Your meal planning can be transformed with these 7 tips for an organized kitchen!
Read on to find out seven simple, practical ways to make your time in the kitchen less stressful and make family mealtime more fun.
How often have you felt like a pantry staple you swore you just bought somehow vanished into thin air? Where could it have gone?
You may have a few condiments in your fridge that expired ages ago. Where did the time go?
The next time you’re hunting for your Tupperware lids and feeling frustrated with the disarray, make the commitment to do a good kitchen detox to get things in order so time in the kitchen is better spent.
As spring gets closer, a spring cleaning of your kitchen is a great move!
I know it can look daunting, but these 7 tips for an organized kitchen will undoubtedly help you get your kitchen together in no time.
Get rid of nonessentials
Do you have a toaster oven you never use? Dishes that are chipped? Seasonings past their prime or that you’ve never tried?
For the things you may use once in a blue moon, like only at the holidays, store them elsewhere (garage, attic, or basement). The items that you don’t ever use can be donated. You can toss out anything beyond its lifespan.
Scrub it down
After going through every cabinet and your fridge, scrub it all down. It will feel like a whole new home! You can break this task up over a week or two to make it less overwhelming.
For example, on Monday, wipe down all of your cabinets. On Tuesday, tackle the refrigerator shelves. Create a schedule that’s doable so you won’t procrastinate. (make a plan for all of these 7 tips for an organized kitchen!)
Make a plan for your kitchen storage
Now that it’s all clean, don’t just shove everything back the way it was. Make a plan and define your kitchen zones. This way, you’ll know where everything goes.
For example, make the items you use the most frequently stay in an easily-accessible place. It would help if you organized cookware near your oven, and pantry goods should go into the pantry. Of course, these are only suggestions, so make a plan of what works for you and your kitchen and stick to it.
Work with the space you’ve got
Some of you might have a massive kitchen with tons of space. Organizing this will be far easier. But if you’re in tight quarters, you’ll have to get a bit more creative.
For this reason, make sure that things you don’t use daily aren’t in the way of what you use more often. Making your space functional will create ease in the kitchen.
Invest in storage items
We’ve all gone into the pantry and pawed around to find an old box of crackers that we forgot about. Instead, make life easier by getting clear containers for these types of things. You’ll be able to see it easier, and as a bonus, it will extend the shelf-life drastically by keeping things fresh.
I love mason jars! You can get them in various sizes and the seal on the top is phenomenal.
Think outside the box
There are so many ways to get creative with the space you have in your kitchen and get it organized in a functional way. Pots and pans take up loads of space, but you can consider a hanging rack. This way you can display them and keep them out of the way.
If you spend too much time fumbling for spices, mount a spice rack to the inside of your cabinet doors. Organize it alphabetically. Cork boards, drawer organizers, dividers, and even over-the-door compartment racks can all help you organize with ease and make your kitchen look great.
Be open to change
Sometimes, your organizational tactics might not go as planned. If things are still getting messy, be open to changing it for another method. And even if it’s going well, make a plan to do a deep clean and decluttering once per year to keep everything in top shape in your kitchen!
Let’s recap! Here are your 7 Tips for an Organized Kitchen as we get closer to spring:
Get rid of nonessentials
Scrub it down
Make a plan for your kitchen storage
Work with the space you’ve got
Invest in storage items
Think outside the box
Be open to change
But remember, just reading this blog isn’t going to get your kitchen organized.
Take these tips, make a plan, and then act!
Ready to simplify your meal planning and make dinnertime stress-free? Join my Facebook group, Practical Meal Planning Moms, and let’s transform your kitchen life together!
