Kitchen Organization

February 9, 2009 · 8 comments

I am almost finished with the kitchen. A few weeks ago I organized the pantry, last week we rearranged the kitchen and this week I cleaned out the catch-all areas in the kitchen.

This cupboard sits above the dishwasher. Its location makes it difficult to store items that are either frequently used or frequently put in the dishwasher. Over time, it has become a junk cupboard.

Kitchen Organization

When organizing, I like to empty the cupboards and start fresh. It also allows me to wipe out the areas I am cleaning.

Kitchen Organization

Kitchen Organization

All finished with cupboard #1.

Kitchen Organization

There is a large drawer in my kitchen that is perfect for storing children’s cups. They are able to unload the dishwasher easier as well as get their own drinks when they are thirsty. This drawer is also a wreck.

Kitchen Organization

I have another drawer that holds all the lids and stoppers for the sippy cups. For some reason, this drawer becomes cluttered with lots of miscellaneous items.

Kitchen Organization

The next drawer contains odds and ends that belong somewhere else, but no one wants to take the time to figure out where “somewhere else” is located.

Kitchen Organization

With the help of my worker bees, the drawers were quickly unloaded.

Kitchen Organization

I organized and recycled many of items and now the drawers are very functional.

Kitchen Organization

Lids and stoppers

Kitchen Organization

Those annoying medicine droppers, cups, and syringes- annoying no more when stored in a lidless Tupperware container.

Kitchen Organization

Finally I conquered my cabinet of giant kitchen items. My mill, wok, and pressure cooker take up so much space. I am thankful to have a large cabinet to store them, but never could find a working arrangement.

Kitchen Organization

I was excited to find this Christmas cookie tin in the back of the cabinet. I now use it to store extra silverware we use when friends join us for dinner.

Kitchen Organization

All finished, and I even found a spot for my new cloth napkins.

Kitchen Organization

Today’s project is almost my last kitchen organization tackle. I still have the dreaded under the sink cabinet as well as my cookbooks, but then I will be finished. They are on my list for this week if I can gather up the courage to stick my arm that far under the sink cabinet.

Kitchen Organization

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1 Melody February 9, 2009 at 8:33 pm

Your kitchen looks great. You are getting so much accomplished.

I have the same white casserole dishes that you have. In case you might be interested in another space saving idea I turn my glass lids upside down so than handle is inside the dish then I stack the round one on top of the oval one.

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2 Hi, it's me Jen February 9, 2009 at 9:10 pm

Looks great! I also have a kid cup cabinet and lid & straw drawer. It works great for building independence, but can be trickier as a please-would-you-please-put-everything-back-just-like-mommy teaching moment. :-)

And I love my little plastic boxes within my drawers to keep the little stuff organized, too. I try to keep varied sizes on hand. I get them in packs of 3 to 5 for a $1, awesome.

Your helpers sure are cute!!

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3 L2L February 10, 2009 at 6:22 am

I’m working on my kitchen too!!! Great minds think alike, lol.

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4 Christy February 10, 2009 at 9:18 am

The kitchen is my next stop too!

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5 Elisabeth February 10, 2009 at 10:00 am

I’ve determined I need more cabinet space. I have so much stuff. I love to cook and we frequently have large crowds. I have a hard time resisting kitchen items.

Nice job.

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6 Michelle February 10, 2009 at 1:53 pm

This looks great! You’ve inspired me to try to tackle my own kitchen. I moved in July but still haven’t gotten it optimized/organized yet. :P

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7 lylah ledner February 11, 2009 at 1:39 am

what a fantastic job you did! love all the colors :-) blessings…lylah

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8 Rachael February 11, 2009 at 6:37 pm

Looks good…and I love those little kitchen helpers…so cute!

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