Here and below we assume that a small kitchen also means not an unlimited budget. All tips will be for maximizing the result/price ratio. Here are modern small kitchen inspiring design examples.
Small kitchen to ceiling
Top cabinets in small kitchens should always be made to the ceiling. Even if you don’t reach, you’ll always find some seldom-used items that you can shove into the upper cabinets and forget. Without a backsplash, the design of a small kitchen looks monolithic and the furniture is not perceived as boxes hanging on the wall. There will not be an issue with masking the ventilation pipe from the hood.
Built-in hood
Everyone is used to the fact that built-in appliances are expensive. And that’s true, but not for hoods. A built-in hood is even cheaper than a regular one: from $35 for a regular built-in and from $50 for a telescopic one. It makes sense to buy only among the cheapest ones, as they do not differ from the expensive ones. The advantage of this hood is the space around the pipe in the cabinet that is not wasted as in the case of conventional ones.
No more than two colors
At most one main and one accent color. And the fronts should be a quiet color. There’s an obligatory set of items for cooking, and in a small area, the concentration of these items is very high. And they also have their own colors. The best color combination in terms of price/result ratio is still white with wood. In general, with bright colors in the design of a small kitchen should be careful – too high a risk of overdoing it. The kitchen in the Scandinavian style is good using dirty accent colors, which are easy to combine with natural finishing materials.
No accessories
If the only function that an item performs in the interior of a small kitchen is a beautiful appearance, then it is an unnecessary item. Stylish design is achieved by competent planning, the selection of materials, furniture and appliances. A good indicator of an unnecessary item is the constant movement of it to different places without use. Think back to photos of real small kitchens that you liked. Was it the accessories? Either way, the small size of the kitchen obligates you to abandon accessories altogether.
Maximal unloading of the countertop
The more difficult it is to clean, the smaller the area. Because there is not enough space on the countertop and you have to move items from place to place when cleaning. You’ve probably heard the wrong triangle rule about the refrigerator, sink and stove. In fact, the center of a small kitchen is a loose horizontal plane.
Modern interior of a small kitchen
This is not a hard rule, but classic styles are more expensive to implement and love large areas. In addition, a lot of appliances, and they almost all have a modern design. In order to keep up with the interior style and appliances, you’re going to have to narrow down your choices a lot and raise your budget. Plus, there are too many non-functional decorations in the classics, which just eat up the square footage.