelf above it, it will be an excellent place to store kitchen utensils.
  • All frying pans should be placed on the special railing mechanism, stacked with each other.
  • A special side rack attached to the door of the set can store baking paper, foil, cling film, garbage bags and other kitchen items.
  • Directly under the sink, place a tension rod, placing the household chemicals used in cleaning on it.
  • Books and magazines with favorite recipes are recommended to be stored on a separate shelf attached to a free space on one of the walls. This shelf can also be installed directly on the refrigerator.
  • Use a wall-mounted dish rack to save space on worktops and cabinets.
  • Chopping boards are conveniently hidden in the side "pockets" attached to the inside of the lower cabinets.
  • A metal cornice can be attached to the side panel of the headset to store kitchen utensils.
  • To store knives and other small metal objects, use a special magnetic tape attached to the wall in the "apron" area. The same magnetic tape can be used to store small jars of spices.
  • All items with long handles should be collected and placed in one place.
  • Regular paper holders used in offices can be adapted to store thermoses and bottles.
  • Wall shelves help unload cabinets.
  • Additional shelves with high legs can be installed on the work surface.
  • The table can be folded down in a small kitchen by attaching the tabletop to a wide window sill.
  • A hanging structure can be placed above the working area, using it to store ladles, ladles, pans and other similar utensils.
  • The cutting board can be operated simply on the surface by turning off all the burners.
  • You can dry dishes not in a bulky dryer, but on a soft microfiber rug that quickly absorbs moisture and does not take up any space in the kitchen.

    • Mistakes that are often made when arranging a small kitchen

    The owners of small and cramped kitchens often make planning mistakes that prevent them from using the room as functionally as possible, while not littering it with unnecessary interior items. How to equip a small kitchen? You can understand this issue using the example of the most common mistakes.

    There is not enough space in the kitchen to store the necessary utensils. To avoid this, you should learn how to effectively use the free vertical space. Small shelves and cabinets can be installed above the stove, refrigerator, or even directly under the ceiling.

    The work surface is too small. This is done in order to save space, but in fact, such a solution only contributes to more clutter in the kitchen. You can continue the work surface using a folding tabletop or a bar counter.

    Elimination of the hood to save space. Unfortunately, a lingering unpleasant smell will completely spoil the impression of even the most elegant kitchen.

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