One of the biggest problems with apartment living is usually the lack of counter space that you have. That’s why we have come up with some ingenious ways that you can increase your counter space and give yourself more room to work. And the best part is, these work in houses as well as apartments.
Use Shelf Risers
One of the best ways that you can maximize your counterspace is to add some shelf risers. These can be used for creating more space for storage and get things out of your way but still have them in easy reach.
Store Items on Your Windowsill
If you have a deep windowsill in your kitchen, you can use it for holding kitchen canisters, cookbooks, carafes and many other things. But even if your windowsill isn’t deep, you can still use it to hold smaller items like spices.
Use that Stovetop.
The stovetop isn’t just for cooking things. You can also use it for extra workspace. Simply get yourself some burn
Put Your Sink to Work
Need more space but don’t have any dirty dishes that you need to wash? Why not get a cutting board that is just longer than the length of your sink. This way you can rest cutting board on your sink and have extra workspace without doing any type of renovation.
Get a Rolling Cart
Even if you don’t have the money, or the ability, to add a kitchen island, since you’re in an apartment, having a cart that you can move from one room to another is a great way to add extra space to work on and hold your necessary items. This is a great way to avoid using your countertop for your crock pot or your pressure cooker, since you can simply plug it in and leave it on the cart.
This Takes the Cake
If you are looking for an ingenious way that you can quickly create more space on your counter and still keep things accessible, a nice cake stand is the way to go. This can hold items that you use regularly such as olive oil, pepper and salt. And the best part is, if you need some more space, it’s easy to transfer it to somewhere else.
Use Your Walls
Look at your lease before doing this, but it’s a good idea to use the space on your walls to get more room. You can use things like shelves and baskets to hold your spices and other items to get them off of your countertop.
These are just seven things you can do to help maximize the amount of counter space you have to work with. We hope that you have enjoyed this blog and that you’ll keep coming back to read our blogs. We’re always posting new blogs to help renters like yourself, so come back on a regular basis.
