A modern kitchen is not just a technical space for cooking. A trendy open-concept kitchen is a place for working, family talks, and even receiving guests. We all want our kitchens to be spick and span and look cozy and stylish, so we put effort into it by organizing cabinets, polishing floors with wax, or cleaning windows with Dawn. Alas, no cleaning guide can save a half-baked interior design, so let’s take a look at some out-of-the-box ideas to revamp your kitchen and make it look picture-perfect.
Don’t Go Overboard with Furniture
The most common mistake is overstuffing your kitchen with furniture and not matching it to your living habits and your limited kitchen space. Usually, people designing a kitchen are led by the principle of “wall-to-wall cabinets.” It does make sense if each of them has its practical purpose. However, you shouldn’t buy another kitchen table or set just because “omg, it looks soo pretty.” Make your kitchen functional with easy access to the most used units. Apart from adding convenience, it will save space for creativity. Adapt your kitchen to your lifestyle, not vice versa.
Pick a Functional Color Palette
When choosing a color palette for a kitchen, you must keep fundamental rules in mind. Dark tones visually shrink the room, while light tones expand it. Therefore, dark tones don’t work with a small kitchen. The walls of a small kitchen will look better in pastel colors. Consider discreet colors with bright hues to make an overly large kitchen cozy. A classic option is two-tone kitchen furniture.
Color combination rules:
- White goes well with any color.
- Beige + blue, brown, white.
- Gray + dark pink, light blue, red, purple.
- Pink + brown, olive, gray, turquoise.
- Red + yellow, white, green, blue, gray, black.
- Brown + light blue, cream, pink, beige, green.
- Orange + blue, light blue, violet, purple.
- Yellow + blue, purple, light blue, gray, black.
- Green + golden brown, yellow, black, light beige.
- Light Blue + red, gray, orange, yellow, pink, white.
- Blue + purple, green, yellow, orange, red.
- Black is a fit-all solution. Black is very elegant but tricky to use.
A kitchen interior can be monotonous or multi-colored. A multi-color interior requires one color to be dominant. If you decide on monotonous furniture, use its shades for the rest of your kitchen interior. A good kitchen design implies matching furniture and ceiling, floor, and wall finishes. All interior components should match each other in terms of color and style.
Glossy or Matte?
A glossy surface is good for kitchens of calm, uniform colors, but it’s not suitable for colorful and bright furniture not to create excessive ripples. For a glossy surface, the most suitable option is acrylic or plastic, known for practicality and durability.
Matte and semi-gloss plastic will give modern furniture a feeling of warmth, comfort, and family coziness. Matte furniture creates a peaceful ambiance. You can even consider the imitation of natural materials, such as textiles, stone, and leather. The matte surface is comfortable and functional, fits perfectly into a classic interior, and doesn’t require standing personal care like a glossy one.
Don’t Ignore a Proper Zoning
An improperly planned kitchen takes much more time and effort than a properly organized one. To improve your kitchen, pay close attention to the five main areas.
- Preparation area.
- Cooking area.
- Washing area.
- Utensils storage area.
- Food storage area + the refrigerator and freezer.
Such a kitchen will delight you with undoubted advantages: work efficiency, convenience, accessibility of necessary items, minimum distances, and thoughtful storage systems.
Optimize Storage
This tip is aimed not so much at saving space as at saving time. Each item should have its place, so you can find it without even looking. Besides, a properly organized kitchen makes your interior design much more stylish.
Store food in transparent containers. Don’t clutter up shelves and tables with crumpled paper packages and unaesthetic plastic bags. Transparent containers or jars with transparent lids allow you to neatly, compactly, and conveniently store cereals, flour, cookies, and many other products. Such containers have another advantage – they allow you to quickly estimate the amount you have in stock and make a shopping list.
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