The kitchen is arguably the most important room in the kitchen. Over the years, the functionality of the kitchen has transcended beyond preparing meals and this has necessitated the need for more spacious kitchens. However, not all homes have spacious kitchens and sometimes home owners have had a tough time coping with small kitchen spaces.
Mamixising the floor space usage of a kitchen might be a little challenging but with a little more effort, this can be achieved. The following tips should help to achieve this:
Think Vertical
Your kitchen space might be small but the floor-to-ceiling height of the kitchen is most probably the same with any other kitchen. Maximise the usage of the vertical space in the kitchen by constructing more cupboards and creating points for hanging various items.
While doing this, be careful to ensure you don’t store items too high that they might be difficult to retrieve. Arrange items that are frequently used in easy to reach places and items that are rarely used higher up.
Organise
Excess accumulation of clutter in the kitchen can eat up some valuable kitchen space and a proper de-cluttering exercise is necessary in order to free up kitchen space for use. Discard items that you don’t use or no longer have need of.
Organise items properly by placing like items in designated areas so that they can easily be retrieved when needed. Have a regular organising schedule and ensure you stick to it.
Get Creative
A great deal of space management depends on your creativity. For example, you can paint the walls in bright colours to make the kitchen space appear more open and bigger. If you have an island in a small kitchen area, armless chairs will be more convenient as they can be put under the island when not in use thereby creating “extra” space when cooking.
Getting creative is not rocket science, just go with the flow and organise your kitchen according to what works best for you.
