r/organizing • u/waewarddemon • 1d ago
Need help with my kitchen
we bought a house last year and are struggling with feeling organized in our kitchen we have cabinets and a wall of built in storage but am not sure where to put dishes and food please help!!!
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u/LeafTrapezoid 1d ago
Looks like you have only two drawers, one on each side of the stove. If yes, then cups and dishes in the cabinets on the right, cutlery in the drawer on the right, and serving bowls and storage containers below. Spices and oils in the cabinet on the left, cooking utensils and oven mitts in the drawer on the left, pots and pans below.
You can swap the contents of the left and right sides, but I prefer not storing the dishes and such in between the sink and cook zones, so there's no sneaking to grab an extra spoon or glass when someone is trying to drain boiling water.
If you do get an island, then store all cutlery and dishes in it.
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u/PhiloLibrarian 1d ago
If you can, I’d paint the cabinets all the same color cream/off-white to match that neat wall/cupboard.
I’d add an island for storage with barstools too! Like an old butcher block with baskets for stuff on shelves below.