OS and a tiny kitchen?

rosieben

izoomzoom wrote: »

... But it is chaos, as can be seen -
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maybe some of those shelving racks that continualdiamond and seraphina mention would be useful for you; this is the link continualdiamond gave -

rosieben

Somewhere on the net recently I've seen a light wood (beech?) storage unit on castors, quite narrow and with 4 or 5 baskets which pulled out from the side. I meant to keep track of it in case I should find a little floor space left in my kitchen :rolleyes: but have lost the link. If anyone's seen anything like this I've be grateful for a link please?

Gingham_Ribbon

A couple of threads that may be of interest:

Where the OS magic happens.
How best to organise a kitchen.

Lily-Lu

My kitchen is similar size to yours Gingham. Washing machine and cupboards in the same place. I can only have an under worktop fridge in there, and the chest freezer is in the dining room. I've got nowhere to put dirty washing, so it ends up sitting in a pile on the worktop until it's ready to go in the washing machine. I've got no shed to store anything, so paint/tools are crammed in one of the bottom kitchen cupboards. I had nowhere to store baking trays/dishes, so recently bought a plastic veg stand to keep them, liquidiser and mincer in, and that sits in a corner on the worktop. Looks a bit unsightly, but what else can you do:rotfl:

ceridwen

rosieben wrote: »

Somewhere on the net recently I've seen a light wood (beech?) storage unit on castors, quite narrow and with 4 or 5 baskets which pulled out from the side. I meant to keep track of it in case I should find a little floor space left in my kitchen :rolleyes: but have lost the link. If anyone's seen anything like this I've be grateful for a link please?

I think you might be thinking of Lakeland - sorry dont know a link for it. I have seen a nice-looking set of metal baskets with light wood top there. Cant justify buying it - as I have a metal set from elsewhere - minus a top. But if I didnt - I'd get it. Every teensy extra bit of worksurface space....

susanne12

My kitchen is literally 8 ft by 4 ft i have one wall and thats it as there are 2 doors  on opposite walls and radiator on other ...im losing my mind what i can do with it as i have a sink , one cupboard and a washer , fridge freezer ..does anyone know any company that can help me with this tiny space ? 
Im in sheffield 
Thanks 

gwynlas

susanne12 said:

My kitchen is literally 8 ft by 4 ft i have one wall and thats it as there are 2 doors  on opposite walls and radiator on other ...im losing my mind what i can do with it as i have a sink , one cupboard and a washer , fridge freezer ..does anyone know any company that can help me with this tiny space ? 
Im in sheffield 
Thanks 

Hi Susanne, 
You need to start a new post as you have resurrected a thread from 2008. A floor plan with position of doors, windows, plumbing would help.
Any of the designers in places like Wrens or B and Q should be able to help you. It lot depends on how many people you are cooking for. Can your washer go elsewhere? 

PipneyJane

susanne12 said:

My kitchen is literally 8 ft by 4 ft i have one wall and thats it as there are 2 doors  on opposite walls and radiator on other ...im losing my mind what i can do with it as i have a sink , one cupboard and a washer , fridge freezer ..does anyone know any company that can help me with this tiny space ? 
Im in sheffield 
Thanks 

@susanne12 - could you put shelves above the radiator?  Or, even better, swap the radiator out for a smaller, (possibly) vertical one and put a set of narrow cupboards in that space?  This would be a good use for the narrow kitchen cupboards that normally hang from the wall above the work top.  

Re shelving - or shelves within cupboards - space them to fit the contents.   For example, I have my flour stored in a large Lock-n-Lock box.  The shelf it's stored on was heighted to fit it with a 1 inch clearance above.   Another example is, when we bought our kitchen, we bought extra glass shelves to fit the cupboards that hold the glasses and the mugs.  (I have dozens.)   Space that was otherwise wasted is now fully utilised.

HTH

- Pip