Showing posts with label kitchen storage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen storage. Show all posts

5/30/2025

IKEA 365+ Square Food Storage Basket (14x14x10 cm)

These square baskets are cut and have a wonderful clean design. They look like part of the Risatorp line due to its mix of white epoxied mesh and bamboo lids. I love the way they look, that they can be stacked, and that the lid seals the container perfectly. aled. Handwash only, of course. You cannot put anything liquid in it and I personally would not store food in them. Wiping them with a damp cloth is enough. Every single IKEA 365+ product storage that I bought about 10 years ago, I still have it in good conditions. So I expect the same from these mini baskets.
 
DESIGNER Unknown

5/22/2025

BLOMNING Coffee & Tea Tin (11x7x20 cm)

This tin box is really beautiful, classy and elegant. It looks expensive. It's meant to be used for tea and coffee storage, but I give mine different uses: crafts storage, sugar storage, tea bags storage, fabric scraps storage. Whatever small I need to store. This box is stackable and is complemented by a shorter version that can be put on. Hand-wash only.
 
DESIGNER Mikael Axelsson
 

5/19/2025

SKÅDIS Container with Lid (White)

These containers are designed specifically for Ikea Skadis pegboard system. They look beautiful, are made of good quality plastic, so much so that the translucent container looks like glass. These are a bit tricky to use because their hanging and opening system is not the best. Unlike the other hanging container, which is perfect, this one's hanging hooks aren't on the container but on the lid. Besides, you have to get used to sliding the container into the lid, not the other way around. It doesn't make sense to me because, this way, it's ease to drop the bottom and its contents or, otherwise, as I do, you need to be super conscious of how you open and close the container. Personally, I would not use it with condiments or spices.
 
DESIGNER Eva Lilja Löwenhielm
 

4/17/2025

JORDBORR 3-Pack Multicoloured Snowflake Self-adhesive Hooks

This is such a cool playful set of hooks. They're self-adhesive, so there is little installation needed. They are quite large and bulky in a way, and hold up to two kilos. I bought them to hang some items from the sides of my large Raskog trolleys (which have a slightly rugged texture). I followed the installation instructions, left them overnight, and started using them next day. They are cute and I can hang up my large headset, some art rugs, and small items that I would otherwise have to store in drawers. They're versatile, because I can use this in the kitchen and the bathroom as well.
 
DESIGNER Willy Chong 

3/02/2025

RISATORP Desk Organiser (White, 50x16x17 cm)

I was after this Risatorp desk organiser for months. First, it was a bit too pricey, then it wasn't delivered to my postcode. I was really excite when I was able to get it. 
 
I felt an immediate attraction towards this piece and design. The killer minimalist white epoxy and caramel bamboo colour combo, the mesh, the simplicity, the originality, the roundness, the floating legs. My eyes still spark when I look at it. 
 
It's longer and heavier than I expected or the product photos make you think. You'd need a long large desk for this organiser to look right on your desk. Otherwise, you might want to place it on the top of a shelf. The inside is compartmented, so this allows you to devote different spaces to different stuff.  I've put some of my crayons in recycled glass containers, a small pen holder with my most used markers and pencils, a small  square tissue box, a tiny tin box with my meds, hand cream, and a few other things, and there is still room for little items. 

Assembly was easy overall, but I had difficulty screwing one of the legs strait. 

DESIGNERS A-M Nilsson & A Wallgren.

3/01/2025

RISATORP Basket with Compartments (White, 33x24x23 cm)

Another stunner in the Risatorp basket world. This is a large basket with an inner bamboo divider and handle. It's made of the same materials as the other baskets in the line in the wonderful  Skandy style that I love. 
 
This basket is quite heavy, but it can be easy transported by the handle. The divider is great to keep different things separate. Like other Risatorp baskets I own, it's versatile. I've used it as bathroom toiletries container; one side for hair products, the other for cosmetics. I've used it as art desk organiser; I kept it on the floor with some basic painting tools and a water bottle. I've also used it to store socks and stockings, one on each compartment. Ditto for my workdays bras & panties, to have them at hand when I dress for work in the morning. I think this is perfect for a picnic or to carry small items of food and drinks to a foodie get-together. 

The inner wooden pieces have to be assembled. I found the positioning and screwing of them easy if you 'plug' the two wooden pieces to the handle bar before you position it inside. 
 
DESIGNER Wiebke Braasch.
 

RISATORP Square Basket (White, 25x26x18 cm)

This is the first Risatorp basket that came to the market and the first one I bought. I have several already and they are a must at home. This basket looks small but accommodates tons of stuff, and it's easy to store anywhere. If you want to keep it outside,  looks great and stylish. I've given this basket different uses, from my office to my laundry, from my kitchen to my bedroom and currently sit in my bathroom.  The mesh body makes it light, and the bamboo handle makes carrying stuff inside a breeze. This is an Ikea classic  design, easily recognizable, and has has been imitated by big stores (Target and Kmart for example).
 
DESIGNER Wiebke Braasch

 

RISATORP Rectangular Basket (White, 27x42x23 cm)

I love the Risatorp baskets line, and this model is the most useful of the many models I have. This has proven to be the most versatile, the one with most capacity and the easiest one to store. I've moved this around my place many times and and I've given it different uses. As  storage for my laundry cleaning products on top of my washing machine. I've used it as shower "caddy" to put all my most used daily toiletries. I've used it as sockets and stockings 'drawer'. I've used it as stationary storage.  

This basket is great. It looks good in my studio/office, laundry, bathroom and kitchen. It hasn't broken or deteriorated despite the weight I've put inside. It's easy to move around thanks to the sturdy handles. It's easy to clean. The rectangular narrow shape makes it easy to use in small spaces, and it's easy to stack too. I've had it for several years and still looks as new. In one word, this is a must at home and I have a couple o them.  

DESIGNER Wiebke Braasch
 

2/28/2025

VESKEN Narrow Trolley (White, 54x18x71cm)

The Vesken narrow trolley with castors is a super-cheap solution if you have a narrow space in your kitchen, bathroom or craft room and want to use it to the fullest potential. Both the trolley and castors are made of sturdy plastic, no tools or screws are needed, and holds a maximum of 6 Kgs. This Vesken holds a lot of fluffy bulky stuff or many small heavy-ish items. I have it in my kitchen, in the small space existing between my fridge side and a cupboard side. 
 
This shelf is quite wobbly unless one of its sides leans against a firm, steady surface. Otherwise, the trolley will fall, especially if stands on tiled flooring. Supposedly, the trolley can be used in the shower, but I don't think this would work because most shower floors are tiled or slippery. I tried in mine and was a disaster.  

I keep the trolley stationed in the same place with the occasional pushing/pulling in and out. I don't think the overall design and the plastic castors were made to move it around as I do with the metal trolleys I own. 

Despite the ridiculously cheap price, I wouldn't buy this item again. The reason is that, despite the instructions leaflet being clear, I had trouble assembling it. This is a click-in sort of assembly, no screws or tools needed. However, as the material is not rigid and you have to exert some pressure to click-in and down all the bars, I didn't know how much pressure I had to exert without breaking the bars. Also, I found difficult finding the right position for the bars to click in fully. 
 
DESIGNER David Wahl.

RÅSKOG Small Trolley (white) with NORRÅVA Lid (28x38x61 cm)

I have two taller larger Raskog trolleys, which I love, but I needed something smaller (this is 61 cms tall instead of 77 cms) to tuck it under my desk when not in use, and to place it beside during my painting sessions without obtruding the area.  

The  antique-white epoxy coating is beautiful and goes perfectly with the Norrava bamboo lid. Besides, the epoxy coating  is easy to clean from paint splashes and stains.
 
Despite its small size and lightness, this trolley holds a lot of stuff. I place my brushes holders on the top shelf when painting, which I remove when not in use and place the bamboo lid. It's true that the lid protrudes a cm or so over the edge, something that didn't happen with older models. Yet, I don't see this as a big issue. On the shelves underneath I keep different painting media I often use (gesso, basic paints, palette ceramic plates, wipes, painting tools, gels, etc.). Although I use this unit for my painting needs, this trolley is perfect for kitchen and bathroom storage when the space available is limited.  

The trolley is easy to assemble thanks to the very clear instructions leaflet. The castors are great quality and roll beautifully in all directions; they can be locked in case you want to use it as non-movable storage unit.
 
DESIGNERS Nike Karlsson & Ellen Hallström. 

AVSTEG Knife Holder (23 cm)

This knife holder looks great in the photos, due to the combination of Ikea's classic metal epoxy white metal and bamboo colours. Something I love. However, the product looks less stylish and refined, even cheap, in real life.  The box airing system prevents mould from forming inside if you store the knives wet inside, but it's also a nice design touch.
 
I have it on my kitchen counter, and I have a good amount of different knives stored them. The materials aren't strong and I think that the design isn't good. The holder wobbles a bit due to the fact that has some legs and a mobile tray that rests on them. That is, the bottom tray is not fixed but loose, so it tends to slide off easily. It was designed to catch dripping water if you put them wet in. But, who would do that? I don't at least. Why not making the base solid and fixed just with some perforated holes? Why not making the holder more stable and strong? I bought this product when it was first released, so it wasn't as cheap as it's today, but I was totally disappointed. I have this holder in use, and  serves a function, but I would not recommended it.  
 
DESIGNER Zhelin Lian.

3/07/2022

Ezonedeal Fridge Drawer Organizer

This fridge container and organiser is made of durable plastic, it has ventilation slots on the base,. It can be easily placed on a fridge tray and stays in place without moving or falling. Good for small pieces of fruit or snack veggies. As you can see in my photos, I put some small pieces of fruit in it, which is sort of bulky and heavy, and the container stands it without trouble.

However, this is a small container (see my photo beside an A5 notebook) and the handles are bulky so it bulks up the tray it holds onto, and you'll have to mind which sort of container you place on that tray. So, in a way, it adds storage space on the hanging part, but it reduces storage space on the tray it hangs from.

Expensive for what it is.

UPDATE 8/5/22
The basket slides out and falls on the floor when I get any container placed on it out of the fridge. This is so because the two handle grips are too wide for my fridge trays. This being the case, the product has become a nuisance instead of what an organiser is is or intended to be.