Make your space appear larger by letting in more light or savoring your view.
How to make a kitchen window look bigger. Keep the windows simple and free from blinds and curtains. If you want your window to appear taller and wider try this trick from designer Don Stewart. Milk and Honey Home.
This pulls the eye past the cabinet frames into the depths of the cabinets so the walls feel farther away. Natural lighting has the ability to expand any space making it feel larger and brighter. Keep the Personal Touches Small.
This is especially true if the wall and the window have neutral colors. Add more lamps or install track lighting or recessed lighting. Display simple items that dont create a feel of clutter.
Hang them just under the valance or curtain rod. It has a lot to do with the way shiny surfaces pick up and reflect the hues of the walls and cabinets Lincon says. To make narrow windows look wider opt for a curtain or drapery rod thats 60 to 80 percent wider than the window including the molding.
Hang drawing curtains or draperies across the entire space. A way to fill in the blank space left in between the ceiling and top of the window casing is to use Roman shades or textured blinds. Take the measurement of the height of the entire wall and subtract 4 inches.
An opaque shade can let light in while maintaining privacy. I nstall an extra long curtain rod at or near the ceiling for floor length. Another way to make your small kitchen look bigger is to replace your solid cabinet doors with glass ones.