Friday, February 24, 2012

Uses For Storage Equipment In The Kitchen

A pie cabinet can have an organizational as well as aesthetic benefit to the kitchen.


Storage equipment refers to a piece of furniture used to contain smaller appliances and items. Certain kitchens are in need of additional pieces of storage equipment due to a lack of cabinet space or just from the needs of a busy household. Ideally, any piece of storage equipment that you bring into your home should have more than one function. Does this Spark an idea?


Pie Safe


A pie safe is an old fashioned type of storage cabinet for a kitchen. In earlier times, its use was exactly what the name proclaims: to store pies. However, in today's busy world, you can use the pie safe as place to store table linens like cloth napkins, place mats and tablecloths. Use it as a place to store cookbooks, pie and muffin tins or appliances that you don't often use. An antique pie cabinet will add an undeniable country style charm to your kitchen.


Kitchen Island


A kitchen island refers to a free standing counter in the middle of the kitchen, used primarily for extra space to cut and chop, as well as other kitchen tasks and storage. While some kitchens come with a built-in island, many do not. You can purchase your own free standing island, many of which come with wheels so that you can move it to various areas of the kitchen depending on your need. You can also use it as a cart for times when you need to wheel heavy dishes of food to other parts of your house. These islands also come with cupboards for storing extra pots and pans as well as appliances or sets of dishes you don't often use.


Wine Cabinet


Few people are lucky enough to have an actual wine cellar, but with a separate wine cabinet you can feel as though you're a serious collector or connoisseur of wines. The cabinet will store bottles in a controlled temperature and, in larger cabinets, provide space wine glass and corkscrew storage. Some cabinets even have extra shelves to fit in books about regional and international wines. This way your wine cabinet will feel more like a separate room of the house than a cabinet.







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