5 ways I faked bespoke fitted storage on a budget in my new kitchen – and made the most of every inch

Corner of a dark grey kitchen with tall units on one side and butler sink on a white worktop under the window.

When we were renovating our kitchen last year, balancing the budget was a constant challenge. I dreamed of a fully bespoke kitchen, but with a huge pot of money going towards the building work (we extended into the garage and put in a huge wall of sliding doors out to the garden), that was simply out of our price range.

Instead, we opted for off-the-shelf units from Howdens, fitted by our builders. We planned the layout carefully and as we wanted a kitchen without wall cabinets, storage space was at an absolute premium. We had to get very clever with the cupboard and drawers we had to max out every last centimetre.