In the cooking area, there should be a lot of things at hand: from cutlery to household appliances and cutting boards. It is important not only to find a place for everything you need, but also to distribute items so that they are convenient to use in everyday life. In this article, we will tell you how to organize storage in the kitchen in cabinets and on the countertop, as well as share useful life hacks.
All about organizing storage in the kitchen
Storage systems
– Upper cabinets
– Lower cabinets
– Open shelves
– Sideboards and shelving Helpful Ideas
Storage systems
The main storage in the kitchen is concentrated in the headset. These are drawers of the lower and upper tiers, shelves, a work surface, and sometimes an island. Let’s see how to use them rationally.
Upper cabinets
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The top tier may have a different configuration. For example, lockers can be:
Standard or mezzanine.
With blind or glass doors.
The organization of storage in the kitchen in cabinets depends on this. So, for example, more items will fit into the mezzanine systems up to the ceiling, while it will be difficult to reach the very top ones without a stepladder or a chair. The standard size assumes that a person will reach even the farthest shelves with his hand. Deaf doors will hide all the contents from view, so you can focus on the ergonomics of storage, and not on the aesthetic component. If you make cabinets with transparent glass doors, keep in mind that everything behind them will be visible. In this zone, it is better to place sets of dishes or products in the same dim packages.
The space of the upper tier is organized according to a simple principle: the more often an object is used, the lower it should be. Therefore, on the far shelves, especially if the cabinets are mezzanine format, send everything that you rarely use: stocks of food or medicine, specific cooking accessories, dishes that you get on holidays, etc.
Also remember that too bulky items should not be placed on the upper shelves. Therefore, it is better to keep massive equipment or heavy packages with products in the cabinets of the lower row. If you do not use a lot of dishes, a compact dryer can be placed in the compartment above the sink.
The configuration of the lower tier is more diverse: ordinary shelves, drawers, corner compartments, bottle holders, rotary carousels, sections for built-in appliances, etc.
Choose the filling of the headset based on your needs and the size of the cooking area. Someone needs a place for large equipment, and someone – for food supplies or a collection of bottles. Make kitchen storage smarter and more functional various accessories will help:
Trays for devices.
Drawer organizers.
Hooks.
Dividers for plates, lids, pans.
Baskets and containers.
Don’t forget about storage under the kitchen sink. The cabinet under the sink is a difficult area, since it will not be possible to make 2-3 standard shelves there due to communications. Most often, a trash can, household chemicals, cleaning accessories, and household items are kept next to the sink. Wall organizers and hooks, closed trays and containers will help organize and sort all these items.
This solution has both fans (the shelves look aesthetically pleasing, visually lighten the interior, add decorativeness, help save money) and opponents (it’s impractical, less usable area, visual noise). There is no single answer, to use or not to use them. It all depends on your tastes and lifestyle. For example, if you don’t have a lot of crockery and prefer minimalism in everything, this type of organization might work for you.
There is various open storage options:
One large shelf along the entire row of the headset.
Several small ones above each other – the size depends on the area of u200bu200bthe room, you can make completely miniature products to order or with your own hands.
2-3 medium-sized shelves that replace only part of the upper cabinets.
Shelves can be contrasting in color to the rest of the set, with a natural texture of wood (looks very good in eco-, boho- or Scandinavian style), in tone with furniture or finishes. For example, if the room is small and cramped, it is best to make plain white walls and match the shelves to match them so that they practically blend into the surface.
To avoid visual noise, keep open a small amount of dishes in the same style or shade, laconic decor and products in the same containers, without colorful factory packaging.
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A kitchen island is not only beautiful, but also functional.
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It can play several roles at once: an additional work surface, a dining table, a kitchen cabinet. It also has a hob and sink. Closed boxes, shelves, bottle holders or special mini-refrigerators are often organized inside. On the island, you can store food supplies, large appliances, dishes – anything you want. Depending on the size of the structure, this may be just additional storage space or an entire system, similar in capacity to a small full-fledged headset.
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Sideboards and shelving
If the footage allows, an additional storage system can be allocated in the kitchen area, which is not included in the set.
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For example, put a small rack or a beautiful showcase against the opposite wall. Since all the contents will be in plain sight (on open shelves or behind transparent glass doors), it is worth taking care of aesthetics.
For example, can be stored here:
Parade service.
Cups and glasses.
Any other beautiful dishes.
Groceries or spices in aesthetic identical jars.
Wine collection.
Vases and other decor.
If the room is small, but it has unused space where standard furniture does not fit, you can make a narrow shelving to order according to your size.
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Kitchen storage hacks
Consider practical and functional ways to organize storage in a kitchen of any size.
Prioritize
Before pouring groceries into beautiful jars and allocating space in cabinets, analyze everything that you keep in the cooking area. Decluttering is useful for any interior, and for a small room – in the first place. Especially if you understand that there is a catastrophic lack of space.
Go through the steps:
What dishes do you need and in what quantity.
What equipment and accessories can you refuse.
What can be stored not in the cooking area, but, for example, on the balcony, in the utility closet in the bathroom, on the mezzanine in the hallway.
Do you stock food, and if so, which ones and how much?
Everyone has different household habits: someone only fries scrambled eggs at home, and someone bakes pies at home every other day. Based on this, plan the filling of all storage systems so that everything you need is at hand, but at the same time the shelves and drawers are not cluttered.
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Increase crate capacity
Most often, we do not use the shelves of the lower and upper cabinets completely. Because of this, a potential useful area is lost, which could double the capacity of the section. To make the most of the space, use assistive accessories:
Fixed or sliding shelves-inserts.
Vertical and horizontal dividers for dishes, lids, jars and bottles.
Mini-shelves and ladders.
Organizers and stackable containers for vegetables, fruits, nuts, etc.
Hangers for glasses.
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Organize vertical storage
Another life hack that will make cooking more convenient and save space at the same time is vertical storage. It’s simple: we are used to arranging objects on horizontal surfaces, so walls and doors often remain empty. And they can be used too.
This will help you:
Roof rails – they are usually hung next to the stove and placed on them the most commonly used cooking devices.
Hooks – classic and Velcro. Suitable for towels, cutlery, cups and other light items.
Mini racks that are placed on the countertop. It is convenient to store cups and saucers, sets of spices, coffee and tea in them.
Magnetic knife holder.
Hanging organizers for storage in the kitchen.
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Engage Angle
Corners are often overlooked, and this also applies to the work surface. If an empty space is annoying, some random piece of decor is often placed there, although this area can easily be made more functional (examples are in the photo below).
So, in the corner of the tabletop can be placed:
Small household appliances (toaster, coffee machine, waffle iron, slow cooker).
Cutting boards.
A small tea or coffee station.
Dish dryer.
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Group items
Even minimalists in the cooking zone accumulate a variety of little things that are always needed at hand. It makes no sense to put them in a closet – you still have to constantly get them out, and as a result they will be randomly scattered in the working area.
In order not to create visual noise and real clutter, collect such small things in baskets, glasses, vases, on trays or spinning coasters. This will help organize all the items on the countertop, as well as logically distribute them according to their purpose: for example, keep spices, spatulas and tongs for cooking, cutlery, napkins in one place.
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Create Unity
Bulk products, nuts, seasonings and pasta are conveniently stored in the same containers. Firstly, it creates visual unity, which is especially important if you keep these products on open shelves. Secondly, if the jars or containers are transparent, you can immediately see the contents and the amount of stock. For added convenience, containers can be signed.
