Kitchens
4. Choose under-cabinet shelves This kitchen uses a small niche created by a change in wall depth (to the right of the stove) to create a little storage zone for spices. A shallow shelf under a stretch of upper cabinets can be a great spot to stash small items including spice jars, salt and pepper, or tea. This works especially well if you use the shortened bench space below to store other items rather than using that place for meal preparation (so none of these items are really in your way).
12. Add in drawer organisers While drawer and cabinet organisers are a handy luxury in any kitchen, they are especially important in a smaller kitchen. Squeezing in as much storage as possible isn’t helpful unless that storage is functional. Breaking up drawers into compartments allows you to store more objects, more effectively.
Bin drawer Keep waste under control by upgrading to a pull-out bin drawer. A bin drawer is ideally placed near the sink and typically has loose bins inside it for waste and recycling, but can also contain bins for soft plastics and compost too. A bin drawer can either be retrofitted to an existing kitchen (space permitting) or designed into new kitchens. The design options are greater in new kitchens and, as such, they tend to be more practical. For instance, a new kitchen can have a bin drawer fitted with a touch-to-open system so you can open the drawer with the bump of a knee, leaving your hands free to place items in the bin.
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