Plain-Sight Storage for the Kitchen Stuff You Use Most

If you love to cook, it’s bound to happen: You’ve meticulously arranged all your ingredients and equipment on your countertop before cooking, only to discover that you forgot one key item. And despite your lightning reflexes, your dish suffers due to the time you spent scrambling.

The only fail-safe solution for avoiding such culinary blunders is to keep your ingredients and tools close at hand, but that requires some serious creativity if you don’t want to end up with a cluttered prep space.

Rescue dinner with these creative suggestions for displaying the five kitchen items you use most.

Pots and Pans

Store sparkling clean pots and pans in plain sight via a hanging pot rack.

Tip: Use brightly colored cookware as an unexpected source of color in a neutral kitchen like this one.


Hanging pans against a white backsplash sets them off as deliberate display pieces.

Tip: When hanging cookware against a flat surface, hang pieces with the cook surface facing out so they’ll lie flush.


More minimalist spaces can accommodate pot racks when the rack is placed lower, so it’s out of the line of sight.


A mounted pegboard enables open pot storage in small spaces, while a coordinating teakettle pulls in the pop of color.


Herbs and Spices

Use wall-mounted spice containers.

Tip: A mounted plate of stainless steel and magnetic spice pods can create wall art.


Mount mason jars using pipe clips to create an indoor herb garden within easy reach of your stove and prep surfaces. Just beware: If you grow herbs indoors, they’ll need a very sunny space and lots of TLC. Don’t be surprised if you need to replace your plants every now and then.


Small Appliances

Set ’em right out on the countertop.

Tip: KitchenAid mixers and other small appliances can be a particularly easy way to add a vintage or industrial touch to a kitchen. Here a mixer adds a dose of sunny yellow to an all-white kitchen.


Want the same effect for less? Scour local flea markets for a vintage scale or coffee grinder in a bright hue.


Culinary Tools

Hang ’em high.

Tip: A stainless steel backsplash enables a hanging rack of utensils to blend seamlessly. This storage method also eliminates exploding utensil cup disasters.


Not sold on magnetic knife holders? Try a mounted block to keep counter space clear while maintaining easy access to key tools.


Wine

Rack those bottles up.

Tip: A custom wine rack can transform an empty space below the stairs into stunning wine storage.


Bright orange beckons you to grab some wine to add to your spaghetti sauce (and sip once dinner is ready) while adding cheer to a neutral kitchen space.

Cooks: We’d love to see how you keep your favorite cooking tools handy. Please post a photo in the Comments.

More: 8 Kitchen Amenities You’ll Really Wish You Had

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