Great time to rethink the space now you are using it. Drawers below bench make things easier. If the fridge is used often the move it under bench where it is easy to access. Measure all your items and think how they can be stored better. A narrow shelf below windows a set of shallow shelves on the wall where fridge is can be great to easily see items like cans, spices, cereal. But again regularly accessed items should be near entry. Labelled baskets can be great in upper shelves. And jazz up the space with a colourful backsplash. Paint wallpaper or tile.

You seem to have items randomly placed in all the under bench cabinets. My suggestion…So you know where all your food items are, I suggest remove side wall shelving next to the window. Install new shelving the end wall. It only needs to be 20-30cm deep. With bench top and then under bench storage. install fridge closer to pantry entrance under the existing bench. You need to be able to see every food item in the pantry, so therefore have all food items stored above bench. Use the under bench shelving for Christmas trays, backing trays etc etc. maybe also for fruit and vegetable that are not kept in the main fridge. The microwave can also be built into the existing under bench shelving or placed on existing bench. Spices should be in the main kitchen where you cook.

Organisation is the key. A small one wall pantry, if organised would give more storage room than you seem to be using at the moment. If items are kept together at eye height, you will have so much more room for other items that you have mentioned.

All your appliances can still stay on the bench.

Great ideas, thankyou. I think that End wall is an obvious place for more shelving, the photos are really helpful.

With pantries with windows, I always think how are products stored which need to be kept in cool and /or dark? Potatoes for example. Some closed storage seems a good idea.

I’d definitely use the back and end walls for deeper storage, while keeping the main work area easy to access so the pantry doesn’t feel cramped. For the wine fridge, I’d leave proper ventilation around it and consider a nearby section for wine glasses, but keep them protected from knocks and excessive movement. A useful guide on https://roslynwineandliquor.com/blog/wine-glass-storage-guide also covers practical ways to store different types of glasses without wasting valuable shelf space. For everyday items like spices, sauces and cereals, shallow pull-out shelves could make everything much easier to see, while the highest shelves could be reserved for Christmas and other occasional items. I’d also keep the microwave at a comfortable working height rather than sacrificing the best lower storage space for it.

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