How To Organize A Small Kitchen

When buying a home, there are some things you're going to prioritize above others. Maybe you want that large bathtub rather than a sea view, or a bigger living room in exchange for a smaller bedroom. Maybe the home you bought has everything you want, but the kitchen is on the smaller side. Just because you have a smaller kitchen, doesn't mean that you can't fit everything in. Here's how you can organize it to make everything fit with ease.

Declutter Your Kitchen

Whether you're getting ready to move into your Mr C Residences new construction home, or you're just dealing with an existing small kitchen, the first thing to do is to declutter. You don't want to find space for items you don't use, so it's better to remove them now.

Go through each cabinet, and empty it out totally. Then, you can see what you have and what you need to get rid of. It's amazing what gets shoved to the back of a cabinet and forgotten about. Pare down what you own to just the essentials. If you're not the type to entertain often, do you need a full set of wine glasses or could you just bring it down to two? Do you use all those kitchen gadgets that you have in a drawer? Once you've cleared everything out, you cab then see where you can store the belongings you're left with.

Add Risers To Your Cabinets

In your cabinets, there's more space than you'd think. Look at the vertical space in your cabinets. The plates only stack up so high, and you want to be able to use the space above them. Try adding risers to your cabinets to get the most out of that space.

Risers add what is essentially an extra shelf to your cabinets, so you can fit more in. You can stack the plates below the riser, and then put your bowls on top. It creates more space right away, and you'll be able to fit more into every cabinet.

Use The Insides Of Doors

You'll have seen some people with small kitchens attach hooks to the walls, so they can hang things like pots and pans. It certainly creates more space, but you don't want to do that. That's especially true if you've bought one of the Mr C Residences pre construction condos, as they gorgeously designed cabinets and counters.

In this case, you can still use vertical space, just on the inside of cabinet doors. There are all kinds of solutions for doors that allow you to store anything you like. Use suction cups and caddies to hold things like spices, oven gloves, cleaning supplies, and more. You'll maximise space but you won't be able to see a thing from the outside.

Buy A Hollow Kitchen Island

If your kitchen doesn't already have a kitchen island and you can fit one in, they're brilliant for extra storage. Many come with cabinet space that allow you to fit more things in them, where they're ready when you need them.

You can pick an island that looks normal from the front, but has plenty of shelving in the back. Many choose to use them for cookbooks and gadgets like slow cookers, so they all have a good home. As a bonus, you'll get an extra counter top to work on, too.

Put Fake Drawers To Good Use

You'll often see fake drawers in kitchens, under sinks and other areas where a full drawer won't fit. Just because a real drawer won't fit there, though, doesn't mean you can't use that space for storage.

If you're handy, you can take the drawer fronts off and convert them to tilting storage. It's the best place to keep small things, like sponges and cloths. It's a little bit of extra storage that makes more difference than you'd think.

Display Items

You may not want to have everything out on the walls, but do you have anything that you're proud of? For example, if you have a gorgeous dinner set you were gifted on your wedding day, or a crock pot that you inherited from your grandma, then why not put it out on display?

Plates work well here, as they can be placed in racks that don't take up a lot of space and still look great. If you think your items will fit in well with your new Mr C Residences kitchen, then why not show them off?

Use The Space Above Cabinets

in some kitchens, you'll have space above your cabinets. If they don't reach the ceiling, then that's space you can put to good use. Many like to use baskets to organize things up there, so everything looks neat and tidy. If you use wire baskets, you can still see everything, too.

If you use this trick, ensure you put items you don't use often up there. That way, you're not always climbing the counters looking for what you need.

Use Narrow Spaces

Have a narrow space in your kitchen? Then you can get a sliding shelf rack in there. The space between your fridge and the wall is always good for this. You can fit items like canned goods in there easily, freeing up another cabinet for storage.

With these tips you'll be able to get the absolute most out of the storage in your small kitchen. It may be small ,but that doesn't mean you can't put the space to good use.