A place for everything and everything in its place: That’s the simple recipe for happiness in the kitchen.
It’s easy to keep surfaces clear of clutter when you use these pretty and practical storage options for every kitchen need.
Bright helpers
Cheerful and clean-lined, these tins will keep often-used staples close at hand.
Shoe Shine ($24.99), Tea and Coffee ($12 each) and Sugar ($19.99) can all be found at Kitchenalia, 274a Richmond Rd.
Better berries
Two-part berry container at Chef’s Paradise.
This clever, two-part berry container allows air to circulate and you can remove the inner basket for rinsing under the tap. It’s $14.95 at Chef’s Paradise, 1314 Bank St.
Fancy a cuppa?
Labelled tea tins at HomeSense.
It’s always time for tea. Keep your tea bags of every variety in a stylish and labelled porcelain pot on your countertop. They’re $12.99 each at HomeSense, 1501 Innes Rd.
Bamboo butler
Bamboo wine rack at Solutions: Your Organized Living Store.
Keep a few bottles of wine handy for cooking or drinking with this stylish 12-bottle bamboo wine rack. Find it for $24.99 at Solutions: Your Organized Living Store at Ottawa Train Yards, 500 Terminal Ave.
In black and white
Vintage-styled tins at Kitchenalia.
These vintage-styled tins are perfect for little bits and bobs that have no home. Keep garlic and its papery skins tidy in its own space, and push pins, screws, string, tape, felt pads and anything else you find in your kitchen drawers in the others. Odds and Ends and Bits and Bobs tins, $23.99 for the set, Write-on tin, $19.95, Garlic tin, $10.99, all from Kitchenalia, 274a Richmond Rd.
Owl-fully sweet
Owl jar at Kitchenalia.
This wise owl jar with a tight seal is the perfect place to store sugar or huge flakes of salt. Find it for $12.99 at Kitchenalia, 274a Richmond Rd.
Asian flavours
Rustic bags at J.D. Adam.
Another option for keeping garlic and ginger from shriveling in the fruit bowl — store them in these rustic bags in a cupboard. Get them for $7.95 at J.D. Adam, 795 Bank St.
Cookies to spare
Airtight bamboo jar at Ma Cuisine.
If you don’t finish the packet in one sitting, it’s annoying when they go stale in a couple of days. This bamboo jar is airtight, so will keep remaining cookies in tip-top shape. Find it for $22.50 at Ma Cuisine, 269 Dalhousie St.
Condiment kick
Mustard pot at Chef’s Paradise.
If you’re a fan of homemade mustard, then this little pot will keep it from drying out for a few days. Alternatively, you can decant your store-bought variety into something prettier. It’s $9.95 at Chef’s Paradise, 1314 Bank St.
So simple
Glass jars at J.D. Adam.
Solid glass jars that boast a tight-fitting top are the perfect size for storing leftover dried fruit or nuts, while easily letting you see what’s inside. They’re $1.95 at J.D. Adam, 795 Bank St.
