Kitchen Organizing inspiration for the New Year!
Have you ever gone to put Tupperware away and suddenly realized you’ve begun an unwanted game of Tetris? Or perhaps you’ve struggled with closing a drawer only to find out a pair of tongs have opened and are denying your entry? If your drawers are overflowing with kitchen gadgets and pots and pans are crammed haphazardly into a corner cabinet, organizing your space can feel daunting, but we want to encourage you to tackle it in 2023!
We’ve gathered some of our favorite kitchen cabinet design ideas from past kitchen remodels in hopes that they’ll inspire you to cross kitchen organization off your list of resolutions.
Creative Corner Cabinets
The lazy Susan is a classic option for a blind corner kitchen cabinet and has come quite far since its days of simply rotating. There are now shelving options which smoothly glide out from the corner location for easy access to all stored items.
This storage rack tucks neatly into the corner shelf. When ready to use, the left rack pulls out and the entire rack can be shifted to the left for easy access to all pots, pans, and stored appliances.
This pull-out magic corner has to be one of our most memorable. A favorite among our clients, when the cloud shaped shelf pulls out, it follows the rounded edges creating a pathway in the shape of an “S” and providing a surprisingly generous amount of storage—think tall appliances, flower vases, or even a pull-out coffee station.
Spruced-Up Spice Racks
The thyme has come to talk about your current spice storage, it’s our bay leaf that it’s one of the most cluttered areas within the kitchen and typically is better off organized in a way that can easily showcase all seasoning options. Here are a few ways we’ve worked a spice rack into our kitchen designs.
A pull-out spice cabinet next to the range keeps spices and essential condiments within reach for the home cook.
Streamlined Storage
We can confidently say we’ve never had a client state that they have too much cabinet storage. There’s nothing better than having a designated—and hidden—home for everything. Having a place to stow tools and appliances, from cutting boards, to the KitchenAid mixer, which keeps countertops uncluttered and creates abundant prep space, ultimately, is the greatest benefit of a thoughtfully organized kitchen. With that said, in the end, the key to optimal organization within the kitchen is the amount of cabinetry you have and what you do with it.
Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. It really is a refrigerator hidden behind these cabinets! Consider panel-ready appliances to create a more classic or homey feel in your kitchen. And under cabinet appliance lifts help to improve ease of use and opens up countertop space. Not to mention, this pop-up stand for a mixer saves avid bakers from lifting heavy appliances.
Whether housing your blender or your coffee station, an appliance garage hides the clutter for a streamlined kitchen. A “hidden” closet in the kitchen can also give more storage in an open kitchen floorplan.
Ready to organize your kitchen this year? We sure are!