{"id":198218,"date":"2025-08-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kitchenbathdesign.com\/?p=198218"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:29:08","slug":"winning-the-storage-war-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kitchenbathdesign.com\/winning-the-storage-war-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning the Storage War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Organized. Hidden. Easy Access. Convenient. Designers have likely heard all of these words mentioned during conversations with their clients with regard to storage in their kitchens. Thankfully, a plethora of storage solutions makes all of them possible, even when they can be in direct competition with one another. For instance, finding ways to keep items hidden yet easily accessible can be a challenge for everything from utensils used every day to cherished dishware used seasonally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the heart of the home, the kitchen is also routinely asked to do more than just prep and cook food. It is now the place where people often pay bills and charge electronics\u2026both of which come with unique storage requirements, which left unaddressed can lead to kitchen chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month, KBDN<\/em> asked designers to share thoughts and projects that highlight some of their favorite storage solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thoughtful Storage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Kitchens are asked to do a lot these days beyond their historic task of serving as a place to cook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are now multi-tasking spaces, used for working from home, doing homework or entertaining, so there\u2019s a push for hidden storage that keeps visual clutter to a minimum,\u201d says Ashley Neff-Hinkle, founder of Neff Designs located in the Columbia River Gorge in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, the designer encourages her clients to consider toe-kick drawers, pullout spice racks, trash\/recycle pullouts, charging drawers and cabinetry equipped with slim vertical dividers for organizing baking sheets, muffin tins and cutting boards. Another favorite storage solution is a tall pantry organizer with swing-out doors and adjustable shelves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPantry cabinets can sometimes be so deep that things get lost,\u201d she relates. \u201cBut I love ones where the doors \u2018unfold\u2019 to make everything accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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