Tips on Kitchen Organization Design

If there is a single room in the home where organization is critical, it would have to be the kitchen.  Much of our time is spent in the kitchen, preparing meals, doing dishes and putting away groceries. When this room falls into chaos, it can have a substantial impact on our daily lives.  Create a plan for organizing your kitchen and you can spend the time you save on doing something you enjoy.

Kitchen organization design does not have to be elaborate, costly or time-consuming.  Every step you take toward organizing your kitchen saves you more time and energy.  Try some of these simple steps to get started on a neater, more enjoyable kitchen:

• Stand those utensils up.  Use a bucket, mason jar or other tall container to collect all of your utensils in one place.  It sure beats a drawer full of haphazardly strewn spatulas and spoons.


• Utilize the dead space under your cabinets.  Small finishing nails are perfect to tack up on the underside of kitchen cabinets to store small items.  Measuring cups and spoons, potholders and frequently used utensils can all be within easy reach but out of the way by hanging under your cabinets.


• Invest in a spice organizer.  From a fancy rotating rack to a simple wire step system, spices are much easier to deal with when they are put in their places.  A wire rack with multiple tiers can run you as little as $2 or $3 and one or two of these are sufficient for most household spice collections.


• Consider a kitchen island.  There are many design choices available.  You can purchase a butcher-block kitchen island for relatively little money.  Those types of islands have storage cabinets and baskets to store many necessary food preparation items.


• Use baskets in cupboards to organize related foods.  If your chips and crackers tend to sprout legs and wander around your snack cupboard, corral them with a basket.  This helps avoid food waste from forgotten packages and helps you to see all of your choices at a glance.


• Buy a hanging produce rack.  You have probably seen those tiered produce baskets, with a small basket on top followed by two successively larger baskets.  If you have a corner with some extra ceiling space, you can eliminate a fruit basket on the counter and use this instead.

Take a walk through your kitchen and see where the trouble spots are.  Chances are, you can buy or build a solution that will get those wayward items neatly put away and out of trouble.