8 Common Kitchen Organizing Mistakes You Need To Avoid

by John Griffith Feb 24, 2023 @ 14:38

The kitchen is the heart of the home. Whether you are cooking a meal, making yourself a snack, doing dishes, or making a cup of coffee – this room always has some sort of traffic. And since it’s such a practical space it’s very easy for it to become cluttered and messy, as it’s always being used one way or another. However, once the kitchen becomes cluttered, using it becomes super hard and frustrating. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t need a bigger kitchen, what you need is to make sure you avoid these common kitchen organizing mistakes at all costs, as they may be at the heart of the problem. Once you’ve dealt with them, you’ll be amazed to see how much space there is actually still left in your kitchen.

Once the kitchen becomes cluttered, using it becomes super hard and frustrating

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Cooking in a cluttered kitchen is nearly impossible. No matter where you try to go in the space, it seems the clutter follows. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. Just a few simple organizing changes can help you create plenty of “new” room to work with. You just need to know where things are going wrong in the first place. How does it get to that overly cluttered level? That’s why we will show you some mistakes you may be making unknowingly that are creating all this mess.

Cooking in a cluttered kitchen is nearly impossible and can be very annoying

#Everything is on the countertop

The countertop seems like onе the most convenient places to store all the big appliances. After all, that way you have everything at hand when you need it. However, this clutters the area so much. Only leave appliances you truly use regularly. After all, it will be inconvenient to take out your coffee machine and toaster every morning. However, if you go weeks without using an appliance it has no job sitting on the counter to take up space. This will leave you with plenty of space to prep your meals or leave other things you use more regularly out. Try to keep your countertop as clean and empty as possible. Reevaluate your use of appliances.

The countertop seems like onе the most convenient places to store all the big appliances.

#Organizing by items and not need

Everybody has their own method of storing things. However, a very common mistake for many people is storing things by item and not by need. When you are putting items in your cabinet, make sure you always place the things you rarely use on the highest shelves and towards the back. Bring forward those you will be using on the daily or at least regularly. This will stop you from rummaging, and you will know where everything is. You can also store different items in different places. For example, make sure your pots and pans are near the stove and the plates and bowls are closer to the sink.

A very common mistake for many people is storing things by item and not by need

#Not decluttering often

We love to clutter our kitchen, much more than any other space in our homes. That’s why it’s super important to take the time and declutter as often as you can. Get rid of any scratched-up pans you rarely use anymore, as well as chipped glasses and bowls, and throw away any recipes or stained plastic containers and torn towels. There are a lot of things you probably don’t use in the kitchen anymore, yet for some reason store. You can free up a ton of space by decluttering, and it’s a free activity, which makes it the cheapest way to clear up space. While it does take some time, it is very rewarding in the end.

We really love to clutter our kitchen, even more than any other space in our homes

#Ignoring unused spaces

It’s easy to think that you don’t have any space left in the kitchen to use. After all, you’ve filled up all the cabinets, drawers, the windowsills, and the counter top. Where else is there space? For some reason, our eyes just stop noticing how much free and unused spaces are actually left in our kitchen spaces. Look around. Is there a blank wall you can put shelves on? Does the backside of your door and cabinets have any free space to install a bar or a hanging storage organizer? Have you installed a bar under the cabinets and above the counter top where you can hang utensils? You see, there is plenty of space left.

It’s easy to think that you don’t have any space left in the kitchen to use, but there always is

#Not having enough pull-out drawers

This is a common mistake. Pull-out drawers help save space and give you plenty of storage options. Different-sized pull-out drawers can be used to store a variety of items you use on the daily, like pots and pans, boards, utensils, etc. Pull-out shelves can also be installed into cabinets to give you more organization and storage options. Pull-out drawers are also amazing as they can really maximize the height of the area.

Pull-out drawers help save space and give you plenty of storage options, so make sure to include more

#Having a junk drawer

While you may think having a junk drawer is genius, it’s actually creating more clutter in your kitchen than anything else. Keeping a ton of mismatched items in one drawer without a system means you are just wasting valuable space. You can use that drawer for actually useful things that you use on the daily and not for receipts from 5 years ago and half-used pills. Declutter and relocate the “junk” items and put that space to good use.

Having a junk drawer actually creates more clutter in your kitchen than anything else

#Not adjusting your shelves

Many people often forget that you can adjust your shelf height. The height they are at now shouldn’t define how you use your space. For example, maybe you use your highest shelf to store big items like cereal boxes or pasta boxes, however, that isn’t very effective, as you use those items often. Many kitchen cabinets come with adjustable shelves. So, instead of cramming items into larger shelves and stacking canned goods, why not make your shelves a suitable height for your items? This will help you put your most used items at an easier height to reach and keep the space less cluttered. If your shelves aren’t adjustable you can get shelf dividers.

Many people often forget that you can adjust your shelf height, but you actually can

These were some super common kitchen organizing mistakes that may be causing unnecessary clutter in your kitchen space. We hope you found this article useful. Now that you know which mistakes to avoid, you can start enjoying a tidier, cleaner, and more organized kitchen.

These were some super common kitchen organizing mistakes that you need to avoid

John Griffith

John Griffith is a young, passionate journalist. Writing has been John’s hobby ever since he was a boy. He has worked in some of the UK’s most successful news portals over the course of his professional career but found his forever home at Archzine.