In a small kitchen, every inch of storage space needs to be taken advantage of. One way of ensuring you make best use of the available wall space, is to install suspension rails.

Suspension rails can be bought in various lengths, or cut to size. The rail offers a versatile range of uses as a means of storage, with its various accessories. It can simply be used as a towel and / or oven glove holder.

However, the purchase of metal ‘s’ hooks will enable you to hang cups, kitchen utensils such as spatulas, spoons, pots and pans and so on. There are also other storage items that are purpose-made to be hung from the ‘s’ hooks. A metal cutlery stand, for example, that can be hung on the wall or left on your work surface. A dish drainer, with a removable tray underneath to collect water and protect work surfaces, another type of drainer can be fitted to the rail, and it is possible to use it as a plate rack or a drainer. When not in use, the drainer can be folded flat against the wall.

Wire baskets that can be fitted to the suspension rail are another useful item to utilise. Available in a range of sizes, the larger baskets can be used to hold fruit and vegetables. By the way, it is best not to store bananas in direct contact with other produce, because the banana exudes a substance that will rot anything else touching it.