How to Organize Your Kitchen
The kitchen is often one of the most highly trafficked area of a house. Making sure that your kitchen is functional and organized properly can make your life so much easier. Learn How to Organize Your Kitchen right here!
Organizing your kitchen is a great way to ensure that your family life flows easier when it comes to meal preparation and ease of access.
Empty Cupboards
Pull everything out of each cupboard and go through it. Donate or discard things that you don’t often use, broken or damaged items or things you have multiples of.
Make sure to take the time to do this with each drawer and cupboard. The end game is to ensure that you only keep the things that you know you need and get rid of the things that have no use to you.
This will help to create more space for the important things.
Group Items Together
Things like your baking items, your cookware and your utensils should be separated into groups and stored where it most makes sense.
If there are pieces that you only use occasionally those can be put away somewhere that isn’t as easy to access. For example, cookware and bakeware can be kept central to where you do most of your food prep.
Ensuring that you set your kitchen up in a functional manner will reduce the time spent trying to find items you need.
Store in Clear or Open Containers
Using containers is an amazing way to streamline the inside of your cupboards.
Store things like gravy mixes, hot cereal packets and sauce mixes in small clear containers to avoid them becoming a mess inside the cupboards. I also utilize small rectangle planters to store these items so they are easy to access.
Clear containers on the counter top with lentils, beans and pasta can be attractive and also help you with storage.
Store Containers and Lids
Make sure that all food storage containers have lids and are stored with them so they all stay together. This can also be done with the lids for you pans and pots. A wire rack is an extremely functional way to store these items in your cupboards.
This also stands for plastic containers. Going through these and organizing lids and containers that match will save you time and frustration later. I do this cupboard frequently as some how a lid or the container go missing. Recycle what is no longer working for you.
Make Good Use of Space
Vertical space in your kitchen can sometimes feel like a waste. Place hooks underneath cabinets to hang mugs to save space.
Hang hooks on the inside of cupboard or pantry doors to hold things like oven mutts, measuring cups or other kitchen gadgets. There are many creative ways to take advantage of the space your kitchen has. You can even consider using a ceiling rack to hang pots and pans up.
Any space you use to hang something will considerably free up the inside of your cupboards.
Do some Research and Shopping
There are many companies out there that will help you get organized in a pantry, cupboard, under sink or corner cupboard. There are great ideas at your local hardware store or big box stores. We had our pantry redesigned by Shelf Genie.
We also had custom drawers done by Kniss Custom Woodwork and they are a dream come true for me.
If you don’t have the budget for custom work there are lots of gadgets out there to help make your kitchen more usable. There are many ways to ensure that your kitchen is properly organized.
Make sure to take inventory of your kitchen and discard of things that are broken or no longer used. Also, group items together to make good use of your space. In no time your kitchen will be functioning like a well oiled machine and you will feel less stress around meal times when it is done.
Also if you are thinking of a renovation check out our post for Kitchen Renovation Design Ideas and Tips from Our Kitchen Renovation.
Thanks for the info. I found it very helpful. We had the same idea about the planters with the large utensils bevy to the stove.
I am so glad you found it helpful! Have a great day!
These are such good ideas. I love having an organized kitchen. It makes everything easier! My cupboards could use a run-through.
I need them drawers for all my dish towels! I use jars like these in my bathroom to keep stuff straight.
What a timely post! We just finished painting the kitchen so now it’s time to reorganize it and get it functioning as efficiently as possible. Thanks so much for your great tips!
These are great ideas! I love that clear containers are both practical and add some color to the kitchen.
I need all the help I can get – my kitchen has SOOO many gadgets. I have to downsize.
Oh my goodness!
Gorgeous kitchen! My kitchen is in such disparate need of a good cleaning of the cupboards and organization.
You’ve inspired me. And again… gorgeous kitchen!!
Thank you so much!!
Love all your ideas! I also love an organized kitchen! So much better to cook in a neat place!
My kitchen cabinets are totally out of control and I have plans for revamping them. I need to get some hooks for sure. Great ideas.
I need to rip out my entire kitchen and start from scratch. I try to organize but it’s so tiny and always has been :/
These are great organization tips! I definitely need to use these in my kitchen.
I love having my kitchen organized. My husband just built me some drawer dividers for a couple of my drawers that I just love. I go through my kitchen every once in a while and clean out and toss out. Love your ideas.
I need all of these tips! My kitchen is honestly a cluttered mess and I know taking the time to organize would make me feel so much better!
No matter how hard we try, the kitchen never gets organized. I think we just have too many gadgets and just don’t have the room for them!
Having limited kitchen space sometimes becomes a problem when I don’t have enough room for my groceries. Thank you for the advice about how to clear out and organize my kitchen cupboards. I will make sure I pull everything out, and donate all the food that I don’t use often. Also I am thinking of looking into good kitchen storage shelves. I want to find something cute and durable.
Good luck, sounds like a great plan!