Whether your New Jersey apartment is tiny or spacious, it may seem as if there’s never quite enough room for all of your kitchen gadgets, dishes, and appliances. Fortunately, it’s easy to make the most of your kitchen storage space if you take advantage of a few of these tips.

Use Cabinet Door Interiors

Add an over-the-door organizer to any cabinet door for instant storage. The organizers are ideal for renters because they hook over the top of cabinet doors and don’t require screws or nails for installation. Use them to store utensils, spices, olive oil, cleaning supplies, and other items. The organizers are best suited for storage of lightweight items. If you store heavy items on them, they may begin to pull the cabinet door off its hinges eventually.

Don’t Overlook the Sink Cabinet

If you open the sink cabinet in many homes, you’ll find a selection of cleaning products and not much else. Since sink cabinets are fairly large, they’re an excellent place to stow cookie sheets, large pots and pans, and other kitchen essential. Although you can store anything you want in the cabinets, you’ll probably want to keep appliances somewhere else, as even a small leak could damage them.

Make Full Use of Your Cabinet Space

Removable raised organizers increase the storage capacity of your kitchen cabinets by adding an extra shelf to cabinets. They make it possible to store dinner and dessert plates in one cabinet or keep pot lids corralled above the matching pots. Pinterest.com offers plenty of tips for increasing cabinet storage and maximizing storage throughout the kitchen.

Look Up

Using the top of your kitchen cabinets to store items you don’t use that often is a good idea if your cabinets don’t extend to the ceiling. If you think storing the items in plain view detracts from the otherwise neat appearance of your kitchen, buy several large baskets and hide kitchen items inside.

Store Items in Plain Sight

If pantry space is at a premium in your apartment, consider using food as a decorative statement. Buy large Mason jars or other glass jars with lids and fill them with beans, sugar, flour or staples, then display them on your countertops.

Do you have a bread box on your counter? The boxes provide an attractive storage option for many items, from coffee supplies to canned goods.

Think Outside the Kitchen

Consider storing baking supplies or other items in the living or dining area if they won’t fit in your kitchen cabinets. Hutches, cabinets and even dressers offer ample storage and keep kitchen items hidden from view.

Take Command of Your Storage  

Command hooks provide an excellent way to maximize storage without damaging walls or cabinets. The hooks are backed with an adhesive that peels off the wall easily when you’re ready to move. Although the smallest hooks only support a pound or two, the largest ones can hold up to five pounds.

Use Command hooks to:

• Store Coffee Mugs: Apply them to the underside of cabinets facing the countertops. Slide mug handles over the hooks.

• Keep Pot Lids Accessible: Place three hooks in a circular pattern on the interior side of a cabinet door and slip a lid inside.

• Display Bowls and Other Items: Keep your decorative bowls, wooden cutting boards and vintage colanders on display by adding Command hooks to the wall.

Magnetize It

The exterior doors or sides of your refrigerator offer another storage option. Buy magnetic organizers and store spices, paper towels and condiments on the refrigerator.

Buy a Kitchen Cart

Kitchen carts add much needed storage and are available in a range of sizes and finishes that make it simple to find one that complements your décor. Whether you use your cart to store oversize pots, baking essentials, snack food or your wine collection, carts are a versatile storage option.

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Sources:

The Kitchn: 10 Ways to Create Storage in a Small Rental Kitchen

https://www.thekitchn.com/10-ways-to-create-storage-in-a-small-rental-kitchen-249652

Martha Stewart: Small Kitchen Storage Ideas for a More Efficient Space

https://www.marthastewart.com/1118977/small-kitchen-storage-ideas?slide=3429752

Pinterest: Kitchen Storage

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=kitchen+storage&rs=direct_navigation