Keeping your Johnston kitchen orderly means a lot more than cleaning regularly. It means using a good organization strategy to keep your dishes, pans, and food items within easy reach and where they belong. In almost all kitchens, cabinet and shelf space is limited. Nevertheless, by utilizing a few clever organizing hacks, you can quickly make the most of the storage space in your rental home’s kitchen.
Always keep in mind that when organizing a kitchen there should be a clear separation between the items you deposit in the upper cabinets, your lower cabinets, and your shelves. It is a good strategy to keep dishes and glasses, cookbooks, and other often-used items in upper cabinets. If you have a pantry, arrange your food items properly and try grouping items according to food or container type, frequency of use, and so on. If you have pretty dishes or glassware, consider displaying them on open shelves in eye-pleasing groupings. Lower cabinets are best for heavy pots and pans, small appliances, mixing bowls, and cleaning products. Don’t forget to install cabinet locks for safety.
When you have decided where you want to place your items, the next process is to develop an organizational strategy. The most elementary styles are often the best. One hassle-free way to organize kitchen shelves, cabinets, and drawers is to use organizers designed for that purpose. It works just as silverware trays keep your utensils neatly in their place, this also holds for knife blocks and spice racks. A chaotic spice cabinet can make cooking in your kitchen a frustrating experience. But along with a little organization, you can have your favorite spices close while putting some of the lesser-used items toward the back.
If new kitchen organizers are too limiting or too expensive, consider repurposing other types of organizers for use in the kitchen. To give an example, a simple magazine holder can also be used to keep jars and random items in the order and could also be used to organize cleaning supplies, with the most needed items placed near you. Another office-to-kitchen crossover item is the file folder. If you can find an inexpensive large metal file organizer, it could be placed in a cabinet to keep baking pans, lids, and other loose items neat. To secure the file rack from moving, use a rubber-backed shelf liner or some hook-and-loop tape.
When talking about canned foods, it is very hard to organize them, let alone make all of them accessible. One trick to keep canned goods organized is to use wire shelving designed for closets. The underside of wire closet shelving typically has a lip that, when tilted at a 45-degree angle, can make an excellent cabinet rack. As one can is used, all the remaining cans will shift downward, allowing you to check your stock at a glance. Along with a simple hack like this one, you never need to worry about hunting for loose cans or ever wonder what’s inside that messy cabinet.
Another way to keep cleaning products organized and off the cabinet floor is to use a simple tension rod. By just installing a tension rod inside a lower cabinet, you could then hang spray bottles, rags, and gloves. This course of action will keep your items off the cabinet floor and your favorite things within easy grasp.
Organizing kitchen shelves and cabinets can be a real time-saver. It can likewise help you identify what you have on standby, limiting you from purchasing items that are not important. With a few easy strategies and a recycled item or two, you can create the organized kitchen shelves and cabinets you’ve always wanted.
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