What does a kitchen have that makes it draw disorder? She often looks as if she’s just cleaned up the last crumb and put away the last miscellaneous item, and then turns around to find the counter covered in paraphernalia. Part belongs to the kitchen and part does not. Whatever it is, if you have a kitchen that tends towards the messy side, you can tame that clutter with some handy kitchen organizers.
First, round up your cleaning supplies. Lots of people keep them under the kitchen sink, but they tend to be so mixed up that you may leave your most-used cleaning supplies on the counter alone to avoid the hassle of searching for them. Put them out of sight, but keep them easily accessible with the sliding drawers under the sink. These simple covered wire drawers fit well under the sink or inside a narrow cabinet. Each drawer slides smoothly in or out so you can find what you’re looking for, then put it away when you’re done.
If you like how drawers work to corral clutter, then the Large 2-Basket Slideout will please you too. This is a slightly larger pair of drawers that can hold canned goods or boxed foods within a cabinet or pantry. Also made of corrosion resistant PE coated wire, these drawers glide smoothly and keep everything in place.
If your pots and pans tend to sit on top of the stove because it’s too much trouble to bend down and get them out of the cabinet, take the drawer idea a step further. The expandable chrome kitchen rack is strong enough to hold the heaviest pots and pans. The shelf folds out so you can see everything in the cabinet without having to hang upside down to look inside. This shelf is made of chrome steel and will hold up to one hundred pounds of weight.
A pot lid holder will also help you keep track of the lids on your pots and pans. Made of steel, it’s strong enough to hold up to five pot lids. It mounts to a wall or inside a cabinet door, giving you quick access. No longer will you have to struggle to find the right lid for the pan you are cooking with.
Take your collection of spice bottles off the counter, but keep it close at hand with a 3-tier wire spice rack that hangs on the wall. Depending on the size of the bottles, you can store up to fifteen spices on these three shelves. This handy organizer is plastic coated and made of stainless steel for strength and durability. You’ll be able to see your spice collection at a glance, use what you need, then easily store it away to keep your kitchen counter clutter-free.
Keep your dish towels off the counter and dry by hanging them where they’re handy. The magnetic towel rack for the fridge can hold a towel of almost any size. Made from Styrofoam, it contains a strong magnet that will stick to your refrigerator or oven door, or even a dishwasher door. It is easy to put on and take off, and it is very easy to keep clean. But most importantly, it provides you with a handy place to hang your tea towels so they’re easy to reach.
If you are like many homeowners, you like to have a small container near your sink for garbage. But maybe you don’t have the space to fit a large trash can under the sink. The cabinet door trash bag holder will solve your problem. It slides right over the top of the cabinet door and will hold any shopping bag that has handles. The rubber padding over the chrome steel will make sure it won’t scratch your cabinets, and that steel will also make sure it can handle quite a bit of junk. Now you can have your garbage container nearby without having it in anyone’s sight.
A double-wide butcher bin will do a number of organizational jobs in your kitchen. Mounted on casters, it will roll where you need it to, providing extra counter space or just a handy way to move things around. There are three shelves to store some of your larger kitchen essentials like mixing bowls or pots. Large knives and other utensils fit neatly in the drawer, while a pull-out compartment will hide your waste bin. You can mount a paper towel rack to the back of this portable kitchen island, just above the three shallow shelves that were designed to hold smaller items like spices or even canned goods.
All you need to keep your kitchen tidy is a little imagination and some useful organization tools. Take a look around your kitchen and decide which of these handy gadgets will work well for you.