How to use the space above the refrigerator
In a small kitchen, you need to use any free space. Everything should be extremely simple and practical here. This is not just about wall units, open shelves or under the sink. Much less often, owners of small apartments use a place above the refrigerator. But it can be very useful!
Bookshelf
Bookshelf above the refrigerator
Many housewives use a certain number of cookbooks and recipes. You need to find a place for them in a small kitchen. If you don’t want to occupy the already packed lockers and drawers, then you should look at the refrigerator. Most often, there is enough space between it and the ceiling to place a culinary library there..
Storing books over the refrigerator
Books in the kitchen
Stylish solution for a small kitchen
Place for a microwave or TV
TV above the refrigerator
Other household appliances can be placed above the refrigerator, if there is enough space for this. For example, a microwave oven can easily be located here, which is also sometimes difficult to fit into the interior of a small kitchen. Even a small compact TV can be placed in a niche above the refrigerator.
Wine storage
Storing wine over the refrigerator
Sometimes a collection of wines occupies a considerable area; for it you have to allocate a separate cabinet or shelf. To free up space, it is enough to build a small organizer above the refrigerator, which will compactly fit the entire collection.
Compact cabinet for storing kitchen utensils
Compact cabinet for storing kitchen utensils
When there is so little space in the kitchen that it is not possible to install wall cabinets in it, then the space above the refrigerator will also come to the rescue. You can order or do it yourself a small but roomy cabinet with a lot of compartments. Perfect for storing baking utensils, cutting boards and pot lids.
Storing kitchen utensils above the refrigerator
Some more ideas
Shelves above the refrigerator
In fact, the space above the refrigerator is not a useless area, but a place where you can install hanging shelves and store plates there. It is not even necessary to build complex structures, it is enough just to put jars of spices or baskets with kitchen trivia on the refrigerators and order in the kitchen is ensured.
Organization of storage in the kitchen
Storing spices over the refrigerator
Normal storage of kitchen utensils on refrigerators
Storage systems can be used not only above the refrigerator, but also under the ceiling! We found 15 original ideas for any space!
