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A kitchen update offers the perfect opportunity to maximize space in the kitchen. One Orange County kitchen remodeler shares 4 tips to incorporate to improve storage. Incorporate one or all of these tips to add storage to your kitchen.

Pullout Storage

Drawers and pull-outs make storage and access easy. Storage drawers allow you to better utilize the space than a base cabinet with a shelf. That’s so old hat.

Modern kitchens swap base cabinets for pull-out drawers for pots, pans, and pantry items. Base cabinets fitted with pull-out hardware store pots, pans, mixing bowls, and other kitchen essentials.
Inspired Remodels created this storage for the homeowner’s beloved stand mixer.

Open Shelves

Convert unused wall space into storage space with open shelves. Not only do open shelves add storage, but these days they provide an important design element. Use open shelves to display decorative serving pieces or be a spot for your best drinkware.

When used with decorative lighting, open shelves also make small kitchens feel larger. Where upper cabinets suck the air out of small spaces, open shelves expand the look of the kitchen.

Whether you use open shelves as décor or storage, be sure to include them in your kitchen remodel.

Built-In Trash & Recycling Storage

Base cabinets easily convert into ideal spaces to hide trash and recycling bins. The limited size forces you to empty the bins more often, but that’s not a bad thing. You’ll enjoy fresher air because rubbish doesn’t linger in the kitchen. Odors don’t have a chance.

Simply add hardware to create a pull-out rack for the trash and the recycling bin and store it out of sight. Metal hardware slides easier than wood racks.

Utilize Toe Kick

Too often, the toe kick area gets ignored in a kitchen remodel. Many kitchen remodelers see this as empty space, not storage space.

However, the toe kick offers the perfect space to store flat items (think baking sheets and racks). It also serves as a hiding spot for a pull-out step stool. Either way, make use of the toe kick area in at least one base cabinet for additional storage.

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La Cantina Doors and Spacious Windows

If you aim to take your home to the next level and totally soak in that chill California vibe, look no further than La Cantina doors and spacious windows. These bad boys are all about blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors, giving your home an awesome alfresco feel. Picture this: you’re in a freshly remodeled room, but it’s like you’re still outside, surrounded by nature’s beauty.

LaCantina connects you with nature to bring the outside in. Enjoy energy efficiency as well as the views. The thermal barrier makes them energy efficient so you’ll spend less green on heating and cooling. Spacious windows reduce the need for indoor lighting by bringing abundant outdoor light inside. That’s another energy saver.

Fog Free Mirrors

Have you ever stepped out of a hot shower only to be greeted by a similarly hot mirror? If you need to blow dry your hair, shave, or put on makeup, these fogged mirrors offer a suboptimal setting to put it politely. If you wipe away the mist with a towel, you’ll be facing streaks.

Mirror defoggers provide a small touch by the remodeler but they create an enormous impact. Your Orange County remodeler should pop these in the master bathroom during your remodel. The majority of current designs prevent fogging by slowly warming the mirror glass. Your car’s defroster employs this same concept to keep your windows clear, both front and back. Wiring a mirror defogger into the electrical circuit that controls the lights or ventilation fans makes clearing the fog automatically.

Gathering Spaces

Families big and small require places to gather. Make sure your Orange County remodeler includes places for family and friends to gather.

The space should match your lifestyle. If your idea of fun is bingeing the latest Netflix, make sure you include space for large seating areas and video screens.

If a cuppa Joe with the neighbor or a cocktail party sounds more like your speed, set aside space for a coffee, wine, or full bar.

Storage

Too often, adding sufficient storage space gets short shrift. Having enough space to store things helps things stay tidy. After all, if everything has a place – then everything must have a place. Aside from adding practicality to the design, storage maintains order, and that improves the visual appeal of the space.

Utilize vertical space with tall shelves or cabinetry and make the most of vertical wall space. Don’t forget the space under the stairs.

Floating shelves add storage for books, decorative items, or kitchen essentials without occupying valuable floor space.

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Orange County Kitchen Remodeler Storage Tips