Thank you - never thought of using lighting to make the space look larger. Will investigate.

Hi samhlondon - if you're worried about losing cupboard space, you should look into storage options like this: https://www.houzz.co.uk/photos/black-and-white-shaker-kitchen-traditional-kitchen-berkshire-phvw-vp~10256340

Have you thought about using the space for cupboards and mounting mirrors on the cupboard doors?

Andrea: thank you - will look into that.

P&P: Yes, that has crossed my mind but also worried about it looking too much like a bathroom cabinet. Do you have any samples of how it can be done? thank you!

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Hi. I'm a little unsure whether you're looking to fit a new kitchen or not? I also can't expand the pic so it's a little difficult to work everything out. If you're looking to do a "cheap" update I think you can easily achieve a scandi style by just updating the floor and wall tiles with maybe a couple of accessories. I'd leave the walls white but maybe consider having the end wall with the pans in a brick effect wallpaper. If you opt for red brick it will bring the room in which could work if the room is really long. A pendant light may look good but it doesn't look as if the ceiling is that high? Is the cabinet over the hob cream as all the rest look white? Wood obviously works with scandi style but if you wanted the shelves to disappear than paint them white too.

Hi. You could use the end bit for cupboard storage, and use glass doors in stead, even place some LED lighting inside? See photo's attached for an idea

Minnie101: the kitchen is current rather crammed and I haven't decided how much work to do. My main goal is to make it more spacious and secondly practical with good storage, good surface areas to work on etc. Don't have any better photos but here's a layout of the flat.

Thanks for clarifying. I think it really depends on how much storage you need. You can replace the shelves with storage and put a cupboard at the end but I'm not sure where you'll get extra prep area from. Mirrors are a good idea but will obviously just give a feeling of space. I would weigh up the costs of additional cabinetry but it may be worth considering extending the kitchen into the living area.

I once used a big piece of mirror instead of a glass splashback for the space between the worktop and the eye-level cupboards - that makes a huge difference and its fairly cheap - just go to a glass cutting place to get it.

In my opinion you take down the wall between the lounge and kitchen and fit the kitchen in an Lshape extending into the dining area.

I think your dilemma of thinking the kitchen is narrow, is the muddle of pots and pans at the end, and the open shelves. These give the impression of the kitchen being closed in. The pans at the end could easily be housed in a slim floor to ceiling cupboard, and the items on the shelf housed in one closed in cupboard. This would give you more empty space on the wall. However if you want to really give it the WOW factor, knock the small wall down beside the reception room, and embrace the kitchen into this room, giving you lots of space in both rooms. You could then extend the kitchen along the outside wall.

Hello,

You could mount mirror to cupboard doors and this way you would have both you wanted to have.

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Light installation would also help but in my opinion mirror would look amazing, combined together with your contemporary style Kitchen.

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