In many homes, kitchens are the center of day-to-day life. From packing school lunches to feeding the dog to cooking dinner and making cupcakes for a friend’s birthday, it’s important for kitchens to be both multifunctional and aesthetically pleasing. In kitchens, designers need to take advantage of all the available space, make innovative choices for custom cabinetry, and explore all cabinet design ideas.
Below you’ll find some suggestions to get the wheels turning so you can make the most of your kitchen renovation project.
Add an Ironing Board Cabinet
As mentioned above, many kitchens are forced to be multipurpose rooms. If your washing machines are close to or in your kitchen, you may benefit from adding a hideaway ironing board cabinet. Tall, shallow cabinets make great storage cabinets for fold-down ironing boards and laundry supplies. Most importantly, you can close the cabinet when you’re done and keep laundry chores out of sight and out of mind.
Hidden Trash Cans
One of the more popular specialty cabinets conceals trash and recycling bins. Keep your trash and recycling in one compact place and out of your view. Hidden trash cans are typically installed behind a false door, and the cans slide out for easy access.
Unexpected Storage
Many people don’t realize that the toe-kick space beneath their cabinets is usable. Match or pair narrow toe-kick storage to your existing cabinetry and conveniently store excess dish towels, baking racks, and other items for easy access.
Appliance Storage
Clutter is a major source of stress for many Americans, and appliances are a big contributor to clutter in the kitchen. Keep your kitchen countertops free of clutter with spring-loaded shelving. Stow your stand mixer, juicer, or blender below your countertop and conveniently use it at countertop height when needed. No fuss or heavy lifting is involved.
Display Storage
Do you collect vintage cookie jars, antique pie plates, or other display-worthy kitchen items that need to be both accessible and easy to see from all angles of your kitchen? Glass front cabinetry may be perfect for you. It adds contrast against your other cabinetry, creates visual intrigue, and highlights your collectibles in a unique way.
Spice Storage
Ask any home cook what their biggest kitchen frustrations are — many will report that they are constantly fussing over finding the right spices, seeing what they have, and keeping the various size jars in an organized matter. With specialized spice storage, cooking at home can be fun again. Consider slanted drawer inserts for shallow drawers.
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