Creating order in the kitchen

The kitchen is a central place for living together in every home. When cooking together with the family or when friends are visiting, life in the kitchen is usually just as intense as in the living room. A lot of utensils and ingredients are used, which often results in a lot of mess. With this article full of tips, HAILO helps you to restore cleanliness and order after meals. Make the most of your storage space, even in small rooms, and organize your household like a pro. Tidying up kitchen utensils becomes child's play, even in stressful everyday life. With nice decorative ideas, the kitchen even looks great.

Ideas for more storage space and room - less chaos in the kitchen

Whether small or large kitchens: Everyone wants sufficient storage space. Who hasn't experienced it? Overcrowded drawers, stacked lids, dishes and cooking utensils everywhere that haven't found the right place yet. In short: it's messy! Everyone who likes to cook wants to find things quickly and have enough work space. The best tips for a tidy kitchen can be found in the following tips in this guide.

Step 1: Clearing out sensibly for more order

All beginnings are difficult - even when it comes to tidying up. The first step is to clear out everything. This is the only way to get an overview. You can wipe out all the cupboards at the same time. Then it's best to sort out all food that is no longer edible or has passed its expiration date. Food should generally be sorted according to expiration date and frequency of use. Sort out unnecessary or useless items straight away. Perhaps these can also be passed on directly to family, friends or acquaintances or donated. The next step is to plan the organization of the kitchen and how you want to keep it tidy.

Step 2: Making the most of the available space - reorganizing a small kitchen with creative ideas

Good use of space is essential, especially in small kitchens. Simple tips can help you make practical use of corners, small niches, drawers and cupboards. Not only can you store everything, but you can also keep things tidy, create storage space and make the room appear larger.

Step 3: Create additional worktop space in the kitchen

Tip: The sink is not only intended for washing dishes, but can also be used for other purposes. Extra-large and wide sinks can also fulfill several functions. With the right accessories, such as chopping boards, grids or sieve inserts, the sink can also be used as a storage surface. Also practical and stylish: extend the work surface with a wall-mounted folding table or serving trolley. If you lack wall space but not space in the base unit, HAILO Rapid can help: the pull-out table from the top row of drawers offers you 42 x 80 cm of extra space for cutting and storing items weighing up to 100 kg!

Step 4: Organize the fridge

Just put the shopping away without thinking? That doesn't have to be the case, because the layout in the fridge makes perfect sense. The lower compartments are always slightly cooler, whereas the upper ones are at a higher temperature. This makes certain compartments ideal for certain foods. Ideally, you should organize your fridge as follows to make them last longer and reduce the amount you have to dispose of:

Step 5: Practical use of walls as storage space

Not only the kitchen cupboards, but also the walls can be used as storage space. There are various tips to help you bring order to the chaos. Strips with hooks, for example above the stove, are particularly useful for cooking utensils. With metal rails, knives and small, practical metal helpers can be kept within easy reach on the wall. HAILO also offers towel rails, pull-out utensils and shelves for mounting on the side of the cupboard, which can save a lot of space. Spices and smaller utensils also have a fixed place with flat drainer shelves. This creates new space on the worktops.

Step 6: Organizer systems for drawers provide additional storage space

Drawer inserts or an organizer system can be used to keep drawers and cupboards in the kitchen perfectly organized. This way, you have everything within easy reach, even in a small kitchen. It is important to keep things tidy from the outset. Frequently used items should be stored in your new kitchen in such a way that you can reach them quickly. This works best at knee and eye level. Store less frequently used items below or above. Clever solutions can also be used to store waste conveniently and out of sight in the fitted cupboards. With the HAILO Tandem, you have a well thought-out built-in waste separation system that disappears inconspicuously into your cupboard thanks to telescopic rails.

Our built-in waste separation systems are ideal for even better waste separation and more storage space on the garbage can. With the HAILO Cargo Synchro, which is available in various sizes and designs, you have everything in one place. The lid is covered with a non-slip rubber mat and is ideal as a storage surface for various utensils such as sponges and cleaning utensils. Particularly practical: with the retrofittable HAILO Libero 3.0, the base cabinet can even be opened contactlessly using voice control or a foot movement.

Step 7: Plan and set up kitchen cabinets as storage space wonders

Inserts with holders for the inside of the cupboard doors and clamping strips create a lot of storage space and are a good idea for storing pot lids and household utensils in a small kitchen. Narrow shelves above your extractor hood are ideal for storing spices and sauces. You can create additional space with mini shelves, for example for storing cleaning utensils.

Step 8: Light makes the room look bigger

Time to bring light into the darkness - with the help of light strips or light walls! As dark corners often make rooms appear even smaller, lighting above the worktop is a good idea. You can install these on the underside of the wall units, for example. Additional lighting in the kitchen not only makes the room appear larger, but also makes it easier to prepare food while cooking. Light colors on the walls can also make your kitchen look even larger and friendlier.

Further tips and tricks for a tidier kitchen

With various ideas, your kitchen will always be tidy and the kitchen unit will always look perfectly organized and tidy. Finally, here are a few more tips:

• Partitions can be installed so that nothing falls over in deep drawers.
• A knife block can be used to make it easier to find the right knife.
• You can also use rotating shelves for pans and pots to avoid unused corners in your cupboards.
• Trolleys are particularly useful for other spaces, where you can store fruit, vegetables and tins, for example.
• Open shelves quickly look untidy. You can avoid this by storing things on hooks or uniform boxes such as the HAILO On Top.

With a good system, tidying up is also quick and efficient and you have your things right with you at every step of the cooking process, saving you time. Your kitchen will also be easier to clean and will last longer!

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