7. Prepare an Intelligent Layout for Your Small Kitchen
As with any kitchen design, big or small, you need to think about the functionality. How do you use the space? There’s a triangle of use within every kitchen, the journey made from the fridge to sink to the oven – the key elements that need to be kept in mind. Plan your kitchen layout around the best way to use the floor space. In budget kitchen renovations where there’s very little to no demolition possible, adopt an efficient layout that suits the space available.
● Adopt a U-shaped Kitchen Design
U-shaped kitchen design are one of the most prevalent small kitchen ideas for a reason, they truly optimize on space and are excellent if you require plenty of cupboard room and surface areas. The secret to making this layout work in a small kitchen design, however, is not to load the room, opting for a U-shaped layout and then filling all the walls with cabinets can feel too congested. Thus, instead, leave at least one wall free, and then make full use of space by going floor to ceiling on other walls. This can look far more refined than just having a pool of cabinets floating in the middle of the wall with all that wasted space.
- Go for a Parallel Kitchen Layout
If you have a narrow kitchen, the best way to go to maximize your space is a modular kitchen parallel kitchen design layout/double galley layout. This way you make efficient use of both worktops but it doesn't feel too boxy as a U-shaped layout would in a space of similar size. Leaving one wall free from cabinets can keep a kitchen feeling open and spacious– especially if one wall has a window.
Know more about choosing parallel kitchen for your home.