No space in the kitchen? Try getting rid of useless items to solve this problem
Tidiness is not just pleasing to the eye: it indicates good organization and functionality. In turn, this orderliness means being able to do household chores quicker and more effectively.
But not every home is spacious and this can be a real challenge, especially in a small kitchen: below is a short guide on how to make the most of the space available in your kitchen.
Good organization starts with a plan
A lot depends on how you operate in the kitchen: what pots, pans and other cooking utensils do you use frequently and which only occassionally.
The best advice we can give you in this regard is to keep your kitchen as practical and efficient as possible: place rarely used utensils in high spots; keep frequently used items at shoulder level.
It follows that a large wok, for example, is stored in a high area (unless, of course, you use it frequently). And obviously, plates and other frequently used items should be stored within easy reach. But more can be done...
If you haven't used something for more than 6 months.... well, you don't need it!
What about utensils and accessories that have not been used for months or years: in this case, there is no need to store these items: in fact, it would be much better to give them away!
As a very general rule we can give you the following advice: if you haven't used an object in the kitchen for more than 6 months, it means that you just don't need it: there's no point in keeping an unused utensil that just takes up space and gathers dust. And this reasoning applies to many, many other items...
Mismatched lids and containers that you can no longer find the tops of, takeaway cutlery, sealed, fast-food sauces and expired spices - the list is long. Get rid of what you don't really need.
Make room in your kitchen drawers
Start with the bare minimum and be critical of what you really need. Think about your kitchen drawers, for example. What do they contain? Two corkscrews? Would one would be sufficient, no? Apply this logic to everything you have stored in your drawers.
Kitchen appliances also take up a lot of space. And many perform similar functions or have accessories capable of doing so. Therefore, try to eliminate duplication by only keeping appliances whose function cannot be performed by others. And why clutter drawers with paper-based instruction manuals when you can now easily find these online?
Rationalizing your kitchen in this way will provide more space and make the time you spend in it much more pleasant.
