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Compact is the name of the game when choosing furniture for a small kitchen/dining area. Featured furniture set is the Hooker Furniture Dining Room Indigo Creek Pedestal Dining Table and chairs.
Dreaming about the perfect kitchen often does not involve the word – small or compact. This is the reality that most homeowners have to live with, though. There is that limited counter space as well as a work triangle that hardly fits into the kitchen floor area. If you are not ready to knock down walls, then you can just go to the next best solution – design your kitchen correctly.
Glass vs. Solid Wood Cabinet Doors
What you would want to achieve now is an illusion of space, right? So, what better material is there than glass?
Glass cabinet doors visually lighten the cabinets which allows the beholder’s eyes to travel to the back of the furniture. This will visually expand the kitchen for as long as there aren’t too many knickknacks inside the cabinet. Having a lot of stuff cramped into a glass front cabinet will only defeat its purpose.
Limit the color of the walls and your cabinets to just a single hue. This is a technique that gets rid of visual boundaries. This liberates the eyes using the popular notion that light colors reflect light. The kitchen space will feel a lot bigger since the light is reflected off both surfaces (the walls and the cabinetry).Same Old, Same Old
Don’t think that you are only limited to light hues, though. You can still dare to use dark colors such navy blue, black, chocolate and charcoal. These deep tones have a tendency to create the impression that your kitchen walls are actually farther back (receding effect).
Petite Is In
Since you have limited space for your kitchen, you must opt for furnishings with small footprint. Find petite chairs, islands, stools and narrow tables. Say no to bulky furniture with thick bases and curvy legs. These styles, while beautiful when used in a different setting, would add to the visual bulk in your compact kitchen.
Recessed Storage
Tuck that pantry. Have the slimmest possible cabinets and shelves. This is the best way to keep from obstructing the flow inside the kitchen. It is actually easy to retrofit recessed niches, more so if you put it between the wall studs.
Use Clean Lines
Ornate cabinetry and other furniture with fussy details are a no-no in your kitchen. Make sure that the elements used are sleek and tailored. This will smoothen out the general look of your kitchen. Straight lines also stage a roomier feel.
Say yes to open shelving. These can significantly reduce the visual weight and even lend the illusion of a wider space.
You can also merge different nooks into a whole food prep and dining area. If there are still sections in your small kitchen that are separated by low walls, then have those broken down. Make the dining space a natural extension to your cooking area.
Storage is just as important (if not more so) inside a small kitchen. This Stanley Furniture Dining Room Buffet 007-21-05 is suitable as a storage and decorative unit.
Unify
You may have just a few pieces of sleek furniture but make sure they harmonize. Have the same furniture pieces in the same hue. If you can extend your chosen color to the wall, then that would be a nice move. Matching armchairs and other furniture –even when a tad bulkier – could still fit into this kind of setup.
Have a bench mimic the color of the dining chairs to have a sense of continuity in the area. This is if you decide to include the dining space into your small kitchen.
It could be a bit tricky to demarcate areas between two nooks but you can effortlessly do this if you use an area rug. Instead of the usual colossal walls, the humble area rug will be able to distinguish different zones for you.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Lastly, what is a small kitchen without a huge mirror? No other decorative element has been used to create the illusion of space more than mirrors so make sure you install one (or more). The framing should be blond wood or other neutral colors so it will perfectly blend with the light-colored walls.
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