About – Kitchen Organization

Kitchen Organization is an informational resource about organizing a home kitchen. The guides explain how to sort out cabinets and drawers, how to decide what stays on the counter, how to use awkward storage spots such as the cabinet under the sink, how to make a small kitchen work, and how to keep the whole room in order from week to week.

An organized kitchen, as the term is used here, is not a kitchen full of matching containers. It is a kitchen where each item has a place near the spot where it is used, where the things you reach for every day are the easiest to reach, and where putting things away takes little effort. The site is about deciding where things go first, and about organizers and products second.

What the site covers

Kitchen Organization Basics: where to start, how to group a kitchen into zones by activity, where frequently used items belong, the habits that keep a kitchen tidy, and common mistakes.
Kitchen Cabinet Organization: organizing cabinets step by step, pots and pans, pot lids, dishes and glasses, and deep corner cabinets.
Kitchen Drawer Organization: organizing drawers step by step, utensils, deep drawers, and the junk drawer.
Countertop Organization: what stays on the counter and what goes, small appliances, and the area around the sink.
Kitchen Storage Ideas: the cabinet under the sink, vertical storage on walls and doors, food storage containers, baking supplies, and cleaning supplies.
Small Kitchen Organization: making limited space work, kitchens with little cabinet space, and ideas for rented kitchens that need no drilling.
Kitchen Decluttering: a step-by-step decluttering plan, a checklist of what to let go, and a way to stop clutter coming back.
Kitchen Organization Projects: simple projects such as labeling storage and making drawer dividers.

If you are new to organizing a kitchen, begin with Kitchen Organization for Beginners, then read How to Declutter a Kitchen, Kitchen Zones and How to Keep a Kitchen Organized. Every guide is listed on the Tutorials page.

What this site is, and what it is not

Kitchen Organization is general information for people who want a tidier, easier kitchen at home. It is not written by professional organizers, kitchen designers, contractors, electricians or food-safety specialists, and it claims no professional credentials of any kind.

The site gives no food-safety advice. Where a guide mentions where food, containers or cleaning products are kept, it is talking about tidiness and convenience, not about how long food keeps or how it should be handled.

Nothing on the site is a substitute for advice from a qualified professional who can see your kitchen. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and stated limits for shelves, racks, hooks, appliances and cleaning products, and get qualified help for anything involving wiring, plumbing or wall fixings that you are unsure about.

How the guides are written

Each guide explains how to look at the space and at what you own, and then how to decide where things go. That is the approach throughout the site, because kitchens differ in size and layout, and so do the people who cook in them.

Plain steps. Step-by-step guides are written as short, numbered steps that can be done in one session, with what you need listed at the start.
Measure before you buy. The guides ask you to empty, sort and measure a space before buying anything for it. Many of the ideas need no purchase at all.
Organizers and products by type, not brand. A guide may mention a shelf riser, a drawer divider, a tension rod or an adhesive hook, but it does not name or recommend brands.
Illustrations, not photos. The images are original drawings of general ideas. They are not photographs of real kitchens, and they do not show particular products.

What you can rely on

We do not publish invented reviews, ratings, statistics or testimonials.
Sizes, clearances and times in the guides are starting points. A guide that suggests leaving a little room around an organizer also expects you to measure your own cabinet or drawer.
No guide promises that a method will suit your kitchen or that an organizer will fit it.
Where a shelf, a rack, a rail or a hook comes up, the guide points you to the manufacturer’s instructions and stated limits and gives no weight limits of its own.
Where an appliance or a cleaning product comes up, the guide points you to the manufacturer’s instructions or the product label.

Corrections and suggestions

If a step is unclear, a statement looks wrong or a link is broken, please tell us through the Contact page. Mention the name of the guide and the section so the problem can be found quickly. Corrections are always welcome.