If you live in a shared house or flat, it’s important to keep all your kitchen stuff organised – else before you know it, someone has borrowed your favourite cereal bowl and you’ll never see it again.
You probably met your flatmates on Spare Room, or, if you’re at university, then you might never have met these people before your first day. Half of you might be as neat as a button, but the other half might live like tramps without their mums around to tidy up. So, being organised and having a place for everything is a must.
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Sort your kitchen out with a range of organised boxes, bottles and trays, and you’ll all be happy campers.
We've found a variety of organisational gear to keep your kitchen neat and tidy, and to avoid at least some of those inevitable flatmate arguments.
Small kitchen storage ideas
1 of 6mDesign Kitchen Storage Organiser
Get a hanging storage rack and everything will be tidied away without taking up too much space. You won't know what you ever did before you had one.
2 of 6MFEIR Blackboard Wall Decals
Having a chalkboard in the kitchen is a great way to leave messages for each other and update a shopping list; these stickers are easy to apply to the back of a door or cupboard.
3 of 6Argon Tableware Glass Storage Jars
Everyone needs some traditional Kilner-type glass jars in their kitchen to keep dry foods neat and stylish. This six-pack is great value. Store your cereal, oats and pasta in these to keep them tidy and not take up too much space.
4 of 6KitchenCraft Vintage-Style Tiered Wire Storage Baskets
You and your flatmates probably share onions and garlic anyway, so instead of staples being strewn around the kitchen in various places, organise yourselves with wire storage baskets. You'll look so grown up.
5 of 6Spice Rack Set
Test tube spice racks look great, but they actually don't hold much, so this set is great as you get decent-sized jars as well. Split the cost between yourselves and you can all share.
6 of 6Sistema To Go Food Storage Containers
Sorting your fridge out is the biggest step towards a tidy shared kitchen. Sistema do a brilliant range of storage tubs and they're great for storing and taking to work or uni; this pack of six is good value. Because there's nothing worse than tension with your housemates about whose ham it is.