Where do you keep what doesn't fit in

[violet]

your kitchen? Do you have plenty of storage, or have you got some items that are too tall/big/rarely used, that you keep elsewhere in the house?

I have very few appliances because there's nowhere to put them. The sandwich maker (which only one kid uses) lives on the very top shelf in the pantry. I risk knocking myself out every time I get it down, but there's just no other space! I find things like tall vases to be a problem too, but then my kitchen is small. Any creative storage ideas out there??

[braided-rug]

Things seemed to have improved since we got our old cupboard back. There are things on top of cupboards. I haven't bought any electrical goods.

[Michelle]

I have a shelving unit in our basement where I keep appliances/serving pieces that we don't use on a regular basis. I'd like to get another freestanding pantry to put those items in or something similar. Maybe a kitchen island with storage underneath. We're lacking counter space too.

[violet]

I saw a house with a dream kitchen island bench, Michelle - it had a granite top and nine big, deep drawers on the two long sides. You could have fit enough crockery and saucepans/frypans in there to do a big family, all laid out neatly and accessibly. Sigh.

[lynn]

metal shelves in the pantry on one wall holds all the extras.