Is cooking and entertaining in your kitchen a harder task than it should be? A small kitchen space does not mean you should not entertain in your home. It just means you have to be smarter on the décor items you do use. The way your counter space is set up can make a huge difference in the amount of space you will have in your kitchen.
In order to get the most amount of space in your kitchen, regardless of how big or small it is you need to have counter space. Counter space is the ultimate kitchen necessity. Here are some ideas that will help you free up your counter space while giving your kitchen an upgrade.
Bright Kitchen
Before you even think about your counter space. Think about the appeal of your overall kitchen does it look small and cluttered? Or does your kitchen feel like it needs an upgrade? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it may be time to brighten up your kitchen. A bright and well-lit kitchen will enhance your entire space.
Consider painting your kitchen a light and bright color such as white, beige, pastel gray or cream. These colors are known for being room enhancers. What this means is they help the space appear larger. The larger your kitchen appears, the more organized it will seem.
Bring on the Lights
The kitchen area has never been known for having the best lighting in a home. In fact, many homeowners choose to add additional lighting in hopes of fixing this problem. Adding extra lights to your kitchen is another great way of helping the space appear larger.
Consider having direct lighting above your counters. Doing so will make them appear larger while still offer a focus area for the items you wish to have on them.
Bold Cabinet Doors
A modern way to revive and give your kitchen counter an upgrade is by changing your outdated dark colored cabinets and painting them a bold color. Bold colors in the kitchen remove the attention from the areas you do not want it in and cause your eyes to immediately focus on the bold colors. Likewise, this is an excellent way of rejuvenating the space without having to make drastic changes.
Have a Kitchen Island
Islands are excellent to have in a kitchen as they offer not only more counter space, but also storage and can be even used as a breakfast bar. Small, round or rectangle islands are best in kitchens that are smaller and square inside. Meanwhile, if you happen to have a larger kitchen, consider having a rectangular island.
If you are not convinced about having an island in your kitchen, consider a rolling island instead. A rolling island works the same way as a permanent island would but it is movable. Therefore, giving you the option of placing the island in any area that you would like.
Floating Shelves
If you don’t have much counter space, but you do have a large wall space in your kitchen. Consider adding shelves. Shelves are great for having necessary items on display. The idea is to have more storage as well as space area that allows you to have your needed kitchen items.
Floating shelves are a modern take on cabinet space. They offer the same amount of space yet they look contemporary and put together.
Mirrors
When you are thinking about kitchen counter space ideas the last thing that may come to mind is adding mirrors. However, if you are familiar with using mirrors in your home, then you know mirrors have the capacity to make everything appear larger than it actually is. Therefore, using mirrors as a backsplash or even as a decorative piece in your kitchen can help give you the appearance of a large counter space.
Bookcase
Adding more cabinet space in your kitchen can be expensive and an extensive project. Instead of removing or adding new cabinets add a bookcase instead. Recently bookcases have become quite popular to have in the home because of all the space they provide. Look for tall but narrow bookcases that will not take up too much room in your kitchen, but will give you the counter space you need.
Mount Your Pots and Pans
Pots and pans tend to take up a lot of space regardless of where and how you store them. Instead of having them take a portion of your counter space mount them on your wall. This is an easy way to get them out of your counter space while still being available to you whenever you need it.
Keep Electrical Appliances Hidden
Your counter space is typically filled with electrical appliances such as a toaster oven, microwave and/or coffee machine. These appliances tend to be pretty large in size and can take up a large about of space. Therefore, in order to have more counter space you want to place your appliances inside of a kitchen cabinet instead of having them out on display. This will not only free up some counter space, but it will also give your kitchen a more organized appearance.
Minimal Items
The best way to organize and maintain your counter space is to only display the items that you typically use over and over again. If you do not use a specific item as much as you would like. Consider storing it in your kitchen cabinets or displaying it on your wall shelves. Doing so will prevent your counter space from being over filled and it will display a minimal amount of kitchen items.
Having a well-organized counter space can help you feel more at ease when you are cooking and entertaining your guests. Let us know below if you have other kitchen organizing tips.
