Kitchen Storage Design Copy Homework! A Small Kitchen Becomes A Larger Space For Cooking

Refrigerator side seam, three-layer storage for free

The breath I had been holding in for three years finally found its way out last week when I went to my neighbor's house next door to have dinner.

Her kitchen is only 4 square meters in total, which is smaller than mine. However, she managed to tidy it up enough that she can spin a hula hoop in it.

I stood at the door, holding the sweet and sour pork ribs that had just been cooked steadily in my hand, but my eyes were like a super-functional scanner, scanning every corner of her kitchen thoroughly and carefully.

Back that night, I immediately started to toss. Nowadays, even the pot lid has its own place. When cooking, it goes as smoothly as opening a hanging ornament.

Speaking of this matter, you may not believe it. The first thing I dealt with was the two-finger-wide gap on the side edge of the refrigerator.

It turns out that the space is only big enough to stuff a broom and dustpan, but the neighbor packed it there Magnetic multi-layer basket .

This thing has three layers and the height can be adjusted. I use it to place fruits at room temperature, snacks, and onions, ginger, and garlic. It is quite stable when it bears the weight. Even if it shakes after being pulled out, it will not sway at all.

What's particularly important is that no screwdrivers were touched during the entire installation process. The magnetic suction is strong enough, and a silicone pad was specially made to protect the paint surface of the refrigerator. After half a month of use, the paint surface showed zero scratches.

When the courier boy was delivering the goods to my door, he saw me holding a rectangular cardboard box in both hands and actually said in a joking tone, "Sister, have you bought a bookshelf?" I thought to myself that this object has far more practical functions than a bookshelf.

The thin flue cabinet hides the army of seasonings

The biggest headache for me in the kitchen is the wall of the flue.

The original decorator just wrapped it up casually, leaving the surrounding areas empty and full of sanitary blind spots.

The neighbor’s family made the most of this “waste wall”.

When making the guarantee, she deliberately left a depth of 15cm and made a top-to-ceiling thin cabinet .

Opening the cabinet door, the condiment bottles are neatly arranged in order. There is also a built-in socket secretly hidden inside. Small appliances such as juicers and wall breakers can be connected to the power supply by simply pushing them in.

The push-type cabinet door has no handle. The door panel is cream-colored and blends into the wall. When the cabinet door is closed, it is impossible to tell that half of the kitchen is hidden inside.

I measured the dimensions and immediately found a custom manufacturer to make a copy.

At this moment, all the things on the countertop, such as oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper and aniseed, have been put into the cabinets. The area around the stove is empty. Wipe it with a rag until it is wiped to the bottom. The refreshing feeling is more refreshing than replacing a new set of cabinets!

Wall cabinet renovation, raise your head without touching your head

There used to be a row of hooks attached to the bottom of the wall cabinet in my house, with spatulas and spoons hanging all over them.

Every time when I reach out to pick up something while cooking, I bump into my head or the handle of the pot and spatula, not to mention getting angry.

The neighbor's solution was to dismantle the entire wall cabinet and replace it with Inclined lower hanging laminate .

Uncommonly used dry goods and spare seasonings are placed on the upper floor, while the lower floor is equipped with a magnetic knife holder and a split seasoning box. The most ingenious thing is that the board has its own horizontal sliding door, which can be closed when pushed, so that it will not be touched when you look up, and it will visually appear that the height of the floor has become higher.

The storage capacity has more than doubled than before.

At the beginning, we also had concerns and concerns about the oil fume problem. After considering and weighing it for two days, we took the lead in purchasing a board that does not require drilling and relies on magnetic adsorption to start the initial experiment.

After using it for almost half a year, I found that the surface of the board made of this material is extremely smooth and can be cleaned by just wiping it with a rag. There is no problem related to hidden oil stains at all.

Only then can I feel free to find someone to nail the sloping panel in place.

When cooking, you can reach the shovel and salt shaker by raising your hand slightly, as if a navigation system is installed on your arm, and this action is natural, smooth, and coherent without any hindrance.

Floor cabinet door panel, half an square meter for free

On the inner side of the base cabinet door panel, there was originally a bare board. However, the neighbor started thinking about this board.

She purchased two storage racks that did not need to be drilled and pasted them directly on the inside of the door panels. The cling film, garbage bags, tinfoil and baking paper were all arranged neatly and orderly as if standing at attention. Then she closed the cabinet door and these items seemed to be hidden away.

In the past, these items in my home were placed in drawers. Every time I looked for them, I had to spend a long time rummaging through them, and when I was using them, I had to bend down to dig them out.

Now when you open the cabinet door, you can see it at a glance and pull it out easily.

Calculating this way, it is equivalent to gaining half a square meter of storage area in vain.

I also filled the space under the sink with medicine according to the prescription.

It turned out that the pipes down there were in a mess. I piled up several pots and cleaners, and it was as messy as a spider web.

My neighbor uses an adjustable board with a dividing function. The pot and lid are placed vertically, and a non-slip mat is added to the bottom. Even the pressure cooker can stand stably upright after being placed on it.

I think customization will bring a lot of trouble. I bought a telescopic pot handle online. The 15 partitions can be inserted at will, and there are hooks at the bottom that can slide. When the pot needs to be cleaned, the entire pot body can be stood up and pushed in after cleaning. There is no need to bend the waist during the entire process.

High cabinet gold belt, electrical appliances are fully invisible

The last thing I started with was the high cabinet for small appliances.

In the past, the rice cooker occupied one countertop, the air fryer occupied another countertop, the soymilk maker occupied another countertop, and the food processor occupied another countertop. Plugs were frequently plugged in and out, and the countertops were never enough.

What the neighbor did was to make a tall cabinet that stood tall and tall, leaving a "golden belt" area in the middle that could reach 90 to 120 centimeters. Each layer was equipped with pull-out plates and heat dissipation holes. The sockets were directly pre-buried on the back of the cabinet. The appliances were pushed into the cabinet, and then the door of the upper cabinet was closed. Not even a single wire could be seen outside.

I measured the sizes of all the electrical appliances in my home, and initially bought a cheaper pull-out basket from IKEA to try out. After I got more comfortable using it, I went to a woodworker to customize the shelves.

At this moment, the breakfast machine and rice cooker are like a slide when pushed and pulled, leaving a large space on the countertop. Kneading bread and making dumplings directly on it will make it look spacious.

After completing the entire renovation, the kitchen area did not increase by even one square meter, but it seemed that the capacity had been secretly expanded by several times. The current route of action when cooking is particularly smooth: select the dish, then turn around to wash the vegetables, then raise your hand to cut the vegetables, then lower your head to stir-fry, and the last step is to take the pot out of the pot. There is no need to look back during the entire process. The countertop is clean and tidy, just wipe it gently with a rag and it will be spotless. Even cockroaches hate that there is no place to hide here. I didn't spend the money I saved on anything but purchased a good quality knife. At the moment when the knife was lifted and dropped, I suddenly realized that whether the kitchen is messy or disorderly does not depend on the size of the house. The key lies in whether you can treat every centimeter of the kitchen as your own home and strive to use it. Storage is not about just hoarding goods, but about giving each item its own place for storage. When they all find their own place, you will be particularly comfortable cooking.