We often don't even suspect how original and useful the most simple solutions on organizing space and its rational use.
website I’ve put together a selection of 8 interesting ideas that will make your kitchen life easier.
How to close the narrow opening between the refrigerator and the wall? Turn this disadvantage into an advantage - install a hidden pull-out shelf. It is perfect for storing spices, canned food and drinks.
Metal office file holders can be used as a pan storage system. This will keep them in order and also protect them from scratches and dents.
Magnet - as an idea for storage
This is a great idea to create additional places storing cereals and spices in your kitchen. Simply attach a couple of neodymium magnets to the tin lids.
Drawers for vegetables and fruits
In boxes. This is a fairly easy project for anyone who knows how to work with wood. Make sure drawer slides are installed correctly so they can be removed easily.
Attach the holders for kitchen utensils to the closet wall. Ideally, as close to the stove as possible for maximum convenience.
Magazine stand
Attach the magazine rack to inside cabinet doors. This will free up some space and also help keep the foil and bags within easy reach.
Most frying pans have a hole in their handles for hanging. To organize their storage there is a special retractable system. It copes perfectly with the age-old problem of storing large dishes in the kitchen.
To keep spices on hand when cooking, use drawer next to the stove. For greater convenience, arrange them alphabetically.
This master class will be especially useful for those who live in small one-room apartments. I'll show you how to do it pull-out rack into the gap between the wall and the refrigerator. It would seem that the width is only a few centimeters, but you will definitely be surprised when you see how many items can be stored in this gap.
Initially, the shelf-rack is not visible at all. In fact, after its manufacture, nothing will change in your kitchen, except that a new and convenient space will be created for storing various jars, bottles, etc.
The rack can be pulled out with a simple movement. Now look how much is stored there.
The gap distance is only 11.5 cm (in the photo the tape measure is in inches), and what a huge amount various items can be stored.
Materials
Required materials I used for this project:- Back board for the back. Mine measures 61 cm in depth and 121 cm in height - essentially these are the dimensions of the entire rack without thickness. The width of the entire rack is slightly less than the width of the gap.
- Boards for shelves - 6 pieces.
- Two boards for the top and base.
- Two boards on the sides of the shelf.
- Two wheels for moving the entire structure.
- Round wooden slats.
- Wood screws
- Wood glue.
- Cabinet handle for pulling out the rack.
All this can be done in about 15 minutes by drawing a sketch on paper with a pencil.
Making a kitchen rack
The entire structure can be assembled using just self-tapping screws, but in addition I glued everything with wood glue.I laid out the shelves and estimated the number needed.
I started assembling the box. I installed the joints with glue.
I left it to dry, pressing it with whatever I had.
The result was a glued shelving box.
Additionally secured with self-tapping screws. If you use thin boards, drill a hole before screwing in the screw to prevent the board from cracking.
In the end I got to the shelves, placed them and screwed them on with self-tapping screws.
Since the rack is very narrow and bottles and cans can fly off when pulled out, you need to make a kind of side. At first I thought about stringing a fishing line or rope, but in the end I settled on round slats.
I drilled holes on the sides, cut the strip to length, inserted it and secured everything with glue.
At the end, we measure the thickness so that there is no excess. In my case there shouldn’t be any, since I don’t have the opportunity to move the refrigerator a little further.
The kitchen is a special room in the apartment. It must combine ergonomics, design and high functionality.
These requirements are especially relevant for small apartments, in which the issue of free space is particularly acute.
On a small square you will need to fit both dishes and household appliances, as well as many useful and not so little things.
In order to ensure the greatest convenience in using the workspace, the kitchen should be equipped with a large number of places where you can hide various utensils that are needed often, sometimes and very rarely.
Of course you can use wall cabinets and stack pots there, for example, on top of each other, but this is very inconvenient and it’s worth thinking about a more thorough approach to the issue of placing dishes and household items.
Kitchen furniture is constantly updated with new ideas that bring more coziness, convenience and, most importantly, functionality and capacity to the outline of the kitchen.
One such way to unload space is pull-out shelves. This allows you to keep dishes and utensils out of sight. So the kitchen benefits significantly appearance and okay.
The advantage of pull-out shelves
The main idea of this approach is to make the most efficient use of literally all the space that is at our disposal.
Such systems make it possible to greatly increase the capacity of the usual kitchen set, while being located in the same area.
Frees up a lot of space that can be used different ways and most importantly, you can easily move around the kitchen.
The most common option is built-in shelves in floor or wall cabinets. Their advantage is that they are easy and convenient to use.
As usual, the door opens, only we see not the usual 2-3 shelves, but a whole multi-level system, which can be filled to capacity with the necessary items.
Such “boxes” can be completely removed from the closet, which means you don’t have to reach deeply for the right thing. Everything can be laid out evenly and you can get to the right thing whenever necessary.
In addition, the pull-out shelves are equipped reliable mechanism. The shelves do not need to be held to prevent them from collapsing to the floor under the weight.
Types of retractable structures
There are several options that can be implemented in your kitchen, depending on the needs of the room.
Drawers
Such simple designs can have different configurations of depth and width. Often they can be equipped with additional partitions or sections designed to store small items.
Drawers are equipped with the ability to pull out the entire structure at once. This way you can view all the contents of the cabinet at once.
It is very convenient if you need to carry out an “audit” on the shelves or quickly look at what you need to buy before going to the store.
It will be convenient to arrange such boxes depending on the purpose of their contents. For example, it is best to place a cabinet with pots and pans near the stove, and dishes near the sink.
Cargo
In essence, this is the same drawer, but it is designed to be used for bottles and tall cans. It is quite narrow, its width does not exceed 20 cm.
The small dimensions allow such a cabinet to be placed in various openings where it can be handy. You can place spices in them, which will be convenient next to the stove.
It often happens that there is a free corner or some space left in the kitchen. This is where a cargo box fits perfectly.
Baskets for kitchen sets
Retractable baskets built into furniture look very beautiful and significantly unload the space due to their “light” appearance.
Depending on the size, they can be built into a cabinet or cabinet of any size. In this case, the guides will be installed in such a way that the basket slides out completely, which will ensure comfort when using it.
This product can perfectly complement the interior. Let's say, it would be perfect for Provence or country.
Photos of examples of retractable shelves in the kitchen
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You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your apartment look stylish and cozy. All you need are simple materials at hand, a little imagination and a desire for change. And of course, you can peek interesting ideas for the home, which is shared from time to time website.
So, what can you do to decorate your interior inexpensively and tastefully?
1. Use bands instead of rings and clips
2. Update your curtains with edging
3. Hand-paint flower pots
4. Draw a pattern on the lamp with a marker
A little patience and a marker that writes on different surfaces, - and the modern lamp is ready. How to draw a picture on a lampshade is shown in this blog.
5. Decorate the lamp with available materials
6. Make a handmade watch
Original Wall Clock in the best traditions of expensive decor stores, you can make it at home in a few hours. It's not as difficult as it might seem. instructions for creating a watch in style school board. And it shows how to make a pin-up style watch.
7. Organize a real minibar from an old sideboard
The era of sideboards with tons of crystal is irrevocably a thing of the past. But many still have the sideboards themselves. So why not turn your old furniture into a modern home minibar (not necessarily alcoholic). It turned out very well.
8. Use corner shelves
9. Make an additional shelf for spices
10. Use cabinet doors
11. Attach the magazine holder
12. Paste fabric “wallpaper” on the door
Using patterned fabric and cornstarch glue, you can decorate a boring door in an original way. Such “wallpaper” is easy to remove, so when the picture gets tired, it can be easily removed or replaced with a new one. You can look at the process of decorating a door in this blog.
13. Paint the front door rug in unusual colors.
A doormat can be fun too. To do this, it is enough to paint it in bright, non-standard colors. How to turn an ordinary rug into an original thing, see this blog.
14. Make a bath mat from natural materials
Cork - excellent natural material, which dries quickly and retains heat well. It is pleasant to step on such a rug with bare feet. And his creation from wine corks will definitely make you remember many good moments. You can see how to make such a rug.
15. Hang a wall panel
16. Organize a photo exhibition
17. Add a color accent to the door
This idea is ideal for cases when you want to liven up the interior a little, but there is no way to change anything radically. This trick can be done even in a rented apartment; in the end, you can always return it to how it was. How it's done is shown.
18. Paint old linoleum
19. Turn a table shelf into a wall shelf
Often there is not enough space on the table to store various small items. In this case, the table shelf can be easily converted into a wall shelf, and a folding one at that. It will not only allow you to organize the space, but also decorate it. Simple instructions can be found .
20. Decorate coat hangers
One of the biggest problems of small apartments is equally small kitchens. But it has long been known that a person spends a quarter of the time spent at home. The kitchen is the place in the house where you need to place a lot of useful little things, and also in such a way that they do not interfere, and at the same time are always at hand.
Consider getting some space for that much-needed pantry without cluttering the space. Even an approximately 12-centimeter gap, empty between the wall and the refrigerator, will do. Having equipped a mini-pantry there, you can easily pull out the cabinet and take everything you need, and then just as easily push it back.
Step 1: Selection of materials
We will need:
wooden board 61cm x 122cm x 2cm – 1 piece,
wooden board 13cm x 1.22m x 1.5cm – 1 piece,
wooden board 61cm x 10cm x 1.5cm – 6 pieces,
wooden board for the base 61cm x 10cm x 2cm – 1 piece,
handle and screws or self-tapping screws for fastening
2 furniture wheels (7.5 cm),
6 wooden dowels 63.5 cm x 0.7 cm,
wood glue,
wood screws.
Step 2: Assembling the structure
Take a 13cm x 1.22m x 1.5cm board and cut it into 2 equal 61cm boards. This is 2 side walls mini pantry.
For the bottom shelf, take a board 61cm x 10cm x 2cm.
For the top shelf, take a board 61cm x 10cm x 1.5cm.
Glue the structure and fasten it with screws.
Step 3: Attaching the Shelves
Fix the remaining 5 boards 61cm x 10cm x 1.5cm at the following distance (from the top of the structure): 11.5cm, 16.5cm, 16.5cm, 19cm, 23.5cm, 28.5cm. Then drill holes to insert a wooden dowel into each shelf, prepare dowels 64.5cm long and insert them into the holes.
Step 4: Finishing Touches
Make a mark on the bottom of the structure and attach the wheels at equal distances on both sides.