The kitchen is an essential space in a house. It houses all the things from Appliances to Cutlery to Grocery to Spices. So, for anyone to work with ease in the kitchen, it is essential that the kitchen should be well organized and devoid of clutter.
Planning a kitchen space judiciously is a challenging task, as one has to be very careful on how to maximize the use of space. For the ease of working, the designer should follow the standard work triangle for kitchen space. The work triangle in a kitchen helps in managing the work areas.
Moreover, it is important that the kitchen has an ample storage space, for which, following points can be helpful for creating kitchen space savers products that could organize the kitchen spaces.
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KITCHEN SPACE SAVER ACCESSORIES
The kitchen sink design should consist of a single bowl, instead of double bowls, which helps in saving extra feet. If the sink is placed somewhere near the corners, try placing the sink at an offset from the wall, enough to house the kitchen space saver organizers such as the kitchen sink organizer and the utensil drying area.
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KITCHEN SPACE SAVER CABINETS AND SHELVES
To increase the storage one can opt for wall mounted floor to ceiling kitchen space saver cabinets. These cabinets can be given various finishes. Clear glass or acrylic panels can be used on doors of the cabinets to keep presentable glassware or silverware; this helps in creating a perception of a bigger space. Additionally, to give a feeling of vastness, open kitchen space saver shelves system can be used.
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KITCHEN SPACE SAVER TROLLEY AND RACKS
To add on to the kitchen space saver ideas, one can use shelf racks in the existing kitchen cabinets, which, can be easily slipped over on the existing shelves to make room for more things!
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CABINET DOOR STORAGE IDEAS
Doors of the cabinets can be used to increase the storage space by means of installing pegs, hooks, magnetic holders etc. These spaces can be used to organize spices, utility items, ladles.
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UNDER SINK ORGANIZER IDEAS
One can make an under sink organizer to keep the various cleaning essentials in one place. These can be done by means of pull out shelves, tension rods, hooks. These can be concealed by a door, thus giving it a neat appearance and an organized look.
PULLOUT SHELVES FOR KITCHEN CABINETS
With the installation of modular kitchens and the popularity it's gaining, pullout cabinets have become the in thing. So, to pep up the existing kitchen, one can simply exchange the regularly fixed shelves to pullout shelves. Pullout shelves are an innovative solution to easily access all the things. Even the working space can be minimized by creating pullout platforms.
CUTLERY HOLDER AND CUP HANGERS FOR KITCHEN
A cutlery holder is not a bad option in small kitchen design ideas. As this can be placed anywhere in the space and helps giving an organized look to the kitchen space.
A cup hanger for cabinets can also be used to save the horizontal storage space. It can also be made by simply installing hooks onto the shelves!
KITCHEN SPACE SAVER ORGANIZERS
There are so many small things in the kitchen that can cause a mess. To abstain from creating a mess and save time, things can be organized either by keeping jars, cans to store spoons, knives etc. or making partitions within a drawer. Labeling the food items helps save time in identifying and also helps in organizing according to the category.
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KITCHEN WALL STORAGE RAIL
Blank walls or smaller areas on a blank wall could be used as storage solution for pans, ladles, knives etc. These can be made by hanging rods with hooks or creating a magnetic base. To save the wall from scratches, one can either use tiles or the area can be painted in solid matte black. The walls can also be used to organize the towels that are used in the kitchen.
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KITCHEN CORNER SHELVES
Generally, the corners are left unattended or are not used wisely in a kitchen. So, in order to make judicious use of the corners and increase our space, we can create custom designed kitchen corner shelf units.
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CUSTOMIZED KITCHEN SPACE SAVER CABINETS
Today, in the market there are customized kitchen space saver cabinet solutions available for space saver kitchens, which are designed according to the space available.
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KITCHEN SPACE SAVER TABLE AND CHAIRS
Apart from the physical space, one needs to concentrate on the elements that enhance the visual space. The kitchen needs to be a well-lit kitchen space with under cabinet lighting, which automatically makes space look big. Another factor is that the hardware elements like the kitchen table and chairs in use should be minimalistic in nature and not overpowering. Even the elimination of the kitchen door itself makes the room feel big.
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Though the kitchen occupies a very small space of the house, yet, this space is an important one. There are many modular space-saving options available in the market today additionally, people can also go in for DIY options as well to make the kitchen space organized as well as aesthetically pleasing. The kitchen is definitely a perfect space to prove the motto – “Less is More”!.
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