When considering all the possible accessory options available to make your kitchen function better, it may be helpful to think about areas of your kitchen being in “zones”. Most kitchens (unless fairly small) will have the following zone areas:
Sink
Clean Up
Food Prep
Storage
Storage breaks down into several sub-categories and is interspersed throughout the kitchen. Sub-categories would include dry food, cooking, baking, utensils and dishware, and small appliances.
Here are some of the more popular upgrades, by zone, that customers ask for when doing a kitchen remodel project.
Sink
Tip out trays
Door mounted storage
Floor mount trash rollout
Cleaning supply rollout
Clean up
Pull out single or double bin trash/recycle
Pull out recycle + compost
Pull out towel rods
Food Prep
Spice pullout pantry
Spice rack
Spice tray
Pop up mixer apparatus
Bread board
Cutting board
Cook Book Shelf
Drawer insert organizers-measuring cups, tupperware
Knife storage
Utensil storage
Storage-Dry Foods
Rollouts-Tall Cabinet pantry
Pullout-Tall Cabinet pantry
Storage-Cooking
Super Lazy Susan
Lazy Susan
Cloud swing out-base blind
Base rollouts-pots and pans/lids
Storage-Baking
Tray dividers
Storage-Dishware
Pegboard drawers
Storage-Small appliances
Appliance Garage
Those shown above represent some of the more common that are requested, but the list is by no means conclusive, as a tremendous amount of hardware options exist in the industry. Due to inventory concerns, the cabinet manufacturers will offer only those that get ordered the most, but in most cases if you are looking for hardware that is not offered through a particular manufacturer, that item can be ordered and field installed.
One great resource (candy store, some would call it!) is www.rev-a-shelf.com