Making Your Kitchen Space Bigger by Joy Ofili-Yebovi

The kitchen is an important part of every home. It is also an important part of a woman who enjoys experimenting with amazing dishes for the family. But when you are not fortunate to have a kitchen with a plasma and proper ventilation, it might be dreadful each time you know you have to cook your meals in the matchbox kitchen. But not to worry, there are ways you can make your small kitchen appear big without breaking down any wall. Here are few tips:

Tip 1: Install to-the-ceiling cabinets. Install light-coloured cabinet, open shelves and glass-front doors will help to lighten a space. Too many cabinets, especially made of dark materials, will give the impression that the room is much smaller than it is.

Tip 2: Increase accessibility and capacity. You can do this by adding pullout shelves, rotating inserts and tilt-out bins.

Tip 3: Use cork and magnetic boards.  If new or more cabinets aren’t in your future or your budget, remember that canisters on the counter take up valuable space. So cast your eye up to see where you can hang utensils, pots and pans on previously unused space.

Tip 4: Buy wire shelves. These wire shelves are a must in a small space and in the kitchen they can almost double a cupboard’s capacity. So use them.

Tip 5: Use the inside of cupboard doors. If covered with magnetic paint, they can accommodate papers and notes that might get knocked off a fridge in a small space.

Tip 6: Fill a cleaning caddy with supplies that can be stored in the kitchen, but transported around the house. This eliminates the need for cleaning supplies in multiple rooms, like the basement and bathroom, saving space in each.

Joy Ofili-Yebovi is a furnishing expert. She is the founder and managing director of Simplinteriors and Décor, one of the leading office and home furnishing company in Nigeria. If you need assitstance with furnishing in your home and office, then call Joy Ofili-Yebovi on +234 803 201 7258  or mail:info@simplinteriors.com. you can also visit her website:www.simplinteriors.com