Kitchen Organization

We love a good kitchen storage solution!

No matter how hard you wish, your kitchen drawers aren't going to organize themselves.

Decluttering after something would have been used — but wasn't — is the best way to answer the question of whether you'll need something one day.

Even if you're not an avid labeler, you can borrow this habit to save you money and frustration in a few specific areas in the kitchen.

Most of my bathroom bottles are about the same size as spice jars — so it made perfect sense!

You won't believe how long it lasts.

Welcome back to our tour of the city… looking for good ideas that are RIGHT under our noses. This week I got to visit Hands at home. Yes, that’s right, Hands has a lovely small apartment in the West Village where all the magic happens. In this visit Hands shows me great, space saving dish rack that has made her space work so well in the sink department. Originally a great IKEA design, I’ve now been able to find a few spin-off since the Swedish Giant discontinued the design.

Vertical storage is the way to go.

This towel holder won't leave you hanging.

And cleaned up my cabinets!

We know you want it.

Your floors will be sparkling in no time.

Say good-bye to clutter!

This weekend's project is not only going to leave you with potentially $50 more than you would have had, it will also help you make your kitchen more organized.

They're basically magic.

Yep, my kitchen has eight Lazy Susans in rotation (pun intended). Here are some of my favorite uses for turntables that might help organize your space, too. 

Once you move in to a new place and set up your kitchen, the spaces you've designated for things tend to stay pretty much the same. Let's change that.

See ya later, small space clutter.

Make your home feel like a home away from home.

Say goodbye to the days of stale snacks!

After this quick project, Michelle's former junk drawer is now more aptly named a "utility drawer."

Pipes can't get in the way of this sturdy rack.

And lots of us use our fridges more frequently than our showers. (Just saying.)

There's nothing quite like visible, long cords to make a space appear more cluttered than it actually is. This super affordable product can help.

It's a subtle design detail that makes an elegant impact in the kitchen.

Who says you need a whole spice cabinet?

Pantry goals.

Here's a small space tip that truly transformed my kitchen organizing method.

You can even use it outside of the kitchen.

I love storing something without taking up any space.

This method puts you, not your things, in the driver's seat.

I tried it three different places in my apartment—this thing transforms any slender slice of space in seconds.

I used to be a professional organizer, and one of the biggest challenges for any client was how to store cookware — but this set solves it.

Even the simplest storage mistakes can get in the way of a tidy, efficient food prep space. Here, pro organizers share some of the most common mistakes people make organizing their kitchens—and how to fix them.

So maybe you can stay organized in your kitchen and have room for that set of wine glasses.

Tupperware lids are like the socks of the kitchen with how they disappear into thin air.

Don't just toss it all!

Each of the five suggestions below are commonly found in resale retail, and they just might be what you need to get your kitchen under control.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, but here's some free advice!

According to an expert home stager.

I wondered if I was missing any obvious (or beautiful) opportunities to create a faux-pantry in my space. So I decided to enlist a few experts I respect — people who know a whole lot more about optimizing kitchen space than I do.

Thanks to a few clever solutions, what was first a deal-breaker is now one of our favorite parts of our apartment.

I now own four of these drawers, and I'm ready to add more to my cart!

Go ahead, show off that vino.

It's all to celebrate their new line of organizers at Bloomingdale's.

I’ve had this bamboo beauty for all of six hours, and reader, I’m in love.

Hint: It'll help wrangle all those lids to your food storage containers.

Plus, the product you need to organize your closet, too.

Meet your new best friend for marking up and organizing your entire home (seriously).

I've been compost-curious for a while, but adding this to my kitchen was the push I needed to finally start the practice.

I found a surprising use for them, and it's been a game-changer.

Finally, all of my condiments are visible, organized, and within easy reach!

Tired of that clang-y crash of lids and skillets every time you reach for a pot?

The sight of this ultra-organized pantry is downright blissful.

This tour is a look into a family of five Inuit-Métis members of Nunatukavut who share an incredibly cute barn house in a small town in Northern Canada.

Smart changes can help you maximize the kitchen you have, without changing its footprint.

Each type of plastic container is made differently, so there’s no standard guide for how long you can keep yours around. But here's what the expert has to say.

The goal isn't to completely streamline your kitchen into a waste-free zone. Just focus on one effort, and make it a habit you can sustain week after week.

While I do enjoy cooking and baking, what I don’t enjoy is rummaging through cluttered cabinets and drawers to corral all of the bowls, measuring equipment, and other tools required for meal prep.

If you can’t add more actual storage cabinets to your living space, you can always increase the capacity of what’s already there. This includes kitchen cupboards, free-standing wardrobes, media centers, and medicine cabinets — all of which are silently pleading “make me better, make me better!” Fulfill their organizational destinies, with these nine tips… 1. Go for store-bought inserts that increase the amount of stuff that cabinets hold.

It doesn’t matter if you see washing dishes as a necessary evil, or if it’s a meditative time to focus your thoughts while doing routine chores. All of our kitchen sinks need TLC from time to time. It’s where we wash our food and cookware daily, store cleaning products, and where all our dirty messes go down the drain. Scrubbing the sink and organizing underneath isn’t glamorous, but certainly makes your kitchen a more effective and pleasant place to be.

Kitchen set-ups often dictate the tone of the moments that make up our home lives—from the kinds of breakfasts grabbed during the morning rush to how often a home-cooked meal makes it to the table. Whether you’re starting afresh in a new place or you’re ready for a re-do of your current space, here’s how to organize a small kitchen so that rather than creating a Pyrex-wrangling, pots-and-pans banging mess out of you, it serves you.

Borrow this idea from the laundry room, and your back will thank you.

Here's how to get that leaning stack under control.

47 types of salt. Yes, really.

If you’re sick of staring at your countertops and feeling like there’s just too much stuff, here's a fix that takes just two minutes of your day.

This swanky starter set will keep your fridge nice and tidy for a fraction of what it would cost to buy acrylic bins individually.

Behind-the-doors ways to make the most of your current kitchen.

I’ve taken mental notes of projects that can be tackled in my parent's home—one of them being the kitchen cabinets.

Declutter for good.

Hint: It's by the window.