35 Brilliant Kitchen Organization Tips-Save Space and Money
Best kitchen organization tips to help you organize every corner of your kitchen.
The kitchen is the hardest room in the house to keep organized, that’s if you don’t have a playroom or a play area. It’s the room we spend the most time in. We cook in it, we dine in it, and we even entertain in it.
There are drawers that have lots of utensils, some barely used. We have overflowing cupboards, where stuff gets at the back of it and you forget you even have them.
We end up buying new things just to find out 2 days later we already have them. Or we end up throwing away expired foods that were stuck at the back of your fridge.
Definitely, everyone has a junk drawer where you can find everything from pens to bills to unpaired socks from 4 years ago when your first child was a newborn.
1.Build a pantry between studs if you have a small space
If you are in need of a pantry but have no room for one build one in between the studs. This tutorial walks you step by step on how to make your own.
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2.Charging station
My counter is always full of phone and tablet chargers and is just a plain mess. This idea is perfect for hiding cables and having a charging station.
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3.Hang spices on the cabinet door
Small magnetic containers with clear lid are perfect for storing your spices. Using a cookie sheet you can have a hanging spice rack on the cabinet door.
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4.Store your spices in dollar store jars
If the door cabinet is not an option to store your spices, you can use spice bottles you can also find at the dollar store.
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5.Make your own magnetic containers
You can also transform any small container into a magnetic one. Glue magnetic strips on the bottom of your container and you can transform any container.
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6.Under the sink cabinet
Under the sink cabinet is a place hard to keep organized. Some stacking drawers and a shower caddy can go a long way.
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7.Pull out drawer knock off
Pots and pans can be a pain to organize and depending on your needs and budget you can use different methods to organize them.
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8.Use magazine holders
If you have a small kitchen you can use magazine holders to organize your paper plates and napkins.
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9.Cutting boards organization
Cutting boards can be stored with the help of a wire organizer and a few zip ties on the inside of your cabinet door.
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10. Use wire organizers for baking sheets
Backing sheets can be easily organized with a wire organizer you can find at the dollar store. The stay up, don’t fall all over the place making a lot of noise.
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11. Use command hooks
Using command hooks you can organize your backing accessories on the cabinet walls for easy access and to save space.
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12.Use lid organizers
Lid organizers can also be used to keep in place your backing dishes or serving plates.
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13.Organize your lids on the cabinet door
Organize your lids on the cabinet door with the help of command hooks. They are easy to find and there is no more digging through tons of lids to find the one you are looking for.
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14.Appliance Garage
This is one of the best kitchen organization tips and can help you keep your kitchen look spotless. Having lots of small appliances on the counter makes your kitchen look cluttered and unorganized.
Also having to pull out from a cabinet your coffee maker or your toaster can become frustrating pretty soon. While looking for a solution for my own countertop mess I found this awesome tutorial for building and appliance garage. It’s not difficult to make and it’s not that expensive either.
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15.Store measuring cups on doors
If you like to bake and are using your measuring cups all the time you can store them on your cabinet door. To make backing even easier you can chalk paint the door and have a baking conversion chart too.
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16.Pull out drawer for Tupperware
Tupperware gives headaches to all of us when it comes to storage. They are piled up in the cabinets and the lids are always missing.
I think they go to the same place where all my missing socks go. You can build a special pull out drawer for your containers that it’s easy to modify according to your needs.
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17.Pretend Pull out drawers
If the pull out drawers won’t fit into your budget this hack is the best for you. Organize your items by type and store them in large plastic containers.
You can easily pull them out any time you need something that is at the back of your cabinet.
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18.Paint markers to label Jars
Sometimes when organizing you need to label things. You can use paint pens if you know you will not change the content of your bin or jar.
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19.Use see thru labels
Or you can make your own inexpensive see thru labels.
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20.Store water bottles in magazine holders
Water bottles are can be contained with the help of magazine holders. They stay in place and don’t fall all over the place.
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21.Plastic bags organization
Use a tissue box to organize all the plastic bags.
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22.Garbage bag holder
Use some curtain rod brackets and wood dowels to make your own garbage bags holder under the sink area.
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23.Utensils drawer
Always digging thru your utensils drawer to find the one you are looking for can be frustrating. You can make your own custom drawer dividers.
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24.Use bins from Dollar store to organize your pantry
An organized pantry will help you save money. I know for a fact it helps me and I really hope I was not the only one that had to throw away expired foods.
Every time I was digging dipper into my pantry I was finding something that ended up buried at the back covered by 10 other things.
You can easily organize your pantry with bins you can find at the dollar store.
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25.Build pull out shelves
You can build your own pull out drawers if you have a deeper pantry.
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26.Use bins to organize your fridge
Prevent your food from getting to the back of your fridge where it will end up spoiling. Use fridge plastic bins that you can find at Walmart to store your food.
They’ll keep your fridge organized and help you save some money by not throwing out food.
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27. Organize your freezer with bins
Deep freezers are tricky to organize but with a few plastic bins from the dollar store, you can make your life way easier.
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28. Create a Coffee Bar
Create a coffee bar to make your counter look more organized. Having everything in one place makes it so much easier to have your cup of caffeine in the morning.
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29. Keep appliance cords under control
Appliance cords are all over the place or are hard to wrap them around them. This little thing can help you contain them with ease.
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30.Use Hooks to organize your pans
Pots and pans can be easily organized with hooks. If you have taller cabinets hang your pans to make use of all the space.
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32.Kick Toe Drawers
These drawers are perfect to add extra storage especially if you have a small kitchen.
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33.Muffin liners in Jars
Store your muffin liners in a mason jar. It makes it easier to find them and they are not all over your cabinet or drawer.
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34. Keep your counter organized
Use tiered trays for some extra visual interest and to store your fruits and herbs.
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35.Clear containers
Use clear containers to store your items. It’s much easier when you can see everything.
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Decluttering and organizing your kitchen helps eliminate food waste, and saves time in finding what you need. It also makes it easier to keep it clean when everything has its own place.
What are your favorite ways to organize your kitchen?