How to Organise your Kitchen Cupboards & Drawers
How organised are your kitchen cabinets? Not only is kitchen storage space the most important in the home, it’s also the busiest. Since you use them daily, knowing how to organise kitchen cupboards is vital. Disorganised and cluttered, your kitchen cabinets can be a source of stress and impede your work flow. When they are orderly, though, your cabinets can make a huge difference in how your kitchen operates. Here, we offer some tips, so that you can arrange your kitchen just as well as any professional cupboard organiser!
Begin by decluttering
This is, of course, the start of any good organisation project. There is not much you can do with your kitchen cabinets when they are overflowing with things you don’t need. Start with removing expired food and unusable crockery, and then go deeper, being ruthlessly honest with yourself about the things you do not need. What do you actually use? Do you have unnecessary duplicates? Your kitchen cupboards will be much more functional after a good declutter.
Be logical about your organisation
Group like items together, and place things where you will use them. Use wooden crates, storage caddies, or even decorative trays to keep small items like herbs and spices contained, buying a variety of sizes so that you can make the most of cupboard space. Store items in a way that corresponds with how you use them, so that you are not running to three different places in your kitchen, for instance, for your kettle, cups, and teabags. Another example of logical placement is storing pots and pans near the hob. Store things you will use less frequently toward the back, so that you will have the things you need easily accessible toward the front.
Utilise all available space
Maximise space, using tools like shelf risers and under-shelf hanging storage so that your cupboard is filled completely, and no space is wasted. Pull-out storage or a three quarter carousel can help you make the most of a tight corner cabinet, and taking advantage of vertical space, like the area between your cabinets and the ceiling, can add a good deal of storage.
Install additional shelving on regular shelves and cupboard doors
Often, the fixed shelves in your kitchen cabinets will be placed in a way that leaves gaps and wastes space. Using raised inserts to create a second set of shelves can give you another layer of storage. Putting shelves on the insides of doors is another brilliant solution, with rails to prevent items from falling when you open the door. Depending on the size of your cupboard, shelves inside the doors can hold everything from spices to much larger items, or you can install a pan lid holder on the inside of a cupboard door for easy access to your lids.
Use a kitchen cupboard organiser wherever you can
There are so many ingenious types of organisers, like slot in racks for baking trays, lids, chipping boards, or even pans and lids, and tiered organisers for cans and spices. Look at your kitchen with an open mind, and you will discover plenty of places where you can use an organiser to make things easier to access. You can even get creative with your kitchen, using things like a towel rack inside a cupboard door to hang spray bottles of cleaner.
Keep your food in transparent storage
By using acrylic and glass storage jars, you will facilitate kitchen organisation that your whole family can remember. You will be able to see what you have, and your cupboards will look more organised than if you have a jumble of different branded food packets. Transparent stackable storage in a drawer or on shelves can help keep small items organised, and stylish glass storage jars will work inside a cabinet, but can also look decorative when stored on a counter or an open shelf.
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A well-organised kitchen is a thing of beauty, and clearing away the things you do not need allows you to curate a kitchen full of beautiful and practical items that are not only functional but also lift your mood. When you’re ready to invest in timeless quality and value that is nevertheless at the cutting edge of trend, trust Forge & Fig to deliver exceptional items to grace your home. Thoughtfully designed to be treasured by each generation, our carefully sourced luxury cookware and tableware collections are inspired by kitchen designers and innovators across the globe. Beautifully stylish, our products are also entirely practical and created with a focus on sustainability.
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