8 Space Saving Design Tips for Small Kitchens

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8 Space Saving Design Tips for Small Kitchens
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• Unless you have a huge budget and plenty of space
  to extend outward or upward, transforming a small
  kitchen into a larger space, isnt always
  possible, no matter how frustrated you may be
  with its size. However, with some clever space
  saving design tips, there are plenty of ways to
  gain some extra wiggle room in a bijoux kitchen,
  and without spending a fortune, too.

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• If youve got a small kitchen but cant afford to
  move to a bigger property with a bigger kitchen,
  and dont have the budget to turn the small room
  into a much larger one, you might be interested
  in the following tips designed to make the most
  of what little space there may be in a kitchen.
  Just remember that while you may think DIY
  remodeling is the solution to your small budget
  woes, mistakes made because you dont really know
  what youre doing, can be costly and inconvenient
  to fix. So, wherever possible, hire a
  professional remodeling company to help you with
  some, or all of the 8 tips below

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• 1. Make use of height
• If your kitchen is blessed with a tall ceiling,
  be sure to have cabinets and other storage
  solutions added, that take full advantage of that
  fact. A ceiling high cabinet can hold a lot of
  stuff, and the less stuff youve got out on
  countertops, the roomier your kitchen will look
  and feel.
• 2. Opt for open shelves
• While still giving you plenty of space for
  storing all manner of kitchenalia and other
  items, open shelving takes up less room and helps
  give a kitchen a more open look. You could also
  take advantage of floating shelves to make even
  more use of narrow parts of your kitchen that
  arent quite wide enough for a cabinet.

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• 3. Make effective use of organizers
• Try putting Lazy Susan inserts into corner
  shelves where possible, or similar rotating
  storage devices wherever they will fit youll be
  amazed at how much storage space this gives you,
  freeing up other areas of your kitchen to become
  less cluttered and full looking.
• 4. Explore in-built storage solutions
• Things like pull-out cutting boards, open storage
  on the side of kitchen cabinets and in-cabinet
  trash cans all help give you more usable space in
  your kitchen, more of the time.

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• 5. Try roll-out shelving
• For cabinets at ground level, roll-out shelves
  can work amazingly well as a storage solution and
  can be easily added to cabinets that are already
  in your kitchen.
• 6. Consider a rolling kitchen cart
• While kitchen islands remain incredibly popular
  among homeowners, for anyone with a small
  kitchen, such an addition can serve to make the
  space feel even smaller and more cramped. How
  about using a rolling kitchen cart, instead?
  Functioning as a kitchen island when you want it
  to, or even a buffet cart when entertaining, it
  can simply be stashed away under a countertop
  when not in use.

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• 7. Think about lighting
• Kitchens that are well-illuminated dont just
  look more inviting, but look more spacious, too.
  Have under-cabinet lighting installed (LED is
  preferable) to make it brighter when working in
  the kitchen, and help create the illusion of
  space.
• 8. Consider colors
• If your kitchen has been painted, papered, or
  tiled in dark colors, consider changing to
  lighter colors for a fresher, roomier look in a
  small space. Painting your cabinets in lighter
  colors (or having new, lighter colored cabinets
  installed) will help give a brighter, lighter
  feel to the space, too.

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• Dont give up on your small kitchen consider the
  space saving tips above and talk to a local
  remodeling company about the many other different
  ways to increase functionality and style in your
  little kitchen.

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