How to Organize a Kitchen

Before we start with how to organize a kitchen, always, always, always declutter first.

Most people try to arrange what they've already got, and then wonder why they get frustrated!

It's so much easy to clear out and get rid of what isn't really adding value to your life, and then organizing what's left.

You HAVE heard me say that for most people, 75% of their stuff is clutter, haven't you?

No?!?

Just imagine if you let go of even 50% of what's in your kitchen right now.

Half of those mis-matched coffee mugs.

Half of the tupperware that no longer has matching lids (or that melted in the dishwasher).

Half of the spices that you haven't used for sixteen years anyway (spices DO lose their spicy-ness).

And then go take a good look at all those fancy-schmancy appliances that you just HAD to have...you know, so you could create cozy family Sunday brunches at home with your special juicer and waffle iron and 'Sunday best' dishes.

When is the last time you created that Norman Rockwell scene in your kitchen?

If you DO use those things, by all means keep and cherish them...and use them often.

If not, let them go. They're simply making you feel guilty for not being Martha Stewart in the kitchen (not to mention taking up a huge amount of cupboard space or - gasp! - counter space).

Once you have clearing out all of your kitchen clutter, NOW you can see if you need any organizer tools to create a nice kitchen.

I do love the little racks that you can put in your cupboard to hold plates and cups, so you don't have to stack the little plates in a big pile on top of the big plates. Anything that makes it super easy to get things out and put them away in a cupboard is a good thing.

When it gets right down to it, how to organize a kitchen well is mainly about paring down to what really matters to you in your kitchen and arranging it in a way that pleases you.

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