It is not difficult to equip a small-sized kitchen so that it turns from a banal, improvised room into a comfortable, beautiful space for life and communication. Find out how to create an 8 sq. m is not only comfortable and functional, but also fashionable. The latest solutions of designers and manufacturers meet any request, it remains to be inspired by the photo and choose the solution you like. Space does not limit the possibilities of the interior when the priorities are right.

Before choosing the right style for decoration, you need to evaluate your kitchen in terms of practicality and optimization. Designers advise to make the interior, first of all, comfortable, and perhaps in the process it will turn out due to non-standard solutions, also original.

For example, the window sill should be used to the maximum, especially if the view from the window is good:

• shell transfer;
• bar counter;
• working tabletop;
• linear layout of the dining area.

The location of the headset and its size are one of the main factors affecting the further distribution of space. Consider the possibility of transferring the doorway, replacing the door with a sliding modification.

For a small kitchen, the criteria for materials, accessories, furniture will be:

• practicality;
• durability;
• ergonomics;
• embeddability;
• environmental friendliness.

Style and color

Many modern styles allow you to enjoy the beauty of a functional design, laconism, and clear forms. It is modern luxury, industrial chic without unnecessary frills that make cleaning difficult and hide precious space. Minimalism, hi-tech, any modern mood will help the TV not to get out of a single space.

If you want a more calm, cozy and at the same time elegant - neoclassical:

• moderate basic palette;
• several accent tones;
• reduced amount of decor.

The easiest way to add "conditional" space is to use light tones for most surfaces:

• White;
• shades of light gray;
• cream, beige.

Almost half of the solutions are based on a combination of achromatic colors, fashionable black and white. White is the main color, and black works to increase space when used in a dose of industrial style. You can add energy to monochrome interiors with the help of bright accents or difference in textures.

For quieter, vintage and retro styles, use the union of white with shades of soft coffee tones, more matte surfaces. The combination of textures and colors show the planes:

• a tree of light colors is appropriate always and everywhere;
• mosaic - for a small kitchen instead of standard tiles.

The color palette can be energizing. A few facades are enough, for example, bright yellow, turquoise on a light gray background. It goes well with the metal parts of the sink, mixer.

Surfaces - effective finishes

Monochrome painting is the simplest, most affordable way, both practical and environmentally friendly. Combination with alternative materials will add style: combination with wallpaper of similar color in the dining area. Additional vertical pattern, stripes will save with a low ceiling. By the way, it is better to make it as simple as possible, white, but matte or glossy is a matter of taste.

Loft style brick tiles are not out of fashion. The new collections make this kitchen area particularly proud. The bright color of summer, green grass is not only the latest trend, but also a real opportunity to set a positive mood. And then there is a pale blue, sunny yellow. Such non-standard solutions always look fresh. The combination of vertical rows of bricks of white, two shades of turquoise of different saturation and light gray is non-standard and definitely not gloomy. Such slightly urbanistic motives will help create the design of a more youthful kitchen of 8 sq. m.

Uneven walls will need to be leveled. Structural paintable wallpaper will help keep the desired centimeters.

The accent wall, this popular design move, has a right to exist in the 8 sq.m. kitchen. When the table is installed in the corner, this part can act as a contrasting accent, especially if the dining room furniture is monochrome.

The floor surface should also work to increase the space:

• monophonic bulk;
• laying tiles diagonally;
• narrow kitchen - laying across parquet boards, laminate.

Typeface - enhancing expressiveness

The latest presented novelties demonstrate the desire to simplify the life of the owners and at the same time not to overload the interior, to make it refined and a little "non-kukhony". This is true when there is a desire to equip a recreation area in a rather small kitchen, possibly with a sofa.

Deep column cabinets allow:

• get rid of objects that usually visually litter the room;
• at the same time free up a countertop that is experiencing a lack of space;
• to erase the clear boundary between the residential and the culinary part.

The wardrobe - column can be wide - 1-1.2 m. The folding door will allow you to open it without any problems, and it can hold from a coffee machine to an oven, and there will still be a lot of space hiding kitchen attributes, small household appliances. After getting rid of excess inventory, let the headset appear in a winning form.

Facades matter:

• Reduced width and up to half the depth for the upper tier or one wing when the kitchen is L-shaped.
• The combination of smooth and embossed facades will not allow the latter to look monotonous. A combination of matte and glossy varnish finishes will work to increase the space.
• No visible handles.

Consider making the facades as high as possible, up to the ceiling level: clean up less while using the usable floor space. It will not be superfluous to hide the air duct and the gas water heater, because even neatly decorated, they stand out from the concept of a "fashionable" interior, which is striking even in some photos. But the "floating" models with open legs, supposedly adding weightlessness, only add to the hassle of cleaning the floor, stealing up to 10 cm of the basement space.

Furniture and appliances - reaching the impossible

The modern industry has brought plastic furniture to a new level. Molded plastic:

• the best colors for bright accents;
• combination with spectacular legs, from other materials that emphasize the style;
• transparent models to facilitate the interior of a small kitchen 8 sq. m.

Folding models of tabletops or with folding wings are a smart solution in order to save space.

For small kitchen appliances, parameters are needed:

• high performance;
• compact size;
• a certain style and color.

Small household appliances with prints of bright colors, cheerful ornaments will allow the kitchen of even light, calm colors of surface finishes to look attractive. Wall-mounted hood, table-top dishwasher - save space.

If the kitchen is not intended for active use in a large family, then the modest size of the built-in appliances will be quite justified.

Devices with multipotential: oven with microwave function or mini station for bachelors, allowing you to make toast, coffee and scrambled eggs at the same time.

Light - pushing boundaries

Lighting plays a big role in the design of small spaces such as an 8 sq. m. Look bigger, more attractive will allow:

• built-in point spot system;
• LED lighting headset;
• similar for the apron area, working surface;
• wall sconces in the dining area;
• illumination of the bar counter.

Narrow and elongated kitchen on both sides

It is better to avoid a central chandelier with a low ceiling, because even with good, intense lighting, it cannot cope alone, giving shadows, changing the look of the headset not for the better. Ceiling models of lamps are best positioned to illuminate the culinary area, or vice versa, residential, arranged in pairs or several small linearly.

Part of the kitchen without upper cabinets in 8 squares

The included lighting makes the cabinets light, airy. If the hinged modules have frosted glass inserts - an additional plus. Almost all samples of kitchen sets, interior solutions of the season emphasize sufficient inclusion of LED lighting, even for more classic, frame facades. The combined inclusion of LED elements can be colored, allowing you to change the appearance of the kitchen, transforming it.

Decor is crucial

A small kitchen should not be overloaded with decorative elements. The decor should carry at least a minimal semantic load. It is easy to turn standard methods into trend ones:

• Towels. They allow you to create a mood with bright prints, inscriptions, becoming full-fledged art objects.
• Colored mixer - with enamel inserts or in the color of the stone sink;
• Containers for spices - with transparent lids, magnetic inserts can hang on the refrigerator, saving space and pleasing the eye.
  Beautiful cookbooks - just behind the glass.

• Dosed soft shine of brass, copper, bronze parts of lamps, spots on unusual bars, other accessories will make the kitchen shine even when it's cloudy outside.
• The bright color of the back walls of the upper glass or open modules - even ordinary, inexpensive white dishes will look advantageous.
• Spicy herbs in neat pots are cute and healthy.

Kitchen with floor-to-ceiling windows in front of the balcony

All together will allow you to choose the ideal solution, completely individual in functionality, allowing you to get the most out of a small area of ​​7-8 m2.