How to Keep Your Kitchen Organized and Tidy

Want to keep your kitchen organized without spending a lot of money? Here are some ideas.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. If you can't keep your cutting boards and jelly roll sheets and cookie sheets from sliding down in your cabinet try using inexpensive tension rods as dividers. They come in many lengths so if you have a cabinet without a middle shelf you can get a longer length to fit from top to bottom of your cabinet. They are also so thin that it still leaves you plenty of room for pots, pans and lids.

2. Ice cube trays and small children sized shoe boxes that can be covered in pretty gift wrap makes great dividers and holders for your utensil drawer. Use the ice cube trays for corn cob knobs, spare wine corks and twine. Use the shoe boxes to keep spatulas separated from spoons.

3. Use rubber shelf liner in between pots and pans. It can be trimmed easily and will keep down the noise level when searching for pots and keeps them from getting scratched up. Consider tossing all of your multi-sized lids and pick up one or two one-size-fits-all lids to save on space.

4. Keep only the appliances you use on a daily basis on your counter. Things like your coffee maker, your toaster, your electric can opener for example. Everything else should be stored in an easily accessible cabinet.

Tips & Warnings

• Store kitchen items for easy access. Keep your plates and glasses in cabinets that are closest to your dishwasher. Keep flatware in a drawer closest to your dinner table. Keep pots and pans close to your stove and/or oven. All this will give you a well flowing kitchen. Especially at meal prep time when there may be more than one person in the kitchen at a time.

[Kathymcbain]

on 12/7/2008 Great tips. I am in the process of selling my house and I'm always trying to keep my kitchen a little more tidy.

[sunshine11219]

on 10/25/2008 good tips