One of the best ways to improve the look of your kitchen is to make it seem bigger. But this can seem like the most impossible task if your room is small and lacks the kind of light and flow that showroom kitchens come armed with.

Is that reason to give up? No! There are plenty of tips and tricks when it comes to opening up your kitchen. Why not give it a go? You might find it’s easier than you thought ...

Removing clutter

Have a look at your kitchen. Are decorations and ornaments getting lost amongst paperwork, letters, keys and dirty dishes? Do you frequently enter your kitchen only to wish you could see the worktop without everything on it?

It may be time to try and remove the clutter that’s been building up. Removing unwanted belongings and being careful about what you leave behind is an easy way to open up the room and achieve a sense of space.

Clever storage solutions

There are also some great storage solutions available for small kitchens. If you’ve got a growing family and a busy lifestyle, but don’t have the space to match, then it’s not the end of the world. How about investing in a fold-out worktop, for instance, that hides underneath a cabinet when it’s not in use? Even awkward corners can be utilised, with bespoke cupboards specially constructed to make the most of every inch of space.

Feature items

Items like lightshades in bright colours can inject interest into the room and distract from small spaces. It might just pay off to have a focal point on the ceiling – after all, the ceiling is the barest and biggest expanse of the whole kitchen, and if the eye sees all this space from time to time, that can only be a good thing.

Pale colours

Picking out a clever colour scheme is also going to help make the kitchen seem bigger. Imagine if you were walking into a kitchen that was painted maroon. A dark colour in a confined space can feel restrictive and claustrophobic. Lighter colours like white, peach and pale blues are calming and make the room brighter and more open. It sounds like common sense, but sometimes all you need is a lick of paint to discover a bit more space!

It’s all about the light

Here’s a really great trick to make a small kitchen seem bigger: fixing reflective cabinet fronts made from glass or chrome reflects the light in the kitchen and acts as a mirror in the room. This gives the illusion of double the space, so simply changing your cupboard and drawer fronts could make a world of difference. Investing in some powerful spotlights on the ceiling that are dotted around can also add to this sense of space.

Find the hidden room

Finally, it’s a good idea to assess the layout of your kitchen. In order to maximise the area you’re working with, you could check if there is a clear throughway and flow through the room. For instance, do you have kitchen cabinets and units at odd angles? Are these placed so that they eat up floor space for no reason?

Changing the layout of your room might mean you have to move units around, and it may take a bit of time, but at the end of the day, if this makes your room open up more, it can only be a bonus.

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