Kitchen Food Storage for tiny kitchens

beautifylife

Hi, I'm looking for a way to create more space in my one bed flat (with a tiny kitchen, I mean the type where 2 people can't fit).

Paricularly in the kitchen. I generally eat a lot of whole foods, and some dried foods, e.g. beans, pulses etc.

I need to find a cheap way to store my veggies, I have seen the drawers you can get in wilkinsons around £15-£20 just wondered if there were any other ideas to store both veggies and dried products as I've run out of cupboard space.

I've tried freecycle, second hand shops, and a car boot. Nothing doing there.

Love to hear any other ideas that might work. Thanks for your help in advance.:)

FairyPrincessk

I used to have this issue--a few ideas:

Try those hanging mesh/wire tiered baskets. Hang from ceiling and keep fruit in them.
Keep your dishes in another room (preferably close to your table) and free up space that way.
I moved my plastic containers into a cardboard box which I covered in sticky backed paper-freed up a whole shelf.
Decant packets, bags, boxes etc. into re-usable jars that can be stacked. Obviously your most used stuff needs to be the easiest to get to, but often the odd sized packets take up too much space--esp. if you're at the end of one.
Keep extras on top of cupboards, preferably in a box to keep them clean/pest free.
String up a ribbon or wire and hang small implements from bent paper clips (i.e whisks, peelers etc). This could free up a drawer.
Use the space at the back of the work top to store frequently used items like flour, sugar, tea or the like--you rarely use this space. Use jars or cannisters to make it look streamlined--try buying two sets.

FairyPrincessk

Also--don't discount cupboard doors and the back of the actual door--there are special wire racks or those shoe holders might be put to good use.

RAS

Is there any room behind kickboards that could be used a a drawer for tins, so that you have more cupboard space?


Using back of the doors for light weight goods?

beautifylife

thanks Fairyprincessk & RAS for your ideas, some really creative ones there. I don't have a door on my kitchen, and as I rent I can't put up shelving or damage walls etc so it's a bit tricky. Free standing is better less damage, that's why I was thinking about plastic drawers. I do have some plastic containers and I think it would be good to rehouse them as they are light weight - I think that would work. Yes I already have put most things in jars or plastic storage. I already have some plastic boxes on top of my cupboards so I think I need to go through all my cupboards and rejig some things.

Appreciate your help, thanks again.

asparagus1968

you can ask at sweet shops for the plastic jars,usually given away free,to store pulses/dried goods.
I second the hanging basket idea.poundstretcher ususally have the plastic drawers,i'm pretty sure i paid around a tenner for mine a few months ago.

good_advice

Hello, I store my vegetables in the salad drawer of my fridge. Just potato's in a box in a small dark cupboard.

Yes, my kitchen is a small gallery one. One /two people can fit in at once.

I an a fan of lock and lock boxes. I have quite a few. Very stack-able.

maman

Might there be room for storage elsewhere in the flat? I have a bedroom cupboard I use as a store for dry/tinned goods and sometimes keep extras in under the bed drawers. Only every day crockery is stored in the kitchen. Extras and spare glasses are in another room.

RAS

Hi

Kickboards are often only held in place with a couple of brackets that are not fixed to the sides of the unit.

IKEA do (or did) extra metal free-standing interior shelves that enable you to stack stuff double height in cupboards.

RAS

Oh

and GreyQueen is famous for her under-bed trolley and tomato stash.

angeltreats

I have a tall, deep bookcase against a bit of bare wall and I use it as a pantry of sorts with all my dried food in jars, spices etc, and different flours in large plastic containers on top. It works really well and holds loads.