Almost everyone would like their kitchen to be bigger and better, and in fact, 30 percent of survey respondents said a kitchen redo was a top priority among their remodeling plans. But what if you can’t literally enlarge your kitchen — due to lack of space, lack of funds, or because you’re renting?
There are ways to enhance your kitchen size. Some of them are about appearance. The more you can do to trick the eye by providing visual cues in your design, the larger it will appear. But there are actual space-saving measures you can take, too.
Open shelves can be a wise alternative to closed-off kitchen cabinets. Their horizontal lines pull the eye across a wall, making it appear wider and longer, and allow more light to penetrate your space.
They’ll also enhance functionality as you can grab items easily off the shelf.
Your flooring can do a lot to fool the eye, creating the illusion of spaciousness. Particularly effective: large-format floor tiles, especially light-colored ones.
You can even get porcelain ones that simulate wood. They have a long, narrow shape, making the space seem larger and more elongated than it really is.
Placed properly, lights remove the shadows drawn between the cabinets and the ceiling, creating a sense of expansiveness. Lighting installed beneath upper cabinets and directed onto the countertop has the same effect.
By reflecting light, glass always creates the illusion you have more space than you actually do.
Install glass doors on your cabinets, which draws the eye into them, rather than stopping it at a solid door (you can always use opaque panes if you want to conceal the clutter within). Light or white woodwork maximizes glass doors the most.
On the same principle, if your layout allows, install a skylight. A skylight provides a fresh pop of light into your kitchen, making the space appear brighter and larger.
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