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Are your lower cabinets and under the sink cabinets stuffed with items? Here's how you can organize your lower cabinets and get more storage space instantly!
First, you want to take everything out of your cabinets. Ensure that your counter and kitchen table are clear and you have space to sort everything out. Now that your cabinet is emptied, wipe the interior of your cabinets with a multipurpose cleaner. Leave it to dry while you sort out your stuffs.
Clear your cabinets and decide what you want to keep in each cabinet. As a general rule of thumb, pots, pans and baking sheets are most often stored near the stove. Kitchen appliances should be stored near a prep area and food storage containers in under-island cabinets or near the dishwasher.
Use a tape measure to measure the width, depth and height of your space. Don't forget to measure your actual cabinet door opening.
Line all of your cabinet shelves with a heavy-duty, water-resistant shelf liner that can easily be wiped clean.
No matter what you are trying to store inside your cabinets, it's best to use the vertical space. This is why most cabinets have shelvings. However, if yours doesn't or isn't enough, you can try cabinet shelves like these to keep pots and pans separate.
Find it hard to organize bottles and spray bottles? Try using a lazy susan (rotating tray), it's essentially a miracle organization tool for cylindrical shape items. Plus, it'll help you to find the items you need much quicker. A Dual tier lazy susan like the one shown above will utilise vertical space while also making things easy to find!
Too many pots and pans? Consider using a pot and pan rack to stack them neatly so that you can easily get them in and out of the cabinet,
A quick and easy way to avoid fumbling around the sink when looking for your cleaning supplies or items is to install a motion sensing light. Use one that installs with adhesive that way you don't have to drill or use screws.
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First, you would want to take everything out of your cabinets. Ensure that your counter and kitchen table are clear and you have space to sort everything out. Now that your cabinet is emptied, wipe the interior of your cabinets with a multipurpose cleaner. Leave it to dry while you sort out your stuffs.
You want to start by trashing items that you no longer use. Generally if the item has been left untouched for 6-12 months then it should be removed. Next, you want to plan what you want to keep in each cabinet. Baking sheets, pot, pans should be stored near the stove while appliances should be stored near a prep area and containers near the dishwasher.
Measure the width, depth and height of the inner part of your cabinet. Ensure to measure the actual cabinet door opening.
Lastly, you want to waterproof and greaseproof your cabinet shelves with a heavy duty water resistant shelf linerso that you'll have an easier time wiping and cleaning in the future.
No matter what you are trying to store inside your cabinets, it's best to use the vertical space. This is why most cabinets have shelvings. However, if yours doesn't or isn't enough, you can try cabinet shelves to keep pots and pans separate.
Find it hard to organize bottles and spray bottles? Try using a lazy susan (rotating tray), it's essentially a miracle organization tool for cylindrical shape items.
Plus, it'll help you to find the items you need much quicker. A dual tier lazy susan like the one shown above will utilise vertical space while also making things easy to find!
Too many pots and pans? Consider using a pot and pan rack to stack them neatly so that you can easily get them in and out of the cabinet,
A quick and easy way to avoid fumbling around the sink when looking for your cleaning supplies or items is to install a motion sensing light. Use one that installs with adhesive that way you don't have to drill or use screws.
