Design of a small kitchen - from planning to arranging furniture

Design Tips

Given competent design tips, you can plan the interior of even the smallest space:

• It is best to put a direct suite in a small kitchen. If the room is too cramped to save space, it is recommended to place a corner structure with a rounded countertop.
• Transformer furniture items such as tables and chairs are very useful, making it possible to free up extra space for cooking.
• According to Feng Shui, even in a small room, there should not be a conflict between the elements of fire in the form of a stove or oven and the energy of the water, to which the sink belongs. Between them should be placed a neutral element of wood or earth, for example a wooden countertop.

Small layout options

Regardless of the layout of a small kitchen, special attention is paid to the correct working triangle, which helps to create a more practical and ergonomic design.

To properly organize the space, take into account the length of the walls, the placement of doors, window openings and the scheme with communications. To place a square shape, a p-shaped set or design with the letter g, located at an angle, is suitable.

A radical solution for a small kitchen room - integration with the living room. Thus, it is possible to get a studio apartment, expand the kitchen and neutralize the lack of space, but this requires competent zoning.

In an open-plan studio, you can install linear, circular options or products with an island, and a rectangular passage space, equipped with a parallel model.

The photo shows an example of the layout of a small irregularly shaped kitchen with a window.

If the room is distinguished by the presence of niches, ledges or bay windows, the implementation of interesting design solutions is possible. In order to equip a small kitchen with an irregular shape, furniture that is custom-made is often used.

The photo shows the design of a small kitchen located in a niche without a window.

In the kitchen space of 6 meters, with proper planning, all the necessary furniture can be placed. This footage is mainly found in Khrushchev in a prefabricated house, so it is also important here to consider a visual increase in the height of the low ceiling.

A room of 5 square meters is combined with part of the corridor, living room or with a balcony. The resulting additional space on the loggia will be converted into a tea, dining area or equipped with a bar.

Rarely enough there are small cramped kitchens of 4 square meters. For their arrangement, compact equipment and headsets are selected to order. Such an interior is performed in full monochrome colors.

How to equip a kitchen?

When choosing furniture, they pay attention not only to the aesthetic appearance of objects, but also to their ergonomic properties and quality.

How to place furniture in a small kitchen?

In a small room, they prefer neat kitchen sets of a closed type, without embossed decor.Significantly ease the atmosphere of a small kitchen will allow models with monophonic color facades without handles, behind which it is better to hide household appliances, exhaust hoods and pipes.

The most popular in shape is the corner headset, which simultaneously uses two wall planes. The design fits in perfectly with the kitchen square or close to square.

To preserve the usable area, a bar counter is installed or the room is equipped with folding products. As a dining table or work surface, a converted window sill is used.

If you have a balcony or bay window, additional space can be furnished with a kitchen corner with a sofa.

The photo shows the interior of a small kitchen and a dining group with a sofa located in a bay window.

The room is equipped with high storage systems, drawers, shelves, hooks and more. Beautiful items can be arranged in racks or cabinets with transparent doors. Products, cleaning products, kitchen textiles and other utensils should preferably be hidden in special baskets or boxes.

The photo shows a white corner set with no upper wall cabinets in the design of a small kitchen space.

A very stylish, elegant and especially relevant design technique for a small room is the installation of a transparent table and chairs, which seem to dissolve in the room, giving it an airy look.

The selection and layout of kitchen appliances

To give the interior a more concise, rigorous and accurate image allows the built-in technology. It fits perfectly into the surrounding design and contributes to the conservation of extra square meters.

To save even more space, choose a narrow refrigerator with flat doors, place a compact freezer, dishwasher and washing machine under the countertop or hide the headset behind the facades.

In this room, a miniature washbasin with a width of 30-40 cm will be appropriate. It is easily located on a narrow countertop, which is important for budget design and a small area.

If there is a geyser in an apartment like Brezhnevka, a creative approach is applied to its design or simply built into a separate module above the oven.

In the photo there is a bright fridge by the window in the interior of a small island kitchen.

It is equally important to consider the installation location of the oven. Most models have a door that leans forward, so you should consider that when it opens, the distance to the opposite wall is at least 1 meter.

What curtains are better to hang?

A universal solution for a small kitchen is window decoration blinds, modern roman blinds, roll models or airy translucent curtains made of synthetic fabrics, such as polyester, lavsan or nylon. Here, it is appropriate to use both light monophonic canvases and patterned products with which you can decorate the design with the necessary accents.

In the photo there is a window in a small kitchen, decorated with transparent Roman curtains.

The photo shows light roller blinds with curtains on the window in the design of a cozy little kitchen.

What decor should be used in a small kitchen?

Living plants, flowers in a vase or a pot will harmoniously fit into the atmosphere. The table is decorated with a fruit platter, paintings, posters or watches are placed on the walls, as well as beautiful dishes and other accessories are placed in the room.

The photo shows the design of a small kitchen space decorated with living plants.

In order to visually enlarge the room and add even more additional light to it, it is recommended to use mirrors in the design of a small kitchen.

What is important to consider when repairing?

Decorating a small kitchen is essential for repairs. The durability of the repair depends on its quality, and the aesthetic component of the interior depends on the appearance of the materials.

• Walls.
• Floor.
• Ceiling.

The photo shows a dining area with a wall decorated with a tempered glass panel with photo printing.

For the floor in the cooking zone, it is better to choose the most durable, moisture-resistant coating, for example in the form of linoleum, porcelain stoneware or ceramic tiles.

Walls in a small space are painted, wallpapered with the most pale pattern or decorated with PVC panels. The apron area can be finished with tiles, artificial masonry or tempered glass skins.

The use of complex geometric prints and large patterns is not recommended in wall decoration. You can use a small ornament in the decoration of one wall or to create an accent in the work or dining area.

An excellent design idea for the ceiling in a small kitchen is ordinary painting or a light stretch canvas with a matte and glossy surface.

What colors are suitable for a small kitchen?

The design of a small room uses a bright palette and no more than three shades are used. Pastel beige, cream, pearl, vanilla, peach or milk and coffee colors of the kitchen have a special charm.

In the photo, the interior design of a small kitchen room, designed in white and beige colors.

Whitened tones visually increase a small space. So that the interior of the small kitchen does not look monotonous, it is diluted with balancing dark colors or neat bright accents.

The simplest and most winning solution is a white gamut with contrasting splashes in the form of an apron or miniature decor. To give the room austerity, you can choose light gray shades in combination with saturated black spots.

Lighting organization

Even a small space needs the organization of high-quality, both natural and artificial lighting. The best option is to install spotlights. In a small room above the dining group, a hanging chandelier with a simple ceiling will be appropriate. The central part of the room can be equipped with a ceiling lamp having a smooth surface.

In the photo there is a round ceiling chandelier located above the island in the design of a small kitchen.

For the working area, decorative lighting or lamps built into wall cabinets are suitable. The most convenient is the installation of rotary lighting devices, such as spots.

In the photo there is a small kitchen with a working area equipped with black ceiling spots.

What style is better to decorate the kitchen interior?

Provence, presents a pastel palette in the decoration of walls, floors and ceilings, the use of floral patterns and the installation of vintage furniture. Such a delicate and lightweight design fits perfectly into the kitchen space with a modest footage.

In the photo, the design of a small kitchen with access to a balcony, made in a modern style.

For the loft, the presence of brickwork, open pipes and ventilation is assumed. Thanks to the industrial style, it turns out to be as creative as possible to the interior design.

High-tech hi-tech design implies the presence of smooth surfaces in combination with chrome parts, mirror or tinted glass inserts. The color palette is characterized by glossy white, gray and black tones.

In the photo there is a small Scandinavian-style kitchen located in the attic in a private house.

The classic-style interior is done in warm colors using gold accents combined with symmetrical lines.Such a truly harmonious setting is suitable for decorating a small room.

Especially appropriate in the design of a small room looks Scandinavian style. Due to certain elements in the form of white and gray facades, light finishing materials, bright details, geometric prints and ornaments, it turns out to create an organic design that will not clutter up the space, but rather, achieve the effect of visual space.

In the photo there is a design of a small corner kitchen decorated in the loft style.

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Due to the careful approach, the design of a kitchen of a small area will become quite multifunctional and comfortable, will contain all the necessary items, and will not look overloaded.