Make Your Small Kitchen Look Bigger (and Better) With These Helpful Hacks
A small kitchen can be cute and charming — that is, until there's no room left for any of your cooking essentials! Size can be on your side with a few simple changes. With some help from our friends at Sweeten, a free service that matches renovators with general contractors, we're sharing some inspiring kitchens that utilize their small space to their advantage.
Make your kitchen look, and most importantly feel, bigger and better with these genius kitchen hacks. Get cookin'!
Windows Work
Use windows to fully open up any confined area. The natural light mixed with the outdoor display will make any place feel more spacious.
Highlight What's Important
Highlight a section of kitchen cupboards with a bright color to effortlessly give room to the rest of the kitchen's capacity.
Be Bold
Pair strong tile designs with bold accent colors to accentuate your small space and bring it to life.
Shape Up
Use varying shapes and decorative wall art to construct complexity within the room.
Bold in Black
Frame your kitchen space with black countertops and shelves to create sleek depth. Add a main accent to create a pop of color.
Start Stacking
Save space by using shelves to create more room for your kitchen essentials. Additionally, if you have a long kitchen, make your shelves long, too. This will draw the eye down the kitchen and make it feel more spacious.
Subtle Sectioning
Split your kitchen into sections by using every inch of counter space in the area. Make appliances complement each other by using similar colors for all accents.
Color Block
Make a small room look larger by color blocking the surrounding areas. Bring out the kitchen by using tiles that draw the eye into the space.
Play With Pigments
Add subtle-yet-striking color to your kitchen tiles to open up the space. Use popping accent colors (like red) to draw the eye to decorative essentials.
Create Compartments
If you have any extra space, put in compartments where you can. This will give you more countertop space and make the kitchen look less cluttered.
Dabble With Designs
Use the contrasts of different designs to add depth and distance in a compact area.
Lay It Out
Use horizontal flooring to lengthen your small space. Lead the eye down the kitchen instead of across it.
Make a Mural
Compliment your main accent color with a striking mural, and in doing so, bring out the big walls in your kitchen to create ultimate depth.
Expertly Accent
Use bright accent colors to draw the eye to various parts of the kitchen space. This will make the room not only look bigger, but also feel bigger.
Bring Barstools Back
Give your kitchen more room by extending your bar stools back. This extra counter space effortlessly sections off the kitchen from the rest of the room.
Lighten and Brighten
An airy, geometric light fixture can open up even the tightest space.
Bring in the Bright Lights
Let a bright light bring out kitchen countertops with ease and create the illusion of more space are dimension.
Tinker With Tile
Clean up the look of your kitchen by pairing predominantly white basics with a splash of tile to create depth and tasteful style.
Bring on the Brown
Use earthy wood hues to make your small kitchen look more open and inviting. Couple dark flooring with the light cupboards to create a much-needed contrast.
Showstopping Backsplash
Give your tiny corner kitchen a bit of drama with a gorgeous backsplash.
Hang Tight
Hang your pots and pans from above to easily make more room on your countertops for other kitchen necessities.
Use One Space For Two Functions
Make your kitchen space a two-in-one by adding in a high-top table for casual dining. Perfectly functional and totally cute.
Fully Frame
Outline your small kitchen with bold colors that bring the attention to the space. Make it picture-perfect.
Color Pop
Make your kitchen eye-catching with a bright color that expands the space. The bright color will make the tiny space completely open up.
Play With Color
Add dimension to any small space with subtle pops of color. Allow the colors to bring out different parts of the kitchen and expand the whole area.
Island Idea
A small island bar in the kitchen adds more counter space and room to cook.
Less Is More
Go modern with minimalist light fixtures. Remember, a little goes a long way.
Stretch It Out
Draw the eye to end of the kitchen by using a long runner to help produce depth in a tight space.
Lighten It Up
Brighten up your small kitchen with a dazzling light display and shed light on the best aspects of your cute and quaint cooking space.
Make It Marble
Choose a bold accent color and stick with it while bringing your countertops to life with a brilliant marble design that adds new dimensions.
Brighten With Blue
Make any kitchen roomier by opening it up with light hues. The relaxing colors will expand the space and bring out the overall counter capacity.
Sneaky Shelving
Find a spot that isn't being utilized to sneak in some extra shelving.
White Out
These minimalistic vibes give the space room to breathe by only adding simple touches. Match barstools to the rug and create a sense of unity between both rooms.