Where is the right spice for Thai curry and weren't the pot holders right here yesterday? Yes, yes, things can get really messy in the kitchen sometimes. If that annoys you, we have practical kitchen hacks for you that will put an end to the chaos.
Where to start organizing the kitchen ?!
If you want to start from scratch, you should clear everything out first. Aaaallles. You can also use the opportunity to wipe out the cupboards. ? How to proceed in the first step:
- When it comes to food, sort out those that are definitely no longer edible.
- Sort your food by frequency of use and best before date.
- You also sort the items according to their frequency of use and which ones are useless and can be removed!
You can donate the food and objects that are still usable or edible but that you will not use or consume in the foreseeable future (e.g. exchange refrigerators) or give them away to friends, family or neighbors.
Organize the kitchen: that's what matters!
Create uniformity
Storage jars are particularly suitable for a neat picture in the kitchen, you can pour everything loose into them. Because even opened packages often leave a messy impression, the best thing is to pour the leftovers straight into storage jars.
Use every corner of the kitchen
There are many helpers with whom even the smallest corners can be exploited. These include:
- lidholder
- Small shelves for placing on the shelves, that creates storage space for dishes and pots
- Stackable storage containers
- Cup hooks, either on the open shelf or in the closet
- wall Organizer
Instead of a small shelf, you can also mount a dryer rack in the cabinet. So you can make the most of the height of the cabinets.
Sort correctly
The rule is: Everything you need often comes to the front or where it is at hand. The rest? Can be further back in the closets, even in the unpleasant corners at the bottom and at the very back (or you can use one of the following tricks …).
If you want to rule out a risk of confusion with storage jars, label them accordingly ("salt", "sugar"). You cut cooking instructions out of the packaging and stick them on the back of the glass with a transparent adhesive strip.
4 tips and tools to keep it neat
1. Separator
Lighter things like to fall over in deep drawers. To prevent this from happening, you can install partition walls or alternatively get clamp rods (actually for curtains ?) that you clamp in between! Also great to keep boards in check!
2. Knife block
With a knife block you have all the important knives ready to cook. A magnetic bar attached to the wall also creates order.
3. rotating shelves
For many cabinets there are solutions for turning or unscrewing. Ideal for pots and pans!
4. Rollable all-purpose trolleys
Wasted space between the next closet and washing machine? You can use such gaps with rollable trolleys for onion storage, storage containers, lids, etc.
Problem area open shelf
Not everyone has enough kitchen cupboards to accommodate everything. But it can quickly look chaotic in one or more open shelves, but this can also be remedied.
- For example, use hooks to arrange the cups in a row instead of stacking them wildly.
- Get boxes and other large containers in which you can store utensils etc.
- Access (uniform) storage jars here too.
- For spices you can get a spice carousel or a rotating plate (tip: you can put the spices in a small tray and then on the turntable, so nothing falls out!).
Organize fridge
How can the refrigerator be properly arranged? You can put everything in the fridge the way you like it – but dividing it up in a fridge makes sense. Because the compartments below are cooler (4 ° Celsius) than the upper ones, which are around 12 ° Celsius. And this is how you best admit it:
Even more hacks and ideas for the kitchen
As you can see, there are a lot of tricks to use the space in the kitchen: whether with rotating trays to get better things in the back of the closet, spices within easy reach and nice and clear (!) In the drawers or bulky with hooks Get pans under control.
Here you will find fabulous furnishing ideas if you want to beautify your kitchen:
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