Lifehacks of Parisian women that will help you cleverly arrange even a tiny kitchen

To make your home beautiful and cozy, it is very important to arrange furniture and other elements in the rooms correctly and functionally. This often requires not only a sense of style and taste, but also a logical, intelligent approach to the matter.

This skill (or talent?) could be learned from French women, because they skillfully arrange their family home, do it easily and atmosphericly. From a tiny room they are able to create the kitchen of any woman’s dreams, and all because French women know small but very effective secrets for decorating a home.

White color and plenty of sunlight

Let's think carefully: what does the kitchen look like in most Russian apartments? Usually this is a set in dark shades (sometimes even black), lighting only from artificial sources (chandelier, lampshade) and simply a mega abundance of small elements that often do not provide any functionality. In fact, this is what prevents the room from visually looking more spacious.

So, the first life hack from France. It is advisable to decorate a small kitchen exclusively in light colors (just like any other small room). You should also abandon unnatural light sources and allow the sun's rays to fill the space through the windows.For example, you shouldn’t overuse thick curtains or even install blinds - hang transparent light tulle, which will give the kitchen freshness and coziness.

Miniature refrigerators

Another important point is the refrigerator. Try not to purchase overly bulky devices that take up almost half of the kitchen. Usually, small models even help reduce food costs, especially if the family consists of two or three people. In addition, they also save such precious space in a small area.

However, in France, women are not used to purchasing groceries in advance, as we do. Most often, purchases are made in small quantities in order to prepare dishes for only a few meals. If you adhere to this principle, then you definitely don’t need a large, spacious refrigerator.

One or two burner stoves

Another point that follows from the previous one. Do you cook little? Is one burner enough? Then why do you need a surface for 4 heating elements? That's right - it's redundant. Agree that a full-size kitchen stove is sometimes non-functional and takes up enough space. The French women showed ingenuity and logic here: since there is only one mistress in the house, there are no more than two surfaces for cooking.

Kitchen stoves in France are usually induction, which is another advantage: they are easier to care for and cook food much faster.

Storing things vertically

Refuse the abundance of shelves, bedside tables, drawers. The best option is storage on a separate wall. Sometimes this becomes the highlight of the kitchen, when all the dishes are hung on hooks, and only one shelf (usually open) is chosen for jars with spices and herbs.

In French houses, you can often see housewives storing kitchen utensils right under the ceiling. And this is an excellent solution, because the internal space remains free for other important things.

Functional cookware

Here it is impossible not to agree that for us, Russian women, the more dishes, the better. We buy pots for the future - “what if it comes in handy.” But French women are accustomed to using exclusively those items and accessories that are needed here and now, so they are unlikely to buy anything extra until the old utensils deteriorate.

Another point - if we talk about plates and cups, then it is better to purchase sets that can be easily nested into each other. This also saves interior space.