Cute Kitchen Ideas

 

Paint It White

White is your best friend in a small kitchen. It reflects light, which enhances the sense of space and makes the walls seem to recede. When you carry the white from the cabinetry to the countertops, walls, and ceiling, you create a seamless space without edges or boundaries to stop the eye. Use several shades of white and combine contrasting textures to keep an all-white room from feeling sterile. Recessed-panel cabinets and crown molding create subtle shadows that add interest, too.

 

Widen with Stripes

Just as clothing with horizontal stripes can make a person look wider, striped flooring that runs from side to side instead of following the length of a room will stretch the apparent floor space. These broad stripes were created by alternating light- and medium-tone boards of laminate flooring. Achieve a similar effect by painting existing wooden or vinyl flooring or by covering the floor with a large striped rug.

 

 

 

Take the Eye High

Giving the eye an up-and-down path to follow on the walls increases the apparent height of the ceiling, thus lifting the lid off a boxy room. Here, molding atop the sleek wood cabinets draws the eye upward. If there is a soffit above your cabinets, framed prints, decorative plates, or large ceramic tiles would achieve a similar effect. For the greatest sense of expansiveness, choose objects that harmonize with the background rather than stand out against it.

 

 

 

Stay Light and Bright

Reflective surfaces, such as ceramic tile and stainless steel, subtly amplify the effects of natural and artificial light, thereby making the kitchen seem larger. Plus, adequate lighting improves functionality. Undercabinet lights come in handy while cooking, and pendant lights add ambiance to meals served at an island or peninsula.

 

 

Neutral Drama

Paired with frameless cabinetry and streamlined cabinet pulls, this glass backsplash looks sophisticated and contemporary. The champagne-colorglass tiles, gray-stained alder cabinets, and creamy marble countertops maintain a neutral color palette, but their varied shades ensure the look is anything but boring. The tile's glossy finish mirrors the sheen of stainless-steel appliances and reflects light and views.

 

 

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