Need More Sink Space? This Ikea Item Was Designed Just For You - Tasting Table

"As home cooks with small kitchens know, the quest to maximize small kitchen space can be an ongoing battle. Apartment-dwelling foodies, here's lookin' at you - especially one-room gourmands, for whom the kitchen serves not just meals but also double duty as the dining room and studio space. To you, we offer one particular Ikea tool designed to broaden your kitchen horizons, and by "horizon," we mean "sink.""

"Introducing the Ikea Skoläst extendable sink container ($5.99). This narrow, in-sink shelf is adjustable to securely fit your unique sink size, creating an efficient basket for holding various tools around the sink. By storing sponges, scrubbers, and washcloths, the space-conscious Skoläst frees up the limited space beside your faucet for storing hand soap or other key items kept within reach - which can be particularly helpful for kitchens in historical buildings (i.e. with a pedestal sink)."

"The sink is a clever kitchen storage space that many foodies ignore, and this efficient storage tool helps folks get the most out of that space. For aesthetic-conscious home cooks, the one potential limitation here is that the Skoläst is currently available in just one color (jade green). Still, an unexpected splash of jade arguably performs a more eye-pleasing function than loose sponges and washcloths strewn across the sink (you can thank us later)."

Ikea's Skoläst extendable sink container is an adjustable, narrow in-sink shelf priced at $5.99 that fits various sink widths to create a basket for holding sponges, scrubbers, and washcloths. The device frees limited counter or faucet-side space, making room for hand soap or other essential items, and is useful in kitchens with pedestal sinks. The Skoläst can be oriented vertically along a sink flank or horizontally behind the faucet. The product currently comes only in jade green, which may be an aesthetic limitation. For smaller capacity needs, a Toplife stainless-steel suction-cup caddy offers an alternative for storing wet sponges.

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