Having an organized and tidy kitchen are key to make your home feel more put together, and make cooking in the kitchen more efficient. Things can quickly pile up and become cluttered, but organizing your drawers is one of the quickest ways to keep your kitchen clean and functional.
When everything has a place, it also helps you become more efficient when preparing your meals. Keeping your kitchen tools in tiptop shape, properly stored, also helps to ensure they last longer. So today, let’s dive in on practical and creative tips to organize and maximize your kitchen drawers.
How To Organize Kitchen Drawers
Step One – Purge And Clean
Start by taking everything out, and purging what you don’t need. Evaluate any duplicates where they’re not needed. Get rid of anything that’s rusting, broken or no longer being used. This will help you narrow down everything, so you’re only organizing the essentials.
This is also a good time to look at your cabinets and your countertops to determine if you want to rearrange anything. Maybe your spice rack in the cabinet will be better suited as a spice drawer near the stove. Or maybe you have things in cabinets, that really should be combined with something else. Keeping like with like is always helpful and more efficient.
After taking everything out, be sure clean your drawers. Take a dustbuster to the drawers and make sure there’s no crumbs left behind. And wipe down everything.
This is also the perfect time to take note of anything you’re kitchen is in need of. You can browse my kitchen essentials list of all the things I love and own that make my kitchen feel complete.
Step Two – Decide What Goes In Which Drawers
Before you buy any organizers, first decide what items you want in which drawers. Keeping cooking utensils close to the stove makes more sense that storing your silverware there. Where will your strainers and measuring cups go? Decide which drawers you want to place these things so you can then determine what organizers you’ll need.
Step Three – Organize Your Drawers With Organizers
Now that you know which items need to go in which drawers, you can then purchase organizers. It’s good to measure your drawers first and make a list of what you need. Take photos of the drawers and write down the measurements so you can shop more confidently.
Step Four – Maintain The Organization
To maintain your newly organized drawers, it’s important to always put things away where they belong. Now that everything has a spot, it should be put back in their respective spot. Tidying up every few months also helps if things start to get a little messy. And be sure to clean out the drawers seasonally from any crumbs or dust.
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9 Kitchen Drawer Organizers
Silverware Organizers
First and foremost, get that silverware organized. There are so many silverware drawer organizers to choose from, just get one that fits your drawers and the spaces you need. Many are adjustable making it easy to find a great fit.
Drawer Dividers
For a really simple organizer solution, try drawer dividers. These are simply adjustable dividers that run the length, or width, of your drawer to fit the drawer perfectly. These take up only a little space and are a great solution for organizing your measuring cups and kitchen utensils. I wouldn’t choose these for organizing silverware as they will still be kind of a mess. But are great for larger items.
Deep Drawer Organizers
When organizing deep drawers, it can feel like you’re losing valuable space. Deep kitchen drawer organizers can help maximize your space where you can stack items, or have taller organizers to ensure things stay where they belong.
Knife Organizers – In Drawer Knife Blocks
If you don’t have counter space for a knife block, or don’t like them (I don’t blame you), you can definitely store your knives in a drawer. However, it’s important to protect the knives from dulling or chipping. There are knife blade covers you can buy, or if you have enough space, you can do a knife drawer organizer.
Drawer Organizer Trays
I love these organizer trays because you can sort of build your own layout. Just pick and choose various sizes and lay them out how you need. I use these not only in my kitchen drawers, but also in my desk and medicine cabinets.
Utensil Tray
Utensil organizer trays are great for keeping your utensil drawer tidy. Store and organize your kitchen utensils like spatulas, whisks and wooden spoons so you can grab what you need with ease. These are great if you need more storage outside of your utensil holder that you may keep on your kitchen counter. It helps to free up space to put the most used items
Plastic Bag Organizers
To really take up your organization a notch, try a special organizer for your plastic bags. From quart, to gallon and everything in-between, this will keep your drawers tidy and everything in one place. Plus, I don’t know about you, but there’s always one box that doesn’t lay right making it difficult to open and close the drawer. This makes sure that never happens again!
Roll And Wrap Dispenser
And the same goes for your rolls of wrap from aluminium foil to saran wrap. Keep it in one easy to use container.
Spice Drawer Organizers
In my opinion, the best place to store your spices is wherever it gives you easy access when cooking. A spice drawer is a great option if you have the space as it keeps the light away from spices to avoid spoiling.
Having a tidy kitchen no matter if you’re working with a small kitchen or even a large spacious one, organization is key. You’ll be able to cook with ease and your space will feel more tidy. Get to tidying and organizing with these helpful tips and drawer organizer solutions.
