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Keep Your Kitchen Tidy with Organized Shelves and Cabinets

Dakota County Tenant Organizing the Pantry in Their KitchenMaking sure that your Dakota County kitchen stays neat means you have to do more than clean regularly. It also indicates that you have to use a good organization strategy to keep your dishes, pans, and food items within easy reach and where they belong. In nearly all kitchens, cabinet and shelf space is limited. However, by using some clever organizing hacks, you can quickly make the most of the storage space in your rental home’s kitchen.

The next thing you need to understand about organizing a kitchen is that there should be a clear separation among those products you keep in your upper cabinets, your lower cabinets, and your shelves. It is a smart idea to keep dishes and glasses, cookbooks, and other often-used items in upper cabinets. When you’ve got a pantry, you can easily sort all your food items instead of throwing them in carelessly.

Consider grouping items according to food or container type, frequency of use, and so on. In case you have pretty dishes or glassware, consider displaying them on open shelves in eye-pleasing groupings. Lower cabinets are best for heavy pots and pans, small appliances, mixing bowls, and cleaning products. Don’t forget to install cabinet locks for safety.

When you already know where your stuff should be, the next step is to develop an organizational strategy. Often the most straightforward methods are the best. One of the best practices to organize kitchen shelves, cabinets, and drawers is to use organizers designed for that purpose.

Just as silverware trays keep your utensils neatly in their place, the same applies to knife blocks and spice racks. A chaotic spice cabinet can make cooking in your kitchen a frustrating experience. But with some organization, you can keep your favorite spices close within your reach while putting some of the lesser-used items toward the back.

When typical kitchen organizers are too limiting or too expensive, consider repurposing other types of organizers for use in the kitchen. For instance, a simple magazine holder can also be used to keep jars and random items neat and organized. These can also be used to organize cleaning supplies, with the most widely used items put at the front.

Another office-to-kitchen crossover item is the file folder. If you can find an inexpensive large metal file organizer, it could be placed in a cabinet to keep baking pans, lids, and other loose items arranged. If you want to keep the file rack in place, try to use a rubber-backed shelf liner or some hook-and-loop tape.

When it comes to canned foods, keeping everything neat and easy to see can be a real problem. A way to keep canned goods organized is to utilize wire shelving designed for closets. The underside of wire closet shelving typically has a lip that, when tilted at a 45-degree angle, can make an excellent cabinet rack. As each can is used, the remaining cans will shift downward, to make it easy and fast to check your stock at a glance. With the help of simple hack like this, you will never need to search for loose cans or wondering what’s inside that messy cabinet ever again.

Finally, a perfect method to keep cleaning products organized and off the cabinet floor is to use a simple tension rod. Through installing a tension rod inside a lower cabinet, you can then hang spray bottles, rags, and gloves. This procedure will keep your items off the cabinet floor and your favorite things within easy grasp.

Organizing kitchen shelves and cabinets can be a real time-saver. It can also help you to know what you have on stock and avoiding you from buying things you don’t need. With a few basic guidelines and a repurposed product or two, you can easily accomplish the organized kitchen shelves and cabinets you’ve always wanted.

Are you looking for the perfect Dakota County kitchen to organize and make your own? Please contact Real Property Management Viking at 612-442-8850 or browse our rental listings online!

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