Kitchen Storage Ideas That Make Use Of Every Space

Joanna Simmons, Houzz Contributor

Kitchens have to accommodate a great variety of stuff. All but the biggest kitchens are under pressure to store utensils, pans, crockery, the food we eat and the appliances we use to cook it, and everything we need to clean it up afterward. As most of us dont have banks of cupboards and acres of floor space in our kitchens, it can make fitting in that wine rack or finding a home for your new food processor tricky. Its time to get creative.

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Reuse a box. Old wooden boxes and crates are very useful when perched on a work surface, operating as both storage space and shelves.

Pick them up at garage sales and vintage stores. Fit hooks under the top edge and on the sides to make use of every surface.

Work a window. If your wall space is already groaning with shelves, racks and rails, look to the window. Fitting a couple of rails across it, with hooks for hanging pans, will create a nice amount of additional storage. This strategy also works if youd like a little more privacy or want to obscure a less-than-inspiring view.

Create your own spice storage. Spice jars take up huge amounts of space in a cupboard, often because we have so many, but they are not large or heavy, so consider other ways to store them. By simply gluing or nailing the lids of screw-top jars to the underside of a kitchen cabinet, you can store spices neatly and prevent them from cluttering a drawer, shelf or work surface. And youll always know where to find them.

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Exploit the sides. Make the most of the side of a cabinet by using it for extra storage. Add a rail or hooks for hanging dishtowels as shown on the end of this kitchen island, and you could use this space for storing bulky items such as chopping boards. Simply attach cord to create a simple loop, then suspend them from sturdy hooks.

Consider that space above the door. We typically fit shelves and cabinets on our kitchen walls but overlook the chunk of space above the door. The kitchen door on the left has storage recessed above the door for the households cookbook collection.

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Kitchen Storage Ideas That Make Use Of Every Space