Often kitchen space and storage can be a major selling point for a house, so maximising this can lead to a quick sale for your home, but optimising your kitchen space can also give you a better experience cooking and cleaning your kitchen, no matter how much or how little space you have.
If you’re looking to optimise your kitchen space, here are eight top tips for creating the most space whilst not compromising on the design of your dream kitchen.
1. Use Hidden Storage
Hidden storage in your kitchen can be a savvy way to store food, utensils or plates without taking up noticeable space.
You can also purchase crafty inserts for spice racks, turntables for sauce bottles, and boxes in your fridge for fresh fruit and vegetables. Not only will this help you keep your cupboards organised, but this will free up space and allow you to store much more.
2. Utilise Your Worktops
Worktops are valuable storage space that can be used for appliances and other miscellaneous items. Using high quality worktops from companies like Lawcris will ensure that your worktops can withstand the traffic of appliances in your kitchen. As some appliances can damage your worktop surfaces over time, opting for high quality materials can help to prevent this.
3. Use Clever Drawer and Cupboard Arrangements
For maximum storage efficiency, using clever arrangements of cupboards and drawers can help you store bulkier items like pots and pans, and even some smaller appliances like microwaves and toasters when not in use.
If you’re a single person living alone, you may want to forego the use of some built-in appliances altogether. For example, you could use an air fryer instead of a full size oven, or opt for a two hob cooker instead of a four hob set-up.
4. Use Shelves for Storage
Whilst wall units are falling out of favour, shelves are falling into favour in kitchens. Whether you need somewhere to store your recipe books, your favourite potted plants, or your beloved herb plants, shelves are a great way to create extra storage whilst providing ways to accessorise your kitchen.
You could opt for DIY shelving units made from recycled scaffolding boards, glass shelves or stylish floating shelves for a fashionable but practical touch.
5. Optimise Shelf Space
Although shelves are a great way to store your items, you can make even more space by using shelf risers.
These are an innovative way to create an extra higher layer on your shelf to store more items, without them being concealed further back on the shelf. Shelf risers are great for storing spices, jars and sauces to keep them organised and in perfect view.
6. Make Your Kitchen Look Bigger with Deception
If you naturally have quite a small kitchen area, you can use deception to make it look larger by using items like mirrors and geometric patterns to make the room look larger and more airy.
Using a large mirror in your kitchen can reflect light around the room, and combined with painting the walls a light colour, this can make the room seem larger compared to using a darker colour.
7. Use Compact Furniture
Compact furniture can be a saving grace for smaller kitchens, or kitchens that may need to double as a dining space.
Items like drop-leaf tables and kitchen islands with multiple drawers and cupboards can help you to cleverly maximise space by collapsing down or storing bulky items effortlessly. There are also dining table designs that fold down completely, with chairs that will easily store inside the table mechanism.
8. Declutter Regularly
If you need to carefully manage your kitchen storage space, it might be a good idea to regularly declutter your kitchen items.
For any items that you no longer use, or are gathering dust in a cupboard, you can sell them on sites like Vinted or eBay to generate some cash for your spare change pot – every little helps!
Do you have any tips for optimising your kitchen space? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
just dont use open shelving please! this trend needs to stop now.