If your kitchen cupboards and drawers are a jumbled mess of mix-and-match cutlery, Tupperware with no lids, baby food jars and empty cereal boxes, it’s time to do some organizing to make life easier. Try these tips to decrease clutter and increase efficiency in your kitchen.
The first big step to compartmentalizing a drawer is creating dividers. This is easy with cardboard, scissors and shelf paper. Simply cut strips of cardboard to size and cover with shelf paper. Leave a little notch on the ends so that the cardboard dividers can interlock. An egg carton is great for the little items that end up in a junk drawer. It also helps keep visual order in the drawer so that you can immediately see what is in each small space. Pick up a pre-assembled utility basket or even a utensil holder that matches the dimensions of your drawer to quickly begin to get things in order. Use ice-cube trays to hold the little items that normally slide around in the bottom of the drawer. By using an open-weave cutlery tray and grouping similar items together, you can transform the cutlery drawer into a more organized junk drawer. If you have an old dresser that you don’t need, save the drawers. Just buy four caster wheels and screw them onto the four bottom corners of the drawer. Now you can roll the drawer to any spare corner of the kitchen. Use a cardboard bottle divider from a liquor or wine case to create small compartments in a drawer. Totally empty junk drawers and throw out all of the unused items. This...
Does opening your kitchen cupboards have you screaming “A v a l a n c h e!”? It is time to develop a game plan and conquer the organization battle. The first step is to make a list and categorize all the different things you store in your cupboards such as appliances, pots and pans, plastic containers, baking goods, dishes, cans, and utensils. The next step is to divide your shelf space into sections. Use the most accessible shelves for everyday items such as tea or coffee, the sugar bowl, salt and pepper shakers, and dishes. These useful tips will help you organize everything in your kitchen cupboards neatly and effectively: Keep your basic ingredients together like sugar, flour, salt, pepper, baking supplies. Make sure they’re stored in airtight containers to avoid attracting pests. Keep all your snacks, cookies, cereal in the same cupboard with the side of the box facing out. Invest in some new airtight containers to store rice, pasta, and other dry goods. Lazy susans come in many sizes and are great for organizing canned goods, boxes or even dishes. Most cans and jars now come with an expiry date. If you have more than one of the same item, place the older one within reach so it gets used first. Buy a spice rack or create your own by sectioning off part of your cupboard. This will prevent a build-up of little jars and bags of spices from getting lost in the cupboards. Alphabetize to make things easy to find. Try to stack your pots, pans, and lids inside each other to conserve space. Keep...
