Your Kitchen Worktops, Sorted

Too much ‘stuff’ out on show not only looks untidy, but cluttered surfaces can slow you down when cooking. Find a home for essentials with these neat, clutter-busting ideas

- Lisa Fazzani

5 GAME-CHANGING BUYS

The products you need to help streamline your kitchen surfaces while keeping key items within easy reach

1 THE CLASSIC PEG RAIL Find a home for mugs and other must-haves with a row of pegs positioned strategically near a kettle or close by your prep area. Hook-able items are easy to hang up and keeping them visible means they won’t get lost at the back of a cupboard. Buy peg rail by the length to fit your space. Slim six-peg oak mug rack (unpainted), £34, Willow & Stone. Anyday mugs, £12 for four, John Lewis & Partners

2 THE EASY-ACCESS CAROUSEL Shift spice jars, condiments and oils off the worktop, but within easy grabbing distance of the hob. An open wall unit keeps items at eye level and has a swivel shelf so that everything you need is accessible. Enhet wall unit, £32; Enhet swivel shelf, £8, both Ikea