8 Reasons Your Kitchen Needs a Flyover Shelf
The space you need to store glassware, pots, vases and even dry food is right above your kitchen island
Kitchen islands are often designed with cupboards, drawers and shelves underneath the counter for storage. But what about over the island? A shelf or unit suspended over a kitchen island – otherwise known as a flyover shelf – can not only be used to provide lighting and integrate the range hood above the countertop, but can also store a variety of objects, keeping them out of the way while still within handy reach. These flyover shelves optimise storage and create space to put your favourite things on display – which one would work well at your house?
2. Tableware
The suspended timber unit is a standout feature of this open-plan kitchen and living space, and is used for keeping crockery such as mugs, bowls and plates stored safely away. Both the natural timber and ceramics have a handcrafted feel and suit the pared-back Scandinavian style of the room.
The suspended timber unit is a standout feature of this open-plan kitchen and living space, and is used for keeping crockery such as mugs, bowls and plates stored safely away. Both the natural timber and ceramics have a handcrafted feel and suit the pared-back Scandinavian style of the room.
If your plates, glasses and vases deserve a little more attention, a flyover can turn your collection into a kitchen feature with a restaurant vibe.
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3. Bottles and glasses
This flyover is for the home entertainer. Space can be at a premium when it comes to apartment living, so instead of finding extra room or buying additional furniture, a kitchen island flyover can double as a bar. It keeps liquor bottles and glasses out of the way, while providing functional and atmospheric lighting over the island. Flyover supports are secured between the trusses in the ceiling to cater for heavy loads.
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This flyover is for the home entertainer. Space can be at a premium when it comes to apartment living, so instead of finding extra room or buying additional furniture, a kitchen island flyover can double as a bar. It keeps liquor bottles and glasses out of the way, while providing functional and atmospheric lighting over the island. Flyover supports are secured between the trusses in the ceiling to cater for heavy loads.
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4. Saucepans
Less a shelf or flyover and more a ladder or rack, this storage solution is ideal for hanging pots and pans. Bulky cooking and baking items can often take up precious drawer and cupboard space, but this suspended solution keeps them up and out of the way with a series of simple hooks.
Less a shelf or flyover and more a ladder or rack, this storage solution is ideal for hanging pots and pans. Bulky cooking and baking items can often take up precious drawer and cupboard space, but this suspended solution keeps them up and out of the way with a series of simple hooks.
5. Pot plants
A flyover needn’t be used just for kitchen items as this one proves, instead serving as a shelf for trailing plants. The green leaves and terracotta pots soften the dark porcelain and timber counter and sharp, shiny edges of the stainless-steel cooker hood and flyover, giving the kitchen some extra life and colour. The flyover also integrates lighting to illuminate the work surface.
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A flyover needn’t be used just for kitchen items as this one proves, instead serving as a shelf for trailing plants. The green leaves and terracotta pots soften the dark porcelain and timber counter and sharp, shiny edges of the stainless-steel cooker hood and flyover, giving the kitchen some extra life and colour. The flyover also integrates lighting to illuminate the work surface.
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6. Food
An open-ended unit above this kitchen island is used to store garlic and could easily be used for other food and ingredients, or cookbooks, like its counterpart below. The timber unit also incorporates a cooker hood and complements the use of timber throughout the rest of the kitchen.
An open-ended unit above this kitchen island is used to store garlic and could easily be used for other food and ingredients, or cookbooks, like its counterpart below. The timber unit also incorporates a cooker hood and complements the use of timber throughout the rest of the kitchen.
8. Everything but the kitchen sink
Making use of vertical space can create a surprising amount of storage. The shelving suspended over this kitchen island provides a home for oft-used items lower down, and glass doors protect items on the upper shelves used less often from dust.
Making use of vertical space can create a surprising amount of storage. The shelving suspended over this kitchen island provides a home for oft-used items lower down, and glass doors protect items on the upper shelves used less often from dust.
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Cookware is stashed above the kitchen island and within handy reach of the stovetop with this multi-purpose flyover. It integrates the cooker hood and downlights for use over the island, while providing plenty of space for casserole and baking dishes. And the timber and metal design blends in with the rest of the kitchen as well as the aluminium-framed sliding doors.
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