In a small kitchen, you need to use any free space. Here everything should be extremely simple and practical. It is not only about hinged cabinets, open shelves or space under the sink. Much less often, the owners of small apartments turn to place above the refrigerator. But it can be quite useful!
Bookshelf
Many hostess use a definite amount of culinary books and recipes. For them, you need to find a place on a small kitchen. If you do not want to take the already scored lockers and drawers, you should draw a look at the refrigerator. Most often, there is enough space between it and the ceiling to accommodate the culinary library there.
Storage books over the fridge
Books in the kitchen
Stylish solution for small kitchen
Place for microwave or TV
Over the refrigerator you can place another household appliances if there is enough space for this. For example, a microwave oven is located here, which is also sometimes difficult to enter a small kitchen in the interior. Even a small compact TV will be able to place in a niche above the refrigerator.
Wine storage
Sometimes the wines collection takes a considerable area, it has to highlight a separate wardrobe or shelf. To free the place, it is enough to build a small organizer on the refrigerator, which will compact the entire collection.
Compact kitchen utensil storage cabinet
When there is enough space in the kitchen that there is no possibility to install hinged cabinets in it, then the place above the fridge will also come to the aid. You can order or make your own hands small, but a spacious locker with a large number of compartments. It is perfect for storing utensils for baking, cutting boards and covers with a saucepan.
Storage kitchen utensils over the refrigerator
A little more ideas
In fact, the space above the refrigerator is not a useless area, but a place where you can install hinged shelves and store plates there. It is not necessary to build complex structures, it is enough just to refrigerate jars with spices or baskets with kitchen trifles and order in the kitchen is provided.
Kitchen Storage Organization
Storage of spices over the fridge
Conventional storage of kitchenware on the refrigerator
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