Look! Storage Ideas for a Small Kitchen

There's a lot of storage ideas packed into this tiny kitchen: open wall shelving, under-the-counter shelving (behind the sweet blue fabric), pretty cannisters, and a casual group of baskets. While it may seem cluttered, it seems like everything is organized to specific areas. We're liking the idea of arranging fruits, herbs, and flowers in a basket on the counter as both a storage spot and a rustic centerpiece...

[ Photo from Sköna Hem ]

Comments (9)

Love it.

posted by blackbird on June 27th 2008 at 8:33am
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I have to ask, where did that super cute picture come from? I have a room that is almost that color, and it would look great on the contrast wall!

posted by Amy L on June 27th 2008 at 9:07am
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While it's not the same poster, I found something with similar colors. It's an Orangina poster. http://www.enjoyart.com/single_posters/coca_cola_soda/Orangina_Soda1.htm

posted by nestinteriors on June 27th 2008 at 9:24am
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Tiny kitchenâ½â½â½
Not by New York standards!
Think carefully before you install open shelves - they look great until you realize that ALL the stuff on them has to be washed every other week!

posted by JPK on June 27th 2008 at 12:16pm
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Yeah, I am so not a fan of open shelving, I mean I don't like staring at boxes of food, or my mismatched glasses, or worrying about how I organize my dishes.
They seem oddly high maintenance for how "minimal" they appear.

posted by sf julia on June 27th 2008 at 3:03pm
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Re open shelving: not to mention that I find it very stressful to have to see all that stuff.

I like kitchens with just a couple of open shelves displaying a few things. An open-shelf system for all your dishes or your pantry items though -- that's just showing off your (needed) clutter.

posted by dblitz1 on June 27th 2008 at 3:17pm
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That summer house is really cute.
http://www.skonahem.com/inredning/sommarhus/torpdrom/index.xml

posted by TRUE BLUE on June 28th 2008 at 1:45am
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We have open shelving until we can afford kitchen cabinets. I dream of the morning I can walk into the room for my morning coffee and not be greeted by the sight of every grocery item we own (& all the dishes getting dusty & greasy and needing cleaning). It is a lovely picture though.

posted by BonivaGScott on June 29th 2008 at 7:51pm
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too cluttered looking

posted by sousa609 on March 3rd 2009 at 7:04pm
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