What can I do to increase storage in my little galley kitchen?

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I've seen where people put shelves up on the wall with the stairs for extra storage.

Have you thought about a rolling cart for the microwave and toaster oven? You have more room than I do, and we do not have basements. I store a lot of items in clear plastic tubs in my garage.

I just helped my aunt out with this same problem 6 months ago. Your truly limited to adding or creating shelfs without making it look cluttered. Try going through all your cupboards and any items you truly don't need or want donate them and items you use for Easter or Christmas or when you make sauce big items store them in the basement this free up alot of cupboard space. The cupboard over your fridge use that for things you use rarely like cockpot or dishes you plan to give to family members later. Now you have room for thing that are on the counter into the freed space you made. Just a thought 😀 Or another closet in the house that's not being used??

I have a small kitchen too. I recently put up a shelf on the wall above the counter, below the cupboards. It got some of the smaller items off the counter which has been helpful. The rolling cart for the microwave and/or the toaster oven is good idea. Also, do you have room for a pantry at the end of the microwave counter, next to the basement stairs? If you don't have room for a deep pantry, you could consider something like the Billy Bookcase or Hemnes cabinet from Ikea with doors.

I just reorganized a clients tiny 1910 kitchen. Can't see if there is a wall space to the right of that stove, but if there is put a grid on the wall and get some S-hooks to hang pans and utensils. You could also possible hang a pot rack over your sink made from an old partial ladder hung from the ceiling with eye-hooks on the ladder, chain and plant hooks on ceiling.

If you have toe kicks under those cabinets, you can make a sliding drawer instead for flat storage of baking sheets, fry pans, cutting boards.

You could get one of the 3-tiered wire baskets to hang over sink to store onions, garlic and the fruit you have sitting on your counter.

Would there be enough room to fix some of those appliances as undermounts on the bottom of cabinets?

Declutter your cabinets of items you haven't used in a year. Then get some of those white wire stacking racks to organize plates, cups and glasses to save cubboard space. Then put away everything on the counter you can. Just declutter will make it feel cleaner and more open.

I'd take everything that you don't use daily and move it to shelving in the garage. You can group things together ( ie: all baking stuff) and put it in labeled totes. The kitchen would look larger if there were less clutter on the counters, refrigerator and walls.

use under cabinet space; maybe add a place to hang your pots either on that far wall by the stove or maybe in the window space.

FIRST: Get rid of what you haven't used in one year....second, buy used pretty wicker/weaved/wooden baskets (approximately 12inches in diameter so not too heavy to take down when needed) and put items you don't use daily in these baskets above your cabinet open space. Still need more space? My go to: Dollar store clear plastic Sterlite shoe boxes to organize cabinets, you can also use slotted plate holders and turn them vertically/horizontal whichever works best and store frying pans and lids. With a small kitchen you probably should have a Costco Sam's club card due to you have no place to put extra dry goods!