Small-space kitchen
Things that give space back instead of taking it
A short, specific list for kitchens where the counter is already full and the cupboard door doesn't quite shut.
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Two things to know before you click anything.
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What earns a place here
- It has to fold, nest, stack or mount. If it sits out permanently, it costs more space than it saves.
- The benefit has to be obvious in one glance. If it takes a paragraph to explain why it helps, it probably doesn't help much.
- Renter-friendly wherever possible. Adhesive, tension or clip-on beats anything that needs a drill and a deposit.
- Nothing expensive. A small-space problem shouldn't need a large-budget answer.
What this site is not
It isn't a review site. I haven't personally tested every item on it, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise — what I do is read the listing carefully, check the manufacturer's own dimension diagrams, and write down what the thing actually is, in plain words, so you can decide in ten seconds whether it fits your kitchen. Where I'm unsure, I say so.
There are no star ratings or prices on this site, and that's deliberate: Amazon only permits those through an API this site doesn't use, and quoting stale numbers would be worse than quoting none. Prices and reviews are one click away, on the listing itself, where they're current.
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