We've been impressed by some of the open storage in the Small Cool entry kitchens we've seen so far. We love the look of neatly organized open storage, but it seems like it would be hard to keep things uncluttered and clean. Perhaps the fact that it's all open is motivation enough to keep shelves straightened and neat!
Here are a few of our favorite open storage looks so far.
• Northwest #11: John's Mission Melange - Another shot from this kitchen, which you and we and everyone else flipped over in our unofficial kitchen vote earlier this week. Look at the milk jars, and the way that he fits so much into one cabinet. There is a LOT of food there, but it adds to the visual appeal of the kitchen in those glass jars.
• Midwest #18: Lacey's Comfortingly Eclectic - The classic pegboard approach. If it was good enough for Julia Child... We also like the Three Potato Four tea towels framed over the stove!
• Northwest #8: Maggie's Bombshelter - Another pegboard, and a well-edited set of pans.
• Southwest #17: Matthew's Cartoonist Corner - And for something completely different - a bicycle stored in the kitchen! What do you think about this?
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No bikes in the kitchen! I would totally hit my head on that thing! Not to mention stuff falling from the tires into your soup! :-)
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Some of the pantry posts and pics have inspired me to save more of my jars (from peanut butter and the like) and re-use them to store my bulk items (instead of keeping them in plastic baggies.
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Yeah, no bikes in the kitchen. I know there's some controversy on AT about whether or not folks are overly scared of germs (the coffee pot in the bathroom debate), but even if he only uses the front burners, the kind of particles that would collect in a tire wouldn't necessarily fall straight down.
His apartments is awesome, though.
I still lust for John's kitchen.
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My pantry looks like a spastic version of that top one. I collect every container that can be reused and store my dried goods in it. It's not the easiest to organize, but it keeps out critters, and keeps things fresh.
I'm really not scared of germs or dirt. However, having a bike tire hanging that low over my stove burners seems not only unsafe, but kind of gross. While I might not keep things sterile, I also wouldn't cook under something that's main function is to ride through dirt, grime, and regular road grossness.
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I never thought about using a peg board. I have a large metal shelving unit that holds my bulk dry goods in glass containers and my small appliances and I love it. I even used some s hooks to hang up coffee mugs and pot holders on it.
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I had a peg board in my former house and loved it. Don't have a lot of free wall space in my current kitchen, but the entire room is slated for demolition, and a peg board is definitely under consideration. And like Renata, I absolutely lust for John's kitchen.
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These kitchens are so organized!
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