Our Kitchen Gadgets
Let’s talk kitchen gadgets and appliances! It was important to me that my kitchen was well thought out and included everything I needed if I was already spending the money to renovate it. I searched through Pinterest religiously for inspiration photos and ideas for different components of the kitchen. I love to cook so utensil organization next to the store and prep service was vital. I included two pull out utensil drawers on each side of the store. They each also have a miscellaneous shelf on the bottom for addition items like olive oil, spices, etc.
To the left of the stove is the spice cabinet. Interior spice racks were installed on the doors along with the interior shelves. I purchased the spice jars and labels on Amazon and put them in alphabetical order. 10/10 recommend them.
We added a pull-out trash can with a separate paper towel holder and drawer. Although I do love how the paper towel is hidden... I hate that the paper towels are near the open trash. I asked for there to be a divider in between the two but did not receive one. With that, my husband will be adding one soon. If you chose to add this, I would make the drawer separate and exposed.
I took out our closet/walk-in pantry to put in lockers and moved the pantry to across the kitchen. I designed the pantry so I could see everything and stay organized. I added pull-out produce drawers in each cabinet and absolutely love them. A panel front wine fridge went in the bottom center and was all stained the color weathered oak. It is a great grey under toned stain that complemented our existing flooring.
I knew I needed an area to store cleaning supplies. Under the sink was just not cutting it anymore. I made extra space at the end of the kitchen built-ins for a 6-inch-deep cleaning closet. It hangs all the brooms, mops, and cleaning supplies. It is amazing and totally recommend doing!
These drink drawers are one of my favorite appliances that we have purchased. We have two sets of them. One in the kitchen and one in our primary bedroom. We purchased panel front ready refrigeration drawers, so they blend in with the cabinets and added these beautiful appliance pulls from Rejuvenation. They are a pricy item but make sure a difference for entertaining. Both of our refrigeration drawers are from Kitchen Aid.
