In a busy spot such as the kitchen wasted space is often wasted effort. Many of us are likely guilty of trying to fit more into improperly organized spaces and, as a result, struggle to work seamlessly, ofte battling against falling baking trays and limited workspace….CONTINUE READING
While we could find ways to make more kitchen storage
space, it is often how you organize a kitchen
that makes the most difference to how efficient the space is and, more often than not, we are passing up excellent storage opportunities without even realizing it.
Here, professional home organizers have highlighted where you could find wasted space in your kitchen, and explain how to fix it to make your workspace more seamless – and even free up a cabinet or two.
Even the most awkward of empty spots can be seen as wasted space in a kitchen, it is just about knowing how to use it effectively to make your workspace more practical.
A common kitchen storage mistake
that wastes space is presuming that kitchen cabinets
are fine as they are. However, piling things like pans and trays up in stacks is not a great use of vertical cabinet space, warns Britnee Tanner, a professional organizer at the eponymous organizing company, as it makes things difficult to get out.
‘This most commonly happens when baking trays are placed in a deep cabinet on top of one another,’ she says. ‘A much better solution is to tip them on their sides and store them using a baking tray divider, like this from The Container Store
. It allows you to make better use of the vertical space, frees up the base of the cabinet for other kitchen gadgets, and more easily finds the baking tray that you’re looking for….CONTINUE READING