The kitchen is the heart of the home, and often the most disorderly space because of it. Check out my professional list of organization tools and optimization hacks to help maintain peace in your kitchen!
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Cabinets & Drawers
Under The Sink
Pantry
Fridge & Freezer
Cabinets & Drawers
The tiered layout helps to make sure all of your spices are on display and easy to grab.
3-Tier Bamboo Expanding Spice Shelf
If you're partial to a spice drawer over a spice cabinet, this helps keep them easy to grab or put back.
Everything Organizer In-Drawer Spice Organizer
Your utensil drawers need order! Use these to group similar items to keep them organized and easy to access.
Pro-tip: Your "junk drawer" is almost always a utility drawer that has some odds and ends that could be relocated to a better place. Organize your junk drawer!
Bamboo Large Drawer Organizer Starter Kit
Stop stacking lids on top of each other and knocking them over every time you reach for a pan. Get this.
Yamazaki Tower Adjustable Pot Lid Organizer
Storing baking sheets and cutting boards upright instead of stacking helps to optimize space and makes them much easier to access.
4-Sort Wire Dividers
Optimize the space in your pesky corner cabinet.
Franklin Corner Shelf Riser
Great for optimizing empty vertical space in tall cabinets for dishes, cups, etc.
Metal Cabinet Shelf White - Brightroom™: Kitchen Organizer, Shelf Riser, Iron, 15"x10"x6"
These larger expanding storage risers are great for optimizing unused vertical space when storing large items like pots, pans, serving dishes, etc.
Large Expanding Shelf
Under The Sink
Store the items you reach for the most here! I like to use this to store my folded dishcloths.
Spectrum Grid 10.125 in. W x 6.625 in. D x 11.25 in. H Over the Cabinet Medium Basket in Satin Nickel Powder Coat 56277
Utilize more vertical space by storing your cleaning products, dish products, etc. in these easy-to-access drawers.
Sliding 2-Drawer Organizer
Pantry
The real benefit isn't the look, it's that dry goods stay fresh significantly longer, and you can see exactly how much you have.
OXO Good Grips POP Rectangle Canisters
Is there someone in your household who chronically leaves the cereal bag open, leaving new cereal to go stale?
This canister has an easy open-close top that keeps your cereal fresh without thinking.
OXO Good Grips 3.4 qt. POP Cereal Dispenser
If your pantry has tall shelves, requiring you to either stack items to optimize or leave it empty, these help to turn that space into usable shelving.
Long White Mesh Stackable Shelf | The Container Store
Labels help to reduce the mental load of maintaining organization, especially for other household members who didn't create it.
Savvy & Sorted Pantry Organization Labels
If your pantry shelves are deep and you often find that things get pushed to the back and lost, these are a must-have. They essentially create a pull-out drawer in your pantry and ensure nothing gets lost.
iDesign Linus Deep Drawer Bins
Fridge & Freezer
This drink pusher works just like the ones at the store! Stock it full, and it'll do the work for you to keep your fridge organized.
Fridge Drink Pusher and Organizer - Brightroom™
Egg tray with an easy-access drawer, which means you can store other things on top without needing to reorganize the fridge every time you need an egg!
Everything Organizer Collection Egg Holder with Drawer
Keep your jars, sauces, yogurts, or anything else that gets easily buried on this turntable so everything is always in reach.
Refrigerator Lazy Susan
The best of the best for replacing disposable freezer bags in one go.
Value 15-Pack
Mess-free storage for pickles!
Glass Flip-Over Pickle Jar
The plastic bags from the grocery store trap moisture and make your herbs go limp way faster than they should. Use this, so you can use every last leaf!
Herb Keeper
This produce keeper has a raised tray at the bottom, helping to keep produce away from moisture.
Produce Keeper - Set of 3
Helps to keep your fridge from smelling!
ITOPFOX Refrigerator Fridge Deodorizer with 10-Year Lifespan in 304 Stainless Steel (H2SA01-1OT101) | Home Depot