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Consider the latest kitThink about incorporating storage that is not the typical cupboard or drawer. Wine coolers, for example, are increasingly popular and very helpful. ‘Ambient coolers allow you to set different temperatures within the appliance for red and white wine, so including one in your kitchen means you can get rid of any wine racks,’ says Durrant. ‘It also means no bottles in the fridge, which frees up space there.’
Let it pop upThis automated unit takes small appliance storage to another level. It completely hides your gadgets below your worktop. Then, at the touch of a button, a lift mechanism raises the appliance storage unit up to worktop level. When you’re finished using them, your appliances can be lowered back down, leaving you with a clean and empty worktop.
Welcome a walk-in pantryWe all crave a big kitchen with a large walk-in pantry. If you’re lucky enough to have the space to incorporate a separate one into your kitchen plan, then this could be the perfect place to house all your small appliances.At the design stage, devote an area inside the pantry for a worktop and make sure it’s deep enough to hold your appliances, lined up and plugged in. Perhaps you can create a baking centre, where everything you need to whip up some yummy muffins, from mixer to tin, is all in one place. Walk in pantry
Sort a slide-out shelfIf you decide to store your small appliances plugged in and inside a cabinet on the worktop, it’s best to pull them out of the cabinet when you switch them on. This is particularly important for coffee machines, kettles and toasters. It avoids the build up of heat and steam inside the cabinet, which can cause damage to your appliances, surfaces and joinery. Pulling appliances out of the cabinet is made easier by sitting the gadgets on a slide-out shelf. Just push them back in when you’re finished.
Install an appliance centreIf you have enough space in your kitchen, it may be possible to create a separate, designated appliance centre (with numerous power points) where all your small gadgets can be lined up along a worktop, yet remain hidden behind closed doors. The appliance centre can be hidden behind a sliding door or, if it’s a fairly wide space, behind bi-folding doors as seen here. This is understandably more costly than a conventional shelf, but it’s extremely neat and convenient. Just open the doors and use the appliances where they stand – a far better option, I think you’ll agree, than allowing your kitchen whizzes to gather dust at the back of a cupboard.TIP If you regularly bake or make juices and smoothies quite often, keep your mixers and blenders plugged in (but switched off at the socket) and ready to use at any time.
Lesson 5: How to cleverly squeeze in an islandIf you think you can’t fit an island into your kitchen, think again – it pays to consider all the options. The previous island in this scheme was large and took over the whole space, so the designers came up with a clever solution – a triangular island that replicates the shape of the room and fits in much more neatly.The owners still have an extra work surface, but it doesn’t overwhelm the rest of the space.Visit the rest of this small, new-build apartment with a clever redesign triangle island
Consider a platformThere are a number of practical ways to separate a kitchen from the dining area without banishing them to different rooms. By locating the kitchen on a slightly higher level, this space is conducive to cooking and entertaining without one impeding the other. Wooden flooring runs throughout to create a cohesive look.
Internal drawersHaving lots of pantry space is very important for most families – the more space, the better. But usually the bigger the pantry, the more stuff you will put in it.Accessing items on deep pantry shelves can be tricky, and can sometimes mean that you forget about food items you have bought – resulting in lots of waste from expired use-by dates. One of the best solutions for creating a more user-friendly pantry is using internal pull-out drawers instead of shelves. By using pull-out drawers, you can easily access items stored at the very back, and it saves you from bending down and trying to reach into an awkward space.Look for drawer runners that have a high weight carrying capacity so you can really load them up without having to worry about them breaking.
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Ladder to get to high shelves
Island storage
Larder idea, pull out drawers
Nice kitchen style
Wood burning stove idea
Extractor inbuilt in ceiling
Island idea
Partition design
Plate design for wall
Pull out table
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