Clever Ways to Keep Your Kitchen Organized
An uncluttered kitchen with plenty of storage is a dream for most of us. Having everything in its proper place makes prepping, cooking and even cleaning easier and more fun.
1. Breakfast Storage Bar
Ever since blogger Tonya Staab and her family moved into their new home, she longed for more storage space in her kitchen. Since she uses her kitchen island for prepping meals, she came up with the idea of adding shelves under one side of the island. She uses the wooden crates to store vegetables, cans and recycling.
2. Paper Towel Drawer
An open-face drawer with a built-in paper towel dispenser makes the towels easy to reach but it is not an obvious part of the kitchen. Design by John McGilvray.
3. Toe-Kick Step Stool
If your upper cabinets are hard to reach, a step stool stowed away in the cabinet's toe kick may be the perfect solution. Design by John McGilvray.
4. Looking Upward
Don’t overlook those hard-to-reach spaces. With a handy sliding ladder in place, access is a fingertip away. The shelf over the entryway stores cookbooks, and the circular lazy Susan is mounted on the wall to hold spice canisters. Photo courtesy of DIY Showoff.
5. Spring-Loaded Curtain Rod to the Rescue
When organizing your kitchen, it’s easy to forget the dark area below the sink. Stop tossing in the miscellaneous cleaning supplies, and give them a space that’s all their own. By adding a small curtain rod below the sink, you will be able to hang your cleaning supply bottles while also opening up the bottom of the cabinet for other items.
6. That Tiny Space Next to the Fridge
The tall pull-out cabinet next the fridge is open on both sides so it is convenient and easy to see what you’ve got in stock.
7. Under Sink Pull Out
Why have a drawer if you can’t actually use it? Try adding hinges and a convenient tray to the false drawer for an extra place to hide cleaning essentials.
8. Mix It Up
Display your favorite dishes with antiques and artwork to add interest and character to your open shelving.
9. Pegboard Backsplash
A pegboard wall allows for extra storage as well as display space. The inexpensive panels are fastened to the walls, then hooks from the hardware store are used to hang utensils and kitchen gadgets.
10. Illuminated Pot Rack
A pot rack with an integrated light fixture with small halogen bulbs takes advantage of vertical space and can add task lighting to the work space below.
11. Toy Drawers
Kids love playing in the kitchen while you work, but post-meal clean-up is enough of a drag without adding toys to the mix. Look for clever options like the one in this kitchen island. The kid-height, slide-out shelves collect everything from crayons to tots' pots and pans.
12. Side Desk
A small desk tucked into the end of the cabinets is a spot to stay organized or a convenient place to do homework.
13. Primitive + Practical
Sometimes simpler is better. In this case, dishes become part of the decor in a distressed-wood dish rack. But they're also close enough to make storage and use a delight.
14. Nooks and Crannies
Contrary to its size, these sliding drawers store a lot of items. Susan Serra, CKD, CAPS, found that these drawers hold small gadgets, dinnerware and food.
15. Soaring Spirits
This reclaimed wooden rack is great for housing open wine bottles and other accoutrements like corkscrews. It is available through Obaz.com.
16. A Place for Everything ...
... and everything in its proper place. These sliding chrome inserts from Diamond Cabinets make pots, lids and other items easy to spot. Chrome shelves on the inside of the doors are perfect for storing plastic wrap and other kitchenwares.
17. Round and Round
When you open a cabinet door, don’t you want to see order? The Can Tamer works like a lazy Susan to house canned goods. From QCI Direct, the Can Tamer stores 13 cans or up to 39 food cans, depending on their size.
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