Kitchen counters are clutter magnets no doubt. But there is a reason to it. Because we don’t plan our storage in advance and don’t provide proper home to certain things in our kitchen and they become gypsies and spend most of their life on counters or here and there. We came across a roundup that features storage ideas all specially designed for keeping counters free of clutter. For example, appliances can be tucked inside kitchen island. Perhaps you can hack the space at the end of cabinets with some shelves. You can view these and more ideas here: