1. IT'S TOO CLUTTERED
Everyday maintenance is probably one of the most forgotten aspects of making your kitchen feel larger and more peaceful. It works on a simple premise, that the fewer items inhabiting a space, the larger it will feel in return.
2. YOU DIDN'T PICK LARGE PENDANT LIGHTING
For their Glenn House project, Canadian interior designer Tiffany Leigh of Tiffany Leigh Design demonstrates how large kitchen lighting fixtures can heighten the sense of space and drama in a smaller kitchen.
3. YOU'RE OVERLOADING YOUR KITCHEN WITH CABINETS
When many of us picture a kitchen, it features cabinets both below and above the kitchen countertop, but this doesn’t always have to be the case. For their Parisian apartment kitchen, French interior design studio, Virajo used the upper cabinet space to add personality and charm to the kitchen all whilst keeping the space feeling open and airy.
4. YOU'RE NOT CHOOSING LIGHT COLORS
White is revered within interior design for its reflective properties and whilst it might be considered the ‘safe choice’, white can open up your small kitchen in a way no other shade can compare to.
5. YOU'VE ACCIDENTALLY EMPHASIZED LOW CEILINGS
Don’t forget to look up! The kitchen ceiling of your kitchen plays a key role in how big your kitchen feels. Low ceilings are particularly challenging when it comes to creating the illusion of a larger space. Imagined by kitchen experts, L ’Atelier Paris, this dreamy kitchen is all dressed in white and allows plenty of natural light to offset its low ceilings. 'Low ceilings and bad lighting are two mistakes that are most likely making your kitchen seem smaller.