DIY Storage Hacks that Will Totally Transform Your Kitchen
Your kitchen may be small, but that doesn't mean it's less deserving of pretty dishware, powerful appliances and fancy cookware. And although a chef-style stove may be your biggest domestic dream item, you really only need a couple of functioning burners to turn out a feast. Same goes with the countertop area and cupboard space. Your kitchen does not have to be totally decked out with all the modern units of space to be fully functioning and attractive.
While you're probably long past the age when you used the oven as a storage space because you survived on take-out, there are still plenty of other clever ways to make the most of your space.
For starters, take inventory of big ticket items. Do you own a juicer, a Kitchen-Aid, a Belgian waffle maker and an ice-cream maker? Do you really use them all? If so, how often? If you find yourself racking your brain trying to remember the last time you made a green smoothie, that juicer either belongs in deep storage (basement, garage) or in someone else's kitchen.
The coffee maker you use on a daily basis should have a cozy home on the counter. Same goes for the toaster. Appliances not in regular rotation should still be accessible, but out of the way.
For more resourceful DIY kitchen storage ideas, click through the slideshow above.
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