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 Best Kitchen storage tips :
- Where should you put your kitchen accessories? A good rule of thumb is that the items you use most often should be positioned just above or below bench height, while the things you use the least often should be placed at the very highest and lowest points in the kitchen. Those you use only occasionally can be stored outside the kitchen altogether.
- Avoid bending and stretching for the items you reach for all the time. When you’re planning your kitchen storage, base it around the height of the person who uses the kitchen the most often.
- Remember that kitchen storage doesn’t stop at cabinets - it also includes hooks, racks, containers, drawer dividers and more. Many are cheap and easy to incorporate into your existing kitchen.
- When assessing your own storage potential, think vertically as well as horizontally. Store awkward items such as pot lids, extra plates and baking trays in wall racks or vertical slots within your cabinetry.
- Make things easier to reach by reversing traditional positions. Why not put frequently-used ingredients under the counter where you’d traditionally store saucepans, and hang your pans above an island unit.
- Rather than delving into your storage, ideally it should come to you. The current trend replaces traditional cabinets with fully-extending drawers and pull-out systems that come direct to you.
- Don’t overlook ergonomics. Look for wide-opening hinges, smooth-closing doors and slam-proof drawers that are a pleasure to use.
- Lighting is important – you should be able to see into all the dark recesses of cupboards and drawers. Look for under-cabinet lighting strips to brighten benchtops and lights that turn on automatically when a cupboard door is opened.
