When it comes to updating your kitchen for fall, a few thoughtful touches can go a long way.
One Glad® bag. Five minutes inside HomeSense®.
The reality: Plumbing pipes make it hard to install pullout bins for disposal.
Fresh approach: Keep it simple! Repurpose attractive baskets as “unfitted” garbage and recycling bins. Go lidless with garbage bags that neutralize odours! Hanging a roll of Glad® Kitchen Catchers® bags from a dowel keeps them handy. For stashing tea towels and dish brushes, brass coat hooks are a dressy alternative.
Wire baskets, HomeSense. Photography by Angus Fergusson. Styling by Alanna Davey.
The reality: It can get cluttered — fast.
Fresh approach: Streamline! Create a dedicated blending station for morning smoothies or refreshing drinks, outfitted with just the essentials like glassware and a cutting board. Keep a small compost container on hand for fruit and veg trimmings.
Blender, Breville. Glasses, HomeSense. Photography by Angus Fergusson. Styling by Alanna Davey.
The reality: Dishwashing supplies are unsightly, but necessary to keep handy.
Fresh approach: Dress it up! Opt for refined accessories, like a narrow, easy-to-pour glass bottle for dishwashing soap. On a windowsill, fragrant fall herbs planted in vintage cooking pots create a nice sight line.
Photography by Angus Fergusson. Styling by Alanna Davey.
The reality: Shared spaces, like the family bulletin board, can easily get piled with papers.
Fresh approach: Get inspired! Pull out your favourite cookbooks and put them on display. This corkboard has a narrow ledge for books and provides plenty of space for reminders and pretty cards.
Photography by Angus Fergusson. Styling by Alanna Davey.
The reality: Surfaces can look cluttered with oils, vinegars, salts and cooking spoons.
Fresh approach: Place salt for everyday cooking in a pinch bowl, limes in a small bowl, and wooden spoons in a vintage crock. Then group everything on an antique tray.
Photography by Micheal Graydon. Design by Stacy Begg.
The reality: Bottles and cans are hard to see and reach inside cupboards.
Fresh approach: Use wicker baskets with handles to easily access goods at the back of your pantry.
Photography by Donna Griffith. Design by Sarah Keenleyside and Lindsay Konior, Qanūk Interiors.
The reality: There’s no place to store large recycling bins in your kitchen cupboards.
Fresh approach: Set plastic bins inside larger baskets with sturdy handles to keep them out-in-the-open — stylishly.
Bins, Ikea. Market baskets, Bacon Basketware. Photography by Alex Lukey. Styling by Reiko Caron.
The reality: Your cutlery gets mixed up easily.
Fresh approach: Store flatware in a way that works for you — need easy access and lack the drawer space? Create a functional vignette by displaying everyday cutlery in decorative jars, like these vintage crocks. Have the drawer space? Use dividers or trays to keep flatware organized.
Left: Large jars, Angus & Company. Small jars, Found. Photography by Donna Griffith. Styling by Joel Bray. Right: Photography by Ashley Capp.
The reality: A hodge-podge of various spices and unlabeled bottles make it hard to find what you need.
Fresh approach: Repackage your spices in one bottle style and print custom labels for a cohesive look. Simply refill these bottles once empty.
Photography by Ashley Capp.
The reality: Your kitchen lacks undercabinet lighting, and snacks stored in the original packaging bring visual clutter your counters.
Fresh approach: A simple task light provides a soft glow on the counter, and it’s an inexpensive alternative to undercabinet lighting. Store biscuits, oats and other dry goods in mason jars. Add a personal touch with hand-written jam labels.
Lamp, wooden spools, Love the Design; artwork, Cynthia Findlay Antiques; jars, Post & Beam Reclamation. Photography by Donna Griffith. Styling by Joel Bray.
