Instead of dumping lids in one place, why not be creative and hang them at the cabinet doors?
You can create sink storage trays to place your kitchen cleaning stuff. It will be pretty nice once you have done this. This saves you a lot of space in a creative way.
Be creative and decorate your spices in a rack. This will look good especially with the different spices having different colors. Also, it makes the spices more visible when you are cooking.