Does your kitchen have a messy worktop?
In a small kitchen, you constantly have to find solutions to optimize space.
Otherwise, you spend all your time putting away and taking out the utensils.
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Luckily, here are 13 genius hacks to instantly save space on your kitchen worktop . Watch:
Don't have any pots simmering on the stove?
And all the burners of your hob are off (and well cooled)?
So take the opportunity to exploit that unused space on top of your stove.
Simply cut 2 wooden cutting boards to size and lay them on the surface of your stove.
Et voilà, you instantly get a second worktop !
The extra space comes in handy, especially when you have a friend to help prepare your meal.
Don't forget to put away all the objects that you usually leave lying around on the work surface.
To discover: How to Naturally Clean Your Cutting Board.
Would you like to keep all your most used kitchen utensils in sight and within easy reach?
You are quite right. It makes more sense than storing them at the bottom of a drawer or cupboard...
Only one problem:you have to have enough space on the work surface!
The solution ? Attach a beautiful wall shelf to the credenza above your worktop.
This way you can easily store your favorite kitchen accessories.
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What's the first thing you do after peeling the vegetables?
Like everyone else, you pick up the peelings to put them in the trash.
Instead, save time (and space) by installing a cutting board with a hole above the trash can.
Why a hole? This allows you to drag all the peelings directly into the trash !
After that, all you have to do is clean the board and store it flat.
If you are a do-it-yourselfer, you can even embed the board directly into your worktop, as in the photo above.
Click here to discover the trick.
To discover: 15 Hidden And Clever Storage Units Everyone Would Love To Have In Their Kitchen.
It's not every day that you need to put down a recipe book, or cut vegetables high up...
But when you don't have enough space on your worktop, every centimeter counts!
Here, the trick is to fix a retractable shelf above your worktop.
So when you're preparing a recipe, you can easily fold the shelf down for instant space saving .
Let's be honest:in reality, no one uses more than 2 or 3 kitchen utensils at a time.
So why keep ALL your utensils in one of those bulky utensil jars?
That's right, they take up way too much counter space!
Instead, the trick is to hang your favorite utensils on the inside face of a cupboard door , on a hooked utensil holder.
Alternatively, to make it even easier (and cheaper), you can also use simple adhesive hooks, like these.
To discover: 12 Awesome Things To Do With Adhesive Hooks.
Some of our favorite kitchen accessories take up way too much counter space.
For example, it is out of the question to store your coffee maker anywhere other than on the worktop.
Indeed, mornings are already complicated enough as it is.
The trick here is to use the vertical space of your kitchen to store your favorite utensils and accessories.
This saves you a lot of space on your work surface.
And with wall shelves, you don't sacrifice your meal prep (or your precious cup of coffee).
To discover: 12 Good Reasons to Drink Coffee Every Day.
Installing a central island is a great idea to save space and storage.
But it can also obstruct the passage in your kitchen...
If so, you can always consider the option of the kitchen island on wheels , like this one.
So, the advantage is that you only use the island when you really need it – like to prepare your big weekend meals!
The space under the cupboards is a discreet space, which often goes unnoticed.
But you can easily fill the empty space with a bar and hooks, to save space and declutter the worktop.
Then just hang baskets to store your kitchen essentials such as olive oil, flour, sugar...
And for a nice decorative touch, you can even add an indoor plant.
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In a kitchen, there must be a place to dry the plates.
But who said that the drainer must necessarily rest on the worktop?
This clever support fits between wall units of your kitchen, just above the sink.
This way, your plates can safely dry up high – without taking up valuable counter space.
Awesome, don't you think?
This wooden cutting board adapts perfectly to the dimensions of your sink.
It sits on one of the sink trays, allowing you to use this space to cut your food.
The other sink basin remains accessible in case you need water.
This option is particularly practical if you have a large sink that takes up too much counter space.
But that's not all...
This tip applies to ALL sinks, not just large two-bowl sinks.
Indeed, when you cut your food, you don't need the sink, do you?
So why not take advantage of this unused space?
Simply place a large wooden cutting board over your sink and you're done!
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This built-in cutting board is an ideal solution for small kitchens.
Indeed, it allows you to increase the surface of your kitchen worktop in the blink of an eye.
When you need it, just slide out the cutting board, like with a drawer.
And you instantly get an extra surface to prepare your food or put down the ingredients and your recipe book.
Once you've finished preparing the meal, all you have to do is wipe down the board and slide it onto the work surface.
Neither seen nor known!
To discover: 17 genius tips for saving space in a small kitchen.
Forget the traditional and bulky knife blocks, which take up too much space on the worktop.
The simple and elegant solution is to store your knives on a wall using a magnetic bar, like this one.
This way you can easily keep all your kitchen knives in view and within easy reach – and maximize the space on your countertop!
To discover: "Certainly THE Best Technique To Sharpen Your Knives."
Ah, good old glass jars… they have so many ingenious uses!
Here's one of our favorite storage ideas.
Screw or glue the metal lids of the jars on the underside of a high cabinet from the kitchen.
Now you can screw and unscrew jars onto the lids.
Perfect for storing pasta, flour and other frequently used ingredients. Awesome, don't you think?
To discover: 43 Clever Ways to Use Old Glass Jars.
