In the Kitchen, a Recipe for Accessibility

Get creative with storage

If space is your biggest concern, think of every blank area as an opportunity to create additional storage. Separate your cooking utensils, the same way as you separate your forks, knives and spoons. Store spatulas, spoons and whisks in separate containers so you never have to dig through a ton of tools to find the right one. Take advantage of vertical space by adding a pot rack to help store all the pans sitting on the stove or taking up volume in your cabinets. Kitchen modern design offers numerous storage possibilities inside the cabinets’ doors. You may install hooks to store pans if you do not wish to display them on a pot rack, or serving spoons, or boxes of foil and plastic wraps. Take advantage of that empty vertical space by placing risers in a bar cabinet; this will help keep items separated. 

If you currently have dead area hanging above your cups and plates, utilize every inch of it by adding shelves and customizing them to the perfect heights. You will be surprised how much extra room you are wasting. Always save higher-placed shelves for seasonal items and entertaining essentials like trays and platters. Reserve the easier access shelves for everyday use items like bowls and plats. Mugs are essential for morning coffee, but they take up shelf volume and don’t stack well. A simple solution is to install hooks under a shelf and hang mug by their handles. 

The downside of deep cabinets will make you climb in to get what you need from the back. The solution is to install rolling shelves with low sides to keep items organized and easily accessible. Cookery organization ideas are not just about creating more storage expanse; you have to consider how to provide a fuss-free room and easy to keep clean. Add shelf liners in different colors and patterns that help you protect your cabinet shelves and brighten up the area. 

Get organized with large glass jars by decanting bulk items into containers to keep ingredients neat and visible. We all tend to stack storage containers on a shelf, but moving them into a deeper drawer make them easy to see and keep them confined in a single area. Moreover, a full-extension drawer will help you never lose sight of your well organized and displayed spices jars. 

Throw out everything that is well past its expiration date or dirty. Do a deep clean of your refrigerator and cabinets. Add under cabinet lights to make your countertops more useful while making a small cookery feel larger. Lights may be even added in storage spaces to spotlight hard to see areas.  If you cannot keep things out of sight, at least keep them organized. Therefore, invest in baskets and containers to keep items on the counter uncluttered. Designate a place for everything, including your empty bags, which have a way of accumulating in various drawers and cupboards. Consider buying a shallow-depth refrigerator; it will make your cookery seem more spacious and allow you to gain cabinet space across from the refrigerator. Benefit from the free area available above kitchen hoods to create a storage cabinet or shelves. The kitchen exhaust fan will help remove excess cooking heat, prevent cabinet damage from grease and vapors, and enhance the look of your cooking area. 

Typically, kitchens are designed using a standard working triangle, linking the cook top, the sink and the fridge as the points which create the triangle. Always aim to make the transfer in this triangle as short and simple as possible, allow enough clear floor space to make turns easily. 

We all want a huge kitchen with a walk-in pantry and volume to store and hide all our accessories and appliances. But, the reality is, most of us are stuck in a tiny kitchen with barely enough room. While we cannot do anything about the cost of living, we do have the organizing solutions to make our space feel infinitely more comfortable and accessible.