According to the experts, the best kitchen shelving ideas are those that look stylish without compromising on practicality, so you’ll need to bear both in mind when choosing what to display. Consider how you use your kitchen day-to-day and set aside those items you require regular access to – be sure to forgo anything that doesn’t bring you joy to look at (think chipped crockery, ugly appliances, and tattered old cookbooks, for example), you can store these behind closed doors, as part of organizing kitchen cabinets, instead.
‘While I’m all for pragmatic kitchen organization, it’s more than worth it to invest in and display everyday items that not only get the job done but look beautiful while doing it. Good examples include a marble pestle and mortar, vintage-inspired salt and pepper grinders, richly grained wooden cutting boards, a ceramic garlic stash, woven baskets for storing produce and a crafted wooden dish scrub’, says Heather.
That’s not to say every item has to be practical; potted plants, vases, cake stands, even children’s artwork can add personality to your shelving display. Ideally, you’d position these items perhaps a bit higher up, freeing up accessible storage for those items you access often.