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kitchen storage

Joanie Belair
Joanie Belair
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Roll-out pantry. When drawers roll out, as they do in this English pantry cabinet, you don’t have to worry about digging behind things to find what you need. The glass drawer fronts and sides also allow maximum visibility of items in the drawers while keeping everything in place. The sleek design works well for a contemporary kitchen.

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for narrow space

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“The idea was to provide both deep and shallow storage to accommodate the varying shapes of tableware,” Padilla says. Large drawers have plenty of room for china and linens. The designers also incorporated several drawer-within-a-drawer accessories to allow large and small items

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Butler’s Pantry at a Glance What happens here: Storing, displaying, serving, mixing drinks, and dreaming up parties, menus and events

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I love the way this kitchen corrals the open storage containers onto a little tray, giving a subtle sense of organization. It’s a little detail, but it makes the eclectic tools feel collected and TIDY.

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UTENSIL JARS become part of the overall chef’s kitchen appeal.

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OPEN STORAGE For those who don’t mind having some of their utensils on display, simple open vessels or jars make a great place to hold your often-used items.

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Resizable dividers. Another step closer to a custom built-in is a resizable divider system like this one that lets you snap together pieces to create any size compartments you like. An advantage of this sort of system is that you can change the configuration later to fit a different mix of items, or even fit a new drawer if you move or renovate.

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Configurable trays. A step above the prefabricated single trays is a divider system made up of single compartments that can be mixed and matched like Tetris pieces to create spaces for all your items. If you can’t perfectly fill the full width, use the open space for a sturdy item such as a rolling pin or box of foil that will keep the other pieces from shifting.

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A tiered organizer like this can create compartments smaller than an individual drawer to gain maximum space efficiency. Just keep in mind that the upper layer will partially cover the lower layer (or will need to be slid individually), so you should put the most-used items on the most reachable tier.

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VERTICAL . Want to tidy up your cutlery drawer without having to assign each piece an individual place? Try a drawer with vertical cutlery bins that let you simply drop in pieces with long handles (such as spatulas and slotted spoons) and pull them out easily. You’ll be able to see each piece, and you won’t have to remember exactly where you got it later.

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If you use lots of small chef’s tools when you cook, consider including many utensil drawers at the top level. It will save you a lot of bending down over time.

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use the pullouts to store heavy portable appliances, such as blenders, slow cookers and toasters.

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Not everyone needs an abundance of tray storage. For those clients, I will add a partition to the cabinet and adjustable shelves to the other side.

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got to love this organized drawer

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Re-Thinking Mise en Place Containers. Commercial restaurant pans that have been set into the countertop hold utensils, salt and pepper rather than chopped veggies and herbs.

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look and learn

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Customize your storage with a certified kitchen designer. A corner cabinet like this one would generally house a lazy Susan. However, with a designer's creative vision, this cabinet was instead outfitted with pullout metal shelving that makes it easier to store and retrieve cooking equipment and small appliances.

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There must be a solution to paper towel storage!

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long, large cutlery drawer important

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easy lid storage

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sure seems like you can't fit much on these roll outs

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knife storage should be in a top drawer near prep sink

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lid storage set back - does it work?

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Undersink cleaning supplies. When it's time to clean, who wants to get down on hands and knees and feel around in the dark spot behind the garbage disposal looking for cleaning products? A drawer under the kitchen sink lets you pull everything into easy view and within reach.

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this is the most beautiful shelf pullout I've ever seen.

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