43 Kitchen Upgrades You’ll Feel Like A Certified Genius For Buying

27. A sleek knife and utensil holder so you don’t have to clutter your surfaces with a bunch of different containers. It’ll look perfect in that one empty corner on the counter (you know the one) while holding all the essentials.

Promising review: “It’s a very compact yet practical organizer for your daily cooking utensils and knives. It takes up very little space on the kitchen counter and keeps the utensils and knives organized and easily accessible.” —amenah

Get it from Amazon for $27.99.

28. Or a sleek magnetic strip if you secretly despise your knife block because of how much space it occupies on your counter. Swap it out for this, which will look lovely against your backsplash while storing your knives.

reviewer's strip on a wall holding various knives

This is much better than storing knives in a drawer where they can scrape up against each other and dull the blades. This magnetic bar comes with mounting hardware and instructions to hang it up, and it is also compatible with Velcro or any kind of mounting tape.

Promising review: “I want to order another one!!! I wish I had thought to purchase one of these sooner. The magnet is strong and holds plenty of my everyday knives. I decided to put it on the side of my fridge and it holds perfectly when you remove the back and stick directly on. I didn’t need anything extra to hold it in place either. Now I have more counter space.” —RayJoni07

Get it from Amazon for $13.99+ (available in seven sizes).