{"id":2467,"date":"2018-07-20T21:32:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T04:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2024-02-16T05:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:56:32","slug":"reorganizethekitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/reorganizethekitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Inspired to Reorganize the Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

The key to organizing your home is to tackle bite-sized projects and avoid an all-or-nothing approach. This is especially true in the kitchen. If you can\u2019t find what you need or feel like you\u2019re always cleaning around items stored on the countertop, you\u2019re losing time and energy. The kitchen is often a hub of activity\u2014make it more functional and productive for your family.<\/p>\n

Last month, I offered ways to make your pantry space more functional<\/a>. This month, it\u2019s time to take a broader look at the kitchen. For many people, the kitchen is the heartbeat of a home. It\u2019s where meals are prepared and families gather. It\u2019s also where you can reclaim prime real estate, as in your countertops, with a few organizing strategies.<\/p>\n

Streamlining Your Workspaces<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Start in the space you use most. Perhaps it\u2019s an island area, where you do your prep work for dinner and all of your baking. Determine what needs to be in that space to work efficiently like knives, prep containers, baking sheets, and things you use most and need to have within arm’s reach.<\/p>\n

Decluttering and Simplifying<\/h4>\n

Clear out items you no longer need or want, including the wedding gifts you\u2019ve never used but feel guilty about donating. If you haven\u2019t used it, you\u2019re probably not going to use it and those items are taking up valuable real estate in your kitchen. The person who gave it to you didn\u2019t intend for it to be a burden and wouldn\u2019t want you to feel bad about a gift. Make the decision to donate it and bless someone else who could find a better use for your gently used, or never-used, item.<\/p>\n

Refreshing Kitchen Tools and Storage<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Go through utility drawers. Get rid of melted, cracked, damaged, broken things.<\/strong> Those well-used items collect bacteria.<\/p>\n

Next, evaluate the state of your Tupperware or storage containers.<\/strong> We all have the stuff that\u2019s missing a lid and breaking down as a result of regular wear and tear. If your containers aren\u2019t expensive throw them all out and start again. It will require a small outlay of money but you can usually eliminate a lot of wasted time spent looking for lids.<\/p>\n

\"Get<\/p>\n

Have you replaced your cookie sheets recently? Do you really need as many casserole dishes as you have stored under the cabinet? Consider donating items you don\u2019t use often that could give someone else the opportunity to build the kitchen space they\u2019ve dreamt of.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t used it in years, it\u2019s time to take a look at how much more you gain by gifting it to a good home. If you\u2019re holding on to china because you think it\u2019s worth a lot of money, you might be surprised to learn that today\u2019s society doesn\u2019t prize china the way it once did.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, if you haven\u2019t used it and it\u2019s just taking up space, then it\u2019s time to reclaim your kitchen and free up space to invite the family in.<\/p>\n

Inspired action<\/h4>\n

Clear everything off your counters, give them a good cleaning, and then carefully evaluate which items return to the countertop. Consider relocating items that see infrequent use to a cabinet or alternative storage space. Just because something has always been in the same spot doesn\u2019t mean it has to stay there, especially if it\u2019s taking up valuable space that could be put to better use.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\nGet organized this month by clearing everything off your counters. Give items a good cleaning and then carefully evaluate which items return to the countertop <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

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Inspired thought<\/h4>\n

Parting with gifts isn\u2019t a reflection of the relationship you have with the gift-giver. Donating old wedding presents or Christmas gifts means you are gifting someone else the opportunity to create the kitchen space they hoped for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The key to organizing your home is to tackle bite-sized projects and avoid an all-or-nothing approach. This is especially true in the kitchen. If you can\u2019t find what you need or feel like you\u2019re always cleaning around items stored on the countertop, you\u2019re losing time and energy. The kitchen is often a hub of activity\u2014make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[64,51,57,62,54,63,56],"class_list":["post-2467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-organizing","tag-goals","tag-home-organization","tag-home-organizing","tag-month-by-month-organizing","tag-organizing","tag-organizing-tips","tag-residential-organizing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3070,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions\/3070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}