How to Easily Organize Your Kitchen Cabinets

It’s true what they say, over the years we tend to accumulate unnecessary stuff and find the only place for it to collect is in our kitchen cabinets and drawers. You may think shutting the drawers and cabinets will make the mess go away, but in reality it’s only hiding that mess. The mismatched Tupperware, random odds and ends, stacks of plastic bowls still remain behind those doors.

1. It’s time to say good-bye. Preparing yourself for that day you get the itch to organize is just the start into getting rid of the unused items. To start you have to prepare yourself to get rid of the used items. If you haven’t used that item in a year it’s probably time to part ways.

2. Schedule time on a weekend afternoon. Dedicate time within your busy schedule to clean out your kitchen cabinets and draws. The key is to stick with the time you have set aside and not reschedule it.

3. Pump up the jams! Create a playlist with your favorite jams! Make organizing a fun task while listening to your favorite artists.

4. Take everything out of your cabinets and drawers. Leave nothing behind- remove everything from your cabinets and drawers. Sort your items into different piles from “commonly used,” “sometimes used,” and “never used.”

5. Wipe down the inside of your cabinets and drawers. Disinfect your cabinets and drawers to make sure nothing is left behind. Tear out the old shelf paper and add new paper in there.

6. Throw out what you don’t use and organize. Throw out your “never used” pile and go through your “sometimes used” pile to see if there are items you probably won’t use again. Once you have completed that, place your items into the cabinets and drawers in a neat fashion.

7. Admire your hard work! Pour yourself a celebratory drink- you’ve conquered the kitchen!