Whether small or large, open or closed, the
kitchen
must be perfectly organized to be functional and practical on a daily basis.
To optimize it, some ingenious furniture and good organization will save you square meters.
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What furniture for kitchen storage?
Today, manufacturers offer an infinite number of possibilities for composing your kitchen according to your needs and habits.
More ingenious furniture than others, however, can really save storage space, as well as accessibility.
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Sliding
furniture
, grocers or columns, for example, allow you to store small jars, packets or boxes, with easy access to the bottom of the storage.
They are therefore more practical than shelves for having an overall view of your closet.
Sliding
furniture
, grocers or columns, for example, allow easy access to all the necessary ingredients or accessories.
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Retractable
systems
also offer the possibility of using the upper cupboards in the kitchen on a daily basis, by making them easily accessible.
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Finally, do not underestimate the practicality of
drawers
to optimize the storage of your kitchen: a piece of furniture with two pots and an English drawer for cutlery makes it possible, for example, to store all the crockery necessary for everyday life without having to move the elements placed in front, even if it has a lower capacity than a shelving unit.
Often forgotten,
mesh baskets
for storing and preserving garlic, onions, shallots, carrots and potatoes must find their place.
The trick?
Divert sliding baskets for dressing rooms and create airy sliding storage in a low cabinet without a door.
How to organize in a kitchen?
In a
small kitchen
, you sometimes have to use ingenuity to store everything in a minimum of space.
Tidying up in the kitchen therefore means first of all decluttering: the crockery that you only use at Christmas will more logically find its place in a sideboard, in the living room, in the cellar or at the bottom of a dressing room. .
Then store by theme: plates, cutlery, glasses and serving dishes grouped together in one area, cooking under the plate, savory groceries and sweet groceries in two separate spaces.
Use high cupboards, such as the niche available above a refrigerator or a built-in oven, to store appliances and dishes that are not used much (food processors, raclette grill, special cake dishes).
In a
kitchen in length
, the most effective solution is to bet on high and low storage, using the maximum of the surface of the wall.
A
square kitchen
can be imagined with low storage, a few wall shelves and large worktops to accommodate small appliances.
Once your plan has been established, use the interior doors, the undersides of tall units and the side walls to create storage on hooks that will accommodate potholders, tea towels and small kitchen utensils.
A rod with hooks will, for example, be used to hang cooking accessories.
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How to store your dishes in the kitchen?
To store your
dishes
, two solutions: expose them or hide them.
Wall shelves like book shelves will allow you, for example, to showcase pretty vintage porcelain plates if you lack space in the cupboards.
Only negative point: watch out for dust and greasy deposits.
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Wall shelves like book shelves will, for example, allow you to showcase your pretty crockery.
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More practical, storage in a drawer offers easy access to the entire depth, using plate supports.
Cutlery, spatulas and utensils will find their place in a pretty ceramic pot if you don't have an English drawer.
Dishes and salad bowls must be stacked to take up a minimum of space, you have to think about it when choosing your dishes.
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The same goes for pots and pans: single-handle stackable systems should be preferred in a small kitchen to bring all the cooking utensils together in a single pot.
As for stemmed glasses, one solution is to hang them under a high cabinet thanks to a simple glass rack to be screwed to the furniture, which will free up a shelf in your cupboards.
How to store the trays in the kitchen?
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In a kitchen, a wall of trays can be an excellent solution, both decorative and practical.
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For a contrasting finish, paint your wall in a strong color, able to bring out that of the trays.
The condition remains however to have beautiful trays, with a worked design.