Ask a woman about the troubles of maintaining the kitchen and trust me, you will never hear the end of her complaints. Now every woman wants her kitchen to be neat and accommodate every single thing within the space she has. It is not that difficult once you have learn the tricks and hacks to using your entire kitchen space and still making it look like a professional kitchen. So here are a few steps that will help you de-clutter your kitchen mess in a jiffy.
Steps to de-clutter your kitchen:
1) Throw out all old and expired spices, sauces and ingredients from your shelves.
2) If you have any issues with your diet and do not have any control over certain canned or tinned products, ration the stock and use only sparingly.
3) If there are any appliances or devices that you do not use on a regular basis, move them to your storage area where you can retrieve it only when required. Trust me, these things only take up more of your kitchen space.
4) Minimize the number of cutlery pieces and sets you have on your shelf. You don't need your everyday plates along with your fancy or guest plates. If you do have different patterns, try using them on a monthly rotational basis. If you do feel there are any of these items that you will not be requiring, feel free to throw them away or give it off to a charity.
5) If you feel you cannot judge the level of clutter in your kitchen, simply stand before the fridge and look at the mess. It is said the angle from the fridge, speaks it all.
6) Now that you have cleared everything out of the kitchen, formulate a list of the things you have and where each of these should go. Arrange it such that the frequently used items are immediately within reach.
7) There are some people who prefer to store non- kitchen items in the kitchen in a manner of accommodating things for the lack of space. If this is the scenario you fit in, then give priority to the kitchen products and allocate a separate space for the non-kitchen products. You wouldn't want to mix soap or shampoo with your food now, would you? Remember, the key to an uncluttered kitchen is organized arrangement.
8) The most important step of all, is to de-clutter your kitchen every week and give a thorough clean up on a monthly basis. This way, you will not require putting in too much elbow grease each time.
Tips to Better organizing your Kitchen
When it comes to accommodating longer list of items to a smaller kitchen, innovation needs to be implemented. You might have come across ideas that allow multiple purpose furniture in a house. You can always add or alter your furniture to suit your purpose. For instance, if you do not have a spice rack, make the bottom of your shelf board into a magnetic base, and add magnets to your spice containers.
This way you can easily let your spices hang right above your stove and rest assured that they won't fall off as they have been placed with strong magnets. Use your draws for placing cutlery, and divide the draw into compartments to distinguish each utensil. This makes accessibility an easy task. Label jars and tins for easier identification and color coordinate them if required. Place cloth holders on the insides of shelf doors to add more space for things.
Now Voila! You are a Pro in your kitchen, now that everything is organized and at hand's reaching distance.
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