Decluttering the Kitchen – 11 Easy Tips
Whilst I would love to have a house with a huge kitchen and lots of space the reality is I don’t and I am sure neither do you. I have spent a little time the last few weeks decluttering the kitchen whilst cooking or cleaning and thought I would share a few quick tips.
Would you love to have a kitchen like the one above, with lots of storage and easy-to-clean surfaces, free from clutter? I know I would, but I am a bit of a hoarder! I am sure I am not alone, though, and these tips will inspire some of you to have a clear-out and start decluttering the kitchen too! This is especially important if, like us, you were two houses that moved in together and didn’t try decluttering then!
Top Tips for Decluttering the Kitchen
Sort out the mugs, glasses and other drinking vessels! Anything you haven’t used in the last year and that doesn’t match, or any you don’t regularly use, get rid of them.
Gadgets – Do you buy gadgets that seem like a great idea and then just never use them? Get rid of those you don’t use and are highly unlikely to ever use!
Food cupboards – if it’s out of date, then the likelihood is that you can discard it. If you didn’t use it by its best-before date, what makes you think you will use it now? Perhaps you bought it in bulk and didn’t use it?
Useless organisers – Do you buy things from Ikea and other such places that you think will make life easier, but they just get in the way? Get rid of them during your decluttering the kitchen!
Chopping boards – how many do you ever use at once? Do you need 8, really? Get rid of it when you are decluttering the kitchen!
Carrier Bags – How Many Do You Really Need in the House? If you will not use them, get rid of them! If you will, then would they be better in the car boot anyway?
Plastic containers – If it’s stained or cracked unless it really is exceptional, get rid! If it is missing a lid, discard it. If you have too many, get rid of them! How many do you ever really use at once? It surely isn’t as many as we actually had! Get rid of them now!
Egg cups – Do you ever use them? If you don’t, why do you have them? Get rid!
Cutlery and utensils – How many do you ever use at once? Are the ones you have actually different enough to warrant keeping each? When Stuart and I moved in together, we had six ladles; who needs six ladles? We sure don’t! So you guessed it, be ruthless and get rid!
Pans and casserole dishes – Do you actually use them all, or spend forever cursing when you have to pull out multiple pans to find the lid to the one you actually need? If you never use them, do you need them? Get rid!
Cleaning products – Organise and discard what you don’t use, and ensure they are stored properly so you don’t buy unnecessary items and keep replenishing them.
This photo shows two large bags containing all the plastic tubs I removed from our Tupperware storage cupboards when decluttering the kitchen.
And here are all the mugs from decluttering the kitchen!
Crazy, isn’t it, how these things collect? Yet still we see new ones and buy them regularly, or is that just me?
Do you have any kitchen cleaning and decluttering tricks or suggestions? If so do add them in the comments.
