How to Organize Kitchen Appliances

Kitchen appliances can easily overtake all available counter space, and make a kitchen look untidy and cluttered. Follow these steps to organize kitchen appliances, create more counter space on which to work and give your kitchen a clean and streamlined look.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Make a list of those kitchen appliances you use every day, those you use a few times a week, and those you use only once a month, or even more infrequently. This list will help you to assess which appliances you will need to have readily available, and those you do not.

2. Place those appliances you use every day on your counter. Store those you use a few times a week in a nearby cupboard, pantry, or cabinet. Move the kitchen appliances you only use monthly to a basement storage area.

3. Invest in an under-the-cabinet microwave oven model to save counter space. These microwaves are installed beneath your kitchen cabinets, which will provide you with additional counter space for other items.

4. Keep large and heavy kitchen appliances, such as stand mixers, juicers and bread machines, toward the back of your counters, so your children cannot pull them down and injure themselves.

5. Consider installing an appliance barn. These recessed countertop areas with sliding doors allow you to store appliances out of sight, which gives your kitchen a clean look.

6. Organize appliances into groupings, for ease of use. For example, if you often use your toaster oven and juicer to make breakfast in the morning, store these kitchen appliances beside each other.

7. Straighten and organize your kitchen nightly. This is essential to keep your kitchen uncluttered and clean.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have young children ensure that any cabinets containing dangerous appliances with sharp blades, such as food processors or juicers, are babyproofed.