Learn how to organize kitchen cabinets with these organization hacks and tools.
Kitchen cabinets arepacked with cookware, dishes, ingredients, and more.
Bring order to cluttered shelves and drawers with these smart and affordable tips for organizing kitchen cabinets.
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Trade outfixed cabinet shelvesfor ones that effortlessly slide out.
With sliding shelves, you might see and access items at the back as easily as the front.
A shallow lip around each shelf keeps supplies from falling off.
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Narrow Kitchen Cabinets
Make a sliver of spacebeside the rangemore functional for storing your favorite flavoring ingredients.
Add a pullout rack inside the door as a kitchen cabinet spice organizer.
Decant other foods and spices into clear or labeled containers for quick inventory and easy stacking.
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First, edit down your dishware collection to avoid overcrowding the cabinets.
Arrange pretty plates and bowls into stacks andline up mugsin neat rows.
Stow these containers neatly inside cabinets near the kitchen cleanup zone.
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These pullout cabinets featurecutouts sized to hold plastic waste receptaclesthat are easy to lift out and empty when needed.
For example, keep your favorite snacks on a cabinet shelf easily within reach of all family members.
Dedicate another space for breakfast items like cereals andpancake mix.
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To boost organization, add printed labels and use baskets to corral smaller loose items.
Kitchen Drawer
Addan insert or drawer dividerto keep items from rattling around.
The various compartments help maintain order, so you’re free to quickly spot what you need.
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Fit small containers between dividers when you have especially tiny objects to round up.
Addstorage bins, shelves, and hooks inside doors for more space.
A vertical cabinet stores stick brooms, mops, and related cleaning supplies.
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Instead, outfit a cabinet with a plate rack that allows you to store dishes vertically for easy access.
Doing so lets you pull out the necessary plates without sorting through the entire stack.
For example, dedicate pantry zones forpaper products,canned goods, cereals, and baking supplies.
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Open Shelving
Take advantage of vertical wall space with open shelving that extends to the ceiling.
Open shelves let you display your prettiest kitchenware while making everything easy to spot and grab or put away.
A clever method for organizing wine is adding a wine bottle holder insert.
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you could also retrofit an existing cabinet by removing the door and adding an insert.
Learn how to solve some of the most common kitchen cabinet problems with the easy solutions in this video.
Choose a cabinet near your prep zone and add dividers that allow these items to stand on end.
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Removing the cabinet door makes them even easier to access.
Food Storage Containers
Prevent an avalanche of food storage containersevery time you open your cupboard door.
Divide your stash of plastic into stacks of containers and lids.
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Lids can also be gathered in containers.
Add a shelf organizer to bring order to pots, pans, skillets, and lids.
Organizing all lids together allows pots to rest inside each other.
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Use another storage container for lids.
Kitchen Linens
Install shallow drawers for kitchen linens behindcabinet doorsto maximize your storage space.
Stashing these items in the kitchen ensures they’re readily accessible when dinner is ready.
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Arrange like with like, separating runners, tablecloths, napkins, and more between drawers or with dividers.
Semi-custom andcustom cabinetscan be outfitted with nearly any specialty hardware to add unique functions outside food and dishware storage.
For example, a basic drawer in the kitchen island can be designed to pull out into anironing board.
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Corner Cabinet Organizer
Small items can easily disappear into the depths of corner cabinets.
Kitchen Snack Cabinet
Individual servings of prepackaged snacks can be slippery and impossible to stack.
You’ll also be able to tell at a glance when it’s time to gogrocery shoppingagain.
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Neat stacks of plates, bowls, and cups can be both beautiful and useful.
Avoid storing anything below the sink that is susceptible to water damage if your basin or pipes leak.
Frequently used food should be placed in areas that are easier to access.
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Your cookware should be stored as close to the range as possible to make cooking as convenient as possible.
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