Your kitchen storage
Your kitchen storage and how you organize it depends to a large extent on the style of kitchen you have chosen. For the rustic type you can find old dressers which can be renovated and restored. They are capable of storing and displaying a large amount. One advantage of free standing furniture is that you can easily change it or give it a different finish.
If your kitchen is more sophisticated then you'll have wall to wall and floor to ceiling units. From a practical point of view, if you have very tall wall units, make sure you have some method of reaching into the top shelves, such as small steps.
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Here are some general ideas for your kitchen storage
An overhead rack and hooks makes an easy way to hang pots and pans.
- Assuming you are keen on cooking, you'll need to have all you utensils within easy reach. Earthenware pots are ideal for this, and wooden spoons, spatulas and so on can be kept in them.
- Pot racks over the oven can be used to suspend pots and pans so they too are within easy reach.
- You can also hang measuring jugs, colanders and sieves. Wooden holders are useful for storing your sets of knives.
- Shelves of all descriptions can be fixed where possible.
- When planning your units, think about having some of them open, without doors, so you can easily reach much-used items.
Space saving solutions
One of the best ways of utilizing space is by using a kitchen cart. If you get a mobile one you can change its position to suit your immediate needs.
A pot rack will not only save space, but is very practical - your pots are within easy reach whenever you need them.
You can also buy such items online. Bellacor have an excellent selection of kitchen storage items. (link opens in a new window). When you get to their site, click on any of the Kitchen links.
A kitchen cart allows you to store food and other items, as well as providing another work surface or table.
These shelves support various items, and are also a convenient place to hang pots.
