If you’re installing new custom cabinets in your home, it’s absolutely worthwhile to take the time to plan for a few functional storage components to suit your family’s needs. Here are some favorite built-in kitchen cabinetry storage ideas that we’ve photographed.
I realized the other day just how many great storage options we’ve seen in the homes that we’ve photographed over the last few years. It’s always so thrilling to see a new storage solution that we haven’t seen before and I love that when you work with a custom cabinetry company, you get storage components that are functional as well as beautiful. We never go snooping through homeowner’s cabinets and drawers, but often times they’re so proud of their new kitchens that they’ll bring their new storage solutions up because they just can’t wait to show them off. I’ve even started looking for them when we’re shooting new-build homes that don’t have anyone living in them yet because I just love these clever little add-ons so much. Hopefully these favorite built-in cabinetry storage components will give you some good ideas for your home.
Favorite Built-In Cabinetry Storage Solutions
Whether you’re thinking of remodeling your home to create your dream kitchen, adding quality cabinets to a family room, or installing a new vanity and bathroom cabinets, or planning for a brand new kitchen in a new-build home, cabinet makers can help you bring your vision to life. It’s worth noting that while it’s easy to get wrapped up in the excitement of choosing countertops, kitchen-cabinet door styles, and finishing on plumbing fixtures, it’s important to put just as much thought into how the space will function, not just how it will look.
The designers at your local custom cabinet manufacturer can help you design your kitchen and consider things like cabinet door style, as well plan for a layout that will work for your home and your family. Adding additional storage components to the interiors of your cabinets will effect your enjoyment of the space just as much as the beauty of the finished room, so it’s worth it to inquire about adding a few of these upgrades during the initial kitchen design process. Modern kitchen storage solutions are a practical indulgence that you’ll be thankful you added for years to come.
Bulk Baking Ingredient Storage Drawer
These modern kitchen cabinets hold a surprise storage solution behind the the clean white drawer fronts. These deep bins can hold as much flour, sugar, oatmeal, and other baking ingredients as any home baker could need. If you love to bake, this is a must-have storage solution for your kitchen. Design and cabinetry by CM Planning and Design and Heirlooms Cabinetry
Baking Pan Storage Drawer
Another clever baking storage idea hidden behind faux drawer fronts. Baking pan storage components are common in a lot of new kitchens, but this one is particular easy to access and helps to organize a large number of baking dishes and pans. Design and cabinetry by IDS
Spice Organizer Drawer for Custom Cabinets
Adding cabinet accessories to your custom kitchen cabinet design can add elegance and functionality to your cooking routine. These sleek black cabinet fronts and oversized gold-tone drawer pulls keep clutter concealed and an option like this is easy to add to new custom kitchen cabinets, if you’re doing a remodel, or even stock cabinets. Design and cabinetry by IDS
Drawer Organizing Ideas for Flatware, Knives, and Dishes
This kitchen renovation features beautiful dark wood cabinets to contrast the mid-tone stain on the hardwood floors. Careful kitchen planning resulted in this beautiful bank of drawers with well-thought-out solutions to store flatware, knives, and dishes. Cabinetry by Oak Barrel Cabinetry
Wood Flatware Insert for Custom Cabinets
Wood cabinet inserts for flatware and cutlery add a touch of richness to the interior of these shaker-style drawers and kitchen cabinet doors in this bright and fresh transitional kitchen. Design by Erin VanderSluis Design, cabinetry by Oak Barrel Cabinetry
Charging Station and Coffee Pod/Tea Drawers
These drawers hidden behind flat cabinet door fronts offer an organized start to every day with hidden solutions for storing coffee and tea, as well as for charging all the various devices that will be needed throughout the day’s activities. Design by CM Planning and Design, cabinetry by Heirlooms Cabinetry
Coffee Bar Garage with Pot Filler
This kitchen features dark walnut stained cabinets paired with fresh white and a very smart idea for any coffee lover. A pot filler added to the inside of an appliance garage creates a convenient and easy-to-use coffee station in this country-kitchen setting. Plumbing and faucets need to be planned for early in the design process but they make working in the kitchen so much easier for homeowners. Design and cabinetry by Oak Barrel Cabinetry
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Pull Out Cooking Utensil Storage
This popular storage idea for base cabinets incorporates slide-out cabinetry hardware that allows homeowners to store cooking tools and spices in a way that is easily accessible but completely out of sight. Design and cabinetry by Heirlooms Cabinetry
Skinny Custom Cabinets for Bottle Storage
This custom small-space cabinet is only a few inches wide, but provides shelving and storage for beverages and bar supplies in an area that would otherwise have been unused space. Design and cabinetry by Oak Barrel Cabinetry
Custom Hair Styling Tool Storage
Kitchen and bath cabinets both need organizational solutions, but bathroom vanities are often overlooked during the design process. Soft-close hardware may be added, but storage components are usually lacking. This bathroom cabinet drawer does a great job of taking care of this issue with heat-resistant openings in laminate inserts to store hair tools with extra space for cords and hair products. Design by Index Design Studio
Hidden Storage in Custom Cabinet Pillars
This clever idea creates wall cabinets out of millwork that appears to be a solid pillar when the cabinet door is shut. Design by Liberty Life by Design, cabinetry by Oak Barrel Cabinetry
Built-In Pantry Fruit and Vegetable Baskets
This pantry has ample storage for canned goods as well as fresh fruits and veggies. These reach-in baskets allow home cooks to grab what they need quickly, while keeping everything stored away and tidy. Cabinetry by Heirlooms Cabinetry
Over-The-Oven Baking Pan Storage for Custom Cabinets
Baking pans are kept right where they are needed in these wall cabinets located just over the oven in this dark, modern kitchen. Design by Erin Vandersluis Design, cabinetry by Oak Barrel Cabinetry
Spice Racks On Bathroom Cabinet Door Interiors
Kitchen cabinetry storage components can be repurposed in clever ways to add extra storage to bathroom vanities. Here, a spice rack was included on the inside of the cabinet door in our own ensuite bathroom. Cabinetry by Kraftmaid
Towel Pantry Tower Cabinet
We added a central tower cabinet to our bathroom design plan to keep towels close at hand. The small drawers are perfect for make-up and skincare products that can get lost in larger drawers.
Spice Rack Inserts in Bathroom Drawers
Spice rack inserts for drawers were utilized to create easy organization for skincare and make-up products in the smaller dovetail drawers of our bathroom.
Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.