Small kitchen It seems quite roomy, if... it is not crowded with anything.

It is worth placing a kitchen set on one wall, and on the other corner sofa with a table in the middle, as it turns out that the square meters have run out.

A logical question arises: how to change the interior so that the kitchen is functional and not cramped? There are three ways to solve this problem.

We enlarge the kitchen visually

The main idea is to use various techniques that visually increase the space.

1) Light colors increase volume

Choose light colors as the main color: white, cream, light yellow or pale blue. 60% color range kitchen interior must be done in the selected shade.

What does this give? Spaciousness and lightness resulting from the ability of white to reflect light. Instead of a small, cramped room, you get a bright and surprisingly cozy kitchen. An additional bonus is the feeling of warmth that light shades emit.

2) Add more light

Small and large, hanging and built-in - the more lamps are used per 6 sq.m., the more spacious the room will seem. With good lighting, every centimeter of space is included in a single image of the kitchen, creating the effect visual increase.

The following need lighting: work and dining areas, open shelving. Playing with lamps of different shapes and designs helps to achieve the desired result.

3) Use glass

Glass is a material that creates and at the same time erases boundaries. It is impossible to pass through it, but it is easy to see what is behind it. Thanks to this property, a special depth is created in small rooms. Glass doors wall cabinets play a dual role: they increase space and reveal the secrets of the housewife.

4) Mirror gloss erases boundaries

Mirror surfaces help create the illusion of a large kitchen. Glossy apron or household appliances with an iridescent tint will act as a mirror, reflecting everything that is in front of it. The desire to reach out to take the desired object in the neighboring reality will arise involuntarily. These are magical properties mirrors

5) The main principle of space is nothing superfluous

If there is not enough space in your closets, you have two options: get rid of unnecessary items stored “just in case.” Or find a place for a pencil case - one big one spacious closet. And most importantly, after preparing dinner, remove everything from the countertop, and you will be surprised how much more spacious it is in the kitchen.

On the territory tiny kitchen there shouldn't be anything superfluous. Exclusively a stove, a sink, a work area (also a dining area), a set, a small refrigerator and perfect order on the countertop. More doesn't mean more convenient.

Increasing the interior space of cabinets

1)Put additional shelves

The main idea is to find additional storage space for kitchen utensils and food. The “outside” option is not bad, but there are better methods.

Kitchen cabinets usually have 1-2 shelves. Add one more, or even two. As a result, instead of one shelf you will get two or three. This means that the capacity of the same cabinet doubles or even triples.

2) Don't leave the wall empty

A table and several stools are usually placed along the wall. Several hanging shelves will help unload the cabinets and show off your most beautiful dishes intended for special occasions.

3) We use facades in a non-standard way

Flat side facades furniture and internal surfaces doors in combination with hooks and metal strips will help save space. Textiles in the form of potholders and towels, kitchen utensils with a hole in the handle and everyone’s favorite lids will ideally occupy vertical planes.

4) Reach to the ceiling

The space between the ceiling and the top of cabinets is usually unused, but this is additional storage space. When choosing a kitchen set, give preference to tall cabinets that can fill all the space allocated for them. If it is not possible to increase the height of the cabinets, place spacious baskets or drawers at the top.

5) What is in the cabinet under the sink?

Standard - only a trash can. Set it up there small system shelves or rails, place them on detergents. This way you will always have them at hand.

Another more interesting (and more expensive) option is to use various special retractable mechanisms.

Planning your kitchen wisely

1) Corner kitchens are the most convenient

The main idea is to correctly arrange three main zones in a small kitchen: a working area, a cooking and storage area.

When choosing a kitchen set, pay special attention to L-shaped (corner) layout options. Corner kitchens form a comfortable cooking area, the notorious work triangle. Refrigerator - sink - stove. With this arrangement, there is no need to make unnecessary movements: everything is at hand.

2) Use the window sill as a work area

Make it from the same material as the countertop. In this case we can talk about U-shaped arrangement furniture. This option is possible where the distance between the opposite sides of the headset is at least 2.5 m.

3) Is the refrigerator large or small?

When arranging a small kitchen special difficulty causes the placement of a refrigerator, which is seen in dreams as large and voluminous. Where to define it in the conditions small space? Think, maybe a 1.4 m high refrigerator is enough for you. And the kitchen will no longer be cramped and busy.

Every detail of the kitchen interior plays a role in creating space and comfort. It all starts with choice and correct placement furniture. Continues with the embodiment of visual techniques that deceive our eyesight. Ends with the search for additional space that can save some space.

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Despite the fact that it is the 21st century on the street, many families continue to live in small apartments, in which not only the living space is scanty, but you also have to use small kitchens, small bathrooms, tiny toilets. We undress in cramped corridors, sleep in tram-type bedrooms, and all these inconveniences prompt the thought - how to make the kitchen larger, more comfortable and spacious at the same time, if it is not possible to expand the premises by connecting a neighboring apartment?

But at the current pace of construction, many new buildings offer very large kitchens, the area is comparable to the area of ​​the living room. How to choose furniture for each of the kitchens, what layout of a large kitchen will be optimal - minimalistic or with a predominant dominance of household appliances and furniture?

Everyone's tastes are different, but the experience of designers and furniture makers has developed several recommendations that are suitable for any kitchen.

How to visually enlarge the boundaries of the kitchen

There are quite a few ways to both physically and visually increase the volume of the kitchen, the height of the ceiling and the width of the walls. Let's start with an optical illusion - let's try to increase the kitchen space visually. Here are the most effective and common design techniques, tested in practice and time-tested:

• The ceiling should be white or a similar color. White color visually raises the ceiling higher. It is not recommended to install any false ceilings - suspended, plastic, plasterboard or slatted - you will lose from 5 to 20 cm in height. It is advisable to choose a monochromatic ceiling color, without a pattern, especially a large one. About ways...

• Heavy chandeliers and pendant lamps excluded - this is minus 20-50 cm. Optimal solution– ceiling spotlights, which are complemented by side, also spotlight, lighting of work areas.

• If the kitchen has a high ceiling (3-3.5 m), then here suspended ceiling will ideal option. In addition, they can be easily and organically integrated into such a ceiling. modern lamps, both point and diffuse light.
• The next solution to making the kitchen larger is the geometry of the wallpaper of your choice. Wallpaper with vertical stripes or a pattern directed vertically visually increases the height of the walls. Wallpaper with a horizontal arrangement of artistic elements on long walls will make them even longer, on short walls they will shorten them visually. You can combine these types of patterns, achieving the effect of a scattered look - one wall will look wide, the second - high, and together with the light ceiling, the correct perception of the room is lost - the human brain cannot estimate the total volume of the kitchen, and it seems larger.

• There remains one last visual technique for the room - the decor of the floor or floor covering. It can be made distinctly contrasting in relation to the ceiling or walls - such a solution will also visually increase the distance between the planes of the room.

Arranging furniture in the kitchen

Narrow, tall and always light furniture - great option when purchasing a kitchen furniture set. But furniture for a large kitchen does not have to match the wallpaper or ceiling, although it must be light if the kitchen is not an island type.

For example, the combination of light yellow furniture and light green walls not only has a calming effect, but also expands the space. A tandem of pink and white, cream and gray is also considered acceptable.

A folding table-shelf by the window, or a table as an extension of the window sill, a table-cabinet and folding chairs - all this, when folded, will expand your kitchen and fit perfectly into the work island.

Household appliances built into the kitchen unit (washing and dishwasher, hood, refrigerator-bar and even microwave) also saves space, leaving more space free. Furniture in the kitchen should be corner - much more can fit in a corner kitchen items, thus saving the remaining space.

Do not install carpet in a small kitchen flooring or tile. The carpet visually raises the floor, and tiles due to its pronounced geometric nature, the seams indicate the size of the room. Therefore, linoleum, parquet or laminate - this is your optimal choice. For large floor areas, you can lay ceramic tiles or even marble, electric or water.

Multifunctional furniture for a large kitchen also works very well, for example, a kitchen corner corner having interior space under the seats for dishes and kitchen utensils.

Now on sale you can find mobile shelves that are inserted into tables, mezzanines or hanging cabinets and divide the space in half. These shelves can change their size in width, depth and height, so they are suitable for any kitchen set.

It is not advisable to use hinged doors for wall cabinets - it is better to order them sliding, or rising upward on special telescopic hinges. From original solutions you can offer a folding or retractable window sill that transforms into a dining table.

A new invention by urban designers - kitchen rails. These are strips that are attached above the work area, and onto which you can attach all kinds of hooks, holders and shelves.

For an island-type kitchen, a railing is an unsuitable invention, but for standard layout- just a find. The railing itself is made of metal or plastic, and its minimalist design and execution are suitable for any kitchen interior. Rails can be used for hanging kitchen towels, tea and coffee cups, kitchen sets, cutting boards and other utensils.

Lighting in the kitchen

Lighting plays a special role in both small and large kitchens. It’s clear why you can’t install a chandelier or a horn lamp in the kitchen if the ceiling is low. From volumetric lighting fixtures It can be suggested to use only wall sconces - it is recommended to install the remaining lamps of the spotlight type. In addition, kitchen lighting should be divided into several zones. The standard division is:

1. Common dining area that can be illuminated by several (2-4 pieces) LED lamps, built into furniture mezzanines or 2-4 sconces on the long walls of the kitchen. For high ceilings you can hang a multi-arm chandelier.
2. The work area (a place for cutting and preparing food) near the sink and work table should be illuminated by a local lamp, which can also be built into the furniture.
3. The remaining lighting zones are calculated as needed. For example, a spotlight next to the refrigerator, with an automatic washing machine or near the dishwasher.

The general layout of a large kitchen depends on the smallest details. For example, it would be rational to place the dining table near the window. And the window itself, if possible, can be expanded or made larger in height by lowering its lower part, sometimes even to the floor.

The window opening expands when installing a new plastic or wooden window. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the design of the window sill and its material. After all, the window sill can also be used as a shelf or table, and then it is better to make it marble or stone, but not plastic or wood.

Curtains and drapes for small kitchen If possible, it is better not to use - ordinary blinds covered with light, transparent and short tulle will do. A baguette for tulle will also look very heavy and inappropriate, so it is better to use a regular string to hang the tulle.

It doesn’t matter what size your kitchen is: 6 or 8 squares, as long as you have the necessary knowledge. Using simple techniques, it is very easy to visually increase space. Read and combine to delight your friends.

Our eyes are a unique optical device created by nature itself. They allow us to see life around us, enjoy lush summer landscapes and winter snowdrifts. But they are not perfect either. To deceive the eye, it is enough to change one detail in the kitchen interior: small room becomes more spacious and wider. What visual techniques can do this?

Classics of the genre

Light colors are the main secret of interior designers. White and its shades, light yellow or a color with a slight hint of green have magical properties on our perception:

1. They give the impression of high ceilings like old buildings;
2. The walls move apart as if by a wave of a magic wand;
3. The room seems warm and cozy.

Choose kitchen furniture V beige colors, paint the walls and ceiling white, add a lot of lamps with warm light- the kitchen will become the largest room in your home.

Bright colors will dilute the interior color solutions. What will it be? A lilac branch on which birds are sitting, or large flowers of an unusual shape - it all depends on your imagination. There should not be many such “spots”, otherwise light colors will lose their properties.

Striped Dream

Female representatives are terribly afraid to try on clothes in horizontal stripe- No one wants to appear to have gained a little weight. Why not then use the expanding properties of horizontal lines in a small kitchen? All that remains is to decide on the materials and color scheme. Choose wallpaper with clear stripes and cover empty walls with it. White frames and a hanging lamp are suitable for decoration. In this version, the “terrifying” stripes will work for you.

Now let's look at the possibilities of vertical lines. Looking at a wall painted in orderly rows of alternating verticals of different thicknesses, it seems as if the space is lengthening. The ceiling and floor will definitely never meet again.

You can create vertical stripes not only with the help of paints and wallpaper. A good option there will be long cabinets supporting the ceiling.

Removing the backrests

Sit back comfortably in a chair and enjoy a hot drink with homemade cakes. A dream come true in large kitchens. For small spaces, regular stools are suitable. What is their secret? They easily fit under the table and can be taken out when necessary. No magic - pure practicality.

The main condition is to maintain the style dining area. Agree that high bar stools will look ridiculous around you classic table on one leg. But they will fit perfectly into the interior with a bar counter.

Glass transparency

The fragility of glass pales in comparison to the beauty of this material. The possibilities for its use in the kitchen interior are very extensive. A definite plus is the ability to expand space. If you look at it, thanks to its transparency, glass seems to be missing.

Doors kitchen cabinets, made of glass, allow you to see everything that is behind them. The boundaries are erased and the room is given additional depth. Glass shelves create a feeling of weightlessness of space: objects seem to be suspended in the air. The atmosphere of such a kitchen evokes cosmic thoughts.

Open shelving can create the same feeling.

Glass furniture deserves a separate discussion. Only after looking closely do you notice the presence of chairs standing near the table. The interior becomes truly spacious and... fragile. We will not touch upon the issue of practicality, so as not to spoil the impression of the beauty of glass.

Turn on the light

It will help you see the most secluded corners of your miniature kitchen. large number lamps. The variety of lighting devices is amazing.

Over dining table place a pendant lamp, illuminate work area small spotlights, decorate the space of open cabinets with lamps. Give preference to soft yellow light and transparent shades. A warm and cozy atmosphere will become an integral attribute of your 6-meter kitchen.

Looks interesting led strip, which can be placed along the upper cabinets, illuminating the tabletop, or below near the floor.

Stretch ceilings, which have gained particular popularity, allow you to hide lampshades, creating an endless plane of the ceiling.

Just don't forget to do general cleaning: dust and bright light don't match.

Keeping order

Clutter weighs down the space and spoils the mood. Avoid cluttering cabinets and use alternative ways food storage and always keep the countertop tidy. The fewer objects that catch your eye, the more spacious the kitchen interior will seem.

See the reflection

Have you ever accidentally stumbled upon a mirror in a store, although it seemed like there was another department ahead? If yes, then you are well aware of the possibilities of a mirror surface.

Finishing the apron and part of the wall with gloss allows you to visually enlarge the kitchen without special costs. Visually, two planes will appear; it will seem that there is another kitchen behind the work surface. Isn't this what housewives dream about?

A glass tabletop can add light and warmth. Thick, durable and located near a window, it will reflect sunlight and delight with the play of colors.

Advantages of monochrome design

A simple combination of two colors visually enlarges the kitchen space, giving it a touch of sophistication and sophistication. As the main color, you should choose a shade of white, in which to paint most of the room. Additional color is chosen based on personal preference.

The interior in black and white looks slightly cool and restrained. Small details in the form of a metal vase and a glossy surface are finishing touches in creating harmony and spaciousness in your kitchen.

Other light shades are also suitable as the main color. A kitchen in green tones looks stylish and fresh. It seems that the room is filled with air. In addition, green reduces appetite.

Like on the clouds

This is exactly how you feel in the kitchen, the floor of which is made in light colors.

White or milky colors expand the space even in low light. Bright details can dilute the interior. The main thing in this matter is not to overdo it.

The floor can be different - you can lay it out square tiles or create zigzag lines. If the task is to enlarge the room, then preference should be given to straight lines. Why? See above.

Correct size of pictures

If it seems to you that large drawings on walls and curtains play to expand the space, then you will have to be disappointed.

In fact, the smaller the flowers and circles, the larger the kitchen will visually appear. Large images, especially dark colors, create the impression of pressure.

Wallpapers with with the right pattern will complement the kitchen and deceive your eyes.

There is nothing difficult in creating a spacious interior. Light colors, sufficient lighting and glossy surfaces will do their job perfectly!

Everyone wants to have a spacious kitchen. But apartments with older layouts mostly have small kitchens. During repairs, you can change this situation in better side, namely to visually increase the area of ​​​​the kitchen space.

And it is not at all necessary to do a radical redevelopment of the entire apartment. You can use the advice of designers who will tell you how to easily enlarge a small kitchen.

A small kitchen means a room up to 8 square meters. Naturally, making the area of ​​such a “crumb” larger will be quite difficult. However, there are some secrets that allow you to visually add a few meters to a small kitchen.

1. Furniture. After renovation for visual expansion you need to use an L-shaped or linear layout. The window sill can be installed in such a way that it can then be used as a work surface. When buying kitchen furniture in Odessa, it is important to choose chairs of small sizes. It is also advisable to purchase folding table. You can visually expand your kitchen with the help of large decorative items. By the way, a narrow and tall refrigerator will look better in a small kitchen than a wide and double-door one. Wall cabinets must have doors that can be lifted upward using special fittings. You should not install a large number of drawers and hanging shelves.
2. Facades. It's better if kitchen facade will not have any small pattern or decoration. It should be made in a strict and laconic style.
3. Technique. Before buying electric or gas hob for four burners, you should think that maybe this number can be reduced to two. After all, this will increase the working area. The oven can be replaced with an air fryer or a slow cooker. Now this is in trend as it allows you to cook healthy food. The microwave oven can be hidden in a wall or floor cabinet. Kitchen utensils can be placed on rails (special strips that are mounted above the work area).
4. Color. It is not recommended to paint small kitchens in white. Although it is believed that this color visually makes the room larger. It is better to decorate the kitchen in bright colors. And if you don’t like rich tones, you can use light colors. But the decor should be bright.
5. Doors. Instead of kitchen doors, you can use curtains or drapes. But they will leak smells and sounds into other rooms. The best solution– a folding door that can be folded like an accordion at any time.
6. Mirror. You can fill your kitchen with light and expand it with an acrylic mirror. If you hang it horizontally, this will make it possible to expand the room. A vertical arrangement will visually raise the ceiling in the kitchen.
7. Floor. The longitudinally oriented floorboards of parquet or linoleum pattern visually enlarge the kitchen space.

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Sometimes there is so much space in the kitchen that you just want to take it and push it apart with your hands to make it bigger and more comfortable. It's a pity that this is just a pipe dream. But don’t despair, today we will share with you in effective ways and tricks to expand space.

Method number 1: give preference to light shades
Anytime small room It is best to use light finishes and furniture. Cream, light green, milky, white and blue shades are perfect for this. With their help, your kitchen will become visually more spacious and brighter.

Method number 2: do not use more than two bright colors
If you decide to move away from elegant white shades in favor of bright colors, then you should not use more than two of them. Indeed, in this case, instead of a small but original and cheerful kitchen, you can end up with a motley, tacky room that will irritate the eyes. Better yet, choose one bright color and dilute it with white.

Method number 3: use vertical surfaces
It is best to place all available cabinets and shelves in a small kitchen along the entire height of the wall right up to the ceiling, thus making the use of space more rational. This is a particularly good option when furniture facades are matched to match the finish, because by merging with the general background, they become less noticeable.

Method number 4: choosing the right furniture
Special attention You should pay attention to the selection of a table and chairs for the kitchen, because they can steal some of the free space. Round table or oval shape will take less space. And if it is foldable, then you will also have multifunctional item furniture.
When choosing furniture, give preference to visually more lightweight materials. For example, transparent plastic chairs or a glass table will “dissolve” in space and make it visually more spacious. But massive wooden furniture We advise you not to overload a small room, otherwise you will end up achieving the opposite effect.

Method number 5: use the window sill
Standard height The window sill and countertop often coincide and amount to 90 centimeters. Why not take advantage of this great opportunity and increase work surface. A natural light and the view from the window will become additional advantages in favor of this option.
The space under the window sill should also not be wasted and some kind of cabinet can be installed there, of course, if it is not occupied by a radiator. Provided there is a rather picturesque view from the window of marvelous old streets or natural beauty, you can turn the window sill into a bar counter. Both options will significantly relieve space in the kitchen and provide additional space for work and relaxation, regardless of your choice.