IKEA storage school
Lesson 4
A simple recipe for
an organised kitchen
If you love to cook and entertain, you’ll know the value of a well-organised kitchen. No matter the footprint, you can transform your kitchen into a hyper-functional space that turns mealtime into a relaxing and enjoyable part of every day. The key? Small organisers and storage aids for dedicated tasks. Let’s go!
Hook it up!
Hooks and rails aren’t just a great way to make use of otherwise blank wall space, but depending on what you hang from them, can vastly improve your overall cooking experience. You can see everything at once and reach for the item of your choice as and when you need it. If you're also looking for decorative kitchen solution, hooks are a fun way to display things while keeping them out of the kitchen workspace.
Divide and conquer
The onions are perfectly done, and you need to get the garlic into the mix immediately! But where is the mincer? Probably jumbled in a drawer with everything else, no? If your utensils and cutlery could do with a bit of separation, give every item a designated home with drawer organisers. And while you’re at it, consider other things you regularly grab from the depths of the drawers.
Ingredients at a glance
Clear kitchen storage containers have had an extended, trendy moment, but besides being attractive (and surprisingly satisfying to fill) they are incredibly practical, too. You can see exactly what you have, making it easy to find what you need while preparing a meal, but clear storage also means you’re less likely to double up on ingredients unnecessarily, or forget about prepared or fresh food in the fridge.
Storage on the move
Perhaps you have the space for a stationary kitchen island. Lucky you! But if you’re looking for more space in a highly versatile form, a trolley could be just what you need. You can even find a trolley with a suitable surface to use as an extra workspace for food preparation. Endless possibilities on wheels!
Keeping up with the cabinets
Open your kitchen cabinets. Have a look around. Any space you’re maybe missing out on? Well, the doors, of course! All that forgotten real estate is just waiting for a purpose! If you've got a high cabinet in your kitchen - the sort classically used for storing brooms and mops - then consider the easy to install UTRUSTA pull-out lader. The shallow door baskets give a good overview of bottles and spice jars, while the larger cabinet baskets are perfect for bigger/bulkier items.
Making the most of every inch
So you’ve filled up your cabinet shelves and there isn’t space for even one more tin... or is there? Shelves are much taller than the items inside them. If that’s the case for you, under shelf baskets and shelf inserts could be a wonderful way to use all that extra airspace.
Another lesson done, another room ready to be optimised!
Look at you go! Six super accessible kitchen storage ideas ready to put into action. Which one catches your fancy? Find just what you need by browsing our range of storage solutions at your local IKEA website.