{"id":187,"date":"2014-04-25T11:25:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T11:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildteam.com\/blog\/?p=187"},"modified":"2022-04-26T14:09:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T14:09:06","slug":"kitchen-storage-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/kitchen-storage-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Storage Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Estate Agents get all excited about storage space when showing prospective clients around a house.\u00a0 In their opinion, you can never have too much storage space.\u00a0 Are you drowning in clutter?\u00a0 Beginning to think that maybe they&#8217;ve got a point?\u00a0 Here are a few ideas to help you have a clutter-free kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0 Firstly set a clear-out day and get to grips with your hoarding issues.\u00a0 Sort your clutter into groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stuff to throw away<\/li>\n<li>Items for charity shop<\/li>\n<li>Things that can be recycled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Allocate days to action those three groups, otherwise they will just sit there again in groups for yet more days\/weeks\/months\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0 In most kitchen cupboards, a lot of space is left wasted.\u00a0 Get some mini-shelves, dividers and stacking boxes to make full use of the cupboards.\u00a0 A little bit of organization may just stop the cereal boxes falling out every time you open the door.\u00a0 Drawer organizers will help you store more and keep it neat and tidy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t have deep wide drawers for your pots and pans, consider hanging them from the ceiling with a pot rack.\u00a0 Not only can this look stylish, you will also look like a serious chef!\u00a0 But, make sure its within easy reach of the oven.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/modern-pot-racks-and-accessories.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2205 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/modern-pot-racks-and-accessories-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"modern-pot-racks-and-accessories\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/modern-pot-racks-and-accessories-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/modern-pot-racks-and-accessories.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a>4)\u00a0 A mobile kitchen trolley can provide handy extra storage where you need it.\u00a0 Keep your cooking tools such as ladles, whisks, wooden spoons, etc in stylish containers on the trolley.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0 If you have open shelves, use nice-looking trays and baskets to keep the look neat and stylish.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6)\u00a0 Hang kitchen cloths and rubber gloves on hooks screwed to the inside of your kitchen sink cupboard. This way they can dry, out of sight and not clutter up the rest of the cupboard space.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>7)\u00a0 Reaching for the jam jar at the back of a crowded cabinet can be awkward. For a simple fix, gather the small items you store on the shelf onto a spare baking tray, then treating it like a drawer, carefully slide it in and out for easy access. The pan will also catch drips, speeding cleanup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/15-kitchen-upgrades.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2206 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/15-kitchen-upgrades-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"15-kitchen-upgrades\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/15-kitchen-upgrades-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/15-kitchen-upgrades-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/15-kitchen-upgrades.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>8)\u00a0 If space is tight, consider adding floor to ceiling open shelving and install a rolling ladder which allows you to reach to the top shelves.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>9)\u00a0 A kitchen island offers ideal built-in storage space, so make the most of it if you are planning on having one in your kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>10)\u00a0 A handy place to keep a shopping list is on the inside of one of your kitchen cupboards. \u00a0Paint the inside door with chalkboard paint &#8211; you can customise the paint so that it blends seamlessly with the\u00a0rest of the door.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-coopersalerd085adf3cb4e18ef-002-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-coopersalerd085adf3cb4e18ef-002-1-627x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-coopersalerd085adf3cb4e18ef-002-1-627x1024.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-coopersalerd085adf3cb4e18ef-002-1-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-coopersalerd085adf3cb4e18ef-002-1-768x1254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-coopersalerd085adf3cb4e18ef-002-1-700x1143.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-coopersalerd085adf3cb4e18ef-002-1.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estate Agents get all excited about storage space when showing prospective clients around a house.\u00a0 In their opinion, you can never have too much storage space.\u00a0 Are you drowning in clutter?\u00a0 Beginning to think that maybe they&#8217;ve got a point?\u00a0 Here are a few ideas&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[229],"tags":[117,115,111,116,110,113,114,112],"class_list":["post-187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kitchens","tag-chalkboard-paint","tag-clutter-rolling-ladder","tag-kitchen-cupboards","tag-kitchen-island","tag-kitchen-storage","tag-kitchen-trolley","tag-open-shelves","tag-pot-rack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4867,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187\/revisions\/4867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}