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Many of my clients want to know what organizing containers I use in my home.  In this blog, I will discuss my favorite kitchen organizing products that I use in my house and also in many client’s homes.  This is the first of 2 blogs focused on kitchen organizing products.  The next blog will look at pantry organizing products.  

1)  Expandable shelf -  This is one of my favorites because it can literally double shelf space inside a cabinet.  It’s expandable so it fits most cabinets. I use this in upper cabinets for dishes and lower cabinets for pots and pans.  It can also be used as a corner shelf. 


2)  Drawer Organizers - I prefer the modular interlocking variety but this may not work for all drawers.  Utensils can be sorted by size or by purpose.

3)  Junk Drawer Organizer - A junk drawer is a .... drawer full of junk but it can be useful junk if it’s somewhat organized.  Like the divided drawer organizers for utensils and silverware, it allows for easier visibility of the contents.  


4)  Expandable Pot Lid Organizer - Another organizer recently introduced this Ikea item to me as one of her favorites because it not only organizes pot lids but baking dishes, trays and cutting boards.  It’s adjustable so it fits in most cabinets and can accommodate various sizes of lids/ dishes.  At just $5.99, you can’t beat this multi-purpose organizer.   http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70154800/

5)  Food Storage Organizer - Food storage containers and lids can be the bane of my client’s existence.  I hear many complaints of containers and lids falling out or just not stacking neatly in cabinets.  This organizer helps to contain the containers!  http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/cabinetOrganizers/lowerCabinets?productId=10021557&N=186

What are some of your favorite organizing products?  Do you have some containers/ products that are not what they promised?  Please comment below.




 
 
__Generally the toughest drawer to organize will be the junk drawer that every kitchen
has, but if you follow the steps lined out in my earlier blog about cleaning out your
purse, then it should be simple. Miscellaneous things seem to find their way into the
junk drawer and not find their way out. This should be a relatively quick project. If you
don’t have 15 minutes to set aside for this task, maybe you can multi-task and start organizing the junk drawer as you’re
cooking dinner.  Just follow the
same five steps below that I outlined to organize purses and backpacks.

1) Empty everything out of the drawer.

2) Throw out trash - if there’s an unknown object that’s been in the junk drawer for
awhile, it’s probably safe to throw it out.

3) Clean - Wipe out the empty drawer. It’s much nicer to start with a freshly cleaned area.

4) Sort - Group like items together and

5) Put back in an organized way. I like the junk drawer organizers like the one they sell
at The Container Store.   http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10000671&N=&Ntt=junk+drawer+organizer