Maybe you bake so that you can take chocolate chip cookies to your office once a week, or perhaps creating a multi-layered Red Velvet cake is a way for you to relieve stress, or, perhaps, it’s always been your dream to open your own cupcake shop. Whatever the reason, if you love to bake, there are some ways to make your kitchen more baking-friendly!

We’ve outlined a few of the top home improvement projects, to help you make your baking dreams come true. 

Open shelves

The raw ingredients of baking involve a lot of dry goods and that means big jars of flour, sugars, grains, and other necessities. You want to access these items quickly and having an area with open shelves above your workspace is the best way to organize a dream kitchen for bakers. If you don’t have an open space already, you may need to remove a cabinet door and add shelving. A professional is your best bet to tell you what you’ll need to renovate your kitchen and perhaps reconsider its layout. 

Tray and baking pan storage

Do you have more baking trays and pans than you know what to do with? If your baking goes from cookies to cupcakes to cakes to pies to breads, then the answer is probably, yes. Upright storage will make it easier to get to the tray or pan that you need. Cabinets made specifically for trays will be narrow and tall with dividers, but if you don’t want to make a big investment you can place your tray storage in an upper cabinet and get a standup file divider from an office supply store to keep your trays organized. And in that case, you may also want to invest in a step stool.

Rolling cart

As an alternative to a complete kitchen storage overhaul, you can invest in a rolling cart that can hold all of your baking ingredients and tools. That way when you need it, you can move it around to the most ideal spot in your kitchen for easy access. 

Pastry table

To get serious, you’ll want a dedicated pastry table, which is lower than a typical kitchen counter. This area should be in your main work area, and will have a marble or wood top, which will make it ideal for rolling.

Double oven 

If you are often baking for a crowd or creating cakes with multiple layers, you might go for the ultimate upgrade — a double oven. If you have a large built-in microwave above your current oven, consider if you could remove it and add an oven in its place. When going for this indulgence, consider convection heat, which works with fans that recirculate heat, and is ideal for evenly-baked cookies and crusts. 

Book/tablet stand

Are you often consulting recipes on your tablet, or recipe books? For books, you can buy an inexpensive book stand, or get one built-in in your work area. You can also consider adding a charging station that is specifically for your tablet. 

Shelves for recipe books

Kitchens do not always come with bookcases, and if you have oodles of recipe books, you’ll want to be sure to have this amenity. You can turn a cabinet into a bookcase by removing a door and adding more shelves, or if you have the wall space, consider buying a bookcase to add to your kitchen. 

You don’t need a complete kitchen overhaul to be well on your way to your baking dreams, with a few simple upgrades you can make your space more baking-friendly.