Set up a small kitchen can be an exciting challenge when it comes to maximizing space while retaining functionality and style. With a few simple yet ingenious tricks, it's possible to transform even the smallest of spaces into a friendly, practical kitchen. To help you do just that, the Sed'Interiors team shares its top tips and decorating ideas for effectively furnishing a small kitchen.
How do you make a small kitchen bigger?
When space is limited, it's essential to optimize every square centimeter. Discover our tips for designing your small open kitchen to create a larger space:
- Choose smart storage solutions such as ceiling-high shelves and cupboards, folding worktops or space-saving built-in hobs.
- Use mirrors to bring in more light and enlarge the room
- Place your lighting in strategic locations to eliminate dark areas
- Use light, neutral colors to give the illusion of a larger room.
- Opt for an invisible kitchen where appliances such as the refrigerator, dishwasher, hood and oven are concealed behind fronts or built-in cupboards.
- Avoid visual clutter by leaving out accessories and decorative elements
- Regularly tidy up your kitchen, to keep the worktop free of clutter and make it easier to move around the room.
- Call on Sed'Interiors,who will help you design and furnish your small kitchen
A built-in dishwasher to optimize space in a small kitchen, Factory Aster Cucine collection
How do you install an island in a small kitchen?
To integrate a central island into a small kitchen, opt for a compact, functional model. An island on castors offers flexibility and mobility, and can be moved as required. Choose a central island with integrated storage spaces to optimize the use of available space. Make sure it doesn't visually overload the kitchen, and ensure it has multiple functions, such as an additional work surface or dining table.
What color furniture for a small kitchen?
For a small kitchen, choose light, neutral colors for your furniture, such as white, cream, light grey or light wood shades. These shades reflect light, creating a feeling of space and visually enlarging the room. Furniture in these tones adds a touch of luminosity and helps avoid visual overload, which is crucial in a small room. made-to-measure kitchen. If you'd like to add a splash of color, pastel tones or subtle touches of bright color can also work well, while retaining that sense of lightness in the small kitchen.
Small custom kitchen, renovated by the Sed'Interiors team
How do you create a small, enclosed kitchen?
In the case of a small, enclosed kitchen, you'll need to redouble your imagination and ingenuity to optimize the room! Choose sliding cabinet doors to optimize your kitchen space and provide easier access to storage. You can also opt for built-in appliances for an uncluttered look. When designing your small kitchen, it's best to choose custom-made furniture which adapts perfectly to the available surface area, maximizing every nook and cranny. Your kitchen designer can advise you on the choice of lighting, and why not on the installation of a made-to-measure glass roof to compensate for the lack of natural light and make the kitchen more welcoming.
For a successful’designing your small kitchen, contact Sed'Interiors, professional kitchen designer for 20 years operating throughout the Lake Geneva region. Sébastien Deguilly and his team can help you design and furnish your small kitchen to make it warm, functional and practical.
