How To Get and Keep Your Kitchen Cupboards Organized
Spring Break is upon is and even though it’s not very ‘Springy’ in my neck of the woods I have decided to try and get some Spring cleaning done before the nice weather hits us and we end up spending all of our time outside. If that ever happens, that is… I thought I would share my secrets on how I got all of my kitchen drawers and cupboards organized.
- If you haven`t used it in 3 months, toss it or sell it. Chances are if it`s been that long since the last time you needed it, than it`s probably not that important to have around and it`s just wasting space.
- Play the matching game - make sure all of your Tupperware bowls have lids and in some cases the lids have bowls. If it`s missing the other half, chuck it your never going to find it.
- Organize by necessity - have all your pots and pans, etc… that you use most often at the front of the cupboard within easy accessible reach. Now you don`t have to fight your way to getting what you want making a huge mess in the process. The same applies for your cleaning products.
- If your `junk drawer`is anything like mine, it`s most likely filled with extra batteries, pens, loyalty cards and anything else that you don’t have a proper place for. Buy a tray or a few, depending on your preference from the dollar store, to keep it neat and tidy for when you need one of those miscellaneous items fast.
- Expiry dates play a very important role in organization. Make sure to check all of your food in the cupboards for the expiry dates and put all items with the soonest expiration dates, closest to the front. They will be the first ones that you grab ensuring that nothing in your cupboards will go bad.
As hard of a job it was to re-organize everything, I can’t believe how good it feels to have my kitchen, where I have to admit I spend most of my time back to normal. Do you have any tricks to getting and/or staying organized?
24 Comments
Corina Ramos
Hi Amanda,
I found your post on the G+ Community Mommy Bloggers. Thanks for sharing these organization tips. I have a lot of lids and don’t know where the bottoms went.
I have two junk drawers girlfriend and I can’t ever seem to empty them out. I have teens and they think that’s where everything goes. LOL
Nice to meet you. Thanks for sharing. Happy Wednesday!
Amanda Komoski
Hi Corina, Thank you so much for stopping by! In my old place I had 3 junk drawers, the only reason why we minimized was because there were less drawers in our new place. Now we have 2 IKEA shelfs with baskets of junk… That’s my next feat.
Kristin Aquariann
Great tips! I should probably throw away some of the mounting Chinese food containers I use instead of Tupperware …
Amanda Komoski
Chinese food containers are great to use to, I love buying food that I can reuse the containers.
Lynne
It bothers me so much when I find expired food - from a financial standpoint as well as the fact that I wasted something that many people are in desperate need of. I have started being more vigilant about putting new food supplies in the back of the pantry and “pulling” the older things towards the front. It has helped alot. Our pantry has some deep shelves, and it is easy for things to get overlooked. Thanks for the other tips too!
Amanda Komoski
That’s always the first thought that goes through my mind when I notice something has expired - How much it cost us…
Holly S.
I’ve been in this house for 4 years and all of the kitchen stuff is still where it was stuffed when I unpacked. It’s time for a reorganization! Thanks for the reminder!
Amanda Komoski
Funny my mom read this post and sorta said the same thing. I inspired her to clean her cupboards 🙂
Lisa
Great Tips & Ideas Thank You!
Amanda Komoski
Your welcome!
Star light
I loved all of these tips. Especially the one about the junk drawer because I have 3 of them in the kitchen and have to look through all of them when looking for something Thanks for sharing!
Amanda Komoski
I know that problem all to well..
Tanya @ Moms Small Victories
Thanks for sharing with #smallvictoriessunday. I totally need to tackle the kitchen cabinets THIS WEEK! (I have been saying this since January, so I’m shouting at myself more than anything).
Amanda Komoski
Good luck!
Darlene W
The cupboards look so good when they are cleaned and organized, it is just tough getting started
Amanda Komoski
Haha I know and than my husband puts the dishes away and it’s chaos again 🙁
Rambling Momma
Every time I look in my cupboards I am frustrated because the dis-organization, thanks for posting this, I needed to read it and tomorrow I will organize
Amanda Komoski
Me too… I don’t even like to open my cupboards when it’s like that!
Multi-Testing Mommy
My cupboards need to be organized - thanks for the great tips!
Amy Lovell
Thanks for these great tips! def need to organixe my kitchen!
kathy downey
thanks for the great tips,i like to have a place for everything but i find that when others are in he kitchen it ends up being chaos
Victoria Ess
I definitely agree with the tip to organize by how frequently you use each item. I struggle considerably with the three month rule — I have a hard time getting rid of things!
Smithk965
Hi there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after checking through some of the post I realized it’s new to me. Nonetheless, I’m definitely happy I found it and I’ll be bookmarking and checking back frequently! cedceedcdbceggaf
Amanda Komoski
Well I’m just glad you found it now. Thanks for stopping by!