…that will fit into one of the top drawers of the lower kitchen cabinet. This way, you can slide the drawer out and place the chopping board on it for additional worktop space, without losing drawer storage, says Lawrence Puah, design director of interior design firm Akihaus.

“Keeping countertops clean and tidy helps you work better in the kitchen,” advises Matteo Pertoldi, private chef and founder of Atipico. It also reduces the pain of wash-up after your meal!

Fill wasted corners in kitchen cabinets with lazy susans to make full use of the space. They will help you gain access to items easily, when swivelled.

Mount a magazine holder to the back of kitchen cabinet doors, where you can store items such as rolls of baking paper, aluminium foil and cling wrap.

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Make do without a juicer (if you can)! To easily juice citrus fruit such as lemons and oranges, place them in the microwave for up to 30 seconds; this helps soften thick peels and opens the juice vessels of the fruits, so you get most of the juice out quickly.

“Attach magnets onto the refrigerator to support stainless steel containers, where you can store herbs, condiments and cutlery,” suggests Philippe Limes, country manager of Helpling, an online cleaning platform in Singapore.

“Use stackable containers to store items in the refrigerator or cabinet, to free up vertical space,” proposes Steve Choo, sales leader of kitchens and dining at Ikea. The furniture giant’s 365+ food containers, $2.90, do just that!

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Philippe suggests adding extendable poles under the sink where you can place hooks to hang rags, glove and brushes used for kitchen cleaning.

Invest in an efficient multipurpose cleaning solution, instead of having multiple bottles for various uses.

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Stick knives into a jar filled with raw spaghetti. It’ll hold the knives up the same way bulky knife holders do!

Kitchen shears like the 3M Scotch Titanium scissors ($22.90) are useful tools! They double as scissors, bottle and jar-lid openers, as well as nut and shell crackers.

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Instead of storing bags of lemon in the fridge, which take up space, freeze ice trays of lemon juice and pop the frozen cubes into water before serving.

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Text: Eliza Hamizah, Home & Decor / Additional Reporting: Elizabeth Liew
Illustrations: Lim Xiaoyun
Photo: Pixabay