Key points
- Save small devices, spices and paper towels from a counter to reduce visual riots.
- Keep spam and school in drawers or wall organizers, not on your kitchen surface.
- Use hooks or racks for dishes and accessories, instead of taking over the preparatory space.
As the highest traffic space of the home, it is not a surprise that our cuisine is often huge magnets for disorder – and this is especially true of our plates.
Try as perhaps, they always seem to be always crowded with things that can or don’t even belong in the kitchen. But what run They belong to our kitchen counters?
We connected with several professionals to find out – and we were surprised by answers. As it turned out, some things we assumed were in order to maintain the screen should be placed in our closets and closets.
Meet the expert
- Al Bruce is the kitchen designer and the founder of olive and barr.
- Sarah Brady is the interior designer and the founder and creative director of the salt design company.
Small devices
Sarah Brady, interior designer and founder of salt design, says that it suggests how small devices that do not match the total cuisine aesthetics. This includes things like toaster, bladder and excess mess.
Instead, use the organizers from the drawers, the pull-out shelf and hidden garages of the device to make things available, but out of sight.
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Spam and school work
This one is probably very re-examined. Brady notes that paperwork is the main perpetrator when it comes to the kitchen is a mess, and that covers everything from spam in the school affairs.
“To reduce these bad habits, determine a specific place for each item,” she says.
Instead of at the counter, sort papers in a dedicated tray or wall organizer. If you spot the items thrown at the counter, spend a few minutes each day you move them to their correct home.
“This will help keep things in order and maintain a peaceful, functional space,” says Brady.
Utensils
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Sometimes people enjoy leaving their beautiful chefs so that it is displayed as a pop color in the kitchen, but Bruce advises against this. In the end, he just occupied a valuable preparatory space, and instead he can create a mess visual effect.
Instead of sitting on your counters, Bruce names the hook creatively and charming storage.
“The versatility of the hook allows you to hang them anywhere, transform everyday items into visually attractive functions,” he says.
Cooking accessories
If you use hooks for your chef, Bruce says this can double as a place for your cooking utensils, and what another item you are trying to keep from the counter.
Although many people keep their cooking utensils in drawers, just as they keep Hold and close to the furnace. Bruce says the nearby bracket can be so handsome.
“If you prefer to keep your accessories, think about deciding on a pot rack killed over the peninsula or island,” he says.
Paper towel roll
This could come as a shocker, but Brady says he believes the towel paper towels do not belong to the kitchen numbers.
“While it is a necessity, paper towels often add unnecessary mess,” says Brady.
Instead, it suggests a built-in paper colonel under your closets or inside the drawer. This will keep them affordable and in hand, but hold your counter free and clear.
Spices
While these days there are a lot of visually pleasant spices that are on the market in the market, Bruce continues to advise storage of these storage – or at least out of the counter.
“Storage baskets and an additional rack will further help organize, enabling easy access to cases when cooking,” Bruce says.