The kitchen is the center of any home. As in any high traffic area, clutter can quickly accumulate. The mail lands on the nearest counter to the back door; keys follow next. The popcorn popper from last night’s snack is still taking up space. Might as well leave out the rice steamer; it might be used for tomorrow night’s dinner. Dishes need to be rinsed before going into the dishwasher—oh wait, need to empty first. Homework, newspapers, grocery lists… it goes on and on.
Some clutter issues can be solved through better use of space. Poor kitchen design is often the culprit but so is bad organization. Here are a few ideas to help declutter your kitchen.
1) Evaluate your kitchen cabinets. Free up space for those items you use everyday. Put the items you use less often in another storage area, such as an underused closet.
2) Organize your cabinets. Keep all of your baking items such as flour, sugar, and starches together in one cabinet and keep canned goods in another, breakfast foods in another and so forth. This way everything has its place and items will be much easier to find and therefore easier to put away. Dinnerware should be close to the sink or dishwasher and easy to reach. Glassware should also be in a similar position so that dishes are easily put away. Pots and pans should be close to the stove as well as condiments and spices. Food belongs in the remaining space where it will be most convenient for you.
3) Organizational tools There are many clever gadgets. Visit your local kitchen store or storage store.
- Cutlery Drawer Insets – This will always keep your cutlery neatly together and open up remaining space within your drawers.
- Utensil Racks – Show off beautiful utensils and hang them on the wall next to your oven. Clean and convenient.
- Lazy Susan’s – Make difficult cupboards so much easier to manage.
- Under Sink Organizers – Much space is wasted here. These units provide better storage opportunity.
And for an added touch, check these out:
Pegboard Drawer. Instead of having to heft plates onto hard- to-reach overhead you can stack them securely between adjustable pegs (round or triangular) in this 12-inch-deep base cabinet drawer. An added bonus: The kids have no excuse not to help unload the dishwasher.
Flip-Top Cabinet. If you’ve got a little empty wall space, why not put it to use with a stylish stand-alone cabinet? Because this one tapers at the bottom, it can be mounted lower than a standard cabinet, providing easy-to-reach shelving above a sink or countertop. It also works over a kitchen desk for holding pens, paper, cookbooks, and other miscellany.
Give Castle Rock Construction a call. Let us help you declutter!
