5 Tips on maximizing your kitchen space

As most of you already know, I have recently moved abroad, to Malta. After a month of waiting, all of our stuff arrived. The movers arrived at 08:00am on a sunny morning, blocked the road off and started shipping up our boxes on the lifter. Meanwhile, I was in the flat ticking the box numbers off as they came in and directing them to their new locations. It is true that we were coming from a bigger flat which meant most of things would probably end up slightly more compact. However, there was one area in the new flat that was better designed here in Malta, and which made me realize that my previous flat really didn't maximise the use of it, that area was the kitchen.

When I normally organize a move, I unpack (in order to get rid of all the cardboard) and place the items where they belong to later come back and organize them properly; maximizing its use and space. I placed the kitchen utensils, pots and pans in the drawers and cupboards. I was 100% sure that all I would need to do was come back to them and place them correctly. To my surprise, I had to rearrange it all. My new kitchen comprises of the following drawers and cupboard space:

2x Cutlery drawers

4x Large drawers

4x Top cupboards

2x Lower cupboards (large)

The easy part was organizing the cutlery drawers, as one of them already had an integrated cutlery divider. For the other one, I used two dividers which I had brought with me from my old flat. Then came the hard part- trying to decide where everything should live. Below you will find a few helpful tips which I decided to go with.

5 tips to follow for a well organized kitchen:

1. Remove any unwanted items which are taking a lot of space. Throw away old pots and pans which are not being used.
   
   
2. Categorize the pots and pans and place them in the lower cabinets or drawers closer to the hobs, as they tend to be heavier and need to be close.
   

   

   
   
3. Identify where you will be preparing food and place the cutting boards, knives and kitchen utensils close by for easy reach. Baking trays and plates can easily be stored inside the oven.
   
   
4. Place everyday glassware and crockery in the upper cabinets, but make sure they can easily be reached and are maximizing the space with extra shelving in the interior.
   
   
   

   

   
   
   

   

   
   
5. Store food in a cool place such as a large drawer as it will be easier to look for specific items and extra shelving will not be needed

More on maximizing your spaces at home soon....