One of the most common frustrations in the kitchen is inadequate storage. There’s a common misconception that if you’re not in a position to buy a whole new kitchen at vast expense, then there’s little you can do to improve your storage situation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Check out our tips and ideas for better storage in your kitchen.
Below are 8 Kitchen storage ideas :
- Keep your benchtops clear by storing bulky everyday appliances such as the toaster and coffee maker behind a sliding or rolling screen (try the range at Hettich).
- Look to your walls for extra storage – you can now wall-mount everything from your microwave (try the Home Storage Shop for brackets) and knives (Howards Storage World sells magnetic knife racks) to condiments and spices (try Ikea for wall-mounted holders and racks).
- Be creative - use the undersides of wall cabinets to mount accessories such as the paper towel or clingwrap holder – it not only clears precious bench space, but means they are always within easy reach (Howards Storage World offers mountable foil and clingwrap holders).
- Keep the pages of your cookbook open and free from greasy spills by using a fold-down cookbook holder (contact Schmidt for a range of fold-down holders).
- While most of us can boast a fairly well-organised cutlery drawer, the utensil drawer beneath it is often a jumbled mess. Create order with a drawer divider and organiser (try Blum’s Orgaline drawer organiser or Howards Storage World’s cutlery trays).
- Choose full-extension drawers and pull-outs so that you can see what’s inside the whole drawer, rather than peering into the dark recesses of old-fashioned drawers and cabinets for that elusive paring knife or garlic crusher (try Blum).
- Dish drawers with pegs or moveable holders are an invaluable asset in the kitchen. They keep everything firmly in place, and can be shifted around to fit the exact dimensions of your plates, which means no more delving around in the backs of cupboards for that extra place setting (Ikea sells drawer dividers in various sizes).
- Look out for swing shelves and pull-out wire baskets that can create handy storage from those notoriously awkward spots in the kitchen, such as corners of cabinets (try the ranges at Blum and Ikea).
