So what to do? Take a look at the clever ways these homeowners have tackled some of the most common clutter culprits, whether by devising alternative storage methods or carving out space in a cupboard for bulky equipment. Are you ready to clear the decks?
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Hang up your washing-up
Clutter culprits Brushes, cloths and scourers, which can litter the worktop around a sink.
Solution A storage caddy large enough to hold them all will still take up surface space, so hang them up instead. Simple hooks fitted into a wall will do the job neatly and minimally. For sponges, find a suitable small wall-hangable basket to contain them – a vintage one would look lovely in this kitchen.
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Clutter culprits Brushes, cloths and scourers, which can litter the worktop around a sink.
Solution A storage caddy large enough to hold them all will still take up surface space, so hang them up instead. Simple hooks fitted into a wall will do the job neatly and minimally. For sponges, find a suitable small wall-hangable basket to contain them – a vintage one would look lovely in this kitchen.
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Hulburd Design
Tidy away that toaster
Clutter culprit The toaster. It turns bread into a thing of extreme deliciousness, but they don’t half take up space, too!
Solution Tuck it in a cupboard. If you’re about to redesign your kitchen, consider having a small appliance cupboard created that can hold your toaster and kettle. Or get creative: this genius solution stashes the toaster away in the dead space behind a built-in oven, so it can simply be wheeled out come breakfast time.
Clutter culprit The toaster. It turns bread into a thing of extreme deliciousness, but they don’t half take up space, too!
Solution Tuck it in a cupboard. If you’re about to redesign your kitchen, consider having a small appliance cupboard created that can hold your toaster and kettle. Or get creative: this genius solution stashes the toaster away in the dead space behind a built-in oven, so it can simply be wheeled out come breakfast time.
Sigmar
Stash jars on high
Clutter culprits Storage jars. They might be holding essential items, such as tea and biscuits, but storage jars can quickly hog a worktop, using up useful surface space.
Solution Shelves, of course! Position the bottom one low enough to be easily accessible, so you don’t lose any of that ‘grab-a-teabag’ convenience. Try using short shelves fitted one on top of another to create a neat, vertical stack and lots of storage rather than using up too much wall space.
Clutter culprits Storage jars. They might be holding essential items, such as tea and biscuits, but storage jars can quickly hog a worktop, using up useful surface space.
Solution Shelves, of course! Position the bottom one low enough to be easily accessible, so you don’t lose any of that ‘grab-a-teabag’ convenience. Try using short shelves fitted one on top of another to create a neat, vertical stack and lots of storage rather than using up too much wall space.
Hardoor
Find another space for fruit
Clutter culprit The fruit bowl. Or, if you are particularly focused on getting your five-a-day, fruit bowls. The fruit may be nourishing you, but the bowls are eating into worktop space.
Solution Fruit baskets hung from the wall. Why not? We are used to keeping potatoes and onions in basket storage inside a kitchen cupboard, so why not bring this idea out into the open and keep fruit in baskets attached to a free wall?
Clutter culprit The fruit bowl. Or, if you are particularly focused on getting your five-a-day, fruit bowls. The fruit may be nourishing you, but the bowls are eating into worktop space.
Solution Fruit baskets hung from the wall. Why not? We are used to keeping potatoes and onions in basket storage inside a kitchen cupboard, so why not bring this idea out into the open and keep fruit in baskets attached to a free wall?
Scandinavian Homes
Build a raised display space
Clutter culprits Art, postcards, invites, photos, cute pictures your kids have created…
Solution Incorporate a teeny tiny shelf for keeping bits on display, but out of the way. This one is simply a small lip at the top of the splashback, but you could just as easily fit a slim shelf or picture shelf above your worktop.
Clutter culprits Art, postcards, invites, photos, cute pictures your kids have created…
Solution Incorporate a teeny tiny shelf for keeping bits on display, but out of the way. This one is simply a small lip at the top of the splashback, but you could just as easily fit a slim shelf or picture shelf above your worktop.
Sola Kitchens
Tuck away your loaves
Clutter culprit The bread bin. It needs to be able to hold several loaves and, for that reason, a bread bin is far from compact. With one of these big kitchen beasts sitting on your worktop, you’re sacrificing a huge portion of space.
Solution A bread drawer. Contemporary kitchens often include these, but what’s to stop you dedicating a regular kitchen drawer to bread storage duty?
Clutter culprit The bread bin. It needs to be able to hold several loaves and, for that reason, a bread bin is far from compact. With one of these big kitchen beasts sitting on your worktop, you’re sacrificing a huge portion of space.
Solution A bread drawer. Contemporary kitchens often include these, but what’s to stop you dedicating a regular kitchen drawer to bread storage duty?
Trevor Brown Architect
Purge your utensil holders
Clutter culprits Utensil pots. It’s a fairly common practice to keep large utensils, such as ladles, mashers and rolling pins, in chunky pots. Time for a rethink!
Solution Hang up the utensils. A rail will help you rid your worktop of a large pot, while still keeping your favourite sieve and spaghetti spoon to hand.
Clutter culprits Utensil pots. It’s a fairly common practice to keep large utensils, such as ladles, mashers and rolling pins, in chunky pots. Time for a rethink!
Solution Hang up the utensils. A rail will help you rid your worktop of a large pot, while still keeping your favourite sieve and spaghetti spoon to hand.
LeichtCA / Architectural Kitchens Inc
Attack the block
Clutter culprit The knife block. The name says it all! This kitchen item is blocky and cumbersome.
Solution Store your knives on the wall. Simple magnetic strips are one way to keep blades off the worktop, or try a hanging block, fitted to a rail system, like this one.
Clutter culprit The knife block. The name says it all! This kitchen item is blocky and cumbersome.
Solution Store your knives on the wall. Simple magnetic strips are one way to keep blades off the worktop, or try a hanging block, fitted to a rail system, like this one.
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Ditch the kettle
Clutter culprit The kettle. It’s a classic feature of a kitchen worktop, but there are other options…
Solution A boiling-water tap. This genius innovation is not a budget option, but it will make your life easier and your worktops clearer by delivering boiling water on tap. Some designs can deliver hot, cold and boiling water all from one spout, helping to streamline the look of your sink area and surrounding work surface.
Clutter culprit The kettle. It’s a classic feature of a kitchen worktop, but there are other options…
Solution A boiling-water tap. This genius innovation is not a budget option, but it will make your life easier and your worktops clearer by delivering boiling water on tap. Some designs can deliver hot, cold and boiling water all from one spout, helping to streamline the look of your sink area and surrounding work surface.
Roanoke Woodworking Inc.
Minimise the mixer
Clutter culprit The food processor. It may be invaluable, but a food mixer can be heavy and bulky, too.
Solution Install a lifting shelf. The clever jointed arms of this shelf allow the mixer to be pulled up and out when needed. Fit one in an existing cupboard, ideally with access to an electrical socket inside, so the mixer can remain plugged in and ready for use.
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Clutter culprit The food processor. It may be invaluable, but a food mixer can be heavy and bulky, too.
Solution Install a lifting shelf. The clever jointed arms of this shelf allow the mixer to be pulled up and out when needed. Fit one in an existing cupboard, ideally with access to an electrical socket inside, so the mixer can remain plugged in and ready for use.
Check out these 13 top kitchen storage ideas for domestic heaven
TELL US…
Do you have any tips for banishing clutter culprits from kitchen worktops? Please share them in the Comments below.
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