Kitchens
An organised undersink cupboard It’s not only cooking items we store in the kitchen, of course. Cleaning products are another essential, and we usually tuck them away under the sink. The back of the low cabinet tends to be hard to access, which often leads to a mass of half-used cleaning products lurking at the rear. This dream solution avoids that, as the pull-out wire racks and door-hung shelves make it easy to grab products and put them back. The brilliantly useful tilt-out drawer at the top, meanwhile, is perfect for washing-up brushes and sponges.
Slots for awkward items Anyone who bakes will probably add a place for bun tins and chopping boards to their list of dream storage solutions. This cupboard ticks that box perfectly. By dividing the cabinet into four sections, the kitchen designers have created distinct areas to store items upright. The smaller areas allow the trays and boards to sit vertically without falling over, and each one can be removed easily without disturbing neighbouring items.
A pan-tastic insert If you have room to stack your pans with their lids on top, you might not appreciate this one. But if you’re constantly balancing pan lids in a precarious pile on a shelf, feast your eyes on the simple solution inside this drawer. A single piece of wood is enough to divide the pan drawer into one area for cooking vessels and another for lids.
A smart seating area If you’re going to include a seating spot in your kitchen, it makes sense to combine it with storage. Design your perfect multi-tasking dining zone by asking a joiner to create a comfy bench with lift-up seats for stowing away large items. The designers of this room haven’t wasted any space, and have even taken the opportunity to include useful wall cabinets above the bench.
A picture-perfect pantry When someone mentions ‘dream kitchen storage’, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Pantry cupboard? It’s certainly something a lot of us would love in our kitchens, and if we’re going for our dream model, we might as well fit everything in. This one has plenty of clever ideas to steal, including neat, door-mounted racks for spices and small ingredients, and enough shelving for larger items. The breakfast station at worktop level features plug sockets for a toaster, coffee-maker and kettle, and there are beautifully labelled drawers below for easy-access essentials. What else? A useful space for a microwave oven to keep it off the worktop and out of sight completes the set-up.
Sliding door to separate kitchen
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