Efficient organization in the kitchen is hard to achieve even in more spacious rooms, so what can we say about the arrangement of a tiny kitchen…it could feel like a true nightmare. The good news is, there are many ways to make use of all the available space and still not feel boxed in.
It surely does take some initial preparation, but once you’ve set up the place, cooking will be a pleasant activity even in the smallest kitchen.
How to Make the Most out of a Tiny Kitchen
Organization is key for proper space optimization. The main thing is to be smart and creative about using up all available zones.
If you are wondering how to make the most of what your kitchen has to offer in terms of free space, then read along to find out.
1. Think Minimalist
The key to making a small kitchen look more spacious is to keep clutter at bay. Get rid of everything that you know you are never going to use and keep the items you use less often neatly stored in cupboards and drawers.
2. Take Advantage of Vertical Space
There are numerous ways to take advantage of the empty space on walls. You can install shelves, dish racks, and additional cabinets, as well as some unconventional wall-mounted storage solutions.
Keep the upper shelves for storing items you rarely use and place the items of daily use at an eye level if possible. To achieve the maximum of what the small room provides, think of each empty space as a storage opportunity.
3. Minimize the Appliances
You don’t need a whole oven with four stoves to be able to cook efficiently. In a tiny kitchen, a small ceramic cooktop with two stoves installed on the countertop perfectly does the job. If you love baking and still require an oven, you can get a mini-version of a regular oven, again with just two stoves.
Think mini when choosing any kitchen appliance and you will save a great deal of space.
4. Install a Folding Table
The kitchen table can take up a lot of the free space you have inside a small kitchen that could be really necessary while you cook. To save space, you can install a folding table that even has some additional storage.
Any time you need to use the table you can bring it up and then fold it down right to the wall so that it doesn’t take more than a few inches of space when you don’t need it.
5. Add an Over-the-Sink Counter
Cooking can be a favorite pastime activity and even a hobby, but it could also be hell when you don’t have enough space. To win some additional cooking space, get a special board that you can place over the sink and use as a counter for food preparation.
After you’re done cooking you take it down and in that way even if your regular counter is too small, you won’t be suffering as much.
6. Get Cabinets with Sliding Doors
The narrow passing space in a small kitchen can create great inconveniences and might even lead to injuries. Fortunately, you can easily avoid that by installing cabinets with sliding doors which won’t take up any additional space as they are being opened.
7. Play Tetris
Think of your kitchen space as a game of Tetris. Arrange all the furniture in such a way, that the different parts fit perfectly without empty spaces.
Still, be careful not to cram the place with furniture. Leave some empty spaces just for air.
8. Hang Key Cooking Utensils
Save the drawers and cabinets for keeping away items you don’t use often and install hooks to hand the essentials for easy access and utilization of empty wall space.
Hanging utensils could also bring in an artsy feel to the kitchen interior, which is just an additional bonus.
9. Roll the Tea Towels
It’s proven and obvious that textiles take up less space when rolled instead of being folded. That is why people who travel often roll their clothes to be able to get more luggage into a smaller space.
Learn from them and start rolling the different towels you use in the kitchen and storing them next to one another in a drawer. You will see for yourself that you will be able to squeeze in a greater number of towels than if you were folding them.
10. Use Magnetic Knife Strips
Magnetic knife strips are true magic. You can use them to store a lot more than just knives.
You can hang pot lids to them, which is a great way of storing herbs and spices. Magnetic strips will also store any other kitchen tool made from metal.
My name is Scarlett Mitchell and i am an author and editor in the home topic website – FemCasa.com.
I’m just an enthusiast who wants to share her visions, ideas and advices, when it comes to decorating every part of your home until it becomes the perfect relaxing place for you and your family.