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The kitchen is often considered the heart of the home, where you can unwind after a long day and spend some time cooking a delicious meal for yourself and your family. Therefore, it can be frustrating when your kitchen feels cluttered or cramped, and you can’t easily make the most of all that your kitchen has to offer. However, just because your kitchen might be small in size, that doesn’t mean that you can’t find ways to turn it into a more useable space. You can undertake kitchen renovations to ensure that your kitchen ticks all of your boxes. Instead of settling on the kitchen you have or choosing the same showroom kitchen that countless others have, why not settle on bespoke kitchens? These will be able to better suit your needs and will ensure that your kitchen is doing everything that you need it to do! So, if you are thinking of undergoing some kitchen renovations, here are four effective ways that you can make the most of a small kitchen.

Utilise small and unusual spaces

There are lots of underutilised spaces in kitchens that people don’t really think to use, either because they are oddly spaced or because they seem inaccessible. However, when you use a little creative thinking, you can often turn these spaces into the perfect storage areas. For example, if you have some gaps around your fridge, why not use them for shelves, cupboards and draws; even if there is only a small gap, you could consider designing a rolling larder to fit perfectly down the side of the fridge, which would be ideal for allowing you to maximise storage space.

Give the illusion of more space

If your kitchen space feels cramped, then it is useful to find ways to make the room appear bigger and brighter without having to undergo vigorous renovations. By painting the walls of your kitchen in bright colours, it will make the room feel instantly bigger and lighter. In particular, this works best if you use a reflective and washable plain white on the walls, and then use accents of colour elsewhere in the room. Additionally, the use of mirrors within a room helps to create the illusion of having a larger area, as it will reflect both light and space back into the room. For example, you could try using antiqued mirror glass tiles as a splash-back behind your kitchen sink, which would allow you to incorporate a stylish yet functional design element into your kitchen.

Extend into another room

If there just isn’t enough room within your kitchen to store all of your food, then there is no harm in utilising space in another room for storage. For example, if you have a recessed cupboard in your living room, or even under the stairs, you could install some shelves to create a little nook, which would be perfect for the kitchen tools you don’t use often, or for storing non-perishable items.

Find multiuse appliances

If you are running low on space, it is important to try and minimise the number of appliances and pieces of furniture that you have to incorporate into the kitchen. Therefore, you should try to find as many multipurpose furnishings as possible. For example, if you don’t have space for a table or extra work surfaces, a fold-up table could provide you with the ideal spot to prepare and eat food without having to take up extra floor space.