Surely many cafe owners in Singapore would face the same woe – limitations to design your cafe with the little space that we have here. We would thus, like to share with you tips as to how you can go about working around space constraints to design a spacious cafe for the comfort of your valued patrons. Continue reading on for tips on how you can spruce up your cafe just by following a few simple steps.

1. Mirror Mirror on the Wall

You may consider making use of mirrors in places where space is limited as the reflection of the mirror would create an optical illusion of the space being larger than it actually is. Apart from visually creating a spacious environment, the use of mirrors may help to light up the space of the cafe by reflecting the sunrays from the window near-by.

2. Are My Eyes Playing Trick on Me?

While you are choosing the designs of the furniture and fixtures to be included in your cafe, it is always good to pick furniture and lighting pieces which are functional and simplistic. Furniture with clean lines creates a subliminal perception of a less cluttered space, thereby, allowing your cafe patrons to feel more relaxed while resting in your cafe. Furniture which are made of transparent material could minimize the amount of visual weight which the patrons may be subjected to, thereby creating an illusion of “disappearing” objects, creating a bit of visual fun for your patrons.

3. Let’s Go White

Similar to how furniture with clean lines would minimize the cluttered outlook of the space, white walls or wallpapers would create a seemingly larger space within the limited area. Although it must be noted that a high level of maintenance would be needed to keep these walls white to prevent it from looking old and tattered, the colour creates a minimalist look which could help amplify the limited space of the cafe while allowing your display pieces to stand out.

4. Create a Centre of Attention

Now that you have tried to minimize the clutter in the space, we should also include some design elements which would allow the cafe to stand out from the norm so that you will be able leave a lasting impression to your patrons. Captivate their attention through the use of uniquely designed central pieces such as exquisite lighting pieces such as industrial lights to enhance and brighten up the space. By carefully choosing suitable centre pieces to bring out the theme of your cafe, don’t be surprised if it ends up being an ‘instagram-worthy’ fixture among your patrons. This would also make room for free viral marketing which your cafe would most likely be able to tap on.

5. Lights, they matter

Apart from leveraging on the unique design of the lights, you may also consider the brightness of your lighting fixtures which would make a drastic difference depending on the type of atmosphere you would like to create. For instances, warm lightings would most definitely create a ‘homely’ ambience, which are commonly sought after by cafe owners in view of creating a ‘third place’ for its patrons.
We hope that this piece of article has been helpful in drawing some inspiration in allowing you to build your dream cafe with a limited land area. Let us know your views by leaving a comment below!