Small kitchen fixes are entirely possible. And, these are quite inexpensive alternatives to knocking down walls or expanding the space’s footprint. With just a few small kitchen fixes, you can make it look larger. Plus, add some useful function, to boot. In fact, these are quite simple, meaning you don’t need professional contractor or handyman chops. These are just DIY changes which only take about a weekend. In just a short time, your small kitchen will look larger and boast more function, as well.

What makes Small Kitchens Feel so Tiny

Aside from the obvious — a small square footage — there are other reasons kitchen (just like other rooms in a house) can look small. In fact, some normal size rooms actually look smaller than they are. Clutter is a big contributor to space shrinkage. Simply put, the more clutter in a room, like the kitchen, takes up not only physical but visual space, as well. Consequently, a kitchen with a lot of knicknacks, decor, and utensils and more, out in plain sight make it look smaller.

“I’d be willing to bet that when you think about your dream kitchen, it doesn’t include the word “tiny.” Yet that’s the reality that many of us live with: skimpy counter space, a cramped work triangle and precious little space for appliances. If you’re not ready — or willing — to knock out a kitchen wall, you can at least do the next best thing: Create the impression of a bigger kitchen with a few strategic decorating tricks.” —Houzz.com

Another culprit is color and materials. For instance, bold colors can serve as accent pieces but the trade off is a visual shrinkage. When a kitchen is painted with bold colors, it will appear smaller to the eye. There’s also the matter of materials. Or, more specifically, things like trim. Yes, wall trim is nice. It enhances the beauty of a room. But, it does come with a compromise. Here again, it’s mostly visual. Trim just makes a small space look a lot smaller — it’s not complicated. So, it follows that cabinets and floors can also make a space look either larger or smaller.

4 Easy Small Kitchen Fixes You can Use

So, what can you do to make your small kitchen look and feel larger? Well, it’s really not that difficult. Although, it will take a bit of elbow grease and some imagination. (Along with a bit of change in day-to-day living.) Here are 4 easy small kitchen fixes you can try out for your home:

• Choose an open island. If you have an island in your kitchen, chances are excellent that it’s solid. It’s a base that not only takes up physical space, but also, visual space. Instead of removing the kitchen island, replace it with one that’s open, perhaps on rollers. This way, people can see through it, it’s also moveable, and still provides function.
• Keep counters clutter-free. Okay, let’s revisit a point already made — clutter. The more items which are out in the open, the more visual space these take up and contribute to making the space look smaller. So, purge as much as possible and put the rest out-of-sight.
• Strategically mount wall racks. If you don’t have the pantry and/or cabinet space to store all the stuff that’s out in the open, go vertical. Mount wall racks and hangs items so they don’t take up counter space.
• Repaint with white and no trim. Another way to make a small kitchen look larger is to go with a white palette. If there’s any trim, take it down and repaint the kitchen white or off white to make it look bigger.

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