1. TRY BANQUETTE SEATING
Banquette seating is a great way to make your kitchen feel welcoming, and cleverly uses cozy seating wrapped around the walls, taking up little of the room's precious footprint. It's also a great space-saving device because it doubles up as kitchen storage too, with storage tucked under the banquette bench.
2. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WINDOWS
If the space allows in your small kitchen, use the room around the kitchen window and create a dedicated seating space around it.
3. CREATE A SPACE FOR BAR STOOLS
Bar stools are the perfect addition to a small kitchen space. Nifty, stylish and not taking up too much vital space, they can be added to a countertop, a tall console table, or even a kitchen peninsula to create that kitchen cocktail bar moment.
4. BUILD OUT
If space allows, extend outwards to give your kitchen a small, snug-style dining area that fits a dining table. This kitchen nook by Byrdesign did exactly this and the effect is seriously cozy.
5. OR TRY A BISTRO TABLE
Adding a bistro table to an unused corner of the kitchen is such a clever way to make the most of your design - turning a spare space into a cozy moment. In the debate around round vs rectangle dining table, if maximizing space is your priority, a round table might be your best bet - fitting snugly into a corner where a rectangle dining table is a bit more of an awkward shape to accommodate.