Small Kitchen Design Ideas
Small Kitchen Design Ideas that Provide
Functionality and Comfortability
By: Mark J. Donovan
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Whether you have a large or small
kitchen, a kitchen is the most utilized room in a home, condominium or
apartment. So even though you may have a small kitchen it is important to make
sure that is both functional and comfortable. Though a small kitchen design can
be more difficult to create, there are still many small kitchen design ideas
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Two of the key goals you should
have when developing your small kitchen design plans is to make it open
feeling and as clutter free as possible.
One important small kitchen
design idea to keep in mind is creating a kitchen countertop work space that
flows and allows you to cook and prepare food, as well as clean up easily.
Often people forget to keep a sufficiently large enough countertop work
space between the stove top and sink to prepare food comfortably. |
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Another small kitchen design idea is
to use smaller kitchen appliances. If you have a small kitchen and home there is
no reason to use full size refrigerators and ovens. Many kitchen appliance
manufacturers produce kitchen appliances that are specifically designed for
small kitchens with smaller widths and depths.
If you plan to squeeze a small
kitchen table in, the use of a small hinged or dropped table is a great small
kitchen design idea.
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When in use, you can open the kitchen
table up for full surface area, and when not in use you can drop it down to
create more walking space in the kitchen. Additionally, you may want to consider
using a small kitchen table that also offers additional storage space as well,
e.g. for holding silverware and other utensils.
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Another important small kitchen
design idea is to utilize the entire wall height for kitchen cabinets and
storage. Instead of having unused kitchen soffit space over the upper
kitchen cabinets, use kitchen cabinets that go right to the ceiling. This
way you can store more items in the kitchen cabinets versus on top of them,
thus freeing up your precious kitchen countertop space and preventing
clutter.
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Photo by Mark Donovan |
Also, when developing your kitchen
cabinet design plans take advantage of the latest kitchen cabinetry options
including built in spice racks and pantries.
Finally, the use of extensive
lighting is another key small kitchen design idea. Kitchen lighting should
include both natural lighting and electrical lighting. Including a large window
above the sink or on one side of the small kitchen can make the kitchen feel
brighter and larger.
Additionally, including both overhead
and workspace lighting can make the kitchen feel warmer and more comfortable.
By implementing my suggested small
kitchen design ideas you should be able to maximize the functionality and
comfortability of your small kitchen, while at the same time increase the value
of your home.
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project.
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