Step 7: Planning Storage and Organization
think inside the box
Practically everyone has experienced the frustration of not being able to quickly find a particular utensil, pot, pan, plate or piece of cookware in their kitchen, especially when they need it to finish a task. This is why including clever and efficient storage solutions to your initial kitchen design is critical. Your dedicated Kitchen Craft Designer will help you make choices that are smart and that fit your space and lifestyle. Your designer will also be able to make helpful suggestions based on a deep knowledge of cabinet organization products.
How will you use your new kitchen?
How you use your kitchen is unique to you. Answering this question will help your designer recommend the right solutions for your space. For example, someone who does a lot of cooking, baking and overall food preparation will have very different storage and organization needs as opposed to someone who rarely cooks, and instead prefers to use their kitchen as more of an entertaining space.
Begin by asking yourself how often you entertain in your kitchen, and are these typically large or small gatherings? Next, look at the cooking and food preparation aspect of your kitchen and determine how many people will be cooking in your new kitchen at one time.
The layout and position of your organization-focused cabinets is also very important, so decide whether or not you would prefer to have multiple, well-defined workstations in the kitchen. These could be areas where only certain tasks take place, and therefore have the appropriate storage features to accommodate those tasks.
These could be a food prep area, coffee station, a homework or home office area, bookshelves, open shelves and/or glass doors to display special items, or even a workstation for doing various stages of laundry.
Finally, ask yourself if anyone using your new kitchen has any physical limitations that need to be considered in terms of storage.
Must-Haves for your space.
Experience tells us that there are some basic storage and organization solutions that every kitchen needs. Here are the top 3 that Kitchen Craft Designers try to always include.
#1 Cutlery Storage
From the most basic, single-level cutlery drawer, to Kitchen Craft’s more elaborate tiered trays that can accommodate both larger cooking tools, as well as regular, daily-use flatware, having a place to store these items is a mus
#2 Waste Management
Everyone, no matter how clean, neat and tidy you are produces a certain amount of waste. Whether it is in the form of recyclables, compost, just plain old garbage or a combination of all the above, you need to keep it organized. Your Kitchen Cfraft designer has a multitude of solutions to do the job.
#3 Roll-Outs, Pull-Outs and Slide-Outs
Roll-out trays, pull-outs, and slide-outs are dedicated to making sure that you never find yourself kneeling on the floor of your kitchen and reaching into the back of a cabinet for anything ever again. Below are four unique members of this family of truly magical cabinet storage solutions. They come in several sizes and shapes, inside base cabinets, wall cabinets and even tall pantry cabinets. Ask your Kitchen Craft Designer for a full rundown when you meet to discuss your new kitchen and your storage needs.
