Seven Small Kitchen Remodel Ideas

The kitchen is the heart of a home. As the space where you prepare meals, entertain, and eat together, its importance in our lives can’t be overstated. Remodeling a kitchen when it’s tired and jaded and needs a revamp to the layout is a major investment. Maximizing the space and getting the most out of a small kitchen can be even more challenging.

Getting Started

Before you start, sit down with a designer and plan your kitchen remodel. Think about how you use your kitchen and what you need in it. 

Our designers and field engineers will come out and measure your kitchen, so you know exactly how much space you have. Identify changes you can make to improve your kitchen.

When you meet your designer, here are a few things to consider for your kitchen remodel:

• Research and then establish your goals for your kitchen renovation.
• Set your budget and plan accordingly. Your designer can help you customize your plans to suit your budget.
• Choose your materials carefully.
• Design your layout to maximize storage opportunities and suit your lifestyle. 
• Don’t rush. The Reborn team will help you arrange the installation of your new kitchen remodel. You will most likely need a plumber, electrician, and other contractors to install your kitchen successfully.

1. Choose a Kitchen Island for a Table

When space is tight, a small kitchen island can double as a multifunctional place for storage, a counter space to prepare food and a place to eat. A kitchen island offers many options for storage, with pull-outs, drawers, cabinets, and open shelves. You can custom-design your kitchen island to ensure you have space to move around your kitchen. The versatility of a kitchen island and the ease of custom designing it for any size kitchen makes it attractive. You can add caster wheels to the base to move it against a wall when you need extra floor space. Choose seats you can push under the island counter.

2. Customize Your Cabinets To Maximize Your Storage

Whatever shape your kitchen is, you can customize your cabinets to get extra storage. The trick is carefully designing the perfect kitchen for your needs, whether a galley kitchen, a U-shape, or an L-shaped design. 

Vertical space is a good option for decluttering small spaces and storing less-used items. Add upper cabinets or open shelving to maximize your space. Custom cabinets help provide increased functionality. They offer better design style features and are built to last using high-quality materials. 

White cabinets are ideal to create the illusion of space as they reflect light. If you don’t have much natural light, white cabinets are the next best thing to brighten up your kitchen.

Custom cabinets offer many design ideas to suit your tastes and match your appliances and countertops. Choose a light color scheme for larger spaces and add brighter colors for smaller areas. Natural materials like wood also offer warmth and texture to a small space.

3. Ensure Plenty of Light

When designing your small kitchen renovation, plan to have multiple light sources. A white kitchen with bright light creates an appearance of space. Choose different light fixtures, including wall-mounted lights, to create ambient and task lighting, such as pendant lights or under cabinet lighting. Sconces make ideal accent lighting to make your kitchen appear bigger. 

Natural light is also important for a room where you spend so much time. Work with your designer to include at least one window to provide natural light for your new kitchen.

4. Choose Your Appliances Carefully 

When you have a small kitchen, you must choose your appliances carefully so they don’t take up too much space. Invest in good quality new appliances where possible.

An under-cabinet range hood and cooktop work well to save on counter and wall space. Another good option is to install an island hood on your kitchen island. You must ensure you get the right size range hood and enough ventilation. Focus on a sleek design and choose a design that matches your decor. 

When you work with your designer, measure your spaces carefully. That will help you understand what kitchen appliances you can add to your kitchen. Other useful appliances include French door refrigerators and smaller-width dishwashers.

5. Select a Single Sink

Choose a single sink for your small kitchen to maximize your space. If you have a dishwasher, your sink is mostly for food prep and doesn’t need to be large. A 22-inch single kitchen sink is more than enough, if you don’t plan to have a dishwasher. Stainless steel kitchen sinks give a sleek, modern look to your kitchen interior design.  

6. Fixtures and Hardware

An important part of the planning and kitchen design process is for fixtures and hardware. Choose durable and long-lasting materials to get the best results for your kitchen makeover. 

A backsplash with subway tiles can create an illusion of space. A butcher block countertop works well with this look, too. 

You can use fixtures like the faucet, knobs, and handles to provide style to your kitchen remodel. These are where you can add some color and personality to your design. 

7. Choose Light Color Flooring

Floor tiles or light hardwood flooring make ideal options for small kitchens. They are hard-wearing, durable for the heavy traffic that a kitchen endures, and look good. Try to match the color scheme of your floors with your cabinetry so that your design is more cohesive. If you want to add some color to your kitchen, choose floor tiles with color patterns to match the laminate of your kitchen cabinets. 

Get in Touch Today To Get Started!

Our team at Reborn is an expert in the remodeling industry and is happy to help with small kitchen ideas. If you’re ready to try something new but unsure of what it is, visit the Reborn Inspiration Gallery for small kitchen remodel ideas. You’ll find many ideas for small and large kitchens and all kitchen cabinets.

To remodel your small kitchen successfully, get in touch for The Ultimate Remodeling Experience®. Our experienced team will lead your project from design to completion using the finest quality components custom-designed at our state-of-the-art facility. Contact Reborn Cabinets to schedule your free consultation.