Smart ideas for kitchen storage

Walls

Open up storage

Make it easy for everyone to help themselves in the kitchen with open storage. Keeping crockery and glasses next to the dishwasher and sink makes restocking the shelves a much speedier process.

Grow a window garden

Even urban homes with no outdoor space can still have their own vegetable patch. Transform your windowsill into a mini kitchen garden and keep your pruning tools to hand in a hanging wire basket.

Use the walls

Free up drawer space and start using the walls for extra storage. Stashing knives on a magnetic rack near your food preparation area is more convenient than having them all mixed up in a drawer.

Interior organisation

Keep everything you need to cook in drawers near the hob, and store the most frequently used items right at the top.

Stack your storage

Think about how best to store kitchen items before filling each drawer. Stack pans vertically and lids horizontally so that it’s easy to grab the size you need.

Make smarter use of space

Increase the functionality of old kitchen cabinets by modifying them to make smarter use of space. If your cabinets are short on shelves, add wire baskets and plastic containers to keep the contents neat and well-organised.

Everyday routines

Hanging space

A drying rack doesn’t have to mean doubling the area the sink occupies. Hanging a rack from the wall saves on space and helps the air get to wet crockery.

Rethink your recycling

Get smart with rubbish and recycling storage. Choose different sizes and shapes of containers to suit different sorts of waste, and save on time spent sorting.

Extra on-the-go space

Add space to your kitchen with a portable trolley. Use it to store bulky items, or to wheel everything to the dining table in one go, rather than going back and forth.

Simplify table setting

Make it easier to set the table each day – create a one-stop station of everyday essentials, including crockery, cutlery and napkins.

Food storage

Make it clear

Use transparent boxes and jars for food storage so that it’s easy to see where everything is – and to check what’s running low before you go to the supermarket.

Height order

If your kitchen has deep drawers, use every bit of that height to store jars upright. Save your shallower drawers for items like cutlery or flat tins.

Space for spice

You don’t need a separate spice rack to store your dried herbs and spices. In fact, they’re best kept in the dark, so a drawer is the perfect spot to keep them.