6 Quick Tricks to Transform Your Kitchen

About Annie:

Annie is a CPD accredited and experienced professional organiser, trained by Dilly Carter and with experience of working on the BBC show ‘Sort Your Life Out’. She has organised playrooms to kitchens, lofts to basements, and is yet to see a space that is unorganisable. She particularly enjoys the stories that she hears about people’s belongings and seeing the freedom and joy people find when they reduce clutter and find calm amongst the chaos. Alongside in-person declutter sessions, she also offers storage advice and virtual ‘Power Hour’ sessions where she works alongside you to target key areas of your home, giving you the support to make a change. Find her at @declutterwithdelight for more decluttering and organising tips and support.

6 Quick Tricks to Transform Your Kitchen

Do you have a small kitchen with limited storage space? Do you find yourself constantly overwhelmed by the clutter or lack of clear surfaces? Over the next few months, we’ll be focusing on different areas of your kitchen, with small and simple tweaks that you can make to maximise your space and reduce kitchen overwhelm.

To kick us off this month, here are 6 quick tricks to get you started with creating more space in your kitchen:

1. Firstly, go through all your food (dry and fridge/freezer) and get rid of anything that is out of date. Move the rest of your dry food into one cupboard so you can actually see what you’ve already got. Group like for like – all your tins together, all your rice together, all your pasta together.
2. Look at where things are stored in your kitchen – can you quickly move things around to store items close to where you need them? Think: herbs, spices and oils near the hob, same with utensils, pots and pans; crockery close to the dishwasher or sink to make putting them away an easy job.
3. Get rid of any Tupperware that doesn’t have a lid. No excuses. You won’t use it if it has no lid, so it’s just wasting space. Instead, put aside £10 and head to Poundland, B&M or The Range, and treat yourself to some stackable Tupperware that you actually like and will use.
4. Store oven trays in the oven/grill rather than their own cupboard – this means you’re not using up another drawer or cupboard for them, and only have them on the side when the oven/grill is in use
5. Don’t buy in bulk unless you have the space to store it – as tempting as the offers may be, if you physically don’t have space to store the excess then it is counterproductive. If you can, create a refills box with any spare/excess packets of food. Similarly, check your utensils – do you really need five wooden spoons, or three tin openers? Can you reduce the amount of cooking equipment to the things that you actually use?
6. Utilise other space for rarely used items – is there space on top of a cupboard or in a garage to put a box of baking equipment that is rarely used? Your kitchen is prime real estate that should only contain the most used, most needed items.

Over the next few months, we’ll focus in more detail on smaller sections such as the fridge, under the sink or even the dreaded junk drawer. I’ll provide you with some storage suggestions and tips for what to do with your decluttered items too. Check out @declutterwithdelight for more tips and tricks in between, and feel free to drop me a DM if you’ve got any specific areas you’d like me to include.

 

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