Small Kitchen, Big Hacks — Transform Your Space With Little Effort

Make your small space look bigger with bright lights that shine on every inch of the room. Leave nothing in the shadows again.

• Cabinets: Ikea Sektion
• Counters: Ikea Karlby
• Sink: Ikea Bredskar
• Faucet: Ikea Bredskar
• Microwave: Ikea

Draw attention away from a small space by adding eye-catching decor to another part of the room. These bold barstools attract the eye to another part of the room, making the small kitchen (and surrounding areas) look more exciting.

• Cabinets: Ikea

Incorporating natural light into a room always makes a space feel more open.

• Cabinets: Ikea Bodbyn

Use the room that you already have to extend your small space out. Putting kitchen supplies on the hallway counters makes the kitchen look longer and more spacious.

• Cabinets: Ikea
• Sink: Ikea

A relaxing color will help to give a room more space. Use light hues in a small kitchen to draw attention to the room as a whole.

• Cabinets: Ikea

By matching two separate parts of a kitchen together (the cabinets to the shelves), the room is already made more interesting to the eye.

• Base cabinets: Ikea

A bright wall color can make all the difference in any room. Lighten up a small kitchen with a bold color to make the room feel more open and more fun too!

• Cabinets: Ikea

The use of geometric shapes can help to give a room a more appealing look and can bring the eye to different parts of the room, making the space look bigger than it is.

• Cabinets: Ikea Sektion

Small decor with a bold color can brighten up any room. In a tiny kitchen, try buying pieces that are not only colorful but can also double as cooking essentials.

• Cabinets: Ikea Ringhult
• Sink: Ikea Norssjön

White space is not a bad thing. Make your kitchen look more cohesive by using the light hues to bring out the size of the room.

• Cabinet fronts: Ikea
• Progress lighting: Ikea
• Dishwasher: Ikea
• Stove: Ikea
• Vent: Ikea
• Open shelves: Ikea

Long rugs lead the eye down a space, creating longer depth with little effort. Tip: a rug with a design is even more eye-catching.

• Cabinets: Ikea Bodbyn

Greenery in any room can make it look more alive. Put large plants in a small space to automatically make it look and feel more open.

• Cabinets: Ikea Sektion
• Barstools: Ikea Bernhard
• Hood: Ikea

Don't close off any space! Use French doors to (literally) open up the whole room.

• Cabinets: Ikea
• Counters: Ikea
• Oven range: Ikea
• Sink: Ikea

Cleaning off countertops and putting away cooking tools make any kitchen look more roomy. Leave only the essentials on the counter and, in doing so, open up the room to more accessible space.

• Cabinets: Ikea

By incorporating two different kinds of flooring in one place, the two separate sides differentiate each room. This makes the kitchen look like a whole new space that is not connected to the living room.

• Cabinets: Ikea Grimslov and Ikea Hittarp
• Pendant lights: Ikea
• Sink: Ikea