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4 Things You Can Do to Add More Breathing Room for Your Kitchen

Your HDB flat in Singapore may be a little too cozy for your taste, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t take the right steps to make it just a little bit bigger – or make it look that way. Here’s what you can do to make your HDB unit’s cramped kitchen look more spacious:

1. Replace solid cabinet doors with glass ones
You need enough light to make up for the lack of space in your flat, so to make the illusion of space, your best option is to switch out your solid cabinet doors with ones that have glass panes.

Glass fronts allow for light to filter through, which in turn makes your cabinets appear lighter than they really are.

If you really want to allow for a more spacious appearance in your kitchen, ditch the cabinets entirely and go for floating shelves and mounted racks instead. These are the most streamlined and give you the easiest access to your kitchenware while still appearing spacious.

2. Use a single color scheme
Pale colors tend to reflect light and makes any space feel bigger, but even though you don’t like using white as your color scheme, what’s important is that you stick to one definite color scheme and apply it consistently throughout your whole kitchen.

This is because having multiple colors will only take up more space or compete for your attention, which can only make your space feel more cramped.

A few examples of colors that also work great on a small kitchen space include deep tones, such as chocolate, charcoal, and navy, which not only recede visually, but also make the walls appear much farther back, giving the illusion of room.

3. Choose smaller furniture
Space is a premium in a home that doesn’t have a lot of it, but when you choose your furniture pieces right, you make your cozy kitchen space feel as wide as possible.

Think of small-footprint-furniture pieces like slim chairs, streamlined stools, and narrow tables, and avoid getting furniture with thick bases or chunky legs, as these tend to add visual bulk.

4. Use clean lines for your design
If you have to make a design for your kitchen, keep its visual elements streamlined as much as possible. Having ornate cabinets and details in your kitchen pieces may work for large spaces, but not for a small kitchen space.
Your best option is to keep your different elements smooth and tailored, going for neat, simple lines that allow for a roomier feel by minimizing visual clutter.

Ideally, your kitchen should have a lot of vertical lines, and your kitchen’s design should allow the eye to move up and down.

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