17 Tips for Planning Truly Tiny Kitchens
Kitchens need to be both beautiful and practical spaces but sometimes getting the balance right is difficult. This is especially true for tiny kitchens. If you barely have enough room to flip a pancake but need to find space to store your many appliances and crockery, have a read of our 17 tips for planning a truly tiny kitchen.
1. Slimline Base Cabinets
Create more floor space by using our slimline base cabinets – they save you up to 0.32m2 per cabinet. This might not sound a lot but if you have a very small kitchen every last bit of floor space is essential.
2. Organise Your Cupboards
Organisation is key in any kitchen – even more so in tiny ones. Arrange your equipment by frequency of use and, where possible, stack or arrange in a spacially economic way.
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3. Utilise Empty Wall Space
Aside from wall cabinets, there are plenty of ways to add storage areas on your wall. Poles with hooks allow you to hang your pans and utensils. Likewise, pegboards work in the same way.
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4. Shelving
One way of utilising your wall space is by fitting shelves. Length is customisable allowing you to exploit every available inch of storage space.
5. Glazed Doors
Why not swap your solid cabinet frontals with glass for an airier feel? Cabinets with glazed doors help to lighten up your wall – this trick also works for the door into and out of your kitchen.
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6. High Shelves
Position your shelves near the ceiling to draw the eye upwards. This gives the impression of higher ceilings and more space.
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7. Magnetize
By fixing a magnetic knife holder onto your wall you will make room for even more space in your drawers. We discovered these magnetised herb jars on Pinterest.
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8. Add Bridging Units
Awkward, high up areas of unusable wall space, such as above a fridge freezer or cooker hood, can be overcome by installing bridging units. These small cupboards are ideal for cups,plates, glasses, saucepans – essentially, anything you can fit into them.
9. Slimline, Compact or No Appliances
Replacing regularly sized appliances with slimline versions will give you more cupboard space. If possible, move washing machines and tumbles driers into a utility room.If you have one, consider getting rid of the dishwasher entirely and use the sink instead.
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10. Removable Drainage Board
If you do the washing up by hand, use a Reginox ceramic Belfast sink drainer to free up valuable worktop space when your dishes are not drying.
11. Corner Sink
The corner of a worktop can be quite awkward – one option is to fit it with a kitchen sink. By moving the sink into the corner, you occupy a space that would ordinarily be wasted.
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12. Visor Cooker Hoods
If you select a visor style cooker hood you will free up space above for even more storage. The bridging units mentioned above are ideal for this purpose.
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13. Striped Floor
You can use stripes to give the impression of more horizontal space. You can achieve this in many ways, either by using a stripped kitchen runner, elongated floor tiles or exposed wooden flooring.
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14. Statement Art
Displaying a large piece of art will not only make a kitchen feel bigger, but it will also make it feel more expensive.
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15. Light Colours
16. Shiny Materials
Reflective materials can be used to bring more light into the room. Stainless steel splashbacks or copper appliances such as fridges, toasters and kettles do exactly this.
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17. Let In Maximum Natural Light
Dark rooms feel small, so keep windows clear of clutter to let in as much light as possible. By doing this you can also borrow the view from outside – giving the impression that your kitchen is much bigger.
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