How To Organize Kitchen Cabinets: A Step By Step Guide To Make a Small Kitchen Look Bigger

Learn how to organize kitchen cabinets with these simple tips and tricks. A step by step plan to help get your started on designing your perfect kitchen organization system.

1. Decluttering first. Take everything out.

It’s important to take everything out and get you a clear idea what you can toss. Besides, it’s perfect to declutter any space before organizing it. Don’t forget to DO A THOROUGH CLEANING.

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2. Tuck away rarely-used ingredients and heavy items on bottom shelf.

There is no point wasting your time organizing and maintaining stuffs that you don’t really need. Just tuck them away.

Most people aren’t whipping up pies on daily basis. So put the baking supplies on the top shelf.

It’s a better idea to group the larger, heavier items on the bottom. You’ll be access to your big plates and bowls on the bottom shelf with ease.

3. Organize by Activity

Organizing a cabinet by splitting it into zones based on activity makes it a lot easier to hustle and bustle.

cooking/baking zones
food prep zone
food storage zone
storage container zone
cleaning product zone
coffee, tea or other beverage bar

4. Stack pots and pans

Stack the pots and pans on one side of the space and the lids on the other. This is a space-saving method and will make them accessible and easy to find.

5. Add a Liner

Liners provide stability to the base of the cabinet or drawer, keeping the items from slipping and falling.

6. Group similar ingredients. By Color OR Dish

Group ingredients that are commonly used together in the same cabinet. This way when you do a baking job, you don’t have to search for similar ingredients.

If you’re visual, it may looks more soothing when it’s all color-coordinated.

7. Label everything

Prevent any potential mix up by labeling everything. It’s good choice that you clear tops and labels make for easy identification in the spice drawer and cabinets.

8. Use pull-out design ideas. Pull-Out Cabinets and Pull-Out drawers

To keep things organized, add in a pull-out drawer for easier access. Store dinnerware in pull-out drawers. This keeps your stuffs tucked away but still provides easy access.

9. Organize utensils in drawers

Just check it out the guide on how to organize your kitchen utensils.

10. UTILIZE A organizer

Place each container on a rack in your cabinet. This way you can find the correct spice by pulling them all out at once, then neatly returning the ones you don’t need.

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