Kitchen Storage
Ideas
Kitchen Storage Ideas:
Practical and Affordable Storage
Solutions
Storage is paramount in kitchen. Food being a perishable
commodity, its storage has to be monitored very carefully. Here are
some kitchen storage ideas that are affordable yet increase the
practicality in your kitchen:
• Open Shelving Kitchen Plan: What is there are no cabinets?
Open shelving is a great way to keep the kitchen atmosphere relaxed
and soothing. The shelves are divided horizontally as well as
vertically. You can keep minimal cabinets for the absolutely
necessary items. Rest is there for the entire world to
see.
• The saucepans and recipe books, everything is visible
from the everywhere. This can decrease the cooking time as almost
very article is visible and within easy reach. Free standing
shelves can also be incorporated into this design. A free standing
cabinet can be installed near the island so that every major
utensil is within easy reach.
• High Rise Cupboards: When space is at a premium, floor to
ceiling cupboards can increase the space manifold. This is not a
luxury in small kitchens as a large number of items can be fitted
onto these.
Above these cupboards, the usual cabinets can continue
to increase the space even more. If the kitchen is extremely small,
you should not squeeze them at any cost. This can backfire as they
do take a lot of vertical space indeed.
• Corner Cabinets: This has long been the bone of contention
for kitchen cabinet manufacturers. The corner cabinet was never
fully understood. But modern design combines doors and cabinets to
make use of this Bermuda triangle in your kitchen. The cabinet
space can be attached to the door or he drawer on the door. Corner
cabinets can substantially increase the available
space.
• Under Floor Storage: Floors in the kitchen are occupied by
the walkways and sideways. But if you have a corner lying unused,
you can make a cabinet underneath. The piping and the electricity
fittings should be paid attention to while using this
idea.
Japanese kitchens tend to employ this idea into their
typical kitchens. Under the floor storage in the kitchen should be
used for less used items such as the occasionally used dishes and
utensils.
• Open Island Design: Islands tend to be filled with
cabinets. It can be made open with only shelves across the length
and breadth of the cabinet. The shelving can be used to secure
highly used utensils and dishes.
Moreover, wooden cabinets under hobs can be dangerous.
So, open island design is good from this point of view as well.
Open island designs must be avoided for islands with integrated
sinks. This can cause spills and further aggravate the
problems.
• Pull Out Unit: These are the most practical elements of
modern kitchen designs. You just pull out a sleek cabinet from the
wall cabinets. Simple and convenient. Many items can be hidden in
plain sight using this clever design tactic.
Decide what to store in this cabinet as it has much
space and can accommodate large utensils as well. If you are
storing fresh foods, make sure that pull out cabinet is located
conveniently near the cooking zone.
