Top design tips to boost the natural light in your kitchen

We all know that natural light makes any room feel more spacious and open, which is why it is such a sought-after quality in homes of all shapes and sizes. There are certain rooms, however, where natural light is particularly beneficial, such as the kitchen.

Of course, you will always want task lighting in a kitchen to enable you to see what you are doing when you’re preparing a delicious meal, but natural light goes a long way to making this space inviting and turning it into the heart of the home.

If you decide you want to fit a new kitchen in your home in Poole or Bournemouth, lighting will certainly be one element of the design that you consider. But how can you add more natural light to the space, even if you don’t want to do a full remodel?

The answer is with some clever design tricks, such as those outlined recently by Country Living.

For example, choosing cabinets with glazed doors, rather than solid wood, is a great way to make your kitchen feel more open and create the illusion of space. Glass-fronted cabinet doors also maximise the way in which light floods around your kitchen.

Similarly, if you choose a worktop with a reflective surface, this will also help to bounce light around your kitchen and make it feel like a more airy place. Sticking with a light colour palette when you come to paint, as well as for the wall tiles and flooring, is also a top tip to make the space feel lighter.

If you have your heart set on darker coloured cabinets, then you can offset this by choosing pale coloured floor and wall tiles, for instance, as well as sticking with neutral paint shades, giving you the pop of colour you’d like as well as a light-filled kitchen.

Here at Bournemouth Constructions we encourage all of our clients to work closely with us to ensure any renovation project we are involved with meets their needs and follows their design choices.

According to The Daily Express, enhancing the lighting in your kitchen is one of the top ways to boost the appeal of your home when you come to sell it.

The newspaper noted that this doesn’t only mean enhancing the natural light in your kitchen, but also adding impactful lighting options, such as pendant lights over a kitchen island or fitting LED lights beneath the cabinets to provide additional task lighting.

Kitchen lighting is one area that many homeowners neglect, according to the publication, which is why getting it right can have such a big impact on how people perceive your home.

If you’re hoping to carry out a kitchen refurbishment before 2022 is out, get in touch with us today to find out more about our services and to check our availability to work on your project over the coming months. We are a team of experienced craftsmen and are fully Checkatrade certified to give you peace of mind about the quality of our work.