Compact kitchens mean limited space to cook, eat, and entertain; but this does not mean a mismanaged, cluttered, or not so modern kitchen. Compact kitchens are small in size but not in vertical space. So, instead of bombarding countertops with jars, baskets, or containers, all you need to do is look up for prospecting vertical space in your kitchen which you can make work. This shouldn’t need to be stressed on as you just have to come up with a clear purpose on how to utilize the vertical space and then take inspiration from ideas shared here.
Without much ado, let’s go straight on the ideas that you can implement to maximize vertical space in your compact kitchen.

• Hidden Empty Spaces

Let your eagle eye search the hidden unutilized space in your kitchen. One such can be between the wall and the refrigerator. Be creative in maximizing the use of this empty space with laminates. Buy laminates for cabinets and use them for creating a sliding shelf for storing canned foods and spices.

• The door wall

Do not forget the space around the kitchen door while utilizing the vertical space in your kitchen. Make compartments with laminates for kitchen cabinets and fix them on the wall around the door. For the aesthetic appeal, stock all your expensive crockery here.

• The cabinet’s bottom space

Hanging pulses and spices jars on the bottom of shelves or cabinets is another aesthetic way of utilizing space in a compact kitchen. If there isn’t any cabinet in your kitchen, then you can also use laminate sheets of cabinets to make shelves and use them from both the sides.

• Sides of Cabinets or refrigerators

Make sections of laminate boards around the side walls of cabinets and use the space for microwave, coffee maker, cutlery, or other utilities. This is another great way to keep your kitchen items organized.

• Sides of countertop

Place a rod to hang kitchen towels on the side wall of countertop. This is easy to reach space and also a great way to utilize an unutilized space.