Hello my fellow neat freaks. Sorry I have been away for a
while. It has been a busy time with the holiday season, but that is no reason
to neglect being neat and organized.
This blog is going to focus on a very important area of your house,
at least important in my house, and that is the kitchen. This past weekend I finally had the
opportunity to begin re-organizing my kitchen.
It is not where I fully want it to be but it is well on its way. I hope
to have an update for everyone in the near future. Below, I have come up with my top 5 tips for
a better organized and functional kitchen.
1.
Just like with your closet, store frequently
used items in easy to reach places. For example cooking utensils that are used
regularly can be displayed on the counter closest to the stove in a cute vase
or racket. This is also an inexpensive
and non-space consuming way to add decoration to your kitchen.
2.
If your kitchen is like mine you don’t have many
drawers. To free up drawer space try
mounting pot holders and aprons onto pegs on your kitchen wall. This will free up your drawers to be used for
other items like dishes and utensils.
3.
Clear you counters or unnecessary things. This is your main work space for cooking. In
my kitchen I basically have one counter top so I can’t afford to clutter it
up. Utilize all your cabinets even the
hard to reach ones. Those can be used to house the items you do not use very
often and you can always invest in a stable stepping stool to reach them.
4.
Group similar items together (i.e. all cups
together, bake ware in cabinet, fine china in a separate area as regular
dinnerware, etc.). Not only does this
apply to your dishes but can work when organizing your pantry or refrigerator
too.
5.
Consider investing in storage aid. For your
utensils you can use a compartmentalized organizer, and self-organizers for cabinets.
If you have open shelves you can place items in baskets and then place the
baskets on the shelves to give a level or secrecy to your belongings.
Some other kitchen organizing tips to be aware of are clean
your refrigerator and pantry out of unwanted or expire food frequently. I do mine every time I grocery shop which is
every two weeks or so. Also there is no
need to spend large amounts of money on decoration. You can easily just display
any fine china you may have or color pots and even nice jars you have that you
use to store food such as cereal or sugar.
As we start this New Year let’s all make a pledge to get
organize and eliminate the clutter from our lives. When you have a clean and orderly space, you
have a clean and orderly mind and life.
Check out the before and after pictures of my kitchen.
Before
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