If there’s one thing that we all want, it’s for our home to feel like our own little haven of luxury, calm, and relaxation. As the heart of the home, the kitchen is somewhere we all gravitate to at the end of the day – yet when your home is small, the kitchen can often be the room that suffers and shrinks with every new appliance you buy.
The rise in popularity and demand for small kitchen units marks a move towards a different kind of living and home design, which prioritises convenience and uses the space available. Here’s how to make even the smallest of kitchens feel more luxurious…
1. Integrated Appliances to Maximise Surface Space
Cluttered surfaces are a common hallmark of small kitchens, with homeowners wanting to enjoy access to different appliances and functional features, despite their limited space.
Because of this, you will often find that specially designed small kitchens boast integrated appliances, self-contained units, and plenty of free surface space for your choice of food preparation tools and accessories.
NOTE: Something that many homeowners coveting a luxury kitchen want, is high-grade appliances that do specific food prep jobs for them. Think mixers, blenders, and all manner of kitchen gadgets that make everyday life a little bit easier.
2. Clean Colour Palettes and Interesting Textures
Colour and, perhaps more importantly, texture, plays a huge role in the way your kitchen looks and feels. A bright and open kitchen can be made more personal with the infusion of different materials and textures, whereas dark colours can often make the space feel more cramped and less welcoming.
Where possible, look at neutral but textured tiles and backdrops for your kitchen walls, and explore how the materials you use on your worktop spaces impact the look of the room as a whole.
3. Open Space in the Centre of Your Kitchen
Who said that you can’t dance or entertain in a small kitchen? We’re here to tell you that even a compact room can be made to feel spacious and open, provided you use the space right and maximise the footprint available to you.
That means building upwards instead of outwards, using the height of the space to your advantage and exploring the impact of shelves and adjustable surfaces.
When browsing the collection of small and compact kitchen units, you will find that many of them stack the microwave, fridge, and stovetop within one expanse of floor, by building the fridge into the surface below the stovetop and installing the microwave at eye level above the surface.
What this does is allow even the smallest of spaces to be used cohesively and seamlessly – while leaving you with plenty of space to host friends and let loose at the end of a long day.
Whatever the size of your kitchen, and whatever your definition of luxury, bring your small kitchen to life with self-contained compact kitchen units. Available from your local compact kitchen supplier.
