Kitchen organising ideas you won’t believe you’ve lived without

Display your knives in style with this handsome DIY knife block. It’s a fast and fun project, plus organising all your knives in one place will make food prep easy.

Even the smallest kitchen can get a little bigger if you make use of the space hidden between the studs in your walls. Here’s how to make a simple stud-space cabinet.

Splashback racks are a stylish kitchen storage solution, and they’re easy to install. IKEA sells them as a set, and their prices are hard to beat.

When you need a place for shopping lists, phone messages, and to-do notes but you don’t want to clutter up counter space, mount a dry-erase board and a plastic bin on the inside of a cabinet door using double-sided foam mounting tape. Voila! – instant message centre.

When there’s zero counter space available for stashing fresh produce, hang a tiered wire basket. It’s a great way to store apples, bananas, and oranges as well as potatoes, onions, and garlic. Plus, the hanging basket adds visual interest to your kitchen.

Upcycle leftover closet racks to use as can organisers inside your cabinets. Now you can easily check inventory at a glance when making up your shopping list or locate the food you’re looking for while cooking.

A chalkboard or chalkboard wall can be as useful as it is decorative. Frame a small section of your wall and paint the inside with chalkboard paint. Or repurpose an old bulletin board.

An empty rectangular tissue box makes a convenient plastic-bag dispenser; simply thumbtack it to the inside of a cabinet door.

To optimise your storage space, embrace the open shelving trend. And don’t miss these other kitchen design upgrades that only look expensive.

Wooden magazine holders make for clever kitchen storage. Use as many as you need to organise aluminium foil, baking paper, freezer bags and more.